Receivables Allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)		$ (1,266)
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	$ 600	287
Accounts and Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff		1,949
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery		(777)
Allowance for credit losses		(1,230)	$ (849)
Funeral
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)		(880)
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff		0
Accounts and Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff		1,611
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery		(777)
Allowance for credit losses		(269)	(223)
Cemetery
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)		(386)
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff		287
Accounts and Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff		338
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery		0
Allowance for credit losses		$ (961)	$ (626)