Revised Assessment of Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired of First Quarter Twenty Thirteen Acquisition (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified								12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 Funeral Home	Dec. 31, 2012 Funeral Home	Dec. 31, 2011 Funeral Home	Dec. 31, 2013 First Quarter 2013 Acquisition Other liabilities	Dec. 31, 2013 First Quarter 2013 Acquisition Funeral Home	Dec. 31, 2013 First Quarter 2013 Acquisition Funeral Home Accounts receivable	Dec. 31, 2013 First Quarter 2013 Acquisition Funeral Home Property and equipment	Dec. 31, 2013 First Quarter 2013 Acquisition Funeral Home Perpetual care trusts, restricted, at fair value Merchandise Trusts	Dec. 31, 2013 First Quarter 2013 Acquisition Funeral Home Noncompete Agreements	Dec. 31, 2013 First Quarter 2013 Acquisition Funeral Home Deferred margin	Dec. 31, 2013 First Quarter 2013 Acquisition Funeral Home Merchandise Liabilities Noncurrent	Dec. 31, 2013 First Quarter 2013 Acquisition Preliminary Allocation Funeral Home	Dec. 31, 2013 First Quarter 2013 Acquisition Preliminary Allocation Funeral Home Accounts receivable	Dec. 31, 2013 First Quarter 2013 Acquisition Preliminary Allocation Funeral Home Property and equipment	Dec. 31, 2013 First Quarter 2013 Acquisition Preliminary Allocation Funeral Home Perpetual care trusts, restricted, at fair value Merchandise Trusts	Dec. 31, 2013 First Quarter 2013 Acquisition Preliminary Allocation Funeral Home Noncompete Agreements	Dec. 31, 2013 First Quarter 2013 Acquisition Preliminary Allocation Funeral Home Deferred margin	Dec. 31, 2013 First Quarter 2013 Acquisition Preliminary Allocation Funeral Home Merchandise Liabilities Noncurrent	Dec. 31, 2013 First Quarter 2013 Acquisition Adjustments Other liabilities	Dec. 31, 2013 First Quarter 2013 Acquisition Adjustments Funeral Home	Dec. 31, 2013 First Quarter 2013 Acquisition Adjustments Funeral Home Accounts receivable
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated fair value of assets acquired									$ 695		$ 4,853					$ 995		$ 4,853						$ (300)
Estimated fair value of property and equipment acquired										8,315							8,315
Estimated fair value of intangibles												1,927							1,927
Total assets								15,790							16,090								(300)
Estimated fair value of liabilities assumed							164						2,419	2,233						2,419	2,233	164
Total liabilities								4,816							4,652								164
Fair value of net assets acquired								10,974							11,438								(464)
Consideration paid - cash								9,100							9,100
Consideration paid - units								3,592							3,592
Fair value of note payable								3,000							3,000
Fair value of debt assumed for non-compete agreement												924							924
Total consideration paid								16,616							16,616
Goodwill from purchase	$ 48,034	$ 42,392	$ 32,145	$ 29,912	$ 24,270	$ 14,463		$ 5,642							$ 5,178								$ 464