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Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Five Years

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Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Four Years

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Agreements, Future Payments, Due in One Year

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Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Six Years and Thereafter

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Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Three Years

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Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Two Years

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Management, consulting and non-compete agreement term

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount necessary to reduce net minimum lease payments to present value for capital leases.

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Present value of minimum lease payments for capital leases net of executory costs, including amounts paid by the lessee to the lessor for insurance, maintenance and taxes.

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Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Amount of required minimum rental payments for leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year.

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Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Commitments and Contingencies Level 4 (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies Level 4 (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	$ 37,200,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense	$ 28,400,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense	$ 26,800,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Current	14,049,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Two Years	12,219,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Three Years	10,202,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Four Years	8,726,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Five Years	7,308,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due Thereafter	62,468,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due	114,972,000
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Current	31,377,000
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due in Two Years	26,366,000
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due in Three Years	20,654,000
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due in Four Years	63,380,000
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due in Five Years	9,125,000
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter	30,100,000
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due	181,002,000
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Interest Included in Payments	(18,508,000)
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Net Minimum Payments	162,494,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in One Year	7,199,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Two Years	5,028,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Three Years	4,492,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Four Years	3,822,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Five Years	3,431,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Six Years and Thereafter	5,053,000
Agreements, Future Payments Due	29,025,000sci_AgreementsFuturePaymentsDue
Self Insurance Reserve	74,000,000us-gaap_SelfInsuranceReserve	78,000,000us-gaap_SelfInsuranceReserve
Employment Agreement [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in One Year	2,236,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Two Years	938,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Three Years	767,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Four Years	333,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Five Years	126,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Six Years and Thereafter	16,000
Agreements, Future Payments Due	4,416,000
Consulting Agreement [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in One Year	587,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Two Years	218,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Three Years	103,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Four Years	75,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Five Years	69,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Six Years and Thereafter	38,000
Agreements, Future Payments Due	1,090,000
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in One Year	4,376,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Two Years	3,872,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Three Years	3,622,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Four Years	3,414,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Five Years	3,236,000
Agreements, Future Payments, Due in Six Years and Thereafter	4,999,000
Agreements, Future Payments Due	$ 23,519,000
Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Management, consulting and non-compete agreement term	5 years
Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Management, consulting and non-compete agreement term	10 years