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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Investments Classifed by Contractual Maturity Date (Details) (Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
 
Investments Classified By Contractual Maturity Date [Line Items]  
Due in one year or less $ 18,602us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue
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= sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Due in one to five years 23,463us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue
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= sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Due in five to ten years 8,593us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Thereafter 856us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue
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= sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Total $ 51,514us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
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= sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember