Preneed Activities Long-term Receivable and Investment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items]
Allowance for cancellation	$ (27,314)	$ (20,727)
Preneed receivables, net and trust investments	5,577,499	6,015,323	$ 5,345,720	$ 4,789,562
PreneedReceivables	1,402,209	1,243,781
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	(1,702,313)	(1,996,898)
Preneed trust investments	4,175,290	4,771,542
Preneed receivables, net and trust investments, excluding allowance for cancellation	5,577,499	6,015,323
Insurance-backed fixed income securities and other [Line Items]	214,440	231,589
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,447,412	1,287,722
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(17,889)	(23,214)
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,429,523	1,264,508
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables		(20,727)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	21
Financing Receivable, Purchased with Credit Deterioration, Allowance for Credit Loss at Acquisition Date	0
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	3,638
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(10,246)
Funeral [Member]
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items]
Allowance for cancellation	(14,438)	(12,722)
PreneedReceivables	154,541	137,423
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
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables	12,722
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	8
Financing Receivable, Purchased with Credit Deterioration, Allowance for Credit Loss at Acquisition Date	0
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	2,907
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(4,631)
Cemetery [Member]
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items]
Allowance for cancellation	(12,876)	(8,005)
PreneedReceivables	1,247,668	1,106,358
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
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables	8,005
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	13
Financing Receivable, Purchased with Credit Deterioration, Allowance for Credit Loss at Acquisition Date	0
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	731
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	$ (5,615)