Equity Components of Accumulated Other Comrehensive income (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired		2,285,230
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Par Value Method		$ 54,600
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share		$ 23.91
Accumulated other comprehensive income [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 28,871	$ 6,164
Activity		70,170	$ 38,832
Foreign currency translation adjustments		22,716	(22,633)
Balance at end of period		28,871
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	28,871	6,164	59,414
Activity		22,707	(22,617)
Increase in net unrealized gains associated with available-for-sale securities of the trusts, net of taxes		17,985	50,667
Reclassification of net unrealized gain activity attributable to the Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and Care trusts’ corpus’, net of taxes		(17,985)	(50,667)
Balance at end of period		28,871	36,797
Foreign Currency Gain (Loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	28,871	6,164	59,414
Activity		22,707	(22,617)
Balance at end of period		28,871	36,797
Accumulated Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 0	0	0
Increase in net unrealized gains associated with available-for-sale securities of the trusts, net of taxes		17,985	50,667
Reclassification of net unrealized gain activity attributable to the Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and Care trusts’ corpus’, net of taxes		(17,985)	(50,667)
Balance at end of period		$ 0	$ 0
Subsequent Event [Member]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired	419,147
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Par Value Method	$ 10,500
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share	$ 24.96