CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 64,241	$ 61,054	$ 201,475	$ 193,063
Field costs and expenses:
Total field costs and expenses	47,127	45,574	143,348	135,824
Depreciation and amortization	4,011	3,601	11,688	10,719
Regional and unallocated funeral and cemetery costs	2,114	3,937	8,662	9,845
Gross profit	17,114	15,480	58,127	57,239
Corporate costs and expenses:
General, administrative and other	6,344	6,134	19,342	19,549
Home office depreciation and amortization	505	401	1,412	1,155
Total corporate costs and expenses	6,849	6,535	20,754	20,704
Operating income	10,265	8,945	37,373	36,535
Interest expense	(6,285)	(3,282)	(14,763)	(9,517)
Accretion of discount on convertible subordinated notes	246	1,097	1,961	3,200
Net loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	0	(936)	0
Other, net	(347)	(6)	(345)	(3)
Income before income taxes	3,387	4,560	19,368	23,815
Provision for income taxes	(1,028)	(1,824)	(5,423)	(9,526)
Tax adjustment related to certain discrete items	(159)	302	358	243
Total provision for income taxes	(1,187)	(1,522)	(5,065)	(9,283)
Net income	$ 2,200	$ 3,038	$ 14,303	$ 14,532
Basic earnings per common share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per Share)	$ 0.11	$ 0.18	$ 0.80	$ 0.87
Continuing operations (in dollars per Share)	0.11	0.17	0.78	0.81
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per Share)	$ 0.075	$ 0.05	$ 0.225	$ 0.150
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic (in Shares)	19,060	16,476	17,701	16,575
Diluted (in Shares)	19,161	17,598	18,273	17,887
Funeral
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 49,843	$ 47,329	$ 156,969	$ 150,279
Other Cost of Operating Revenue	31,734	29,267	95,815	89,118
Corporate costs and expenses:
Operating income	13,644	12,570	45,962	45,951
Income before income taxes	13,417	12,394	45,244	45,414
Cemetery
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	14,398	13,725	44,506	42,784
Other Cost of Operating Revenue	9,268	8,769	27,183	26,142
Corporate costs and expenses:
Operating income	3,470	2,910	12,165	11,288
Income before income taxes	$ 3,560	$ 3,002	$ 12,406	$ 11,609