Segment Reporting Level 4 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 4,186,379	$ 4,099,778	$ 4,108,661
Costs and Expenses	(3,095,722)	(3,007,971)	(2,954,059)
Interest expense	257,771	239,447	172,109
Depreciation and amortization	208,211	191,272	175,330
Amortization of intangibles	17,222	18,736	18,355
Amortization of cemetery property	102,510	101,234	94,123
Total assets	17,379,438	16,355,400
Capital expenditures	389,107	361,793	369,709
Gross profits from reportable segments	1,090,657	1,091,807	1,154,602
Corporate general and administrative expenses	(139,019)	(157,368)	(237,248)
(Losses) gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	(12,488)	9,816	9,962
Operating income	927,680	944,255	927,316
Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net	(25)	(1,114)	(1,225)
Other income, net	5,534	4,912	1,646
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	675,418	708,606	755,628
Restructuring Charges	11,470	0	0
Cemetery Core Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,727,595	1,673,667	1,655,346
Funeral Core Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,911,611	1,900,711	1,947,542
UNITED STATES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	3,967,573	3,881,333	3,876,689
Interest expense	257,383	239,103	171,912
Depreciation and amortization	196,281	180,093	165,004
Amortization of intangibles	16,996	18,495	18,080
Amortization of cemetery property	98,610	97,471	89,545
(Losses) gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	(13,471)	8,512	7,220
Operating income	871,760	887,110	856,277
Long lived assets	7,786,598	7,386,819
CANADA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	218,806	218,445	231,972
Interest expense	388	344	197
Depreciation and amortization	11,930	11,179	10,326
Amortization of intangibles	226	241	275
Amortization of cemetery property	3,900	3,763	4,578
(Losses) gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	983	1,304	2,742
Operating income	55,920	57,145	71,039
Long lived assets	322,146	339,142
Consolidated Total
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	4,186,379	4,099,778	4,108,661
Interest expense	257,771	239,447	172,109
Depreciation and amortization	208,211	191,272	175,330
Amortization of intangibles	17,222	18,736	18,355
Amortization of cemetery property	102,510	101,234	94,123
(Losses) gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	(12,488)	9,816	9,962
Operating income	927,680	944,255	927,316
Long lived assets	8,108,744	7,725,961
Funeral [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest expense	4,966	2,856	2,227
Depreciation and amortization	197,013	180,257	164,667
Amortization of intangibles	17,214	18,731	18,355
Amortization of cemetery property	102,510	101,234	94,123
Total assets	16,864,930	15,742,123
Capital expenditures	365,922	338,328	349,595
Cemetery [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,862,179	1,796,747	1,776,616
Direct Operating Costs	(258,339)	(261,826)	(243,543)
Compensation Expense, Excluding Cost of Good and Service Sold	(329,080)	(327,154)	(321,274)
Maintenance Expense	(261,570)
Operating Expenses	(1,236,784)	(1,202,046)	(1,167,707)
Interest expense	893	764	493
Depreciation and amortization	51,254	46,713	41,502
Amortization of intangibles	6,670	6,706	6,620
Amortization of cemetery property	102,510	101,234	94,123
Total assets	9,868,033	9,168,173
Capital expenditures	231,712	212,406	196,371
Gross profits from reportable segments	625,395	594,701	608,909
Segment Reporting, Other Segment Item, Amount	(387,795)	(365,276)	(366,745)
Corporate Segment and Other Operating Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest expense	252,805	236,591	169,882
Depreciation and amortization	11,198	11,015	10,663
Amortization of intangibles	8	5	0
Amortization of cemetery property	0	0	0
Total assets	514,508	613,277
Capital expenditures	23,185	23,465	20,114
Funeral Atneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,185,801	1,185,413	1,242,269
Funeral Matured Preneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	725,810	715,298	705,273
Non-funeral Home Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	94,763	85,904	76,311
Funeral Other Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	213,063	181,646	161,696
Direct Operating Costs		(351,327)	(360,708)
Cemetery Atneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	431,966	433,925	448,143
Cemetery Recognized Preneed Property Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	892,657	874,724	868,740
Non-funeral home preneed sales revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	104,763	134,770	146,496
Cemetery Recognized Preneed Merchandise And Service Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	402,972	365,018	338,463
Cemetery Other Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	134,584	123,080	121,270
Consolidated Total
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest expense	257,771	239,447	172,109
Depreciation and amortization	208,211	191,272	175,330
Amortization of intangibles	17,222	18,736	18,355
Amortization of cemetery property	102,510	101,234	94,123
Total assets	17,379,438	16,355,400
Capital expenditures	389,107	361,793	369,709
Funeral
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	2,324,200	2,303,031	2,332,045
Direct Operating Costs	(344,133)
Compensation Expense, Excluding Cost of Good and Service Sold	(177,887)	(173,430)	(164,603)
Salary and Wage, Excluding Cost of Good and Service Sold	(653,753)	(636,763)	(610,170)
Maintenance Expense		(247,790)	(236,145)
Operating Expenses	(1,858,938)	(1,805,925)	(1,786,352)
Interest expense	4,073	2,092	1,734
Depreciation and amortization	145,759	133,544	123,165
Amortization of intangibles	10,544	12,025	11,735
Amortization of cemetery property	0	0	0
Total assets	6,996,897	6,573,950
Capital expenditures	134,210	125,922	153,224
Gross profits from reportable segments	465,262	497,106	545,693
Segment Reporting, Other Segment Item, Amount	(424,609)	(403,852)	(419,023)
Facility Expenses	$ (258,556)	$ (240,553)	$ (231,848)