Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Textuals (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 3,204	$ 12,586
Restricted Cash, Current	$ 370	10,379
Intangible Fair Value Inputs, Royalty Savings Rate, Low	0.042
Amortization of cemetery property	$ 101,234	94,123	$ 98,162
Depreciation	$ 191,272	$ 175,330	$ 159,306
Net income attributable to common stockholders, basic	$ 3.57	$ 3.58	$ 4.79
Goodwill Reporting Unit Fair Value Inputs, Growth Rate, Low End of the Range	1.00%
Goodwill Reporting Unit Fair Value Inputs, Growth Rate, High End of the Range	3.00%
Goodwill Reporting Unit Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	6.75%
Intangible Fair Value Inputs, Royalty Savings Rate	0.050
Intangibles Fair Value Inputs, Terminal Growth Rate	0.015
Intangibles Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	6.95%
Retirement of treasury shares	0	0	0
Deferred incremental selling costs	$ 406,181	$ 384,108
Incremental Selling Costs	$ 247,400	263,900	$ 259,900
Goodwill Reporting Unit Fair Value Inputs, Expense to Revenue Ratio, Low end range	70.00%
Goodwill Reporting Unit Fair Value Inputs, Expense to Revenue Ratio, High end range	80.00%
Goodwill Reporting Unit Fair Value Inputs, Growth Rate Other, Low end range	2.00%
GoodwillReportingUnitFairValueInputsGrowthRateOtherHighendrange	3.00%
Other Assets, Current	$ 23,010	32,466
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2023
Receivables, net:
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	$ 102,321	102,867
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(4,382)	(6,186)
Receivables, net	97,939	96,681
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(2,345)	(3,602)
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	8,497	$ 6,821
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	$ (8)
Net income attributable to common stockholders, diluted	$ 3.53	$ 3.53	$ 4.72
Amortization of intangibles	$ 18,736	$ 18,355	$ 20,002
Life Insurance General Agency Commissions	185,600	164,300	157,400
Estimated Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits with the next 12 months	$ 1,300
Intangible Fair Value Inputs, Royalty Savings Rate, Low	0.020
Estimated Excess Repatriation Federal Income Tax	$ 7,700
Funeral [Member]
Amortization of cemetery property	0	0	0
Depreciation	$ 133,544	123,165	111,687
Goodwill Reporting Unit Fair Value Inputs, Terminal Growth Rate	1.00%
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	$ (2)
Amortization of intangibles	$ 12,025	11,735	12,980
Intangibles Fair Value Inputs, Terminal Growth Rate	1.00%
Cemetery [Member]
Amortization of cemetery property	$ 101,234	94,123	98,162
Depreciation	$ 46,713	41,502	37,373
Goodwill Reporting Unit Fair Value Inputs, Terminal Growth Rate	2.80%
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	$ (6)
Amortization of intangibles	$ 6,706	6,620	$ 7,016
Intangibles Fair Value Inputs, Terminal Growth Rate	2.80%
Minimum [Member]
Funeral home lease life	1 year
Transportation equipment lease life	1 year
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	5 years
Minimum [Member] | Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives
Minimum [Member] | Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives
Maximum [Member]
Funeral home lease life	40 years
Transportation equipment lease life	9 years
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	89 years
Maximum [Member] | Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives
Maximum [Member] | Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives
Maximum [Member] | Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 3,902	5,703
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	3,765
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	2,264
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Acquisitions (Divestitures), Net	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	83
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	7,747
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] | Funeral [Member]
Receivables, net:
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	35,572	44,417
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(1,784)	(3,627)
Receivables, net	33,788	40,790
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	1,784	3,627
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	2,626
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	1,893
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Acquisitions (Divestitures), Net	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	82
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	6,280
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] | Cemetery [Member]
Receivables, net:
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	19,277	19,781
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(2,118)	(2,076)
Receivables, net	17,159	17,705
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	2,118	2,076
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	1,139
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	371
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Acquisitions (Divestitures), Net	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	1
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	1,467
Notes Receivable [Member]
Receivables, net:
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	175	186
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(137)	(139)
Receivables, net	38	47
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	10,469
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	1,934	2,685
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(2)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Acquisitions (Divestitures), Net	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	(532)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	1,281
Financing Receivable, Not Past Due	9,236
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year	11
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year	4,603
Financing Receivable, Revolving	5,855
Total Notes Receivable, Past Due	1,233
Notes Receivable [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Notes Receivable [Member] | Maturity 30 to 90 Days [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	117
Notes Receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 90 To 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Notes Receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater Than 180 days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	1,116
Notes Receivable [Member] | Long Term [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	10,294	9,367
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(1,797)	(2,546)
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	8,497	6,821
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member]
Receivables, net:
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	47,297	38,483
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(343)	(344)
Receivables, net	46,954	38,139
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	55,185
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	891	1,400
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(509)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Acquisitions (Divestitures), Net	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year	48,504
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year	3,936
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year	1,778
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year	520
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year	436
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year	11
Financing Receivable, Revolving	0
Total Miscellaneous Receivables	1,512
Miscellaneous Receivables, Not Past Due	53,673
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Maturity 30 to 90 Days [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	19
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 90 To 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	249
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater Than 180 days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	1,244
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Long Term [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	7,888	7,993
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(548)	(1,056)
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	7,340	6,937
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	548	1,056
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(508)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Acquisitions (Divestitures), Net	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year	3,607
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year	2,255
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year	1,351
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year	313
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year	353
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year	9
Financing Receivable, Revolving	0
Total Miscellaneous Receivables	0
Miscellaneous Receivables, Not Past Due	7,888
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Long Term [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Long Term [Member] | Maturity 30 to 90 Days [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Long Term [Member] | Financing Receivables 90 To 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Long Term [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater Than 180 days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Current [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	47,297
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	343	$ 344
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(1)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Acquisitions (Divestitures), Net	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year	44,897
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year	1,681
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year	427
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year	207
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year	83
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year	2
Financing Receivable, Revolving	0
Total Miscellaneous Receivables	1,512
Miscellaneous Receivables, Not Past Due	45,785
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Current [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Current [Member] | Maturity 30 to 90 Days [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	19
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Current [Member] | Financing Receivables 90 To 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	249
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Current [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater Than 180 days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	$ 1,244
Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	5 years
Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	15 years