Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Textuals (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables			$ 41,142,000
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	$ 80,549,000		83,933,000
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	58,354,000		56,344,000
Restricted Cash, Current	$ 56,308,000		54,293,000
Intangible Fair Value Inputs, Royalty Savings Rate, Low	0.020
Amortization of cemetery property	$ 13,924,000	$ 15,723,000
Depreciation	$ 37,912,000	37,126,000
Intangible Fair Value Inputs, Royalty Savings Rate	0.050
Intangibles Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	6.95%
Other Assets, Current	$ 80,252,000		80,488,000
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)		$ 3,000,000.0
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	5,485,000		2,262,000
Receivables, net	75,064,000		81,671,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	1,128,000
Other Receivables Noncurrent [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Cumulative Effect of Change on Equity or Net Assets	2,700,000
Deferred Tax Liability [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Cumulative Effect of Change on Equity or Net Assets	5,900,000
Deferred Charges And Other Assets [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Cumulative Effect of Change on Equity or Net Assets	700,000
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Cumulative Effect of Change on Equity or Net Assets	26,400,000
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(4,494,000)		(4,114,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(1,157,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	(523,000)
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	93,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	1,207,000
Notes Receivable [Member]
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	16,029,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(8,550,000)		(9,031,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	33,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	448,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	254,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	98,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	7,030,000
Revolving Line of Credit	8,647,000
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Not Past Due	14,815,000
Financing Receivable, Past Due	1,214,000
Notes Receivable [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Past Due	0
Notes Receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Past Due	0
Notes Receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Past Due	0
Notes Receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Past Due	1,214,000
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member]
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	25,038,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(1,308,000)		(918,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(429,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	39,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	15,713,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	5,218,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	2,338,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	1,203,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	509,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	57,000
Revolving Line of Credit	0
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Not Past Due	24,693,000
Financing Receivable, Past Due	345,000
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Past Due	214,000
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Past Due	41,000
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Past Due	16,000
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Past Due	$ 74,000
Funeral [Member]
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables			1,452,000
Intangibles Fair Value Inputs, Terminal Growth Rate	1.00%
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	$ 1,019,000
Funeral [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	40,644,000		41,370,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	2,877,000		1,899,000
Receivables, net	37,767,000		39,471,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(2,877,000)		(2,690,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(679,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	(523,000)
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	22,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	993,000
Other Accounts Receivable Current [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	17,478,000		19,943,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	367,000		0
Receivables, net	17,111,000		19,943,000
Current [Member] | Notes Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	1,826,000		1,765,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	624,000		0
Receivables, net	1,202,000		1,765,000
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member]
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	17,478,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(367,000)		(203,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(203,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	39,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	15,048,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	1,609,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	484,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	229,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	97,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	11,000
Revolving Line of Credit	0
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Not Past Due	17,133,000
Financing Receivable, Past Due	345,000
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Past Due	214,000
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Past Due	41,000
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Past Due	16,000
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Past Due	74,000
Long Term [Member] | Notes Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	6,277,000		6,623,000
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	14,203,000		14,997,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	7,926,000		0
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables	0		8,374,000
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	6,619,000		7,287,000
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	7,560,000		7,287,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	941,000		0
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	7,560,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(941,000)		(715,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(226,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	665,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	3,609,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	1,854,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	974,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	412,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	46,000
Revolving Line of Credit	0
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Not Past Due	7,560,000
Financing Receivable, Past Due	0
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Past Due	0
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Past Due	0
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Past Due	0
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Past Due	$ 0
Cemetery [Member]
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables			(39,690,000)
Intangibles Fair Value Inputs, Terminal Growth Rate	2.40%
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	$ 109,000
Cemetery [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	20,601,000		20,855,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	1,617,000		363,000
Receivables, net	18,984,000		20,492,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(1,617,000)		$ (1,424,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(478,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	71,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	214,000
Retained Earnings [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Cumulative Effect of Change on Equity or Net Assets	$ 17,100,000