Divestiture-Related Activities (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Divestiture-Related Activities [Abstract]
Assets Held-for-sale, Current		$ 3,043,000		$ 3,043,000		$ 4,569,000
Net assets of discontinued operations		1,529,000		1,529,000		1,545,000
Assets Held-for-sale, at Carrying Value		647,449,000		647,449,000		827,780,000
Liabilities of Assets Held-for-sale, Current		2,252,000		2,252,000		3,183,000
Total liabilities, held for sale		442,260,000		442,260,000		521,554,000
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery revenues and deferred receipts held in trusts, held for sale		357,588,000		357,588,000		427,436,000
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses	5,000,000
Assets Held-for-sale, Current		2,979,000		2,979,000		4,750,000
Preneed funeral and cemetery receivables and trust investments, held for sale		297,075,000		297,075,000		363,480,000
Cemetery property, held for sale		64,967,000		64,967,000		83,115,000
Assets Held-for-sale, Property, Plant and Equipment		47,632,000		47,632,000		63,356,000
Assets Held-for-sale, Property, Plant and Equipment		281,000		281,000		116,000
Goodwill, held for sale		139,145,000		139,145,000		193,545,000
Deferred charges and other assets, held for sale		16,160,000		16,160,000		32,989,000
Deferred charges and other assets, held for sale		3,673,000		3,673,000		2,375,000
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments, held for sale		79,427,000		79,427,000		86,726,000
Assets Held-for-sale, at Carrying Value		6,933,000		6,933,000		7,241,000
Liabilities of Assets Held-for-sale, Current		4,014,000		4,014,000		4,728,000
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery revenues and deferred receipts held in trusts, held for sale		1,360,000		1,360,000		938,000
Care trusts' corpus, held for sale		78,976,000		78,976,000		86,726,000
Other long-term liabilities, held for sale		30,000		30,000		30,000
Total liabilities, held for sale		5,404,000		5,404,000		5,696,000
Net assets held for sale		205,189,000		205,189,000		306,226,000
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal		35,937,000	(3,710,000)	37,864,000	(4,600,000)
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Loss (Gain) on Write-down		(943,000)	(1,835,000)	(5,682,000)	(1,914,000)
Losses (gains) on divestitures and impairment charges, net		34,994,000	(5,545,000)	32,182,000	(6,514,000)
Other long-term liabilities, held for sale		$ 3,444,000		$ 3,444,000		$ 4,209,000