Preneed Trust Investments Preneed Trust Investments (Estimated maturities of fixed preneed funeral trust income securities) (Details) (Preneed Funeral Trust Investments, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Due in one year or less	$ 549
Due in one to five years	5,389
Due in five to ten years	6,864
Thereafter	33,734
Total	$ 46,536