Consolidated Balance Sheet - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 221,557	$ 191,938
Receivables, net	97,939	96,681
Inventories	33,597	31,740
Income tax receivable	122,183	7,021
Other	23,010	32,466
Total current assets	498,286	359,846
Preneed receivables, net and trust investments	6,191,912	5,577,499
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(2,345)	(3,602)
Cemetery property	2,020,846	1,939,816
Property and equipment, net	2,480,099	2,350,549
Goodwill	1,977,186	1,945,588
Deferred charges and other assets	1,247,830	1,190,426
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,939,241	1,702,313
Total assets	16,355,400	15,066,037
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	685,699	707,488
Current maturities of long-term debt	63,341	90,661
Income taxes payable	60	1,131
Total current liabilities	749,100	799,280
Long-term debt	4,649,155	4,251,083
Deferred preneed revenue	1,703,509	1,624,028
Deferred Income Taxes and Other Tax Liabilities, Noncurrent	638,106	445,040
Other liabilities	464,935	411,376
Deferred receipts held in trust	4,670,884	4,163,520
Care trusts’ corpus	1,938,238	1,698,287
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Equity:
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	1,541,473	1,673,423
Common Stock, Value, Outstanding	146,323	153,940
Capital in excess of par value	937,596	958,329
Accumulated deficit	432,454	544,384
Accumulated other comprehensive income	24,891	16,538
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,541,264	1,673,191
Noncontrolling interests	209	232
Total equity	$ 1,541,473	$ 1,673,423
Common stock, par or stated value per share	$ 1
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000
Common stock, shares, issued	148,297,042	156,088,438
Common stock, shares outstanding	146,323,340	153,940,365
Total liabilities and equity	$ 16,355,400	$ 15,066,037
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	$ (4,382)	$ (6,186)