Segment Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenues
Revenues	$ 63,068	$ 61,539	$ 62,422	$ 59,612	$ 59,314	$ 62,197	$ 61,508	$ 59,587	$ 246,641	$ 242,606	$ 228,388
Costs and expenses
Selling									47,832	46,878	45,291
General and administrative									31,873	28,928	29,544
Corporate overhead									28,875	28,169	23,766
Depreciation and amortization									9,548	9,431	8,534
Funeral home									35,654	28,725	23,554
Acquisition related costs, net of recoveries									1,051	3,123	4,604
Total costs and expenses									240,258	228,765	218,553
Operating profit									6,383	13,841	9,835
Total assets	1,473,329				1,343,725				1,473,329	1,343,725	1,248,758
Long lived asset additions									26,414	31,447	34,324
Goodwill	48,034				42,392				48,034	42,392	32,145
Cemetery
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales									27,859	28,101	26,115
Cemetery									57,566	55,410	57,145
Cemetery | Sales
Revenues
Revenues									125,052	129,983	123,790
Cemetery | Service and other
Revenues
Revenues									76,634	76,944	74,194
Funeral Homes Property
Revenues
Revenues									44,955	35,679	30,404
Cemetery property
Costs and expenses
Amortization of cemetery property									7,347	7,880	6,592
Cemetery Operations South East
Revenues
Revenues									134,046	129,212	113,756
Costs and expenses
Selling									30,760	29,032	27,457
General and administrative									16,717	15,206	13,820
Depreciation and amortization									2,332	2,164	1,653
Total costs and expenses									95,726	91,239	82,673
Operating profit									38,320	37,973	31,083
Total assets	567,999				519,918				567,999	519,918	472,105
Long lived asset additions									9,418	12,832	13,883
Goodwill	6,174				6,174				6,174	6,174	5,734
Cemetery Operations South East | Cemetery
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales									19,422	19,358	16,653
Cemetery									26,495	25,479	23,090
Cemetery Operations South East | Cemetery | Sales
Revenues
Revenues									93,085	91,682	80,485
Cemetery Operations South East | Cemetery | Service and other
Revenues
Revenues									40,961	37,530	33,271
Cemetery Operations South East | Cemetery property
Costs and expenses
Amortization of cemetery property									4,234	4,346	3,483
Cemetery Operations North East
Revenues
Revenues									63,110	60,357	57,263
Costs and expenses
Selling									13,140	12,251	11,468
General and administrative									6,484	6,072	6,411
Depreciation and amortization									900	900	891
Total costs and expenses									43,283	40,620	39,943
Operating profit									19,827	19,737	17,320
Total assets	312,492				299,166				312,492	299,166	284,765
Long lived asset additions									2,121	3,594	1,823
Cemetery Operations North East | Cemetery
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales									8,144	7,704	7,140
Cemetery									14,615	13,693	14,033
Cemetery Operations North East | Cemetery | Sales
Revenues
Revenues									36,537	34,807	32,894
Cemetery Operations North East | Cemetery | Service and other
Revenues
Revenues									26,573	25,550	24,369
Cemetery Operations North East | Cemetery property
Costs and expenses
Amortization of cemetery property									2,483	2,394	2,185
Cemetery Operations West
Revenues
Revenues									78,636	68,766	78,458
Costs and expenses
Selling									13,910	12,490	14,029
General and administrative									8,672	7,648	9,314
Depreciation and amortization									2,104	2,316	2,266
Total costs and expenses									48,958	45,437	52,992
Operating profit									29,678	23,329	25,466
Total assets	429,799				394,685				429,799	394,685	383,696
Long lived asset additions									3,767	4,757	7,816
Goodwill	11,948				11,948				11,948	11,948	11,948
Cemetery Operations West | Cemetery
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales									7,816	6,745	7,361
Cemetery									16,456	16,238	20,022
Cemetery Operations West | Cemetery | Sales
Revenues
Revenues									43,426	39,590	46,961
Cemetery Operations West | Cemetery | Service and other
Revenues
Revenues									35,210	29,176	31,497
Cemetery Operations West | Cemetery property
Costs and expenses
Amortization of cemetery property									1,202	1,048	1,005
Funeral Home
Revenues
Revenues									50,808	37,988	31,163
Costs and expenses
Depreciation and amortization									3,036	2,509	1,597
Funeral home									36,319	28,977	23,554
Total costs and expenses									39,355	31,486	25,151
Operating profit									11,453	6,502	6,012
Total assets	134,218				107,059				134,218	107,059	78,763
Long lived asset additions									9,637	9,415	10,214
Goodwill	29,912				24,270				29,912	24,270	14,463
Funeral Home | Funeral Homes Property
Revenues
Revenues									50,808	37,988	31,163
Corporate
Costs and expenses
Selling									972	868	830
General and administrative										2	2
Corporate overhead									28,875	28,169	23,766
Depreciation and amortization									1,176	1,542	2,127
Acquisition related costs, net of recoveries									1,051	3,123	4,604
Total costs and expenses									32,074	33,704	31,329
Operating profit									(32,074)	(33,704)	(31,329)
Total assets	28,821				22,897				28,821	22,897	29,429
Long lived asset additions									1,471	849	588
Adjustment
Revenues
Revenues									(79,959)	(53,717)	(52,252)
Costs and expenses
Selling									(10,950)	(7,763)	(8,493)
General and administrative											(3)
Funeral home									(665)	(252)
Total costs and expenses									(19,138)	(13,721)	(13,535)
Operating profit									(60,821)	(39,996)	(38,717)
Adjustment | Cemetery
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales									(7,523)	(5,706)	(5,039)
Adjustment | Cemetery | Sales
Revenues
Revenues									(47,996)	(36,096)	(36,550)
Adjustment | Cemetery | Service and other
Revenues
Revenues									(26,110)	(15,312)	(14,943)
Adjustment | Funeral Homes Property
Revenues
Revenues									(5,853)	(2,309)	(759)
Adjustment | Cemetery property
Costs and expenses
Amortization of cemetery property									$ (572)	$ 92	$ (81)