Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Textuals (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	$ 105,976,000		$ 102,867,000
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	8,283,000		12,586,000
Restricted Cash, Current	6,076,000		10,379,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	100,864,000		96,681,000
Amortization of cemetery property	20,338,000	$ 24,849,000
Depreciation	46,114,000	$ 42,436,000
Other Assets, Current	32,219,000		39,487,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	5,112,000		6,186,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(28,353,000)		(27,314,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	799,000
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(4,610,000)		(5,703,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(320,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	(459,000)
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	56,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	1,899,000
Acquisitions (Divestitures), net	(83,000)
Notes Receivable [Member]
Note Receivable, Not Past Due	8,553,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,795,000		2,546,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	9,669,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(1,932,000)		(2,685,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	3,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	750,000
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	12,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	4,730,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(1,795,000)		(2,546,000)
Revolving Line of Credit	4,927,000
Total Note Receivable, Past Due	1,116,000
Acquisitions (Divestitures), net	0
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	0
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	0
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	0
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	782,000		1,056,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	60,508,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(1,147,000)		(1,400,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	252,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	1,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	49,765,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	5,875,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	2,681,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	1,074,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	1,052,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	61,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(782,000)		(1,056,000)
Miscellaneous Receivable, Not Past Due	59,089,000
Revolving Line of Credit	0
Total Miscellaneous Receivables	1,419,000
Acquisitions (Divestitures), net	0
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	316,000
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	1,103,000
Funeral [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(15,148,000)		(14,438,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	590,000
Funeral [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	30,615,000		44,417,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	28,043,000		40,790,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	2,572,000		3,627,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(2,572,000)		(3,627,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(134,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	(390,000)
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	57,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	1,605,000
Acquisitions (Divestitures), net	(83,000)
Other Accounts Receivable Current [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	52,889,000		38,483,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	52,524,000		38,139,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	365,000		344,000
Current [Member] | Notes Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	171,000		186,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	34,000		47,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	137,000		139,000
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member]
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	52,889,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(365,000)		(344,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(22,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	1,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	48,972,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	2,798,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	601,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	306,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	200,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	12,000
Miscellaneous Receivable, Not Past Due	51,470,000
Revolving Line of Credit	0
Total Miscellaneous Receivables	1,419,000
Acquisitions (Divestitures), net	0
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	316,000
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	1,103,000
Long Term [Member] | Notes Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	7,703,000		6,821,000
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	9,498,000		9,367,000
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	6,837,000		6,937,000
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	7,619,000		7,993,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	7,619,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(782,000)		(1,056,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	274,000
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	793,000
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	3,077,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	2,080,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	768,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	852,000
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	49,000
Miscellaneous Receivable, Not Past Due	7,619,000
Revolving Line of Credit	0
Total Miscellaneous Receivables	0
Acquisitions (Divestitures), net	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	(13,205,000)		(12,876,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	209,000
Cemetery [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	22,301,000		19,781,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total	20,263,000		17,705,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	2,038,000		2,076,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(2,038,000)		$ (2,076,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(186,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	(69,000)
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation	(1,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	294,000
Acquisitions (Divestitures), net	$ 0