Segment Reporting Level 3 (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Other reportable segment information as of and for the year ended December 31 were as follows:

	Reportable Segments
	Funeral		Cemetery		Corporate		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
2021
Interest expense	$	2,864	$	681	$	147,065	$	150,610
Depreciation and amortization	$	112,667	$	37,866	$	8,773	$	159,306
Amortization of intangibles	$	12,980	$	7,016	$	6	$	20,002
Amortization of cemetery property	$	—	$	98,162	$	—	$	98,162
Capital expenditures	$	140,432	$	149,145	$	14,083	$	303,660
Total assets	$	6,390,917	$	8,793,348	$	506,913	$	15,691,178
2020
Interest expense	$	3,896	$	514	$	158,653	$	163,063
Depreciation and amortization	$	107,770	$	34,693	$	12,836	$	155,299
Amortization of intangibles	$	13,593	$	8,841	$	10	$	22,444
Amortization of cemetery property	$	—	$	80,403	$	—	$	80,403
Capital expenditures	$	86,902	$	132,443	$	2,866	$	222,211
Total assets	$	6,030,764	$	8,042,339	$	442,322	$	14,515,425
2019
Interest expense	$	4,026	$	659	$	181,158	$	185,843
Depreciation and amortization	$	106,982	$	33,323	$	10,695	$	151,000
Amortization of intangibles	$	15,343	$	10,297	$	9	$	25,649
Amortization of cemetery property	$	—	$	70,330	$	—	$	70,330
Capital expenditures	$	112,090	$	125,365	$	2,502	$	239,957

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Years Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
	(In thousands)
Revenue from customers:
Funeral revenue:
Atneed revenue	$	1,268,111	$	1,092,016	$	996,643
Matured preneed revenue	700,473		662,675		605,237
Core funeral revenue	1,968,584		1,754,691		1,601,880
Non-funeral home revenue	74,099		61,198		52,211
Recognized preneed revenue	159,595		124,645		139,525
Other revenue	140,898		111,767		130,286
Total funeral revenue	2,343,176		2,052,301		1,923,902
Cemetery revenue:
Atneed revenue	477,950		386,850		326,230
Recognized preneed property revenue	846,528		659,950		581,724
Recognized preneed merchandise and services revenue	343,899		298,864		287,589
Core cemetery revenue	1,668,377		1,345,664		1,195,543
Other revenue	131,590		113,544		111,340
Total cemetery revenue	1,799,967		1,459,208		1,306,883
Total revenue from customers	$	4,143,143	$	3,511,509	$	3,230,785
Gross profit:
Funeral gross profit	$	625,621	$	494,602	$	372,638
Cemetery gross profit	677,993		482,225		387,942
Gross profit from reportable segments	1,303,614		976,827		760,580
Corporate general and administrative expenses	(138,107)		(141,066)		(126,886)
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	25,169		7,009		32,919
Operating income	1,190,676		842,770		666,613
Interest expense	(150,610)		(163,063)		(185,843)
Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net	(5,226)		(18,428)		(16,637)
Other income, net	10,660		781		299
Income before income taxes	$	1,045,500	$	662,060	$	464,432

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

Our geographic area information as of and for the year ended December 31 were as follows:

	United States		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
2021
Revenue from external customers	$	3,918,777	$	224,366	$	4,143,143
Interest expense	$	150,385	$	225	$	150,610
Depreciation and amortization	$	149,351	$	9,955	$	159,306
Amortization of intangibles	$	19,721	$	281	$	20,002
Amortization of cemetery property	$	92,128	$	6,034	$	98,162
Operating income	$	1,120,154	$	70,522	$	1,190,676
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	$	19,837	$	5,332	$	25,169
Long-lived assets	$	6,895,439	$	342,458	$	7,237,897
2020
Revenue from external customers	$	3,328,381	$	183,128	$	3,511,509
Interest expense	$	162,804	$	259	$	163,063
Depreciation and amortization	$	146,378	$	8,921	$	155,299
Amortization of intangibles	$	22,132	$	312	$	22,444
Amortization of cemetery property	$	76,275	$	4,128	$	80,403
Operating income	$	795,461	$	47,309	$	842,770
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	$	6,935	$	74	$	7,009
Long-lived assets	$	6,633,470	$	339,594	$	6,973,064
2019
Revenue from external customers	$	3,052,101	$	178,684	$	3,230,785
Interest expense	$	185,512	$	331	$	185,843
Depreciation and amortization	$	142,550	$	8,450	$	151,000
Amortization of intangibles	$	25,079	$	570	$	25,649
Amortization of cemetery property	$	66,552	$	3,778	$	70,330
Operating income	$	628,204	$	38,409	$	666,613
Gains (losses) on divestitures and impairment charges, net	$	33,200	$	(281)	$	32,919