Segment Reporting Level 3 (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended March 31,
	2026		2025
	(In thousands)
Revenue from customers:
Funeral revenue:
Atneed revenue	$	320,205	$	329,071
Matured preneed revenue	205,385		205,842
Core funeral revenue	525,590		534,913
Non-funeral home revenue	28,854		27,608
Non-funeral home preneed sales revenue	22,139		22,200
Core general agency and other revenue	53,967		54,773
Total funeral revenue	630,550		639,494
Direct cost	(90,290)		(92,778)
Selling compensation	(50,313)		(46,731)
Salaries & fringe expense	(170,585)		(166,280)
Facility expenses	(72,078)		(68,304)
Other costs and overhead	(113,311)		(111,423)
Total funeral expense	(496,577)		(485,516)
Funeral gross profit	$	133,973	$	153,978
Cemetery revenue:
Atneed revenue	$	109,171	$	112,302
Recognized preneed property revenue	209,599		188,660
Recognized preneed merchandise and services revenue	106,281		98,470
Core cemetery revenue	425,051		399,432
Other revenue	40,853		35,241
Total cemetery revenue	465,904		434,673
Direct cost	(58,700)		(58,757)
Selling compensation	(86,787)		(80,668)
Maintenance expense	(66,726)		(63,056)
Other costs and overhead	(101,213)		(94,753)
Total cemetery expense	(313,426)		(297,234)
Cemetery gross profit	$	152,478	$	137,439
Total revenue from customers	$	1,096,454	$	1,074,167
Total segment expenses	(810,003)		(782,750)
Gross profit from reportable segments	$	286,451	$	291,417
Corporate general and administrative expenses	(43,911)		(44,701)
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	1,274		4,971
Operating income	$	243,814	$	251,687
Interest expense	(64,006)		(61,483)
Other income, net	1,398		3,152
Income before income taxes	$	181,206	$	193,356

Segment Reporting, Entity-Wide Information Not Provided as Part of Reportable Segment, Geographical Area, Long-Lived Asset [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:
2026	$	1,040,720	$	55,734	$	1,096,454
2025	1,020,407		53,760		1,074,167