SEGMENT REPORTING (Revenue, pre-tax income and total and total assets by segments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 84,393	$ 66,125	$ 239,360	$ 202,958
Operating Income (Loss)	16,494	7,351	36,910	36,129
Income before income taxes	8,384	1,524	11,883	17,734
Total assets	1,120,649		1,120,649		$ 1,129,755
Funeral
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	61,434	51,517	182,297	160,187
Operating Income (Loss)	13,975	9,531	38,155	42,220
Income before income taxes	13,753	9,312	37,481	41,591
Total assets	758,088		758,088		790,459
Cemetery
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	22,959	14,608	57,063	42,771
Operating Income (Loss)	8,982	3,932	18,440	12,083
Income before income taxes	9,024	3,885	18,538	12,324
Total assets	348,288		348,288		314,413
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)	(6,463)	(6,112)	(19,685)	(18,174)
Income before income taxes	(14,393)	(11,673)	(44,136)	(36,181)
Total assets	14,273		14,273		$ 24,883
Funeral And Cemetery Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	41,218	34,133	120,830	105,444
Funeral And Cemetery Services [Member] | Funeral
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	36,987	31,400	110,199	97,308
Funeral And Cemetery Services [Member] | Cemetery
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	4,231	2,733	10,631	8,136
Merchandise [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	23,865	19,978	69,484	62,052
Merchandise [Member] | Funeral
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	20,846	17,918	61,667	56,261
Merchandise [Member] | Cemetery
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	3,019	2,060	7,817	5,791
Cemetery Interment Rights [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	12,433	8,024	30,727	23,406
Cemetery Interment Rights [Member] | Funeral
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0	0
Cemetery Interment Rights [Member] | Cemetery
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	12,433	8,024	30,727	23,406
Other Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	6,877	3,990	18,319	12,056
Other Revenue [Member] | Funeral
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	3,601	2,199	10,431	6,618
Other Revenue [Member] | Cemetery
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 3,276	$ 1,791	$ 7,888	$ 5,438