Segment Reporting Level 4 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Noncurrent	$ 2,207	$ 2,082
Revenues	4,108,661	4,143,143	$ 3,511,509
Interest expense	172,109	150,610	163,063
Depreciation and amortization	175,330	159,306	155,299
Depreciation and amortization	175,330	159,306	155,299
Amortization of intangibles	18,355	20,002	22,444
Amortization of cemetery property	94,123	98,162	80,403
Total assets	15,066,037	15,691,178
Capital expenditures	369,709	303,660	222,211
Gross profits 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
Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net	(1,225)	(5,226)	(18,428)
Other income, net	1,646	10,660	781
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	755,628	1,045,500	662,060
Long lived assets	7,426,379	7,237,897
UNITED STATES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	3,876,689	3,918,777	3,328,381
Interest expense	171,912	150,385	162,804
Depreciation and amortization	165,004	149,351	146,378
Amortization of intangibles	18,080	19,721	22,132
Amortization of cemetery property	89,545	92,128	76,275
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	7,220	19,837	6,935
Operating income	856,277	1,120,154	795,461
Long lived assets	7,094,859	6,895,439
CANADA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	231,972	224,366	183,128
Interest expense	197	225	259
Depreciation and amortization	10,326	9,955	8,921
Amortization of intangibles	275	281	312
Amortization of cemetery property	4,578	6,034	4,128
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	2,742	5,332	74
Operating income	71,039	70,522	47,309
Long lived assets	331,520	342,458
Funeral [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	2,332,045	2,343,176	2,052,301
Interest expense	1,734	2,864	3,896
Depreciation and amortization	123,165	111,687	106,661
Amortization of intangibles	11,735	12,980	13,593
Amortization of cemetery property	0	0	0
Total assets	6,236,270	6,381,280
Capital expenditures	153,224	139,420	86,518
Gross profits from reportable segments	545,693	639,775	506,535
Cemetery [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,776,616	1,799,967	1,459,208
Interest expense	493	681	514
Depreciation and amortization	41,502	37,373	34,117
Amortization of intangibles	6,620	7,016	8,841
Amortization of cemetery property	94,123	98,162	80,403
Total assets	8,404,900	8,788,833
Capital expenditures	196,371	148,737	132,214
Gross profits from reportable segments	608,909	683,300	485,904
Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest expense	169,882	147,065	158,653
Depreciation and amortization	10,663	10,246	14,521
Amortization of intangibles	0	6	10
Amortization of cemetery property	0	0	0
Total assets	424,867	521,065
Capital expenditures	20,114	15,503	3,479
Funeral Atneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,242,269	1,268,111	1,092,016
Funeral Matured Preneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	705,273	700,473	662,675
Funeral Core Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,947,542	1,968,584	1,754,691
Non-funeral Home Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	76,311	74,099	61,198
Funeral Recognized Preneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	164,493	159,595	124,645
Funeral Other Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	143,699	140,898	111,767
Cemetery Atneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	448,143	477,950	386,850
Cemetery Recognized Preneed Property Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	868,740	846,528	659,950
Cemetery Recognized Preneed Merchandise And Service Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	338,463	343,899	298,864
Cemetery Core Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,655,346	1,668,377	1,345,664
Cemetery Other Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 121,270	$ 131,590	$ 113,544