Segment Reporting Level 3 (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

		Three months ended March 31,
		2022		2021
	(In thousands)
Revenue from customers:
Funeral revenue:
Atneed revenue		$	353,369	$	338,070
Matured preneed revenue		194,927		190,189
Core funeral revenue		548,296		528,259
Non-funeral home revenue		20,810		19,729
Recognized preneed revenue		43,122		41,749
Other revenue		36,869		29,701
Total funeral revenue		649,097		619,438
Cemetery revenue:
Atneed revenue		123,389		124,621
Recognized preneed property revenue		221,539		218,274
Recognized preneed merchandise and services revenue		85,000		85,818
Core cemetery revenue		429,928		428,713
Other revenue		33,378		29,830
Total cemetery revenue		463,306		458,543
Total revenue from customers		$	1,112,403	$	1,077,981
Gross profit:
Funeral gross profit		$	195,983	$	194,386
Cemetery gross profit		180,930		188,057
Gross profit from reportable segments		376,913		382,443
Corporate general and administrative expenses		(41,704)		(41,669)
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net		489		1,266
Operating income		335,698		342,040
Interest expense		(39,028)		(35,812)
Other income, net		128		341
Income before income taxes		$	296,798	$	306,569

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

Our geographic area information was as follows:

	United States		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
Three months ended March 31,
Revenue from external customers:
2022	$	1,050,620	$	61,783	$	1,112,403
2021	$	1,019,970	$	58,011	$	1,077,981