Acquisition (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 23, 2013	Oct. 15, 2013	Jun. 03, 2011
Change in estimated valued of acquired cemetery property	$ 1,942,000
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue	750,105,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables			14,638,000
Business Acquisition, Share Price			$ 13.25
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred		1,500,000,000
Business combination, debt assumed			331,500,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Prepaid Expense and Other Assets			198,760,000
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Cemetery property			282,524,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment			338,363,000
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Preneed funeral and cemetery receivables and trust investments			654,805,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles			77,134,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets			79,400,000
Business combination, assets to be divested			443,169,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets			278,319,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net			625,295,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets			2,992,407,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities			217,175,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt			270,668,000
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery revenues and deferred receipts held in trusts			834,320,000
Business combination, liabilities held for sale			162,668,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent			62,409,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other			279,694,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities			1,826,934,000
Business combination, noncontrolling interest			118,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net			1,165,355,000
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount	3,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	156,534,000
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)	64,218,000
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	10000000.00%			20.00%	70.00%
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Including Subsequent Acquisition, Percentage				90.00%
Change in estimated valued of acquired property and equipment, net	2,093,000
Change in estimated valued of acquired finite lived intangible assets	29,146,000
Change in the estimated fair value of acquired deferred preneed funeral and cemetery revenues and deferred receipts held in trust	51,463,000
Change in the estimated fair value of acquired deferred taxes	(37,760,000)
Other changes in the estimated fair value of acquired assets and liabilities, net	(751,000)
Total adjustment to the estimated amount of goodwill in a business combination	46,133,000
Stewart [Domain]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Off-market Lease, Favorable, Gross	6,144,000
Finite-Lived Noncompete Agreements, Gross	5,480,000
Finite-Lived Contractual Rights, Gross	5,900,000
Finite-Lived Customer Lists, Gross	21,960,000
Finite-Lived Customer Relationships, Gross	28,500,000
Finite-Lived Trade Names, Gross	9,150,000
Indefinite-Lived Trade Names	77,900,000
Indefinite-Lived License Agreements	1,500,000
Cemetery [Member] | Keystone Acquisition [Member] [Member]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	281,400,000
Funeral [Member] | Keystone Acquisition [Member] [Member]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	$ 343,900,000
Minimum [Member] | Customer Lists [Member] | Stewart [Domain]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	10 years
Minimum [Member] | Licensing Agreements [Member] | Stewart [Domain]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	20 years
Minimum [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Stewart [Domain]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	5 years
Minimum [Member] | Leases, Acquired-in-Place, Market Adjustment [Member] | Stewart [Domain]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	26 years
Minimum [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Stewart [Domain]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	5 years
Minimum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Stewart [Domain]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	10 years
Maximum [Member] | Customer Lists [Member] | Stewart [Domain]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	14 years
Maximum [Member] | Licensing Agreements [Member] | Stewart [Domain]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	40 years
Maximum [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Stewart [Domain]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	15 years
Maximum [Member] | Leases, Acquired-in-Place, Market Adjustment [Member] | Stewart [Domain]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	34 years
Maximum [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Stewart [Domain]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	5 years
Maximum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Stewart [Domain]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	20 years