Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 72,508,768	$ 100,975,851
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of fixed maturity securities	(32,508,649)	(1,753,606)
Sales, calls and maturities of fixed maturity securities	4,052,570	9,993,624
Purchases of equity securities	(1,657,160)	(367,786)
Sales of equity securities	1,400,848	1,376,669
Net changes in restricted assets	492,489	179,052
Net changes in perpetual care trusts	731,331	(47,841)
Mortgage loans held for investment, other investments and policy loans made	(195,470,561)	(200,084,136)
Payments received for mortgage loans held for investment, other investments and policy loans	187,519,868	203,929,458
Purchases of property and equipment	(356,802)	(2,865,020)
Sale of property and equipment	64,579
Purchases of real estate	(6,367,199)	(23,554,515)
Sales of real estate	4,860,188	5,147,199
Net cash used in investing activities	(37,238,498)	(8,046,902)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Investment contract receipts	2,875,328	2,542,681
Investment contract withdrawals	(4,285,446)	(4,386,172)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	91,959	89,253
Purchases of treasury stock	(772,241)	(910,233)
Repayment of bank loans	(426,027)	(46,367,270)
Proceeds from bank loans	7,186,083	54,896,199
Net change in warehouse line borrowings for loans held for sale	(24,430,063)	(60,432,330)
Net cash used in financing activities	(19,760,407)	(54,567,872)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents	15,509,863	38,361,077
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of period	141,414,282	115,465,086
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at end of period	156,924,145	153,826,163
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest	1,815,921	2,142,375
Income taxes	512
Non Cash Operating, Investing and Financing Activities:
Accrued real estate construction costs and retainage	2,775,240	4,521,048
Benefit plans funded with treasury stock	1,904,180	1,922,422
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities	597,635	1,082,388
Mortgage loans held for investment foreclosed into real estate held for investment		389,145
Transfer of loans held for sale to mortgage loans held for investment		201,951
Cash and cash equivalents	145,630,099	144,159,566
Restricted assets	9,460,057	9,256,997
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	$ 1,833,989	$ 409,600