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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
6 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2012
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General claims and lawsuits | High end of range
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| Commitments and Contingencies | |
| Deductibles and self-insured retentions per occurrence or per claim | $ 1.0 |
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General claims and lawsuits | Low end of range
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| Commitments and Contingencies | |
| Deductibles and self-insured retentions per occurrence or per claim | 0.5 |
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Funeral Consumers Alliance, Inc. ("FCA") antitrust litigation
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| Commitments and Contingencies | |
| Number of national funeral home businesses | 3 |
| Damages sought by plaintiffs, low end of range | 947 |
| Damages sought by plaintiffs, high end of range | 1,460 |
| Approximate number of product units on which damages are sought by the purported class members | 1,000,000 |
| Cumulative legal and related costs | $ 29.2 |
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Matthews Litigation
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| Commitments and Contingencies | |
| Number of additional defendants | 2 |
| Number of former employees of certain plainiff entities hired by Batesville | 2 |
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Represents the deductibles and self-insured retentions, per occurrence depending upon the type of coverage and policy period. No definition available.
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The cumulative cost as of the balance sheet date for legal costs incurred pertaining to resolved, pending or threatened litigation, including arbitration and mediation proceedings. No definition available.
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Represents the number of additional defendants in a lawsuit. No definition available.
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Represents the number of former employees of the plaintiff hired by the entity. No definition available.
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Represents the approximate number of product units on which damages are sought by the purported class members. No definition available.
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Represents the number of national funeral home businesses. No definition available.
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The estimated maximum amount of possible loss from the contingency. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The estimated minimum amount of possible loss from the contingency. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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