Segment Reporting Level 4 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Noncurrent	$ 2,207		$ 2,207
Revenues	1,028,709	$ 1,112,403
Interest expense	(53,916)	(39,028)
Depreciation and amortization	46,114	42,436
Amortization of intangibles	4,731	5,074
Amortization of cemetery property	20,338	24,849
Total assets	15,343,912		$ 15,066,037
Capital expenditures	77,903	56,748
Gross profits from reportable segments	289,094	376,913
Corporate general and administrative expenses	(44,160)	(41,704)
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	(691)	(489)
Operating income	245,625	335,698
Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net	(1,060)	0
Other income (expense), net	1,209	128
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	191,858	296,798
UNITED STATES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	971,509	1,050,620
CANADA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	57,200	61,783
Funeral [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	609,709	649,097
Gross profits from reportable segments	149,466	195,983
Cemetery [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	419,000	463,306
Gross profits from reportable segments	139,628	180,930
Funeral Atneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	313,240	353,369
Funeral Matured Preneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	185,709	194,927
Funeral Core Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	498,949	548,296
Non-funeral Home Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	21,209	20,810
Funeral Recognized Preneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	46,426	43,122
Funeral Other Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	43,125	36,869
Cemetery Atneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	110,274	123,389
Cemetery Recognized Preneed Property Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	191,729	221,539
Cemetery Recognized Preneed Merchandise And Service Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	86,160	85,000
Cemetery Core Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	388,163	429,928
Cemetery Other Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 30,837	$ 33,378