Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Textuals (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	$ 88,342,000		$ 102,867,000
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	4,216,000		12,586,000
Restricted Cash, Current	2,010,000		10,379,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	84,118,000		96,681,000
Amortization of cemetery property	71,892,000	$ 69,059,000
Depreciation	141,228,000	$ 130,451,000
Other Assets, Current	31,631,000		32,466,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	4,224,000		6,186,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(30,215,000)		(27,314,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	2,189,000
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(3,719,000)		(5,703,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(2,202,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	(1,668,000)
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	52,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	5,802,000
Notes Receivable [Member]
Note Receivable, Not Past Due	9,168,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,797,000		2,546,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	10,400,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(1,935,000)		(2,685,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	2,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	748,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	11,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	4,730,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(1,797,000)		(2,546,000)
Revolving Line of Credit	5,659,000
Total Note Receivable, Past Due	1,232,000
Notes Receivable [Member] | Note Receivable, 1 to 29 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Notes Receivable [Member] | Note Receivable, 30 to 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	116,000
Notes Receivable [Member] | Note Receivables, 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Notes Receivable [Member] | Note Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	1,116,000
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	723,000		1,056,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	49,931,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(1,090,000)		(1,400,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	310,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	42,237,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	4,278,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	2,078,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	704,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	613,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	21,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(723,000)		(1,056,000)
Miscellaneous Receivable, Not Past Due	48,444,000
Revolving Line of Credit	0
Total Miscellaneous Receivables	1,487,000
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 30 to 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	302,000
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	1,185,000
Funeral [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(16,087,000)		(14,438,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	1,730,000
Funeral [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	25,559,000		44,417,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	23,856,000		40,790,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	1,703,000		3,627,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(1,703,000)		(3,627,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(1,532,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	(1,403,000)
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	57,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	4,802,000
Other Accounts Receivable Current [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	42,062,000		38,483,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	41,695,000		38,139,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	367,000		344,000
Current [Member] | Notes Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	269,000		186,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	131,000		47,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	138,000		139,000
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member]
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	42,062,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(367,000)		(344,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(23,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	39,469,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	1,746,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	485,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	242,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	116,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	4,000
Miscellaneous Receivable, Not Past Due	40,575,000
Revolving Line of Credit	0
Total Miscellaneous Receivables	1,487,000
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 30 to 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	302,000
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	1,185,000
Long Term [Member] | Notes Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	8,334,000		6,821,000
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	10,131,000		9,367,000
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	7,146,000		6,937,000
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	7,869,000		7,993,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	7,869,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(723,000)		(1,056,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	333,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	2,768,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	2,532,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	1,593,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	462,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	497,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	17,000
Miscellaneous Receivable, Not Past Due	7,869,000
Revolving Line of Credit	0
Total Miscellaneous Receivables	0
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 30 to 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Cemetery [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(14,128,000)		(12,876,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	459,000
Cemetery [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	20,452,000		19,781,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	18,436,000		17,705,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	2,016,000		2,076,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(2,016,000)		$ (2,076,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(670,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	(265,000)
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	(5,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	$ 1,000,000