Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Level 3 Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Private Equity Funds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair market value, beginning balance		$ 29,344	$ 26,844
Net unrealized (losses) gains included in Accumulated other comprehensive income(1)	[1]		3,313
Net realized losses included in Other income, net(2)	[2]		(43)
Contributions			6,582
Distributions and other			(7,352)
Fair market value, ending balance			29,344	$ 26,844
Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member] | Private Equity Funds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair market value, beginning balance		23,908	19,779	11,122
Net unrealized (losses) gains included in Accumulated other comprehensive income(1)	[3]	10,793	1,216	6,897
Net realized losses included in Other income, net(2)	[4]	(20)	(70)	(142)
Sales		0	0	0
Contributions		25,836	10,461	3,706
Distributions and other		(4,122)	(7,478)	(1,841)
Investments with significant unobservable inputs acquired		0	0	37
Fair market value, ending balance		56,395	23,908	19,779
Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member] | Other Investments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair market value, beginning balance		12,088	11,590	7,659
Net unrealized (losses) gains included in Accumulated other comprehensive income(1)	[3]	(828)	2,145	4,081
Net realized losses included in Other income, net(2)	[4]	(24)	(44)	(76)
Sales		0	(17)	0
Contributions		5,829	0	0
Distributions and other		(1,635)	(1,586)	(508)
Investments with significant unobservable inputs acquired		0	0	434
Fair market value, ending balance		$ 15,430	$ 12,088	$ 11,590

[1] All unrealized gains recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income for our cemetery merchandise and service trust investments are attributable to our preneed customers and are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Accumulated other comprehensive income to Deferred preneed receipts held in trust. See Note 6 for further information related to our Deferred preneed receipts held in trust.

[2] All losses recognized in Other income (expense), net for our cemetery merchandise and service trust investments are attributable to our preneed customers and are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Other income (expense), net to Deferred preneed receipts held in trust. See Note 6 for further information related to our Deferred preneed receipts held in trust.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.