CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 84,393	$ 66,125	$ 239,360	$ 202,958
Field costs and expenses:
Cemetery property amortization	1,471	972	3,445	2,990
Field depreciation expense	3,233	3,106	9,770	9,250
Regional and unallocated funeral and cemetery costs	4,731	3,597	11,204	10,008
Other expenses	1,253	411	3,551	1,197
Total field costs and expenses	56,519	48,069	163,155	144,051
Gross profit	27,874	18,056	76,205	58,907
Corporate costs and expenses:
General, administrative and other	6,134	5,755	18,620	17,059
Home office depreciation and amortization	329	357	1,065	1,115
Net loss on divestitures and impairments charges	4,917	4,593	19,610	4,604
Operating income	16,494	7,351	36,910	36,129
Interest expense	(8,007)	(6,283)	(24,787)	(18,907)
Accretion of discount on convertible subordinated notes	(69)	(61)	(200)	(178)
Net loss on early extinguishment of debt	(6)	0	(6)	0
Other, net	(28)	517	(34)	690
Income before income taxes	8,384	1,524	11,883	17,734
Expense for income taxes	(2,851)	(930)	(4,014)	(5,551)
Tax adjustment related to discrete items	8	17	144	219
Total expense for income taxes	$ (2,859)	$ (947)	(4,158)	(5,770)
Net income			$ 7,725	$ 11,964
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Abstract]
Continuing operations (in dollars per Share)	$ 0.31	$ 0.03	$ 0.43	$ 0.66
Continuing operations (in dollars per Share)	0.31	0.03	0.43	0.66
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per Share)	$ 0.0875	$ 0.075	$ 0.2375	$ 0.225
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic (in Shares)	17,895	17,737	17,853	17,917
Diluted (in Shares)	17,932	17,768	17,893	17,951
Funeral
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 61,434	$ 51,517	$ 182,297	$ 160,187
Field costs and expenses:
Cost of operating	19,945	18,011	59,624	54,062
Corporate costs and expenses:
Operating income	13,975	9,531	38,155	42,220
Income before income taxes	13,753	9,312	37,481	41,591
Cemetery
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	22,959	14,608	57,063	42,771
Field costs and expenses:
Cost of operating	25,886	21,972	75,561	66,544
Corporate costs and expenses:
Operating income	8,982	3,932	18,440	12,083
Income before income taxes	9,024	3,885	18,538	12,324
Service Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	41,218	34,133	120,830	105,444
Property and Merchandise [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	36,298	28,002	100,211	85,458
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