Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 59,587	$ 49,231
Costs and Expenses:
Selling expense	11,787	9,544
General and administrative expense	7,193	6,427
Corporate overhead (including $198 and $189 in unit-based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively)	6,603	5,958
Depreciation and amortization	2,330	2,446
Acquisition related costs	331	933
Total cost and expenses	54,212	47,696
Operating profit	5,375	1,535
Expenses related to refinancing		453
Gain on termination of operating agreement	1,820
Early extinguishment of debt		4,010
Interest expense	4,966	5,090
Net income (loss) before income taxes	2,229	(8,018)
Income tax expense (benefit)
State	145	4
Federal	54	(808)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	199	(804)
Net income (loss)	2,030	(7,214)
General partner's interest in net income (loss) for the period	41	(144)
Limited partners' interest in net income (loss) for the period	1,989	(7,070)
Net income (loss) per limited partner unit (basic and diluted)	0.10	(0.40)
Weighted average number of limited partners' units outstanding (basic)	19,369	17,709
Weighted average number of limited partners' units outstanding (diluted)	20,391	17,709
Distributions declared per unit	$ 0.585	$ 0.585
Cemetery
Revenues:
Merchandise	27,144	21,435
Services	12,082	10,798
Investment and other	11,424	9,666
Costs and Expenses:
Merchandise	5,053	3,668
Perpetual care	1,367	1,325
Cemetery expense	12,792	12,086
Funeral Home
Revenues:
Merchandise	4,018	3,139
Services	4,919	4,193
Costs and Expenses:
Merchandise	1,423	1,206
Perpetual care	3,405	2,546
Other	$ 1,928	$ 1,557