Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Level 3 Activities (Details) (Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member], USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2010		Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2010
Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair market value, beginning balance	$ 20,259		$ 15,211		$ 17,089		$ 14,943
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in Accumulated other comprehensive income	1,791	[1]	3,539	[1]	7,902	[1]	4,125	[1]
Net realized losses included in Other income (expense), net(2)	(164)	[2]	(52)	[2]	(191)	[2]	(77)	[2]
Sales	0		0		(44)		0
Contributions	96		1,510		97		1,881
Distributions and other	2,927		5,999		5,798		6,663
Fair market value, ending balance	$ 19,055		$ 14,209		$ 19,055		$ 14,209

[1] All unrealized gains recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income for our cemetery perpetual care trust investments are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Accumulated other comprehensive income to Care trusts’ corpus. See Note 7 for further information related to our Care trusts’ corpus.

[2] All losses recognized in Other income, net for our cemetery perpetual care trust investments are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Other income, net to Care trusts’ corpus. See Note 7 for further information related to our Care trusts’ corpus.