Consolidated Balance Sheet - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 218,766	$ 221,557
Receivables, net	94,341	97,939
Inventories	33,318	33,597
Income tax receivable	3,775	122,183
Other	27,130	23,010
Total current assets	377,330	498,286
Preneed receivables, net and trust investments	6,739,332	6,191,912
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(2,367)	(2,345)
Cemetery property	2,129,404	2,020,846
Property and equipment, net	2,581,069	2,480,099
Goodwill	2,081,015	1,977,186
Deferred charges and other assets	1,317,256	1,247,830
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	2,154,032	1,939,241
Total assets	17,379,438	16,355,400
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	639,274	685,699
Current maturities of long-term debt	83,850	63,341
Income taxes payable	715	60
Total current liabilities	723,839	749,100
Long-term debt	4,751,448	4,649,155
Deferred preneed revenue	1,755,170	1,703,509
Deferred Income Taxes and Other Tax Liabilities, Noncurrent	649,195	638,106
Other liabilities	513,480	464,935
Deferred receipts held in trust	5,162,525	4,670,884
Care trusts’ corpus	2,145,112	1,938,238
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Equity:
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	1,678,669	1,541,473
Common Stock, Value, Outstanding	144,695	146,323
Capital in excess of par value	986,830	937,596
Accumulated deficit	553,701	432,454
Accumulated other comprehensive income	(7,221)	24,891
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,678,005	1,541,264
Noncontrolling interests	664	209
Total equity	$ 1,678,669	$ 1,541,473
Common stock, par or stated value per share	$ 1
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000
Common stock, shares, issued	146,668,589	148,297,042
Common stock, shares outstanding	144,694,887	146,323,340
Total liabilities and equity	$ 17,379,438	$ 16,355,400
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	$ (4,040)	$ (4,382)