Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Textuals (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	$ 105,799,000		$ 98,970,000
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	12,492,000		7,753,000
Restricted Cash, Current	11,521,000		5,573,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	99,996,000		92,939,000
Amortization of cemetery property	75,394,000	$ 56,854,000
Depreciation	119,200,000	$ 116,453,000
Other Assets, Current	40,274,000		28,427,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	5,803,000		6,031,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(20,713,000)		(19,204,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	2,693,000
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(5,745,000)		(5,685,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(4,524,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	(1,467,000)
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	275,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	5,673,000
Notes Receivable [Member]
Note Receivable, Not Past Due	8,682,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	3,990,000		5,957,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	9,921,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(4,174,000)		(6,447,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	306,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	1,967,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	135,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	5,051,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(3,990,000)		(5,957,000)
Revolving Line of Credit	4,735,000
Total Note Receivable, Past Due	1,239,000
Notes Receivable [Member] | Note Receivable, 1 to 29 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	1,000
Notes Receivable [Member] | Note Receivable, 30 to 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	3,000
Notes Receivable [Member] | Note Receivables, 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	119,000
Notes Receivable [Member] | Note Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	1,116,000
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,054,000		945,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	29,861,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(928,000)		(801,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(127,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	24,038,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	2,295,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	2,404,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	956,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	151,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	17,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(1,054,000)		(945,000)
Miscellaneous Receivable, Not Past Due	29,655,000
Revolving Line of Credit	0
Total Miscellaneous Receivables	206,000
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 30 to 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	5,000
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	201,000
Funeral [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(12,283,000)		(10,940,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	2,388,000
Funeral [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	48,537,000		56,745,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	45,015,000		52,993,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	3,522,000		3,752,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(3,522,000)		(3,752,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(3,554,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	(1,345,000)
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	275,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	4,871,000
Other Accounts Receivable Current [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	22,557,000		18,545,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	22,683,000		18,689,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(126,000)		(144,000)
Current [Member] | Notes Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	380,000		1,121,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	196,000		631,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	184,000		490,000
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member]
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	22,557,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	126,000		144,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(18,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	21,320,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	524,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	459,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	222,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	29,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	3,000
Miscellaneous Receivable, Not Past Due	22,351,000
Revolving Line of Credit	0
Total Miscellaneous Receivables	206,000
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 30 to 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	5,000
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	201,000
Long Term [Member] | Notes Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	5,551,000		6,432,000
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	9,541,000		12,389,000
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	6,250,000		5,570,000
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	7,304,000		6,515,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	7,304,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(1,054,000)		(945,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(109,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	2,718,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	1,771,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	1,945,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	734,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	122,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	14,000
Miscellaneous Receivable, Not Past Due	7,304,000
Revolving Line of Credit	0
Total Miscellaneous Receivables	0
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 30 to 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Cemetery [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(8,430,000)		(8,264,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	305,000
Cemetery [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	34,325,000		22,559,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	32,102,000		20,626,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	2,223,000		1,933,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(2,223,000)		$ (1,933,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(970,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	(122,000)
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	$ 802,000