Segment Reporting Level 3 (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In thousands)
Revenue from customers:
Funeral revenue:
Atneed revenue	$	282,979	$	291,640	$	884,835	$	931,000
Matured preneed revenue	172,272		167,427		533,678		528,122
Core funeral revenue	455,251		459,067		1,418,513		1,459,122
Non-funeral home revenue	21,949		18,150		63,651		56,694
Recognized preneed revenue	33,010		40,132		119,941		125,824
Other revenue	44,573		36,621		127,761		110,239
Total funeral revenue	554,783		553,970		1,729,866		1,751,879
Cemetery revenue:
Atneed revenue	110,214		108,604		328,450		341,397
Recognized preneed property revenue	214,585		200,811		625,985		640,378
Recognized preneed merchandise and services revenue	93,113		85,707		269,129		255,535
Core cemetery revenue	417,912		395,122		1,223,564		1,237,310
Other revenue	29,164		28,628		90,552		91,789
Total cemetery revenue	447,076		423,750		1,314,116		1,329,099
Total revenue from customers	$	1,001,859	$	977,720	$	3,043,982	$	3,080,978
Gross profit:
Funeral gross profit	$	109,747	$	101,844	$	374,750	$	414,456
Cemetery gross profit	143,936		129,112		429,495		460,058
Gross profit from reportable segments	253,683		230,956		804,245		874,514
Corporate general and administrative expenses	(33,213)		(41,911)		(112,294)		(129,336)
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	2,542		14,403		10,187		15,186
Operating income	223,012		203,448		702,138		760,364
Interest expense	(61,512)		(43,508)		(174,904)		(123,107)
Losses on early extinguishment of debt	—		—		(1,114)		(1,225)
Other income (expense), net	128		(1,514)		2,647		(2,489)
Income before income taxes	$	161,628	$	158,426	$	528,767	$	633,543

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

Our geographic area information was as follows:

	United States		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
Three months ended September 30,
Revenue from external customers:
2023	$	950,750	$	51,109	$	1,001,859
2022	$	923,738	$	53,982	$	977,720
Nine months ended September 30,
Revenue from external customers:
2023	$	2,879,076	$	164,906	$	3,043,982
2022	$	2,905,975	$	175,003	$	3,080,978