Segment Reporting Level 4 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Noncurrent	$ 2,834	$ 2,207
Revenues	4,099,778	4,108,661	$ 4,143,143
Interest expense	239,447	172,109	150,610
Depreciation and amortization	191,272	175,330	159,306
Amortization of intangibles	18,736	18,355	20,002
Amortization of cemetery property	101,234	94,123	98,162
Total assets	16,355,400	15,066,037
Capital expenditures	361,793	369,709	303,660
Gross profits from reportable segments	1,091,807	1,154,602	1,323,075
Corporate general and administrative expenses	(157,368)	(237,248)	(157,568)
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	9,816	9,962	25,169
Operating income	944,255	927,316	1,190,676
Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net	(1,114)	(1,225)	(5,226)
Other income, net	4,912	1,646	10,660
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	708,606	755,628	1,045,500
UNITED STATES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	3,881,333	3,876,689	3,918,777
Interest expense	239,103	171,912	150,385
Depreciation and amortization	180,093	165,004	149,351
Amortization of intangibles	18,495	18,080	19,721
Amortization of cemetery property	97,471	89,545	92,128
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	8,512	7,220	19,837
Operating income	887,110	856,277	1,120,154
Long lived assets	7,386,819	7,094,859
CANADA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	218,445	231,972	224,366
Interest expense	344	197	225
Depreciation and amortization	11,179	10,326	9,955
Amortization of intangibles	241	275	281
Amortization of cemetery property	3,763	4,578	6,034
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	1,304	2,742	5,332
Operating income	57,145	71,039	70,522
Long lived assets	339,142	331,520
Funeral [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest expense	2,092	1,734	2,864
Depreciation and amortization	133,544	123,165	111,687
Amortization of intangibles	12,025	11,735	12,980
Amortization of cemetery property	0	0	0
Total assets	6,573,950	6,236,270
Capital expenditures	125,922	153,224	139,420
Gross profits from reportable segments	497,106	545,693	639,775
Cemetery [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest expense	764	493	681
Depreciation and amortization	46,713	41,502	37,373
Amortization of intangibles	6,706	6,620	7,016
Amortization of cemetery property	101,234	94,123	98,162
Total assets	9,168,173	8,404,900
Capital expenditures	212,406	196,371	148,737
Gross profits from reportable segments	594,701	608,909	683,300
Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest expense	236,591	169,882	147,065
Depreciation and amortization	11,015	10,663	10,246
Amortization of intangibles	5	0	6
Amortization of cemetery property	0	0	0
Total assets	613,277	424,867
Capital expenditures	23,465	20,114	15,503
Funeral Atneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,185,413	1,242,269	1,268,111
Funeral Matured Preneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	715,298	705,273	700,473
Non-funeral Home Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	85,904	76,311	74,099
Funeral Other Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	181,646	161,696	161,233
Cemetery Atneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	433,925	448,143	477,950
Cemetery Recognized Preneed Property Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	874,724	868,740	846,528
Non-funeral home preneed sales revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	134,770	146,496	139,260
Cemetery Recognized Preneed Merchandise And Service Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	365,018	338,463	343,899
Cemetery Other Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 123,080	$ 121,270	$ 131,590