Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Level 3 Activities (Details) (Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member], USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2010		Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2010		Mar. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2010
Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair market value, beginning balance					$ 17,089		$ 14,943		$ 19,055	$ 14,209
Net unrealized (losses) gains included in Accumulated other comprehensive income	(2,377)	[1]	1,225	[1]	5,525	[1]	5,350	[1]
Net realized gains (losses) included in Other income, net(2)	4	[2]	1,313	[2]	(187)	[2]	1,236	[2]
Sales	0		(155)		(44)		(155)
Contributions	18		1		115		1,881
Distributions and other	856		(2,590)		(4,942)		(9,252)
Fair market value, ending balance	$ 17,556		$ 14,003		$ 17,556		$ 14,003		$ 19,055	$ 14,209

[1] All unrealized (losses) gains recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income for our cemetery perpetual care trust investments are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Accumulated other comprehensive income to Care trusts’ corpus. See Note 7 for further information related to our Care trusts’ corpus.

[2] All gains (losses) recognized in Other income, net for our cemetery perpetual care trust investments are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Other income, net to Care trusts’ corpus. See Note 7 for further information related to our Care trusts’ corpus.