Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Textuals (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	$ 92,307,000		$ 112,389,000
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	20,480,000		9,929,000
Restricted Cash, Current	18,245,000		7,847,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	86,471,000		106,051,000
Amortization of cemetery property	69,059,000	$ 75,394,000
Depreciation	130,451,000	$ 119,200,000
Other Assets, Current	52,315,000		40,448,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	5,836,000		6,338,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(24,363,000)		(20,727,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	3,036,000
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(5,332,000)		(5,828,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(4,764,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	(1,866,000)
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	207,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	6,963,000
Acquisitions (Divestitures), net	(44,000)
Notes Receivable [Member]
Note Receivable, Not Past Due	7,532,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	2,546,000		3,424,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	8,648,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(2,691,000)		(3,590,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	15,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	7,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	877,000
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	49,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	4,675,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(2,546,000)		(3,424,000)
Revolving Line of Credit	3,924,000
Total Note Receivable, Past Due	1,116,000
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	0
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	0
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	0
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	1,116,000
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,070,000		1,153,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	40,639,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(1,429,000)		(1,497,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	45,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	23,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	33,765,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	3,473,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	1,510,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	1,594,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	287,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	10,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(1,070,000)		(1,153,000)
Miscellaneous Receivable, Not Past Due	40,504,000
Revolving Line of Credit	0
Total Miscellaneous Receivables	135,000
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	0
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
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	135,000
Funeral [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(13,713,000)		(12,722,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	2,498,000
Funeral [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	33,613,000		49,011,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	30,385,000		45,414,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	3,228,000		3,597,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(3,228,000)		(3,597,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(4,192,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	(1,698,000)
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	204,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	6,082,000
Acquisitions (Divestitures), net	(27,000)
Other Accounts Receivable Current [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	32,500,000		35,650,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	32,141,000		35,306,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	359,000		344,000
Current [Member] | Notes Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	175,000		267,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	30,000		101,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	145,000		166,000
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member]
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	32,500,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(359,000)		(344,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(38,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	23,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	31,008,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	747,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	348,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	301,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	94,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	2,000
Miscellaneous Receivable, Not Past Due	32,365,000
Revolving Line of Credit	0
Total Miscellaneous Receivables	135,000
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	0
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	0
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	135,000
Long Term [Member] | Notes Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	5,927,000		5,260,000
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	8,473,000		8,684,000
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	7,069,000		6,993,000
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	8,139,000		8,146,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	8,139,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(1,070,000)		(1,153,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	83,000
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	2,757,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	2,726,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	1,162,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	1,293,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	193,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	8,000
Miscellaneous Receivable, Not Past Due	8,139,000
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	(10,650,000)		(8,005,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	538,000
Cemetery [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	26,019,000		27,461,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	23,915,000		25,230,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	2,104,000		2,231,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(2,104,000)		$ (2,231,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(572,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	(168,000)
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	3,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	881,000
Acquisitions (Divestitures), net	$ (17,000)