Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Investment Related Activities (Details) (Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Investment related activities [Line Items]
Deposits to trust	$ 26,501	$ 24,869	$ 23,785
Withdrawals	33,557	33,177	34,737
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	139,439	252,021	444,616
Sales of available-for-sale securities	99,701	136,391	410,175
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	17,916	11,463	34,275
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	$ (2,738)	$ (6,595)	$ (16,310)