CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic	$ 14,532	$ 15,454
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	11,874	11,498
Provision for losses on accounts receivable	1,737	1,522
Stock-based compensation expense	2,394	2,645
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense	1,215	3,618
Amortization of deferred financing costs	614	622
Accretion of discount on convertible subordinated notes	3,200	2,862
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	567
Net loss on sale and disposal of other assets	341	186
Impairment of intangible assets	0	145
Changes in operating assets and liabilities that provided (required) cash:
Accounts and preneed receivables	(2,594)	(3,945)
Inventories and other current assets	2,356	682
Intangible and other non-current assets	340	386
Preneed funeral and cemetery trust investments	(5,114)	(4,828)
Accounts payable	(3,510)	(2,149)
Accrued and other liabilities	(2,790)	292
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery revenue	2,098	742
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	4,132	4,541
Net cash provided by operating activities	30,825	34,840
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions and land for new construction	(723)	(15,056)
Purchase of land and buildings previously leased	0	(6,258)
Net proceeds from the sale of other assets	405	955
Capital expenditures	(13,129)	(12,039)
Net cash used in investing activities	(13,447)	(32,398)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings from the revolving credit facility	75,100	45,500
Payments against the revolving credit facility	(67,300)	(74,800)
Payments against the revolving credit facility	0	39,063
Payments against the term loan	(8,438)	(8,438)
Payments on other long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	(1,084)	(987)
Payments on contingent consideration recorded at acquisition date	(101)	0
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan contributions	1,296	686
Taxes paid on restricted stock vestings and exercise of non-qualified options	(509)	(560)
Dividends paid on common stock	(2,503)	(1,662)
Purchase of treasury stock	(16,366)	0
Payment of loan origination costs related to the credit facility	0	(717)
Excess tax deficiency of equity compensation	0	(207)
Net cash used in financing activities	(19,905)	(2,122)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(2,527)	320
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	3,286	535
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 759	$ 855