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| <link:definition> 1051 - Disclosure - Cost and Market Value Associated with Assets Held in Merchandise Trusts (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1052 - Disclosure - Contractual Maturities of Debt Securities Held in Merchandise Trusts (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1053 - Disclosure - Aging of Unrealized Losses on Investments in Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities Held in Merchandise Trusts (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1054 - Disclosure - Reconciliation of Merchandise Trust Activities (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1055 - Disclosure - Cost and Market Value Associated with Assets Held in Perpetual Care Trusts (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1056 - Disclosure - Contractual Maturities of Debt Securities Held in Perpetual Care Trusts (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1057 - Disclosure - Aging of Unrealized Losses on Investments in Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities Held in Perpetual Care Trusts (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1058 - Disclosure - Reconciliation of Perpetual Care Trust Activities (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1059 - Disclosure - Perpetual Care Trusts - Additional Information (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1060 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1061 - Disclosure - Goodwill by Reportable Segment (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1062 - Disclosure - Major Classes of Intangible Assets (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1063 - Disclosure - Estimated Amortization Expense Related to Intangible Assets with Definite Lives (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1064 - Disclosure - Derivative Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1065 - Disclosure - Outstanding Debt (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1066 - Disclosure - Outstanding Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1069 - Disclosure - Components of Income Tax Provision Benefit Applicable to Continuing Operations for Federal and State Taxes (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1070 - Disclosure - Summary of Difference Between Statutory Federal Income Tax and Effective Income Tax (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1071 - Disclosure - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1073 - Disclosure - Deferred Cemetery Revenues Net (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1074 - Disclosure - Long Term Incentive and Retirement Plans - Additional Information (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1080 - Disclosure - Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1081 - Disclosure - Preliminary Assessment of Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired Elimination of Debt and Other Assets and Purchase Price Recognition of Goodwill of First Quarter Twenty Twelve Acquisition (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1082 - Disclosure - Preliminary Assessment of Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired Elimination of Debt and Other Assets and Purchase Price Gain on Bargain Purchase of Bronswood Cemetery Second Quarter Twenty Twelve Acquisition (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1083 - Disclosure - Preliminary Assessment of Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired Elimination of Debt and Other Assets and Purchase Price Gain on Bargain Purchase of Lodi Funeral Home Second Quarter Twenty Twelve Acquisition (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1084 - Disclosure - Preliminary Assessment of Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired Purchase Price and Resulting Goodwill Third Quarter Twenty Twelve Acquisitions (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1085 - Disclosure - Preliminary Assessment of Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired Purchase Price and Resulting Goodwill Fourth Quarter Twenty Twelve Acquisitions (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1087 - Disclosure - Final Assessment of Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired Purchase Price and Resulting Goodwill of First Quarter Twenty Eleven Acquisition (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1088 - Disclosure - Final Assessment of Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired Purchase Price and Resulting Goodwill of Second Quarter Twenty Eleven Acquisition (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1089 - Disclosure - Final Assessment of Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired Purchase Price and Resulting Goodwill of Third Quarter Twenty Eleven Acquisition (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1090 - Disclosure - Final Assessment of Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired Purchase Price and Resulting Goodwill from Purchase and Adjustments to Revised Values of Third Quarter Two Thousand Eleven Acquisition (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1091 - Disclosure - Final Assessment of Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired Purchase Price and Resulting Goodwill of Fourth Quarter Twenty Eleven Acquisition (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <link:definition> 1092 - Disclosure - Preliminary Assessment of Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired, Purchase Price and Resulting Goodwill of Prince George Cemetery Corporation Acquisition (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <element name="SaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludedInTrustInvestments" id="ston_SaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludedInTrustInvestments" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/> |
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| <element name="SeriesCNotesMember" id="ston_SeriesCNotesMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/> |
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| <element name="ViceChairmanOfBoardOfDirectorsMember" id="ston_ViceChairmanOfBoardOfDirectorsMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/> |
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