CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Revenue:
Revenues	$ 417,440	$ 404,198	$ 382,520
Field costs and expenses:
Cemetery property amortization	9,388	8,168	6,039
Field depreciation expense	13,167	13,729	14,166
Regional and unallocated funeral and cemetery costs	17,747	15,364	16,576
Other expenses	6,146	5,921	5,828
Total field costs and expenses	270,764	260,808	258,225
Gross profit	146,676	143,390	124,295
Corporate costs and expenses:
General, administrative, and other	48,648	59,011	42,125
Net loss on divestitures and impairment charges	371	2,580	1,191
Operating income	97,657	81,799	80,979
Interest expense	28,365	32,075	36,266
Net gain on property damage, net of insurance claims	0	(417)	(343)
Other, net	(971)	61	(1,373)
Income before income taxes	70,263	50,080	46,429
Expense for income taxes	22,196	16,079	13,186
(Benefit) expense related to discrete income tax items	(3,440)	1,048	(170)
Total expense for income taxes	18,756	17,127	13,016
Net income	$ 51,507	$ 32,953	$ 33,413
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 3.29	$ 2.17	$ 2.24
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	3.25	2.10	2.14
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.45	$ 0.45	$ 0.45
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	15,428	14,971	14,803
Diluted (in shares)	15,634	15,443	15,455
Service revenue
Revenue:
Revenues	$ 191,278	$ 183,051	$ 182,166
Field costs and expenses:
Cost of goods and services	95,220	90,704	91,799
Property and merchandise revenue
Revenue:
Revenues	188,503	186,932	169,490
Field costs and expenses:
Cost of goods and services	129,096	126,922	123,817
Other revenue
Revenue:
Revenues	$ 37,659	$ 34,215	$ 30,864