Consolidated Balance Sheet - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 205,595	$ 221,557
Receivables, net	89,854	97,939
Inventories	35,126	33,597
Income Taxes Receivable	86,674	122,183
Other	32,093	23,010
Total current assets	449,342	498,286
Preneed receivables, net and trust investments	6,430,825	6,191,912
Cemetery property	2,039,397	2,020,846
Property and equipment, net	2,480,096	2,480,099
Goodwill	1,992,032	1,977,186
Deferred charges and other assets	1,268,970	1,247,830
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	2,034,432	1,939,241
Total assets	16,695,094	16,355,400
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	662,711	685,759
Current maturities of long-term debt	63,437	63,341
Total current liabilities	726,148	749,100
Long-term debt	4,613,200	4,649,155
Deferred preneed revenue	1,713,650	1,703,509
Deferred Income Taxes and Other Tax Liabilities, Noncurrent	640,336	638,106
Other liabilities	470,180	464,935
Deferred receipts held in trust	4,909,180	4,670,884
Care trusts’ corpus	2,031,619	1,938,238
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000
Common stock, par or stated value per share	$ 1
Common stock, shares outstanding	146,299,031	146,323,340
Equity:
Common Stock, Value, Outstanding	$ 146,299	$ 146,323
Capital in excess of par value	952,344	937,596
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	475,545	432,454
Accumulated other comprehensive income	16,414	24,891
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,590,602	1,541,264
Noncontrolling interests	179	209
Total equity	1,590,781	1,541,473
Total liabilities and equity	$ 16,695,094	$ 16,355,400
Common stock, shares, issued	148,979,038	148,297,042