7) Business Segments: Schedule of Revenues and Expenses by Reportable Segment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenue from customers	$ 63,747,904	$ 41,324,687	$ 167,599,337	$ 111,963,285
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes	6,132,296	834,490	13,497,265	(346,914)
Identifiable Assets	560,760,900	506,083,369	560,760,900	506,083,369
Goodwill	677,039	677,039	677,039	677,039	677,039
Life Insurance Segment
Revenue from customers	16,346,046	16,680,600	51,454,932	50,427,591
Segment Reporting Information, Intersegment Revenue	2,793,644	1,716,135	6,954,477	5,415,233
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes	938,437	773,361	3,830,298	2,190,884
Identifiable Assets	521,561,273	484,974,971	521,561,273	484,974,971
Goodwill	391,848	391,848	391,848	391,848
Cemetery and Mortuary
Revenue from customers	2,704,020	2,446,424	8,394,177	9,203,043
Segment Reporting Information, Intersegment Revenue	386,681	425,273	1,144,239	1,373,879
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes	(91,975)	(318,408)	57,117	495,960
Identifiable Assets	112,312,210	114,386,085	112,312,210	114,386,085
Goodwill	285,191	285,191	285,191	285,191
Mortgage
Revenue from customers	44,697,838	22,197,663	107,750,228	52,332,651
Segment Reporting Information, Intersegment Revenue	71,689	66,597	222,978	187,683
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes	5,285,834	379,537	9,609,850	(3,033,758)
Identifiable Assets	46,079,386	28,157,555	46,079,386	28,157,555
Significant Reconciling Items
Segment Reporting Information, Intersegment Revenue	(3,252,014)	(2,208,005)	(8,321,694)	(6,976,795)
Identifiable Assets	$ (119,191,969)	$ (121,435,242)	$ (119,191,969)	$ (121,435,242)