Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Operating activities:
Net loss	$ (19,032)	$ (3,013)	$ (9,715)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Cost of lots sold	8,019	7,818	6,664
Depreciation and amortization	9,548	9,431	8,534
Unit-based compensation	1,370	916	773
Accretion of debt discounts	2,303	1,739	1,354
Gain on termination of operating agreement		(1,737)
Gain on acquisitions	(2,530)	(122)
Gain on sale of other assets	(155)
Gain on sale of funeral home			(92)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	21,595		4,010
Write-off of deferred financing fees			453
Changes in assets and liabilities that provided (used) cash:
Accounts receivable	(8,926)	(5,475)	(9,241)
Allowance for doubtful accounts	92	1,210	2,217
Merchandise trust fund	(36,919)	(11,806)	(23,889)
Prepaid expenses	210	527	1,273
Other current assets	(5,248)	(2,165)	(7,355)
Other assets	2,861	128	291
Accounts payable and accrued and other liabilities	7,588	4,330	868
Deferred selling and obtaining costs	(11,681)	(7,775)	(9,120)
Deferred cemetery revenue	72,708	47,548	47,598
Deferred taxes (net)	(2,865)	(2,398)	(3,488)
Merchandise liability	(3,861)	(7,260)	(5,669)
Net cash provided by operating activities	35,077	31,896	5,466
Investing activities:
Cash paid for cemetery property	(5,766)	(7,098)	(7,126)
Purchase of subsidiaries	(14,100)	(27,976)	(16,142)
Proceeds from divestiture of funeral home			122
Cash paid for property and equipment	(6,986)	(4,874)	(6,040)
Proceeds from sales of other assets	155
Net cash used in investing activities	(26,697)	(39,948)	(29,186)
Financing activities:
Cash distributions	(52,053)	(47,454)	(44,605)
Additional borrowings on long-term debt	269,502	84,000	48,050
Repayments of long-term debt	(239,932)	(30,271)	(75,184)
Proceeds from public offering	38,377		103,207
Proceeds from general partner contributions		89	2,262
Fees paid related to early extinguishment of debt	(14,920)		(4,010)
Cost of financing activities	(5,125)	(2,424)	(1,477)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(4,151)	3,940	28,243
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	4,229	(4,112)	4,523
Cash and cash equivalents - Beginning of period	7,946	12,058	7,535
Cash and cash equivalents - End of period	12,175	7,946	12,058
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest	18,907	18,481	18,130
Cash paid during the period for income taxes	3,891	4,101	2,452
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Acquisition of assets by financing	190	287	294
Issuance of limited partner units for cemetery acquisition	3,718	4,753	264
Acquisition of assets by assumption of directly related liability	$ 3,924	$ 2,469