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| <link:definition> 167 - Disclosure - Final Assessment of Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired Elimination of Debt and Other Assets and Purchase Price Gain on Bargain Purchase of Bronswood Cemetery (Detail) </link:definition> |
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| <element name="EnergySectorBusinessMember" id="ston_EnergySectorBusinessMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/> |
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| <element name="FundsManagedByTrustMember" id="ston_FundsManagedByTrustMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/> |
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| <element name="FuneralHomesPropertyMember" id="ston_FuneralHomesPropertyMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/> |
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| <element name="InvestmentAndOtherIncome" id="ston_InvestmentAndOtherIncome" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/> |
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| <element name="NumberOfOperatingLocations" id="ston_NumberOfOperatingLocations" type="xbrli:integerItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/> |
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| <element name="PercentageOfSalesPrice" id="ston_PercentageOfSalesPrice" type="num:percentItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/> |
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| <element name="ThirdAmendmentMember" id="ston_ThirdAmendmentMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/> |
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