Preneed Activities Preneed Activities Receivables Net and Trust Invesments - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	$ 118,251
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	1,429,601
Investments	6,951,799		$ 6,617,220
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,547,852		1,546,408
Beginning balance — Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments	6,191,912
Deposits to trust	156,119	$ 137,245
Ending balance — Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments	6,430,825
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	2,034,432		1,939,241
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(16,694)		(15,910)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,513,458		1,513,933
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,564,546		1,562,318
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(34,394)		(32,475)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	162,070
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	575,879
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	398,470
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	227,900
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	111,929
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	71,604
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	980
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(2,924)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss	25
Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	31,978
Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	11,766
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]	33,159
Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	41,348
Funeral [Member]
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	40,783
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	138,761
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	179,544		180,414
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(10,239)		(10,100)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	161,692		163,388
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	189,783		190,514
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(17,852)		(17,026)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	21,075
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	66,928
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	41,887
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	20,954
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	9,712
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	18,988
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	779
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(1,622)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss	17
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]	3,455
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	2,619
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]	27,799
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]	6,910
Cemetery [Member]
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	77,468
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	1,290,840
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,368,308		1,365,994
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(6,455)		(5,810)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,351,766		1,350,545
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,374,763		1,371,804
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(16,542)		$ (15,449)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	140,995
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	508,951
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	356,583
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	206,946
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	102,217
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	52,616
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	201
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(1,302)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss	8
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]	28,523
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	9,147
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]	5,360
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]	$ 34,438