Preneed Activities Preneed Activities Receivables Net and Trust Invesments - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	$ 94,156
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	1,219,727
Investments	6,471,924	$ 6,768,440
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,313,883	1,264,508
Beginning balance — Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments	6,015,323
Deposits to trust	127,972
Ending balance — Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments	5,870,456
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,894,068	1,996,898
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(21,417)	(23,214)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,292,600	1,243,781
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,335,300	1,287,722
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(21,283)	(20,727)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	169,734
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	540,003
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	310,945
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	150,023
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	78,010
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	65,168
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	1,027
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(1,579)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss	(4)
Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	24,919
Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	4,048
Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	28,333
Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	36,856
Funeral [Member]
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	27,766
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	130,132
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	157,898	150,145
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(11,709)	(12,038)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	144,721	137,423
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	169,607	162,183
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(13,177)	(12,722)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	24,522
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	61,712
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	32,845
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	18,626
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	6,279
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	13,914
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	869
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(1,323)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss	(1)
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	2,668
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	1,827
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	19,264
Funeral [Member] | Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	4,007
Cemetery [Member]
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	66,390
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	1,089,595
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,155,985	1,114,363
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(9,708)	(11,176)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,147,879	1,106,358
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,165,693	1,125,539
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(8,106)	$ (8,005)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	145,212
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	478,291
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	278,100
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	131,397
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	71,731
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	51,254
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	158
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(256)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss	(3)
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	22,251
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	2,221
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	9,069
Cemetery [Member] | Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	$ 32,849