Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Long-term Receivable and Investment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items]
Assets of Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Current	$ 2,979	$ 4,750
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,405,074	1,344,322
Cemetery Perpetual Care
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	102,171	268,219
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(1,304)	(4,478)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	59,433	71,742
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(6,214)	(11,136)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	161,604	339,961
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(7,518)	(15,614)
Trust investments, at market	1,379,544	1,352,539
Restricted Cash	104,957	78,509
Assets of Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Current	(79,427)	(86,726)
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,405,074	1,344,322
Asset-backed Securities | Cemetery Perpetual Care
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	405	2,835
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(5)	(10)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	32	15
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	0	(1)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	437	2,850
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	$ (5)	$ (11)