Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Operations) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) segment	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 funeral_homes cemeteries states
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
Amortization Of Cemetery Property	$ 1,000	$ 800
Number of business segments | segment	2
Period after which commissions are no longer subject to refund	1 year
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current	$ 17,911		$ 18,181
Preneed receivables	28,224		27,998
Bad debt expense	523	424
Funeral And Cemetery [Member]
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
Bad debt expense	500	$ 400
Funeral [Member]
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current	7,400		8,200
Preneed receivables	7,300		7,300
Cemetery [Member]
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current	10,200		9,700
Preneed receivables	$ 20,900		$ 20,700
Funeral homes [Member]
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
Number of owned and operated funeral homes (in Funeral Homes) | funeral_homes				167
Number of states in which Company operates | states				27
Cemeteries [Member]
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
Number of states in which Company operates | states				11
Number of owned and operated cemeteries (in Cemetaries) | cemeteries				32