Segment Reporting Level 3 (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
	(In thousands)
Revenue from customers:
Funeral revenue:
Atneed revenue	$	283,358	$	288,616	$	598,735	$	601,856
Matured preneed revenue	178,581		175,697		368,729		361,406
Core funeral revenue	461,939		464,313		967,464		963,262
Non-funeral home revenue	22,868		20,493		46,551		41,702
Non-funeral home preneed sales revenue	29,143		35,889		58,218		77,131
Core general agency and other revenue	51,836		44,679		98,286		92,988
Total funeral revenue	565,786		565,374		1,170,519		1,175,083
Cemetery revenue:
Atneed revenue	107,697		107,962		217,425		218,236
Recognized preneed property revenue	225,121		219,671		424,847		411,400
Recognized preneed merchandise and services revenue	99,979		89,856		198,259		176,016
Core cemetery revenue	432,797		417,489		840,531		805,652
Other revenue	35,433		30,551		68,348		61,388
Total cemetery revenue	468,230		448,040		908,879		867,040
Total revenue from customers	$	1,034,016	$	1,013,414	$	2,079,398	$	2,042,123
Gross profit:
Funeral gross profit	$	100,426	$	115,537	$	232,300	$	265,003
Cemetery gross profit	157,489		145,931		299,828		285,559
Gross profit from reportable segments	257,915		261,468		532,128		550,562
Corporate general and administrative expenses	(38,998)		(34,921)		(80,323)		(79,081)
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	1,924		6,954		1,240		7,645
Operating income	220,841		233,501		453,045		479,126
Interest expense	(64,384)		(59,476)		(128,736)		(113,392)
Losses on early extinguishment of debt	—		(54)		—		(1,114)
Other income, net	1,725		1,310		4,187		2,519
Income before income taxes	$	158,182	$	175,281	$	328,496	$	367,139

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

Our geographic area information was as follows:

	United States		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
Three months ended June 30,
Revenue from external customers:
2024	$	978,060	$	55,956	$	1,034,016
2023	$	956,817	$	56,597	$	1,013,414
Six months ended June 30,
Revenue from external customers:
2024	$	1,966,516	$	112,882	$	2,079,398
2023	$	1,928,326	$	113,797	$	2,042,123