CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenues:
Mortgage fee income	$ 298,933,110	$ 131,976,082
Insurance premiums and other considerations	93,020,617	81,860,610
Net investment income	56,329,803	43,019,473
Net mortuary and cemetery sales	20,307,435	15,296,235
Gains on investments and other assets	1,925,850	728,367
Other than temporary impairments on investments	(370,975)	0
Other	11,317,482	10,180,163
Total revenues	481,463,322	283,060,930
Benefits and expenses:
Death benefits	59,040,130	41,591,057
Surrenders and other policy benefits	3,801,230	3,320,748
Increase in future policy benefits	23,568,650	23,568,497
Amortization of deferred policy and pre-need acquisition costs and value of business acquired	14,307,425	14,634,577
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Commissions	124,426,297	56,762,891
Personnel	84,989,971	64,221,270
Advertising	5,380,896	4,784,558
Rent and rent related	6,873,561	7,055,456
Depreciation on property and equipment	2,078,738	1,711,369
Provision for loan loss reserve	16,506,030	0
Costs related to funding mortgage loans	9,877,700	6,278,954
Other	47,331,102	34,922,761
Interest expense	8,578,810	7,386,688
Cost of goods and services sold - cemeteries and mortuaries	3,252,655	2,878,169
Total benefits and expenses	410,013,195	269,116,995
Earnings before income taxes	71,450,127	13,943,935
Income tax expense	(15,853,514)	(3,050,416)
Net earnings	$ 55,596,613	$ 10,893,519
Net earnings per Class A Equivalent common share	$ 2.95	$ 0.59
Net earnings per Class A Equivalent common share-assuming dilution	$ 2.88	$ 0.58
Weighted-average Class A equivalent common share outstanding	18,831,991	18,562,056
Weighted-average Class A equivalent common shares outstanding-assuming dilution	19,275,251	18,689,602