Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Textuals (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	$ 108,883,000		$ 112,389,000
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	5,376,000		9,929,000
Restricted Cash, Current	3,291,000		7,847,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	103,034,000		106,051,000
Amortization of cemetery property	24,849,000	$ 28,929,000
Depreciation	42,436,000	$ 39,558,000
Other Assets, Current	26,488,000		40,448,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	5,849,000		6,338,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(21,283,000)		(20,727,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	1,027,000
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(5,343,000)		(5,828,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(1,538,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	(428,000)
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	105,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	2,493,000
Acquisitions (Divestitures), net	(147,000)
Notes Receivable [Member]
Note Receivable, Not Past Due	7,993,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	2,798,000		3,424,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	9,121,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(2,959,000)		(3,590,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	6,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	625,000
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	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	93,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	4,927,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(2,798,000)		(3,424,000)
Revolving Line of Credit	4,101,000
Total Note Receivable, Past Due	1,128,000
Acquisitions (Divestitures), net	0
Notes Receivable [Member] | Note Receivable, 1 to 29 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	2,000
Notes Receivable [Member] | Note Receivable, 30 to 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	2,000
Notes Receivable [Member] | Note Receivables, 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	5,000
Notes Receivable [Member] | Note Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	1,119,000
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,119,000		1,153,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	47,209,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(1,464,000)		(1,497,000)
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	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	38,618,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	4,080,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	1,882,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	1,996,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	595,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	38,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(1,119,000)		(1,153,000)
Miscellaneous Receivable, Not Past Due	46,990,000
Revolving Line of Credit	0
Total Miscellaneous Receivables	219,000
Acquisitions (Divestitures), net	0
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 30 to 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	9,000
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	5,000
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	205,000
Funeral [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(13,177,000)		(12,722,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	869,000
Funeral [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	42,171,000		49,011,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	38,704,000		45,414,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	3,467,000		3,597,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(3,467,000)		(3,597,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(1,708,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	(365,000)
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	106,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	2,196,000
Acquisitions (Divestitures), net	(99,000)
Other Accounts Receivable Current [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	39,329,000		35,650,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	38,984,000		35,306,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	345,000		344,000
Current [Member] | Notes Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	275,000		267,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	114,000		101,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	161,000		166,000
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member]
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	39,329,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(345,000)		(344,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(1,000)
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	37,445,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	905,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	442,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	378,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	152,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	7,000
Miscellaneous Receivable, Not Past Due	39,110,000
Revolving Line of Credit	0
Total Miscellaneous Receivables	219,000
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 30 to 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	9,000
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	5,000
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	205,000
Long Term [Member] | Notes Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	6,048,000		5,260,000
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	8,846,000		8,684,000
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	6,761,000		6,993,000
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	7,880,000		8,146,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	7,880,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(1,119,000)		(1,153,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	34,000
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	1,173,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	3,175,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	1,440,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	1,618,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	443,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	31,000
Miscellaneous Receivable, Not Past Due	7,880,000
Revolving Line of Credit	0
Total Miscellaneous Receivables	0
Acquisitions (Divestitures), net	0
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 30 to 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Cemetery [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(8,106,000)		(8,005,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	158,000
Cemetery [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	27,108,000		27,461,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	25,232,000		25,230,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	1,876,000		2,231,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(1,876,000)		$ (2,231,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	170,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	(63,000)
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	(1,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	297,000
Acquisitions (Divestitures), net	$ (48,000)