Segment Reporting Level 3 (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended March 31,
	2025		2024
	(In thousands)
Revenue from customers:
Funeral revenue:
Atneed revenue	$	329,071	$	315,377
Matured preneed revenue	205,842		190,148
Core funeral revenue	534,913		505,525
Non-funeral home revenue	27,608		23,683
Non-funeral home preneed sales revenue	22,200		29,075
Core general agency and other revenue	54,773		46,450
Total funeral revenue	$	639,494	$	604,733
Direct cost	(92,778)		(91,970)
Selling compensation	(46,731)		(44,106)
Salaries & fringe expense	(166,280)		(161,457)
Facility expenses	(68,304)		(63,866)
Other costs and overhead	(111,423)		(111,460)
Total funeral expense	$	(485,516)	$	(472,859)
Funeral gross profit	$	153,978	$	131,874
Cemetery revenue:
Atneed revenue	$	112,302	$	109,728
Recognized preneed property revenue	188,660		199,726
Recognized preneed merchandise and services revenue	98,470		98,280
Core cemetery revenue	399,432		407,734
Other revenue	35,241		32,915
Total cemetery revenue	$	434,673	$	440,649
Direct cost	(58,757)		(62,011)
Selling compensation	(80,668)		(80,132)
Maintenance expense	(63,056)		(61,398)
Other costs and overhead	(94,753)		(94,769)
Total cemetery expense	$	(297,234)	$	(298,310)
Cemetery gross profit	$	137,439	$	142,339
Total revenue from customers	$	1,074,167	$	1,045,382
Total segment expenses	(782,750)		(771,169)
Gross profit from reportable segments	$	291,417	$	274,213
Corporate general and administrative expenses	(44,701)		(41,325)
Gains (losses) on divestitures and impairment charges, net	4,971		(684)
Operating income	$	251,687	$	232,204
Interest expense	(61,483)		(64,352)
Other income, net	3,152		2,462
Income before income taxes	$	193,356	$	170,314

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

Our geographic area information was as follows:

	United States		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
Three months ended March 31,
Revenue from external customers:
2025	$	1,020,407	$	53,760	$	1,074,167
2024	$	988,456	$	56,926	$	1,045,382