Preneed Activities Preneed Activities Receivables Net and Trust Invesments - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	$ 106,057
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	1,339,018
Investments	6,135,364	$ 5,877,603
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,445,075	1,429,523
Beginning balance — Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments	5,577,499
Deposits to trust	137,245
Ending balance — Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments	5,777,597
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,774,489	1,702,313
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(17,804)	(17,889)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,416,722	1,402,209
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,462,879	1,447,412
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(28,353)	(27,314)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	153,220
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	572,301
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	370,592
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	197,838
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	85,025
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	66,099
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	799
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(1,841)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss	3
Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	30,495
Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	8,120
Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	25,941
Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	41,501
Funeral [Member]
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	31,504
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	146,163
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	177,667	168,979
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(10,837)	(11,129)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	162,519	154,541
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	188,504	180,108
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(15,148)	(14,438)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	28,445
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	67,155
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	38,001
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	18,284
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	10,092
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	15,690
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	590
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(1,300)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss	0
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	2,845
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	2,249
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	23,166
Funeral [Member] | Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	3,244
Cemetery [Member]
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	74,553
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	1,192,855
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,267,408	1,260,544
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(6,967)	(6,760)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,254,203	1,247,668
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,274,375	1,267,304
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(13,205)	$ (12,876)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	124,775
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	505,146
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	332,591
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	179,554
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	74,933
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	50,409
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	209
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(541)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss	3
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	27,650
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	5,871
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	2,775
Cemetery [Member] | Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	$ 38,257