Consolidated Balance Sheet - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 184,431	$ 221,557
Receivables, net	87,073	97,939
Inventories	33,402	33,597
Income Taxes Receivable	72,886	122,183
Other	32,814	23,010
Total current assets	410,606	498,286
Preneed receivables, net and trust investments	6,470,228	6,191,912
Cemetery property	2,066,038	2,020,846
Property and equipment, net	2,497,141	2,480,099
Goodwill	2,007,695	1,977,186
Deferred charges and other assets	1,289,452	1,247,830
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	2,039,659	1,939,241
Total assets	16,780,819	16,355,400
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	656,710	685,759
Current maturities of long-term debt	85,982	63,341
Total current liabilities	742,692	749,100
Long-term debt	4,688,655	4,649,155
Deferred preneed revenue	1,711,981	1,703,509
Deferred Income Taxes and Other Tax Liabilities, Noncurrent	645,585	638,106
Other liabilities	480,849	464,935
Deferred receipts held in trust	4,939,678	4,670,884
Care trusts’ corpus	2,031,689	1,938,238
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000
Common stock, par or stated value per share	$ 1
Common stock, shares outstanding	144,537,780	146,323,340
Equity:
Common Stock, Value, Outstanding	$ 144,538	$ 146,323
Capital in excess of par value	945,646	937,596
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	436,896	432,454
Accumulated other comprehensive income	12,498	24,891
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,539,578	1,541,264
Noncontrolling interests	112	209
Total equity	1,539,690	1,541,473
Total liabilities and equity	$ 16,780,819	$ 16,355,400
Common stock, shares, issued	149,017,073	148,297,042
Allowance for credit losses for Deferred charges and other assets	$ (2,395)	$ (2,345)