Segment Reporting Level 3 (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
	(In thousands)
Revenue from customers:
Funeral revenue:
Atneed revenue	$	284,997	$	289,077	$	910,182	$	887,812
Matured preneed revenue	183,332		173,759		572,677		542,488
Core funeral revenue	468,329		462,836		1,482,859		1,430,300
Non-funeral home revenue	26,181		23,214		79,538		69,765
Non-funeral home preneed sales revenue	22,548		26,923		71,169		85,141
Core general agency and other revenue	57,005		53,006		171,356		151,292
Total funeral revenue	$	574,063	$	565,979	$	1,804,922	$	1,736,498
Direct cost	(82,099)		(83,238)		(259,882)		(260,358)
Selling compensation	(48,919)		(42,270)		(141,840)		(132,945)
Salaries & fringe expense	(167,098)		(163,841)		(502,413)		(486,939)
Facility expenses	(69,220)		(65,516)		(203,838)		(192,668)
Other costs and overhead	(107,128)		(103,236)		(327,395)		(323,410)
Total funeral expense	$	(474,464)	$	(458,101)	$	(1,435,368)	$	(1,396,320)
Funeral gross profit	$	99,599	$	107,878	$	369,554	$	340,178
Cemetery revenue:
Atneed revenue	$	107,503	$	106,965	$	330,823	$	324,390
Recognized preneed property revenue	228,609		203,376		637,690		628,223
Recognized preneed merchandise and services revenue	109,948		103,585		314,266		301,844
Core cemetery revenue	446,060		413,926		1,282,779		1,254,457
Other revenue	37,973		34,053		110,006		102,401
Total cemetery revenue	$	484,033	$	447,979	$	1,392,785	$	1,356,858
Direct cost	(63,549)		(62,118)		(188,571)		(188,516)
Selling compensation	(84,747)		(78,360)		(251,817)		(240,761)
Maintenance expense	(67,758)		(65,999)		(198,696)		(194,761)
Other costs and overhead	(102,035)		(96,741)		(294,857)		(288,231)
Total cemetery expense	$	(318,089)	$	(303,218)	$	(933,941)	$	(912,269)
Cemetery gross profit	$	165,944	$	144,761	$	458,844	$	444,589
Total revenue from customers	$	1,058,096	$	1,013,958	$	3,197,707	$	3,093,356
Total segment expenses	(792,553)		(761,319)		(2,369,309)		(2,308,589)
Gross profit from reportable segments	$	265,543	$	252,639	$	828,398	$	784,767
Corporate general and administrative expenses	(38,332)		(43,732)		(132,499)		(124,055)
Restructuring charge	(405)		—		(1,980)		—
(Losses) gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	(415)		3,515		8,618		4,755
Operating income	$	226,391	$	212,422	$	702,537	$	665,467
Interest expense	(65,683)		(65,804)		(191,237)		(194,540)
Losses on early extinguishment of debt	—		(25)		—		(25)
Other income, net	153		2,815		7,219		7,002
Income before income taxes	$	160,861	$	149,408	$	518,519	$	477,904

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 September 30,
Revenue from external customers:
2025	$	1,010,103	$	47,993	$	1,058,096
2024	$	961,866	$	52,092	$	1,013,958
Nine months ended September 30,
Revenue from external customers:
2025	$	3,039,956	$	157,751	$	3,197,707
2024	$	2,928,382	$	164,974	$	3,093,356