Cemetery Property (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cemetery property	$ 333,859	$ 334,457
Cemetery land
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cemetery property	253,596	253,955
Mausoleum crypts and lawn crypts
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cemetery property	$ 80,263	$ 80,502