Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Level 3 (Tables) - Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments [Line Items] |
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Investment related activities [Table Text Block] |
The table below sets forth certain investment-related activities associated with our cemetery perpetual care trusts for the years ended December 31: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | (In thousands) | Deposits | $ | 38,883 |
| | $ | 42,220 |
| | $ | 26,501 |
| Withdrawals | $ | 40,447 |
| | $ | 46,981 |
| | $ | 33,557 |
| Purchases of available-for-sale securities(1) | $ | 247,658 |
| | $ | 1,306,314 |
| | $ | 139,439 |
| Sales of available-for-sale securities(1) | $ | 175,057 |
| | $ | 1,396,669 |
| | $ | 99,701 |
| Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities(1) | $ | 6,933 |
| | $ | 134,259 |
| | $ | 17,916 |
| Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities(1) | $ | (7,708 | ) | | $ | (51,093 | ) | | $ | (2,738 | ) |
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Long-term receivable and investment components [Table Text Block] |
The components of Cemetery perpetual care trust investments in our Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31 were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | 2015 | | 2014 | | (In thousands) | Trust investments, at market | $ | 1,232,592 |
| | $ | 1,192,966 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 86,835 |
| | 148,410 |
| Cemetery perpetual care trust investments | $ | 1,319,427 |
| | $ | 1,341,376 |
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
The cost and market values associated with our cemetery perpetual care trust investments recorded at fair value at December 31, 2015 and 2014 are detailed below. Cost reflects the investment (net of redemptions) of control holders in the trusts. Fair value represents the value of the underlying securities or cash held by the trusts. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2015 | | Fair Value Hierarchy Level | Cost | | Unrealized Gains | | Unrealized Losses | | Fair Value | | | | | (In thousands) | | | Fixed income securities: | | |
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| U.S. Treasury | 2 | $ | 3,636 |
| | $ | 20 |
| | $ | (81 | ) | | $ | 3,575 |
| Canadian government | 2 | 32,477 |
| | 321 |
| | (266 | ) | | 32,532 |
| Corporate | 2 | 12,694 |
| | 149 |
| | (284 | ) | | 12,559 |
| Residential mortgage-backed | 2 | 934 |
| | 13 |
| | (9 | ) | | 938 |
| Asset-backed | 2 | 660 |
| | 5 |
| | (31 | ) | | 634 |
| Equity securities: | | |
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| Preferred stock | 2 | 5,850 |
| | 55 |
| | (159 | ) | | 5,746 |
| Common stock: | | |
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| United States | 1 | 231,012 |
| | 15,224 |
| | (10,898 | ) | | 235,338 |
| Canada | 1 | 5,648 |
| | 2,112 |
| | (606 | ) | | 7,154 |
| Other international | 1 | 14,820 |
| | 160 |
| | (2,390 | ) | | 12,590 |
| Mutual funds: | | |
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| Equity | 1 | 21,783 |
| | 3,138 |
| | (1,850 | ) | | 23,071 |
| Fixed income | 1 | 890,013 |
| | 530 |
| | (63,913 | ) | | 826,630 |
| Private equity | 3 | 62,549 |
| | 1,942 |
| | (8,096 | ) | | 56,395 |
| Other | 3 | 13,709 |
| | 1,721 |
| | — |
| | 15,430 |
| Cemetery perpetual care trust investments | | $ | 1,295,785 |
| | $ | 25,390 |
| | $ | (88,583 | ) | | $ | 1,232,592 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2014 | | Fair Value Hierarchy Level | Cost | | Unrealized Gains | | Unrealized Losses | | Fair Value | | | | | (In thousands) | | | Fixed income securities: | | |
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| U.S. Treasury | 2 | $ | 794 |
| | $ | 40 |
| | $ | (4 | ) | | $ | 830 |
| Canadian government | 2 | 31,993 |
| | 442 |
| | (233 | ) | | 32,202 |
| Corporate | 2 | 16,762 |
| | 344 |
| | (210 | ) | | 16,896 |
| Residential mortgage-backed | 2 | 910 |
| | 15 |
| | (6 | ) | | 919 |
| Asset-backed | 2 | 661 |
| | 10 |
| | (4 | ) | | 667 |
