CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 61,054	$ 60,140	$ 193,063	$ 185,336
Field costs and expenses:
Total field costs and expenses	45,574	41,912	135,824	126,998
Depreciation and amortization	3,601	3,452	10,719	10,359
Regional and unallocated funeral and cemetery costs	3,937	2,783	9,845	8,547
Gross profit	15,480	18,228	57,239	58,338
Corporate costs and expenses:
General, administrative and other	6,134	6,130	19,549	21,208
Home office depreciation and amortization	401	355	1,155	1,139
Total corporate costs and expenses	6,535	6,485	20,704	22,347
Operating income	8,945	11,743	36,535	35,991
Interest expense	(3,282)	(2,903)	(9,517)	(8,722)
Accretion of discount on convertible subordinated notes	(1,097)	(981)	(3,200)	(2,862)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	0	0	(567)
Other, net	(6)	(285)	(3)	20
Income before income taxes	4,560	7,574	23,815	23,860
Provision for income taxes	(1,824)	(3,030)	(9,526)	(9,545)
Tax adjustment related to certain discrete items	302	1,139	243	1,139
Total provision for income taxes	(1,522)	(1,891)	(9,283)	(8,406)
Net income	$ 3,038	$ 5,683	$ 14,532	$ 15,454
Basic earnings per common share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per Share)	$ 0.18	$ 0.34	$ 0.87	$ 0.93
Continuing operations (in dollars per Share)	0.17	0.33	0.81	0.91
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per Share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.050	$ 0.150	$ 0.100
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic (in Shares)	16,476	16,529	16,575	16,502
Diluted (in Shares)	17,598	17,101	17,887	16,962
Funeral [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 47,329	$ 45,183	$ 150,279	$ 140,952
Field costs and expenses:
Total field costs and expenses	29,267	26,982	89,118	82,546
Corporate costs and expenses:
Income before income taxes	12,394	13,478	45,414	44,322
Cemetery [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	13,725	14,957	42,784	44,384
Field costs and expenses:
Total field costs and expenses	8,769	8,695	26,142	25,546
Corporate costs and expenses:
Income before income taxes	$ 3,002	$ 4,327	$ 11,609	$ 12,875