Income Statement (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Revenues:
Insurance premiums and other considerations	$ 48,216,327	$ 48,457,405	$ 38,509,198
Net investment income	23,250,154	20,010,704	18,615,984
Net mortuary and cemetery sales	10,864,497	10,761,469	11,520,369
Realized gains on investments and other assets	1,424,510	2,464,353	1,615,418
Other than temporary impairments	(1,207,632)	(840,735)	(673,981)
Mortgage fee income	150,553,261	77,605,105	97,342,215
Other income	1,159,052	1,108,969	1,581,115
Total revenues	234,260,169	159,567,270	168,510,318
Benefits and expenses:
Death benefits	22,277,037	22,184,112	19,350,176
Surrenders and other policy benefits	1,969,051	1,761,608	1,575,812
Increase in future policy benefits	21,435,191	22,258,241	17,020,086
Amortization of deferred policy and pre-need acquisition costs and value of business acquired	5,449,429	5,769,348	4,431,076
Commissions	83,840,427	47,514,804	58,439,664
Salaries	28,889,112	23,531,407	26,406,153
Provision for loan losses and loss reserve	4,239,418	2,070,399	5,404,645
Costs related to funding mortgage loans	6,931,045	4,240,377	6,044,020
Other expenses	32,409,918	25,156,515	25,923,413
Interest expense	3,744,293	1,961,249	2,778,920
Cost of goods and services sold - mortuaries and cemeteries	1,723,955	1,882,657	2,225,773
Total benefits and expenses	212,908,876	158,330,717	169,599,738
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	21,351,293	1,236,553	(1,089,420)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(4,638,775)	62,205	658,796
Net earnings (loss)	$ 16,712,518	$ 1,298,758	$ (430,624)
Net earnings (loss) per Class A equivalent common share (1)	$ 1.65	$ 0.13	$ (0.04)
Net earnings (loss) per Class A equivalent common share - assuming dilution(1)	$ 1.57	$ 0.13	$ (0.04)
Weighted average Class A equivalent common shares outstanding (1)	10,134,728	9,893,962	9,688,067
Weighted average Class A equivalent common shares outstanding-assuming dilution (1)	10,678,294	10,001,909	9,688,067