Preneed Activities Preneed Activities Receivables Net and Trust Invesments - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	$ 174,471		$ 174,471
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	1,397,770		1,397,770
Investments	7,393,457		7,393,457		$ 6,617,220
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,572,241		1,572,241		1,546,408
Deposits to trust	164,064	$ 143,148	479,924	$ 434,210
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	2,162,902		2,162,902		1,939,241
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(19,403)		(19,403)		(15,910)
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,591,644		1,591,644		1,562,318
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(36,041)		(36,041)		(32,475)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	461,983		461,983
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	488,294		488,294
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	320,134		320,134
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	170,374		170,374
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	79,381		79,381
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	52,075		52,075
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff			2,230
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)			(5,856)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss			60
PreneedRreceivables	1,536,200		1,536,200		1,513,933
Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	51,217		51,217
Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	22,600		22,600
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]	36,220		36,220
Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	64,434		64,434
Funeral [Member]
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	46,576		46,576
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	136,351		136,351
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	182,927		182,927		180,414
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(10,709)		(10,709)		(10,100)
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	193,636		193,636		190,514
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(19,548)		(19,548)		(17,026)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	51,950		51,950
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	58,360		58,360
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	31,908		31,908
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	15,051		15,051
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	7,457		7,457
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	18,201		18,201
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff			1,770
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)			(4,346)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss			54
PreneedRreceivables	163,379		163,379		163,388
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]	3,278		3,278
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	7,503		7,503
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]	30,946		30,946
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]	4,849		4,849
Cemetery [Member]
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	127,895		127,895
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	1,261,419		1,261,419
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,389,314		1,389,314		1,365,994
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(8,694)		(8,694)		(5,810)
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,398,008		1,398,008		1,371,804
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(16,493)		(16,493)		(15,449)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	410,033		410,033
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	429,934		429,934
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	288,226		288,226
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	155,323		155,323
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	71,924		71,924
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	33,874		33,874
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff			460
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)			(1,510)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss			6
PreneedRreceivables	1,372,821		1,372,821		$ 1,350,545
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]	47,939		47,939
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	15,097		15,097
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]	5,274		5,274
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]	$ 59,585		$ 59,585