Trust Investments (Cost and fair market values associated with the trust investments held in perpetual care trust) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Perpetual Care Trust Investments
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Preneed funeral trust investments	$ 99,094	$ 95,625
Accrued investment income	98.70%	99.90%
Perpetual Care Trust Investments | Accrued Investment Income
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Cost	$ 640	$ 616
Fair Market Value	640	616
Perpetual Care Trust Investments | Trust Securities
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Cost	99,799	95,121
Unrealized Gains	2,591	1,875
Unrealized Losses	(3,936)	(1,987)
Fair Market Value	98,454	95,009
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Preneed cemetery trust investments	$ 116,504	$ 112,531
Accrued investment income	98.70%	99.40%
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments | Accrued Investment Income
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Cost	$ 675	$ 611
Fair Market Value	675	611
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments | Trust Securities
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Cost	117,297	112,624
Unrealized Gains	2,877	1,495
Unrealized Losses	(4,345)	(2,199)
Fair Market Value	115,829	111,920
Fair Value, Level 1 | Perpetual Care Trust Investments | Cash and cash equivalents
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Cost	6,001	8,800
Unrealized Gains	0	0
Unrealized Losses	0	0
Fair Market Value	6,001	8,800
Fair Value, Level 1 | Perpetual Care Trust Investments | Common Stock
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Cost	10,503	10,527
Unrealized Gains	1,806	1,028
Unrealized Losses	(1,471)	(1,451)
Fair Market Value	10,838	10,104
Fair Value, Level 1 | Perpetual Care Trust Investments | Limited Partnership Fund
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Cost	3,116	2,892
Unrealized Gains	252	0
Unrealized Losses	0	(77)
Fair Market Value	3,368	2,815
Fair Value, Level 1 | Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments | Cash and cash equivalents
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Cost	14,683	15,653
Unrealized Gains	0	0
Unrealized Losses	0	0
Fair Market Value	14,683	15,653
Fair Value, Level 1 | Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments | Common Stock
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Cost	11,904	11,599
Unrealized Gains	2,047	768
Unrealized Losses	(1,667)	(1,709)
Fair Market Value	12,284	10,658
Fair Value, Level 1 | Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments | Equity Securities
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Cost	10,280	9,483
Unrealized Gains	90	0
Unrealized Losses	(1,066)	(279)
Fair Market Value	9,304	9,204
Fair Value, Level 1 | Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments | Limited Partnership Fund
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Cost	3,532	3,496
Unrealized Gains	285	0
Unrealized Losses	0	(93)
Fair Market Value	3,817	3,403
Fair Value, Level 2 | Perpetual Care Trust Investments | Corporate debt
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Cost		94
Unrealized Gains		2
Unrealized Losses		0
Fair Market Value		96
Fair Value, Level 2 | Perpetual Care Trust Investments | Fixed income
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Cost	39,703	39,229
Unrealized Gains	0	319
Unrealized Losses	(1,397)	(145)
Fair Market Value	38,306	39,403
Fair Value, Level 2 | Perpetual Care Trust Investments | Equity Securities
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Cost	9,485	9,271
Unrealized Gains	132	216
Unrealized Losses	(941)	(257)
Fair Market Value	8,676	9,230
Fair Value, Level 2 | Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments | Fixed income
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Cost	41,777	43,013
Unrealized Gains	0	353
Unrealized Losses	(1,468)	(50)
Fair Market Value	$ 40,309	$ 43,316