Summary of Effect of Restatement Adjustments on Partnership's Consolidated Statements of Operations (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 78,282	$ 84,513	$ 155,211	$ 155,006
Cost of goods sold	12,042	13,333	22,762	23,162
Total cost and expenses	80,535	83,095	158,007	156,613
Operating income (loss)	(2,253)	1,418	(2,796)	(1,607)
Loss before income taxes	(8,151)	(4,352)	(15,366)	(12,840)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(500)	(292)	(760)	(314)
Net loss	(8,651)	(4,644)	(16,126)	(13,154)
General partner's interest for the period	1,085	899	2,173	1,584
Limited partners' interest for the period	$ (9,736)	$ (5,543)	$ (18,299)	$ (14,738)
Net loss per limited partner unit (basic and diluted)	$ (0.28)	$ (0.19)	$ (0.54)	$ (0.50)
Cemetery
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Merchandise	$ 37,855	$ 38,999	$ 70,623	$ 68,402
Services	13,676	15,367	27,139	29,924
Investment and other	12,012	16,653	26,387	27,926
Total revenues	63,543	71,019	124,149	126,252
Operating income (loss)	6,618	11,542	14,898	15,536
As Filed
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total revenues	75,549	80,825	150,131	148,242
Cost of goods sold	9,737	9,807	18,294	16,890
Total cost and expenses	78,230	79,569	153,539	150,341
Operating income (loss)	(2,681)	1,256	(3,408)	(2,099)
Loss before income taxes	(8,579)	(4,514)	(15,978)	(13,332)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(500)	(334)	(760)	(399)
Net loss	(9,079)	(4,848)	(16,738)	(13,731)
General partner's interest for the period	(103)	(65)	(196)	(185)
Limited partners' interest for the period	$ (8,976)	$ (4,783)	$ (16,542)	$ (13,546)
Net loss per limited partner unit (basic and diluted)	$ (0.26)	$ (0.16)	$ (0.49)	$ (0.46)
As Filed | Cemetery
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Merchandise	$ 36,105	$ 36,042	$ 67,080	$ 62,979
Services	12,984	14,591	25,816	28,501
Investment and other	11,721	16,698	26,173	28,008
Restatement Adjustments
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total revenues	2,733	3,688	5,080	6,764
Cost of goods sold	2,305	3,526	4,468	6,272
Total cost and expenses	2,305	3,526	4,468	6,272
Operating income (loss)	428	162	612	492
Loss before income taxes	428	162	612	492
Income tax benefit (expense)		42		85
Net loss	428	204	612	577
General partner's interest for the period	1,188	964	2,369	1,769
Limited partners' interest for the period	$ (760)	$ (760)	$ (1,757)	$ (1,192)
Net loss per limited partner unit (basic and diluted)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.04)
Restatement Adjustments | Cemetery
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Merchandise	$ 1,750	$ 2,957	$ 3,543	$ 5,423
Services	692	776	1,323	1,423
Investment and other	$ 291	$ (45)	$ 214	$ (82)