Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	$ 268,219	$ 75,742
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(4,478)	(4,052)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	71,742	61,406
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(11,136)	(19,346)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value		137,148
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	15,614	23,398
US Treasury Securities [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	1,339	373
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(14)	(1)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	20	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	1,359	373
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	14	1
Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	15,777	9,145
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(214)	(140)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	5,131	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(245)	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	20,908	9,145
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	459	140
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	22,534	5,439
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(129)	(33)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	3,299	1,886
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(134)	(18)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	25,833	7,325
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	263	51
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	2,960	183
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(18)	(2)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	10	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(1)	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	2,970	183
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	19	2
Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	2,835
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(10)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	15
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(1)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	2,850
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	11
Preferred Stock securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	5,604	1,497
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(123)	(143)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	0	126
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	0	(53)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	5,604	1,623
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	123	196
Preferred Stock securities [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	14,650	3,115
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(245)	(639)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	44	973
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(7)	(299)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	14,694	4,088
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	252	938
US Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	46,317	82,989
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(2,648)	(5,624)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	3,489	11,131
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(583)	(2,092)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	49,806	94,120
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	3,231	7,716
US Common Stock Securities [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	23,825	38,323
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(1,561)	(2,403)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	3,254	7,495
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(526)	(986)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	27,079	45,818
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	2,087	3,389
Canada Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	1,569	3,114
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(502)	(461)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	1,935	1,115
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(433)	(385)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	3,504	4,229
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	935	846
Canada Common Stock Securities [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	667	1,246
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(129)	(281)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	1,794	1,055
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(494)	(450)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	2,461	2,301
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	623	731
Other International Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	4,344	9,056
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(124)	(655)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	702	741
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(76)	(202)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	5,046	9,797
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	200	857
Other International Common Stock Securities [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	1,540	4,712
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(54)	(389)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	525	696
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(113)	(58)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	2,065	5,408
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	167	447
Equity Funds [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	3,858	28,132
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(54)	(1,427)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	14,477	43,172
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(1,650)	(8,494)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	18,335	71,304
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	1,704	9,921
Equity Funds [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	391	2,654
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(14)	(127)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	163	404
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(21)	(84)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	554	3,058
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	35	211
Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	134,669	54,533
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(5,527)	(2,205)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	64,009	29,104
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(28,122)	(17,145)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	198,678	83,637
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	33,649	19,350
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	181,701	10,552
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(2,090)	(37)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	28,507	31,837
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(508)	(404)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	210,208	42,389
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	2,598	441
Private Equity Funds [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	0	46
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	0	(17)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	6,589	17,136
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(5,153)	(15,158)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	6,589	17,182
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	5,153	15,175
Private Equity Funds [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	19,242	10,752
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(9,002)	(13,943)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	19,242	10,752
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	9,002	13,943
Other Investments [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	282
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(33)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	282
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	33
Other Investments [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	9,738	6,308
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(84)	(3,104)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	9,738	6,308
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	$ 84	$ 3,104