| Equity securities: | | |
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| Preferred stock | 2 | 4,439 |
| | 60 |
| | (12 | ) | | 4,487 |
| Common stock: | | |
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| United States | 1 | 225,129 |
| | 9,340 |
| | (4,881 | ) | | 229,588 |
| Canada | 1 | 7,419 |
| | 2,737 |
| | (596 | ) | | 9,560 |
| Other international | 1 | 8,102 |
| | 90 |
| | (399 | ) | | 7,793 |
| Mutual funds: | | |
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| Equity | 1 | 17,310 |
| | 3,264 |
| | (93 | ) | | 20,481 |
| Fixed income | 1 | 846,230 |
| | 1,580 |
| | (14,263 | ) | | 833,547 |
| Private equity | 3 | 34,288 |
| | 408 |
| | (10,788 | ) | | 23,908 |
| Other | 3 | 13,526 |
| | 1,094 |
| | (2,532 | ) | | 12,088 |
| Cemetery perpetual care trust investments | | $ | 1,207,563 |
| | $ | 19,424 |
| | $ | (34,021 | ) | | $ | 1,192,966 |
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Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
The change in our market-based cemetery perpetual care trust investments with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) is as follows for the years ended December 31 : | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | Private Equity | | Other | | Private Equity | | Other | | Private Equity | | Other | | | | | | (In thousands) | | | | | Fair value, beginning balance at January 1, | $ | 23,908 |
| | $ | 12,088 |
| | $ | 19,779 |
| | $ | 11,590 |
| | $ | 11,122 |
| | $ | 7,659 |
| Net unrealized gains (losses) included in Accumulated other comprehensive income(1) | 10,793 |
| | (828 | ) | | 1,216 |
| | 2,145 |
| | 6,897 |
| | 4,081 |
| Net realized losses included in Other income (expense), net(2) | (20 | ) | | (24 | ) | | (70 | ) | | (44 | ) | | (142 | ) | | (76 | ) | Sales | — |
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| | — |
| | (17 | ) | | — |
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| Contributions | 25,836 |
| | 5,829 |
| | 10,461 |
| | — |
| | 3,706 |
| | — |
| Distributions and other | (4,122 | ) | | (1,635 | ) | | (7,478 | ) | | (1,586 | ) | | (1,841 | ) | | (508 | ) | Acquisitions | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 37 |
| | 434 |
| Fair value, ending balance at December 31, | $ | 56,395 |
| | $ | 15,430 |
| | $ | 23,908 |
| | $ | 12,088 |
| | $ | 19,779 |
| | $ | 11,590 |
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| | (1) | All unrealized gains (losses) recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income for our cemetery perpetual care trust investments are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Accumulated other comprehensive income to Care trusts’ corpus. See Note 6 for further information related to our Care trusts’ corpus. |
| | (2) | All losses recognized in Other income (expense), net for our cemetery perpetual care trust investments are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Other income (expense), net to Care trusts’ corpus. See Note 6 for further information related to our Care trusts’ corpus. |
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Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block] |
Maturity dates of our fixed income securities range from 2016 to 2045. Maturities of fixed income securities at December 31, 2015 are estimated as follows: | | | | | | Fair Value | | (In thousands) | Due in one year or less | $ | 27,700 |
| Due in one to five years | 21,107 |
| Due in five to ten years | 448 |
| Thereafter | 983 |
| | $ | 50,238 |
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Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments [Table Text Block] |
Our cemetery perpetual care trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair values and the duration of unrealized losses for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, are shown in the following table: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2015 | | In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months | | In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months | | Total | | Fair Market Value | | Unrealized Losses | | Fair Market Value | | Unrealized Losses | | Fair Market Value | | Unrealized Losses | | | | | | (In thousands) | | | | | Fixed income securities: | |
