Segment Reporting Level 4 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Noncurrent	$ 2,206		$ 2,206		$ 2,207
Revenues	1,001,859	$ 977,720	3,043,982	$ 3,080,978
Interest expense	(61,512)	(43,508)	(174,904)	(123,107)
Depreciation and amortization			141,228	130,451
Amortization of intangibles			14,158	14,059
Amortization of cemetery property			71,892	69,059
Total assets	15,683,137		15,683,137		$ 15,066,037
Capital expenditures			267,752	252,763
Gross profits 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
Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net	0	0	(1,114)	(1,225)
Other income (expense), net	128	(1,514)	2,647	(2,489)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	161,628	158,426	528,767	633,543
Funeral Atneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	282,979	291,640	884,835	931,000
Funeral Matured Preneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	172,272	167,427	533,678	528,122
Funeral Core Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	455,251	459,067	1,418,513	1,459,122
Non-funeral Home Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	21,949	18,150	63,651	56,694
Funeral Recognized Preneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	33,010	40,132	119,941	125,824
Funeral Other Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	44,573	36,621	127,761	110,239
Cemetery Atneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	110,214	108,604	328,450	341,397
Cemetery Recognized Preneed Property Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	214,585	200,811	625,985	640,378
Cemetery Recognized Preneed Merchandise And Service Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	93,113	85,707	269,129	255,535
Cemetery Core Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	417,912	395,122	1,223,564	1,237,310
Cemetery Other Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	29,164	28,628	90,552	91,789
UNITED STATES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	950,750	923,738	2,879,076	2,905,975
CANADA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	51,109	53,982	164,906	175,003
Funeral [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	554,783	553,970	1,729,866	1,751,879
Gross profits from reportable segments	109,747	101,844	374,750	414,456
Cemetery [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	447,076	423,750	1,314,116	1,329,099
Gross profits from reportable segments	$ 143,936	$ 129,112	$ 429,495	$ 460,058