Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Preneed Trust Assets

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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This element represents the amount of any measurement period adjustment (as defined) realized during the reporting period to items of consideration transferred in connection with a business combination for which the initial accounting was incomplete.

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The cash inflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period (for example, cash that was held by the acquired business).

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The number of businesses acquired by the entity during the period.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 03, 2020 USD ($) funeral_home_and_cemetery	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Lafayette, California [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Preneed Trust Assets	$ 9,089	$ 9,089		$ 9,089
Purchase price	$ 33,000
Payments to acquire businesses			$ 5,000	28,000
Number of Businesses Acquired \| funeral_home_and_cemetery	1
Fairfax, Virginia
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Preneed Trust Assets		15,891		15,891	$ 15,891
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Consideration Transferred		$ (164)
Cash Acquired from Acquisition				$ 153