Restatement of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Net loss allocated to the limited partner	$ (9,736)	$ (5,543)	$ (18,299)	$ (14,738)
Net loss allocated to the general partner	(1,085)	(899)	(2,173)	(1,584)
Common limited partners' interest	196,536		196,536		$ 181,531
General partner interest	(632)		(632)		15
Deferred revenues	868,194		868,194		815,421
Cost of goods sold	12,042	13,333	22,762	23,162
Cemetery property	333,859		333,859		334,457
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	114,790		114,790		116,127
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	33,660		33,660		29,989
Total partners' capital	195,904		195,904		181,546
Other long-term liabilities	24,209		24,209		21,508
Income tax benefit (expense)	(500)	(292)	(760)	(314)
Deferred tax liabilities	17,828		17,828		17,747
Cemetery
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Merchandise revenues	37,855	38,999	70,623	68,402
Services revenues	13,676	15,367	27,139	29,924
Investment and other	12,012	16,653	26,387	27,926
Restatement Adjustments
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Net loss allocated to the limited partner	(760)	(760)	(1,757)	(1,192)
Net loss allocated to the general partner	(1,188)	(964)	(2,369)	(1,769)
Common limited partners' interest	(13,942)		(13,942)		(12,185)
General partner interest	12,422		12,422		10,053
Merchandise liability	(169,974)		(169,974)		(173,097)
Deferred revenues	868,194		868,194		815,421
Deferred cemetery revenues, net	(695,092)		(695,092)		(637,536)
Cost of goods sold	2,305	3,526	4,468	6,272
Cemetery property	(7,966)		(7,966)		(8,182)
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	11,707		11,707		11,797
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(1,886)		(1,886)		(1,886)
Total partners' capital	(1,520)		(1,520)		(2,132)
Other long-term liabilities	8,041		8,041		7,548
Income tax benefit (expense)		42		85
Deferred tax liabilities	(86)		(86)		(86)
Restatement Adjustments | Cemetery
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Merchandise revenues	1,750	2,957	3,543	5,423
Services revenues	692	776	1,323	1,423
Investment and other	291	(45)	214	(82)
Restatement Adjustments | Incentive Distribution Rights
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Net loss allocated to the limited partner	(1,200)	(1,000)	(2,400)	(1,800)
Net loss allocated to the general partner	1,200	1,000	2,400	1,800
Common limited partners' interest	(12,500)		(12,500)		(10,200)
General partner interest	12,500		12,500		10,200
Restatement Adjustments | Correct presentation of performance obligations is "Deferred revenues", rather than a separate "Merchandise liability"
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Merchandise liability	(170,000)		(170,000)		(173,100)
Deferred revenues	170,000		170,000		173,100
Restatement Adjustments | The Partnership restated its financial statement line item presentation of "Deferred cemetery revenues, net" to "Deferred revenues"
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Deferred revenues	695,100		695,100		637,500
Deferred cemetery revenues, net	(695,100)		(695,100)		(637,500)
Restatement Adjustments | Historically presented revenue related to assumed obligations from acquisitions on a net basis and determined that the correct presentation of this revenue was on a gross basis
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cost of goods sold	1,000	1,500	2,000	2,800
Restatement Adjustments | Historically presented revenue related to assumed obligations from acquisitions on a net basis and determined that the correct presentation of this revenue was on a gross basis | Cemetery
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Merchandise revenues	800	1,300	1,600	2,500
Services revenues	300	200	500	300
Restatement Adjustments | Historically recorded funeral home land from acquisitions within "Cemetery Property" and determined that such Funeral home land should be recorded within "Property and equipment"
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cemetery property	(11,700)		(11,700)		(11,800)
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	11,700		11,700		11,800
Restatement Adjustments | Historically recorded deferred cemetery property costs within "Deferred cemetery revenues, net" and determined that such amounts should have been recorded within "Cemetery Property"
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Deferred cemetery revenues, net	(3,700)		(3,700)		(3,600)
Cemetery property	3,700		3,700		3,600
Restatement Adjustments | Historically recorded the obligation for certain of the Partnership's outstanding phantom unit awards as liabilities and determined that these awards are equity awards and should be classified as equity
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Common limited partners' interest	1,900		1,900		1,900
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(1,900)		(1,900)		(1,900)
Restatement Adjustments | Historically recognized incorrect amounts of investment revenues and expenses related to its merchandise and perpetual care trusts on its consolidated statement of operations and was incorrectly tracking its perpetual care-trusting obligations on its consolidated balance sheets
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Deferred revenues	18,500		18,500		17,900
Cost of goods sold	700	400	1,300	700
Total partners' capital	(26,500)		(26,500)		(25,400)
Other long-term liabilities	8,000		8,000		7,500
Investment and other	300		200
Restatement Adjustments | Historically recognized incorrect amounts of revenue from deferred pre-acquisition contracts based on inaccurate system inputs and determined that revenue recognition on such pre-acquisition revenue was understated
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Deferred revenues	(16,500)		(16,500)		(16,500)
Total partners' capital	16,500		16,500		16,500
Restatement Adjustments | Historically recognized incorrect amounts of revenue from deferred pre-acquisition contracts based on inaccurate system inputs and determined that revenue recognition on such pre-acquisition revenue was understated | Cemetery
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Merchandise revenues		400		800
Services revenues		100		100
Restatement Adjustments | Remaining adjustments principally relate to the recognition, accuracy and/or classification of certain amounts in "Deferred cemetery revenues, net", "Merchandise liabilities", and "Other current assets"
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Deferred revenues	(3,600)		(3,600)		$ (1,900)
Cost of goods sold	600	1,600	1,100	2,900
Restatement Adjustments | Remaining adjustments principally relate to the recognition, accuracy and/or classification of certain amounts in "Deferred cemetery revenues, net", "Merchandise liabilities", and "Other current assets" | Cemetery
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Merchandise revenues	1,000	1,200	2,000	2,200
Services revenues	$ 400	$ 600	$ 900	$ 1,000