CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
Revenue:
Revenues	$ 102,147	$ 102,318	$ 209,216	$ 205,811
Field costs and expenses:
Cemetery property amortization	2,241	2,560	4,069	4,316
Field depreciation expense	3,288	3,405	6,610	6,872
Regional and unallocated funeral and cemetery costs	3,260	4,245	8,495	8,087
Other expenses	1,480	1,462	3,136	2,970
Total field costs and expenses	66,212	65,325	135,439	131,556
Gross profit	35,935	36,993	73,777	74,255
Corporate costs and expenses:
General, administrative and other	11,938	18,601	23,986	34,841
Net (gain) loss on divestitures, disposals, and impairment charges	(1)	23	(5,771)	1,568
Operating income	23,998	18,369	55,562	37,846
Interest expense	7,034	8,324	14,332	17,036
Net gain on property damage, net of insurance claims	0	(417)	0	(417)
Other, net	107	3	(1,881)	46
Income before income taxes	16,857	10,459	43,111	21,181
Expense for income taxes	5,260	3,513	13,451	7,032
(Benefit) expense related to discrete income tax items	(142)	687	(3,005)	917
Total expense for income taxes	5,118	4,200	10,446	7,949
Net income	$ 11,739	$ 6,259	$ 32,665	$ 13,232
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.75	$ 0.41	$ 2.09	$ 0.87
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	0.74	0.40	2.07	0.85
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.1125	$ 0.1125	$ 0.2250	$ 0.2250
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	15,458	14,965	15,352	14,920
Diluted (in shares)	15,653	15,403	15,528	15,356
Service revenue
Revenue:
Revenues	$ 46,510	$ 44,433	$ 99,520	$ 94,132
Field costs and expenses:
Cost of goods and services	23,787	21,672	48,364	45,380
Property and merchandise revenue
Revenue:
Revenues	46,513	49,590	92,099	95,092
Field costs and expenses:
Cost of goods and services	32,156	31,981	64,765	63,931
Other revenue
Revenue:
Revenues	$ 9,124	$ 8,295	$ 17,597	$ 16,587