Preneed Activities Preneed Activities Receivables Net and Trust Invesments - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	$ 117,787	$ 117,787
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	1,356,182	1,356,182
Investments	6,356,248	6,356,248	$ 5,877,603
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,473,969	1,473,969	1,429,523
Beginning balance — Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments		5,577,499
Deposits to trust	153,817	291,062
Ending balance — Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments	5,962,836	5,962,836
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,838,707	1,838,707	1,702,313
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(17,835)	(17,835)	(17,889)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,445,295	1,445,295	1,402,209
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,491,804	1,491,804	1,447,412
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(28,674)	(28,674)	(27,314)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	312,170	312,170
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	531,239	531,239
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	331,418	331,418
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	174,037	174,037
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	71,923	71,923
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	53,182	53,182
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff		1,319
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)		(2,670)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss		(9)
Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	33,713	33,713
Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	9,774	9,774
Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	27,222	27,222
Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	47,078	47,078
Funeral [Member]
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	32,869	32,869
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	147,212	147,212
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	180,081	180,081	168,979
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(11,000)	(11,000)	(11,129)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	164,787	164,787	154,541
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	191,081	191,081	180,108
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(15,294)	(15,294)	(14,438)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	48,981	48,981
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	59,708	59,708
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	33,035	33,035
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	15,393	15,393
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	8,760	8,760
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	14,204	14,204
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff		1,020
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)		(1,874)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss		(2)
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	3,265	3,265
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	2,182	2,182
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	23,447	23,447
Funeral [Member] | Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	3,975	3,975
Cemetery [Member]
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	84,918	84,918
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	1,208,970	1,208,970
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,293,888	1,293,888	1,260,544
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(6,835)	(6,835)	(6,760)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,280,508	1,280,508	1,247,668
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,300,723	1,300,723	1,267,304
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(13,380)	(13,380)	$ (12,876)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	263,189	263,189
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	471,531	471,531
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	298,383	298,383
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	158,644	158,644
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	63,163	63,163
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	38,978	38,978
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff		299
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)		(796)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss		(7)
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	30,448	30,448
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	7,592	7,592
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	3,775	3,775
Cemetery [Member] | Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	$ 43,103	$ 43,103