Preneed Activities Preneed Activities Receivables Net and Trust Invesments - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	$ 96,164	$ 96,164
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	1,253,908	1,253,908
Investments	5,773,818	5,773,818	$ 6,768,440
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,350,072	1,350,072	1,264,508
Beginning balance — Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments		6,015,323
Deposits to trust	140,450	268,422
Ending balance — Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments	5,418,621	5,418,621
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,681,703	1,681,703	1,996,898
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(19,856)	(19,856)	(23,214)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,326,506	1,326,506	1,243,781
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,369,928	1,369,928	1,287,722
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(23,566)	(23,566)	(20,727)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	325,232	325,232
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	493,800	493,800
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	281,096	281,096
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	131,972	131,972
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	65,428	65,428
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	52,544	52,544
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff		1,969
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)		(4,811)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss		3
Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	27,471	27,471
Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	7,200	7,200
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]	24,469	24,469
Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	37,024	37,024
Funeral [Member]
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	27,580	27,580
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	135,761	135,761
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	163,341	163,341	150,145
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(11,429)	(11,429)	(12,038)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	149,307	149,307	137,423
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	174,770	174,770	162,183
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(14,034)	(14,034)	(12,722)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	45,242	45,242
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	54,855	54,855
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	28,813	28,813
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	15,829	15,829
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	5,417	5,417
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	13,185	13,185
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff		1,636
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)		(2,950)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss		2
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]	2,743	2,743
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	1,662	1,662
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]	19,934	19,934
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]	3,241	3,241
Cemetery [Member]
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	68,584	68,584
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	1,118,147	1,118,147
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,186,731	1,186,731	1,114,363
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(8,427)	(8,427)	(11,176)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,177,199	1,177,199	1,106,358
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,195,158	1,195,158	1,125,539
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(9,532)	(9,532)	$ (8,005)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	279,990	279,990
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	438,945	438,945
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	252,283	252,283
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	116,143	116,143
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	60,011	60,011
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	39,359	39,359
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff		333
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)		(1,861)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss		1
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]	24,728	24,728
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	5,538	5,538
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]	4,535	4,535
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]	$ 33,783	$ 33,783