Preneed Activities Preneed Activities Receivables Net and Trust Invesments - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	$ 140,936	$ 140,936
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	1,359,992	1,359,992
Investments	6,136,019	6,136,019	$ 5,877,603
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,500,928	1,500,928	1,429,523
Beginning balance — Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments		5,577,499
Deposits to trust	143,148	434,210
Ending balance — Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments	5,827,850	5,827,850
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,778,882	1,778,882	1,702,313
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(16,834)	(16,834)	(17,889)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,470,713	1,470,713	1,402,209
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,517,762	1,517,762	1,447,412
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(30,215)	(30,215)	(27,314)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	458,181	458,181
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	488,864	488,864
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	296,427	296,427
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	151,900	151,900
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	60,388	60,388
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	45,168	45,168
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff		2,189
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)		(5,107)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss		17
Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	40,890	40,890
Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	13,700	13,700
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]	29,406	29,406
Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	56,940	56,940
Funeral [Member]
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	37,395	37,395
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	144,752	144,752
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	182,147	182,147	168,979
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(10,530)	(10,530)	(11,129)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	166,060	166,060	154,541
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	192,677	192,677	180,108
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(16,087)	(16,087)	(14,438)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	65,181	65,181
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	53,310	53,310
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	28,785	28,785
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	13,072	13,072
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	7,642	7,642
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	14,157	14,157
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff		1,730
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)		(3,379)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss		0
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]	3,655	3,655
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	2,492	2,492
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]	25,297	25,297
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]	5,951	5,951
Cemetery [Member]
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	103,541	103,541
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	1,215,240	1,215,240
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,318,781	1,318,781	1,260,544
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(6,304)	(6,304)	(6,760)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,304,653	1,304,653	1,247,668
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,325,085	1,325,085	1,267,304
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(14,128)	(14,128)	$ (12,876)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	393,000	393,000
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	435,554	435,554
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	267,642	267,642
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	138,828	138,828
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	52,746	52,746
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	31,011	31,011
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff		459
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)		(1,728)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss		17
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]	37,235	37,235
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	11,208	11,208
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]	4,109	4,109
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]	$ 50,989	$ 50,989