Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Textuals (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 2,633	$ 3,204
Restricted Cash, Current	$ 2,000	370
Intangible Fair Value Inputs, Royalty Savings Rate, Low	0.047
Amortization of cemetery property	$ 102,510	101,234	$ 94,123
Depreciation	$ 208,211	$ 191,272	$ 175,330
Net income attributable to common stockholders, basic	$ 3.57	$ 3.57	$ 3.58
Goodwill Reporting Unit Fair Value Inputs, Growth Rate, Low End of the Range	2.80%
Goodwill Reporting Unit Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	7.50%
Intangible Fair Value Inputs, Royalty Savings Rate	0.050
Intangibles Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	7.75%
Retirement of treasury shares	0	0	0
Incremental Selling Costs	$ 239,800	$ 247,400	$ 263,900
Other Assets, Current	$ 27,130	23,010
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2024
Receivables, net:
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	$ 98,381	102,321
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(4,040)	(4,382)
Receivables, net	94,341	97,939
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(2,367)	(2,345)
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	8,293	$ 8,497
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	$ 94
Net income attributable to common stockholders, diluted	$ 3.53	$ 3.53	$ 3.53
Amortization of intangibles	$ 17,222	$ 18,736	$ 18,355
Life Insurance General Agency Commissions	$ 232,500	185,600	164,300
Intangible Fair Value Inputs, Royalty Savings Rate, Low	0.020
Goodwill Reporting Unit Fair Value Inputs, Expense to Revenue Ratio, Average	73.00%
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 218,766	221,557
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	221,399	224,761	204,524	$ 278,555
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Noncurrent	633	2,834
Funeral [Member]
Amortization of cemetery property	102,510	101,234	94,123
Depreciation	$ 197,013	180,257	164,667
Goodwill Reporting Unit Fair Value Inputs, Terminal Growth Rate	2.00%
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	$ 70
Amortization of intangibles	$ 17,214	18,731	18,355
Intangibles Fair Value Inputs, Terminal Growth Rate	2.00%
Cemetery [Member]
Amortization of cemetery property	$ 102,510	101,234	94,123
Depreciation	$ 51,254	46,713	41,502
Goodwill Reporting Unit Fair Value Inputs, Terminal Growth Rate	2.50%
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	$ 24
Amortization of intangibles	$ 6,670	6,706	$ 6,620
Intangibles Fair Value Inputs, Terminal Growth Rate	2.50%
Minimum [Member]
Funeral home lease life	1 year
Transportation equipment lease life	1 year
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	5 years
Minimum [Member] | Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives
Minimum [Member] | Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives
Maximum [Member]
Funeral home lease life	40 years
Transportation equipment lease life	8 years
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life	89 years
Maximum [Member] | Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives
Maximum [Member] | Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives
Maximum [Member] | Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 3,606	3,902
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	5,135
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	2,762
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Acquisitions (Divestitures), Net	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	115
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	8,078
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] | Funeral [Member]
Receivables, net:
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	35,950	35,572
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(1,558)	(1,784)
Receivables, net	34,392	33,788
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	1,558	1,784
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	4,257
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	2,163
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Acquisitions (Divestitures), Net	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	115
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	6,531
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] | Cemetery [Member]
Receivables, net:
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	21,703	19,277
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(2,048)	(2,118)
Receivables, net	19,655	17,159
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	2,048	2,118
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	878
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	599
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Acquisitions (Divestitures), Net	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	1,547
Notes Receivable [Member]
Receivables, net:
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	169	175
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(114)	(137)
Receivables, net	55	38
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	10,258
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	1,910	1,934
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(24)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Acquisitions (Divestitures), Net	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0
Financing Receivable, Not Past Due	9,142
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year	0
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year	4,531
Financing Receivable, Revolving	5,727
Total Notes Receivable, Past Due	1,116
Notes Receivable [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Notes Receivable [Member] | Maturity 30 to 90 Days [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Notes Receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 90 To 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Notes Receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater Than 180 days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	1,116
Notes Receivable [Member] | Long Term [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	10,089	10,294
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(1,796)	(1,797)
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	8,293	8,497
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member]
Receivables, net:
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	40,559	47,297
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(320)	(343)
Receivables, net	40,239	46,954
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	49,043
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	891	891
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Acquisitions (Divestitures), Net	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year	41,133
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year	5,131
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year	1,880
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year	819
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year	51
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year	29
Financing Receivable, Revolving	0
Total Miscellaneous Receivables	2,818
Miscellaneous Receivables, Not Past Due	46,225
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Maturity 30 to 90 Days [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 90 To 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	109
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater Than 180 days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	2,709
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Long Term [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	8,484	7,888
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(571)	(548)
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	7,913	7,340
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	571	548
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	24
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Acquisitions (Divestitures), Net	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	1
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year	4,238
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year	2,457
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year	1,258
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year	466
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year	41
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year	24
Financing Receivable, Revolving	0
Total Miscellaneous Receivables	0
Miscellaneous Receivables, Not Past Due	8,484
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Long Term [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Long Term [Member] | Maturity 30 to 90 Days [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Long Term [Member] | Financing Receivables 90 To 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Long Term [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater Than 180 days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Current [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	40,559
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	320	$ 343
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(24)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Acquisitions (Divestitures), Net	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	(1)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year	36,895
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year	2,674
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year	622
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year	353
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year	10
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year	5
Financing Receivable, Revolving	0
Total Miscellaneous Receivables	2,818
Miscellaneous Receivables, Not Past Due	37,741
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Current [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Current [Member] | Maturity 30 to 90 Days [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	0
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Current [Member] | Financing Receivables 90 To 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	109
Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable [Member] | Current [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater Than 180 days Past Due [Member]
Receivables, net:
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	$ 2,709