Preneed Activities Long-term Receivable and Investment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items]
Allowance for cancellation	$ (35,857)	$ (32,475)
Preneed receivables, net and trust investments	6,739,332	6,191,912	$ 5,577,499	$ 6,015,323
PreneedReceivables	1,570,773	1,513,933
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	(2,154,032)	(1,939,241)
Preneed trust investments	5,168,559	4,677,979
Preneed receivables, net and trust investments, excluding allowance for cancellation	6,739,332	6,191,912
Insurance-backed fixed income securities and other [Line Items]	237,868	222,424
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,627,100	1,562,318
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(20,470)	(15,910)
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,606,630	1,546,408
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables		(32,475)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	94
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	2,955
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(6,431)
Funeral [Member]
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items]
Allowance for cancellation	(20,132)	(17,026)
PreneedReceivables	151,801	163,388
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	183,016	190,514
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(11,083)	(10,100)
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	171,933	180,414
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables	17,026
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	70
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	2,237
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(5,413)
Cemetery [Member]
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items]
Allowance for cancellation	(15,725)	(15,449)
PreneedReceivables	1,418,972	1,350,545
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,444,084	1,371,804
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(9,387)	(5,810)
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,434,697	$ 1,365,994
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables	15,449
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation	24
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	718
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	$ (1,018)