Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 9,436	$ 15,153	$ 13,403	$ 10,401
Other current assets	103,091	96,023
Total current assets	112,527	111,176
Long-term accounts receivable	95,121	95,167
Cemetery property and equipment	448,649	450,584
Merchandise trusts	494,596	464,676
Perpetual care trusts	321,700	307,804
Deferred selling and obtaining costs	118,410	111,542
Goodwill and intangible assets	136,670	137,060
Other assets	18,522	16,348
Total assets	1,746,195	1,694,357
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities	40,506	33,932
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs	277,854	316,399
Deferred revenues	868,194	815,421
Perpetual care trust corpus	321,700	307,804
Other long-term liabilities	42,037	39,255
Total liabilities	1,550,291	1,512,811
Partners' capital	195,904	181,546
Total liabilities and partners' capital	1,746,195	1,694,357
Consolidation, Eliminations
Current assets:
Investments in and amounts due from affiliates eliminated upon consolidation	(905,014)	(851,886)
Total assets	(905,014)	(851,886)
Liabilities and Equity
Due to affiliates	(650,224)	(626,790)
Total liabilities	(650,224)	(626,790)
Partners' capital	(254,790)	(225,096)
Total liabilities and partners' capital	(905,014)	(851,886)
Parent
Current assets:
Investments in and amounts due from affiliates eliminated upon consolidation	263,879	249,436
Total assets	263,879	249,436
Liabilities and Equity
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs	67,975	67,890
Total liabilities	67,975	67,890
Partners' capital	195,904	181,546
Total liabilities and partners' capital	263,879	249,436
Subsidiary Issuer
Current assets:
Other current assets	5,276	4,858
Total current assets	5,276	4,858
Long-term accounts receivable	2,821	2,888
Cemetery property and equipment	1,020	1,084
Deferred selling and obtaining costs	5,967	5,967
Investments in and amounts due from affiliates eliminated upon consolidation	175,341	165,639
Total assets	190,425	180,436
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities	36	12
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs	104,425	104,295
Deferred revenues	41,456	40,467
Total liabilities	145,917	144,774
Partners' capital	44,508	35,662
Total liabilities and partners' capital	190,425	180,436
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	6,382	11,869	10,297	7,059
Other current assets	82,814	78,464
Total current assets	89,196	90,333
Long-term accounts receivable	81,134	80,969
Cemetery property and equipment	416,052	418,400
Deferred selling and obtaining costs	96,730	91,275
Goodwill and intangible assets	78,331	78,223
Other assets	16,151	14,153
Investments in and amounts due from affiliates eliminated upon consolidation	465,794	436,811
Total assets	1,243,388	1,210,164
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities	39,636	33,083
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs	105,454	144,214
Deferred revenues	740,550	697,516
Other long-term liabilities	32,158	29,761
Due to affiliates	172,400	172,185
Total liabilities	1,090,198	1,076,759
Partners' capital	153,190	133,405
Total liabilities and partners' capital	1,243,388	1,210,164
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	3,054	3,284	$ 3,106	$ 3,342
Other current assets	15,001	12,701
Total current assets	18,055	15,985
Long-term accounts receivable	11,166	11,310
Cemetery property and equipment	31,577	31,100
Merchandise trusts	494,596	464,676
Perpetual care trusts	321,700	307,804
Deferred selling and obtaining costs	15,713	14,300
Goodwill and intangible assets	58,339	58,837
Other assets	2,371	2,195
Total assets	953,517	906,207
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities	834	837
Deferred revenues	86,188	77,438
Perpetual care trust corpus	321,700	307,804
Other long-term liabilities	9,879	9,494
Due to affiliates	477,824	454,605
Total liabilities	896,425	850,178
Partners' capital	57,092	56,029
Total liabilities and partners' capital	$ 953,517	$ 906,207