Preneed Activities Preneed Activities Receivables Net and Trust Invesments - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	$ 165,527		$ 165,527
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	1,411,468		1,411,468
Investments	8,103,476		8,103,476		$ 7,322,591
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,576,995		1,576,995		1,606,630
Deposits to trust	172,169	$ 164,064	488,925	$ 479,924
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	2,374,391		2,374,391		2,154,032
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(27,611)		(27,611)		(20,470)
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,604,606		1,604,606		1,627,100
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(35,819)		(35,819)		(35,857)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	450,633		450,633
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	479,825		479,825
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	324,137		324,137
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	183,856		183,856
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	77,763		77,763
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	60,781		60,781
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff			3,357
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)			(3,306)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss			(13)
PreneedRreceivables	1,541,176		1,541,176		1,570,773
Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	48,729		48,729
Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	18,736		18,736
Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	37,779		37,779
Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	60,283		60,283
Funeral [Member]
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	38,322		38,322
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	99,676		99,676
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	137,998		137,998		171,933
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(13,119)		(13,119)		(11,083)
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	151,117		151,117		183,016
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(20,472)		(20,472)		(20,132)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	22,792		22,792
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	39,124		39,124
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	33,353		33,353
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	17,122		17,122
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	8,517		8,517
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	17,090		17,090
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff			2,960
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)			(3,298)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss			(2)
PreneedRreceivables	117,526		117,526		151,801
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	2,119		2,119
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	1,590		1,590
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	31,074		31,074
Funeral [Member] | Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	3,539		3,539
Cemetery [Member]
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	127,205		127,205
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	1,311,792		1,311,792
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,438,997		1,438,997		1,434,697
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(14,492)		(14,492)		(9,387)
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,453,489		1,453,489		1,444,084
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(15,347)		(15,347)		(15,725)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	427,841		427,841
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	440,701		440,701
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	290,784		290,784
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	166,734		166,734
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	69,246		69,246
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	43,691		43,691
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff			397
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)			(8)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss			(11)
PreneedRreceivables	1,423,650		1,423,650		$ 1,418,972
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	46,610		46,610
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	17,146		17,146
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	6,705		6,705
Cemetery [Member] | Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	$ 56,744		$ 56,744