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| U.S. Treasury | $ | 3,275 |
| | $ | (80 | ) | | $ | 35 |
| | $ | (1 | ) | | $ | 3,310 |
| | $ | (81 | ) | Canadian government | 18,499 |
| | (164 | ) | | 1,371 |
| | (102 | ) | | 19,870 |
| | (266 | ) | Corporate | 5,163 |
| | (134 | ) | | 4,147 |
| | (150 | ) | | 9,310 |
| | (284 | ) | Residential mortgage-backed | 303 |
| | (3 | ) | | 117 |
| | (6 | ) | | 420 |
| | (9 | ) | Asset-backed | 145 |
| | (12 | ) | | 360 |
| | (19 | ) | | 505 |
| | (31 | ) | Equity securities: | |
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| Preferred stock | 4,029 |
| | (159 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | 4,029 |
| | (159 | ) | Common stock: | |
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| United States | 81,624 |
| | (7,793 | ) | | 14,900 |
| | (3,105 | ) | | 96,524 |
| | (10,898 | ) | Canada | 702 |
| | (31 | ) | | 1,026 |
| | (575 | ) | | 1,728 |
| | (606 | ) | Other international | 8,734 |
| | (940 | ) | | 2,347 |
| | (1,450 | ) | | 11,081 |
| | (2,390 | ) | Mutual funds: | |
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| Equity | 4,580 |
| | (606 | ) | | 1,258 |
| | (1,244 | ) | | 5,838 |
| | (1,850 | ) | Fixed income | 519,981 |
| | (18,205 | ) | | 294,309 |
| | (45,708 | ) | | 814,290 |
| | (63,913 | ) | Private equity | 10,594 |
| | (61 | ) | | 24,556 |
| | (8,035 | ) | | 35,150 |
| | (8,096 | ) | Total temporarily impaired securities | $ | 657,629 |
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| $ | (28,188 | ) | | $ | 344,426 |
| | $ | (60,395 | ) | | $ | 1,002,055 |
| | $ | (88,583 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2014 | | In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months | | In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months | | Total | | Fair Market Value | | Unrealized Losses | | Fair Market Value | | Unrealized Losses | | Fair Market Value | | Unrealized Losses | | | | | | (In thousands) | | | | | Fixed income securities: | |
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| U.S. Treasury | $ | 497 |
| | $ | (4 | ) | | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 497 |
| | $ | (4 | ) | Canadian government | — |
| | — |
| | 7,825 |
| | (233 | ) | | 7,825 |
| | (233 | ) | Corporate | 4,656 |
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| (108 | ) |
| 3,198 |
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| (102 | ) |
| 7,854 |
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| (210 | ) | Residential mortgage-backed | 256 |
| | (5 | ) | | 69 |
| | (1 | ) | | 325 |
| | (6 | ) | Asset-backed | 373 |
| | (4 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | 373 |
| | (4 | ) | Equity securities: | |
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| | | | | Preferred stock | 2,224 |
| | (11 | ) | | 49 |
| | (1 | ) | | 2,273 |
| | (12 | ) | Common stock: | |
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| | | | | United States | 100,370 |
| | (4,803 | ) | | 419 |
| | (78 | ) | | 100,789 |
| | (4,881 | ) | Canada | 2,418 |
| | (244 | ) | | 757 |
| | (352 | ) | | 3,175 |
| | (596 | ) | Other international | 4,444 |
| | (399 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | 4,444 |
| | (399 | ) | Mutual funds: | |
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| | | | | Equity | 2,601 |
| | (85 | ) | | 153 |
| | (8 | ) | | 2,754 |
| | (93 | ) | Fixed income | 576,890 |
| | (14,177 | ) | | 2,581 |
| | (86 | ) | | 579,471 |
| | (14,263 | ) | Private equity | 9,213 |
| | (798 | ) | | 14,254 |
| | (9,990 | ) | | 23,467 |
| | (10,788 | ) | Other | 4,069 |
| | (352 | ) | | 6,276 |
| | (2,180 | ) | | 10,345 |
| | (2,532 | ) | Total temporarily impaired securities | $ | 708,011 |
| | $ | (20,990 | ) | | $ | 35,581 |
| | $ | (13,031 | ) | | $ | 743,592 |
| | $ | (34,021 | ) |
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