Preneed Activities Preneed Activities Receivables Net and Trust Invesments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	$ 1,447,412	$ 1,287,722
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(17,889)	(23,214)
SEC Schedule, 12-15, Insurance Companies, Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Fair Value	5,663,163	6,536,851
Investments	5,877,603	6,768,440
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,429,523	1,264,508
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	27,314	20,727
Beginning balance — Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments	6,015,323	5,345,720
Cash receipts from customers, net of refunds	(1,639,291)	(1,550,735)
Deposits to trust	534,586	519,023
Acquisitions (dispositions) of businesses, net	15,860	4,912
Net undistributed investments (losses) earnings	(611,057)	448,469
Maturities and distributed earnings	(500,216)	(464,247)
Change in cancellation allowance	(6,609)	(1,523)
Effect of foreign currency and other	(19,874)	(3,592)
Ending balance — Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments	5,577,499	6,015,323
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables		20,727
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	617,497
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	405,644
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	226,146
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	99,816
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	43,487
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	36,933
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	10,246
Financing Receivable, Purchased with Credit Deterioration, Allowance for Credit Loss at Acquisition Date	0
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	3,638
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	21
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	119,848
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	1,309,675
Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Nonaccrual	44,671
Financing Receivables 30 to 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Nonaccrual	36,061
Financing Receivables 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Nonaccrual	12,307
Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater Than 180 days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Nonaccrual	26,809
Funeral [Member]
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	180,108	162,183
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(11,129)	(12,038)
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	168,979	150,145
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	14,438	12,722
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables	(12,722)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	76,430
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	43,211
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	21,593
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	11,546
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	4,072
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	12,127
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	4,631
Financing Receivable, Purchased with Credit Deterioration, Allowance for Credit Loss at Acquisition Date	0
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	2,907
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	8
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Nonaccrual	3,628
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	30,654
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	138,325
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 to 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Nonaccrual	3,113
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Nonaccrual	2,181
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater Than 180 days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Nonaccrual	21,732
Cemetery [Member]
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,267,304	1,125,539
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(6,760)	(11,176)
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,260,544	1,114,363
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	12,876	$ 8,005
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables	(8,005)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	541,067
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	362,433
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	204,553
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	88,270
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	39,415
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	24,806
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	5,615
Financing Receivable, Purchased with Credit Deterioration, Allowance for Credit Loss at Acquisition Date	0
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	731
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	13
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	89,194
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	1,171,350
Cemetery [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Nonaccrual	41,043
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 to 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Nonaccrual	32,948
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Nonaccrual	10,126
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater Than 180 days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Nonaccrual	$ 5,077