Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Investment Related Activities (Details) - Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Investment related activities [Line Items]
Deposits to trust	$ 38,883	$ 42,220		$ 26,501
Withdrawals	40,447	46,981		33,557
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	247,658	1,306,314	[1]	139,439
Sales of available-for-sale securities	175,057	1,396,669	[1]	99,701
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	6,933	134,259	[1]	17,916
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	$ (7,708)	$ (51,093)	[1]	$ (2,738)

[1] (1)The increase in activity in 2014 is the result of changing the legal structure of the trust investments.