CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2026	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2026	Sep. 30, 2025
Revenue:
Revenues	$ 100,256	$ 102,742	$ 309,325	$ 311,958
Field costs and expenses:
Cemetery property amortization	2,340	2,755	7,464	6,824
Field depreciation expense	3,376	3,226	10,141	9,836
Regional and unallocated funeral and cemetery costs	3,633	4,095	11,676	12,590
Other expenses	1,323	1,653	3,894	4,789
Total field costs and expenses	69,005	66,499	204,390	201,938
Gross profit	31,251	36,243	104,935	110,020
Corporate costs and expenses:
General, administrative, and other	12,172	12,177	36,258	36,163
Net (gain) loss on divestitures and impairment charges	(320)	6,559	48	788
Operating income	19,399	17,507	68,629	73,069
Interest expense	6,737	6,946	20,304	21,278
Loss on extinguishment of debt	579	0	579	0
Other, net	(536)	852	(429)	(1,029)
Income before income taxes	12,619	9,709	48,175	52,820
Expense for income taxes	3,583	3,431	13,681	16,882
(Benefit) expense related to discrete income tax items	156	(292)	(150)	(3,297)
Total expense for income taxes	3,739	3,139	13,531	13,585
Net income	$ 8,880	$ 6,570	$ 34,644	$ 39,235
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.56	$ 0.42	$ 2.19	$ 2.51
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	0.56	0.41	2.17	2.47
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.1125	$ 0.1125	$ 0.3375	$ 0.3375
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	15,667	15,490	15,629	15,398
Diluted (in shares)	15,755	15,732	15,789	15,601
Service revenue
Revenue:
Revenues	$ 46,631	$ 44,204	$ 143,158	$ 143,724
Field costs and expenses:
Cost of goods and services	25,034	22,851	73,378	71,215
Property and merchandise revenue
Revenue:
Revenues	46,617	48,633	139,658	140,732
Field costs and expenses:
Cost of goods and services	33,299	31,919	97,837	96,684
Other revenue
Revenue:
Revenues	$ 7,008	$ 9,905	$ 26,509	$ 27,502