Segment Reporting Level 3 (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Other reportable segment information as of and for the year ended December 31 were as follows:

	Reportable Segments
	Funeral		Cemetery		Corporate		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
2022
Interest expense	$	1,734	$	493	$	169,882	$	172,109
Depreciation and amortization	$	123,165	$	41,502	$	10,663	$	175,330
Amortization of intangibles	$	11,735	$	6,620	$	—	$	18,355
Amortization of cemetery property	$	—	$	94,123	$	—	$	94,123
Capital expenditures	$	153,224	$	196,371	$	20,114	$	369,709
Total assets	$	6,236,270	$	8,404,900	$	424,867	$	15,066,037
2021
Interest expense	$	2,864	$	681	$	147,065	$	150,610
Depreciation and amortization	$	111,687	$	37,373	$	10,246	$	159,306
Amortization of intangibles	$	12,980	$	7,016	$	6	$	20,002
Amortization of cemetery property	$	—	$	98,162	$	—	$	98,162
Capital expenditures	$	139,420	$	148,737	$	15,503	$	303,660
Total assets	$	6,381,280	$	8,788,833	$	521,065	$	15,691,178
2020
Interest expense	$	3,896	$	514	$	158,653	$	163,063
Depreciation and amortization	$	106,661	$	34,117	$	14,521	$	155,299
Amortization of intangibles	$	13,593	$	8,841	$	10	$	22,444
Amortization of cemetery property	$	—	$	80,403	$	—	$	80,403
Capital expenditures	$	86,518	$	132,214	$	3,479	$	222,211

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Years Ended December 31,
	2022		2021		2020
	(In thousands)
Revenue from customers:
Funeral revenue:
Atneed revenue	$	1,242,269	$	1,268,111	$	1,092,016
Matured preneed revenue	705,273		700,473		662,675
Core funeral revenue	1,947,542		1,968,584		1,754,691
Non-funeral home revenue	76,311		74,099		61,198
Recognized preneed revenue	164,493		159,595		124,645
Other revenue	143,699		140,898		111,767
Total funeral revenue	2,332,045		2,343,176		2,052,301
Cemetery revenue:
Atneed revenue	448,143		477,950		386,850
Recognized preneed property revenue	868,740		846,528		659,950
Recognized preneed merchandise and services revenue	338,463		343,899		298,864
Core cemetery revenue	1,655,346		1,668,377		1,345,664
Other revenue	121,270		131,590		113,544
Total cemetery revenue	1,776,616		1,799,967		1,459,208
Total revenue from customers	$	4,108,661	$	4,143,143	$	3,511,509
Gross profit:
Funeral gross profit	$	545,693	$	639,775	$	506,535
Cemetery gross profit	608,909		683,300		485,904
Gross profit from reportable segments	1,154,602		1,323,075		992,439
Corporate general and administrative expenses	(237,248)		(157,568)		(156,678)
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	9,962		25,169		7,009
Operating income	927,316		1,190,676		842,770
Interest expense	(172,109)		(150,610)		(163,063)
Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net	(1,225)		(5,226)		(18,428)
Other income, net	1,646		10,660		781
Income before income taxes	$	755,628	$	1,045,500	$	662,060

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

Our geographic area information as of and for the year ended December 31 were as follows:

	United States		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
2022
Revenue from external customers	$	3,876,689	$	231,972	$	4,108,661
Interest expense	$	171,912	$	197	$	172,109
Depreciation and amortization	$	165,004	$	10,326	$	175,330
Amortization of intangibles	$	18,080	$	275	$	18,355
Amortization of cemetery property	$	89,545	$	4,578	$	94,123
Operating income	$	856,277	$	71,039	$	927,316
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	$	7,220	$	2,742	$	9,962
Long-lived assets	$	7,094,859	$	331,520	$	7,426,379
2021
Revenue from external customers	$	3,918,777	$	224,366	$	4,143,143
Interest expense	$	150,385	$	225	$	150,610
Depreciation and amortization	$	149,351	$	9,955	$	159,306
Amortization of intangibles	$	19,721	$	281	$	20,002
Amortization of cemetery property	$	92,128	$	6,034	$	98,162
Operating income	$	1,120,154	$	70,522	$	1,190,676
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	$	19,837	$	5,332	$	25,169
Long-lived assets	$	6,895,439	$	342,458	$	7,237,897
2020
Revenue from external customers	$	3,328,381	$	183,128	$	3,511,509
Interest expense	$	162,804	$	259	$	163,063
Depreciation and amortization	$	146,378	$	8,921	$	155,299
Amortization of intangibles	$	22,132	$	312	$	22,444
Amortization of cemetery property	$	76,275	$	4,128	$	80,403
Operating income	$	795,461	$	47,309	$	842,770
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	$	6,935	$	74	$	7,009