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Income Taxes Level 3 (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]
Income before income taxes was composed of the following components:
Years Ended December 31,
202520242023
 (In thousands)
United States$689,745 $631,159 $664,745 
Foreign40,038 44,259 43,861 
Total income before income taxes
$729,783 $675,418 $708,606 
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
Income tax provision consisted of the following:
Years Ended December 31,
202520242023
(In thousands)
Current:   
United States104,582 113,379 (30,832)
Foreign13,268 13,069 14,989 
State28,071 22,676 (4,728)
Total current income taxes145,921 149,124 (20,571)
Deferred:   
United States$36,764 $5,971 $155,677 
Foreign(1,561)(32)(1,999)
State5,814 1,602 37,838 
Total deferred income taxes41,017 7,541 191,516 
Total income taxes$186,938 $156,665 $170,945 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
In December 2023, the FASB amended income tax disclosure guidance to require enhanced transparency in the effective tax rate reconciliation and additional disclosures related to income taxes paid. We adopted this guidance for the year ended December 31, 2025 and applied the disclosure requirements retrospectively to all prior periods presented.
The table below reflects those disclosures for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.
Year Ended December 31,
202520242023
(In thousands)
AmountRateAmountRateAmountRate
Federal Statutory Tax Rate153,255 21.0 %141,838 21.0 %148,807 21.0 %
State and Local Income Taxes, net of federal tax effect(1)
27,298 3.7 %20,224 3.0 %26,047 3.7 %
Foreign Tax Effects3,501 0.5 %3,651 0.5 %4,156 0.5 %
Tax Credits(737)(0.1)%178 — %(1,001)(0.1)%
Nontaxable or Nondeductible Items4,019 0.6 %(8,126)(1.2)%(6,991)(1.0)%
    Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation(1,060)(0.1)%(10,561)(1.6)%(7,412)(1.0)%
    Other5,079 0.7 %2,435 0.4 %421 — %
Changes in Unrecognized Tax Benefits(551)(0.1)%$(1,084)(0.1)%110 — %
Other Adjustments153 — %(16)— %(183)— %
Effective Tax Rate$186,938 25.6 %$156,665 23.2 %$170,945 24.1 %
(1) In 2025, state tax in California, Maryland, and Illinois comprise the majority of the tax effect in this category. In 2024, state tax in California, Texas, and Illinois comprise the majority of the tax effect in this category. In 2023, state tax in California and Texas comprise the majority of the tax effect in this category.
The higher effective tax rate in 2025 was primarily due to a decrease in excess tax benefits recognized on the settlement of employee share-based awards. The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2025 was higher than the federal statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to state and foreign income taxes.
The table below presents the income taxes paid, net of refunds received, by jurisdiction for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.
Year Ended December 31,
202520242023
(In thousands)
US Federal$95,956 $— $57,000 
US State and Local:
California(1)
13,385 — — 
All Others15,875 8,417 9,606 
Total US Domestic$29,260 $8,417 $9,606 
Foreign:
Canada13,528 10,975 14,399 
All Others1,321 1,428 2,724 
Total Foreign$14,849 $12,403 $17,123 
Total Income Tax Paid$140,065 $20,820 $83,729 
(1) The blank cells indicate that the amount of income tax paid during the year is either immaterial or does not meet the 5% disaggregation threshold.
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] The tax effects of temporary differences and carryforwards that give rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following:
Years Ended December 31,
20252024
 (In thousands)
Inventories and cemetery property$(191,122)$(195,851)
Deferred incremental direct selling costs(114,032)(110,305)
Property and equipment(186,055)(146,121)
Intangibles(217,144)(213,641)
Deferred revenue on preneed funeral and cemetery contracts(71,128)(100,095)
Other(7,167)(6,085)
Deferred tax liabilities(786,648)(772,098)
Loss and tax credit carryforwards106,657 113,603 
Accrued liabilities92,319 115,515 
Deferred tax assets198,976 229,118 
Less: valuation allowance(95,464)(99,325)
Net deferred income tax liability$(683,136)$(642,305)
Schedule of Deferred Taxes Classification [Table Text Block]
Deferred tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities are recognized in our Consolidated Balance Sheet as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
20252024
(In thousands)
Non-current deferred tax assets - included in Deferred charges and other assets, net
$7,897 $6,890 
Non-current deferred tax liabilities - included in Deferred tax liability
(691,033)(649,195)
Net deferred income tax liability$(683,136)$(642,305)
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]
The following table summarizes the activity related to our gross unrecognized tax benefits from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025 (in thousands):
 Federal, State, and Foreign Tax
 (In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2022$1,348 
Reduction to tax positions related to prior years— 
Balance at December 31, 2023$1,348 
Reductions to tax positions due to lapse of statutes of limitations(1,348)
Additions to tax positions related to prior years834 
Balance at December 31, 2024$834 
Reductions to tax positions due to lapse of statutes of limitations(400)
Balance at December 31, 2025$434 
Summary of Operating Loss Carryforwards [Table Text Block] Such loss carryforwards will expire as follows:
FederalStateForeignTotal
 (In thousands)
2026$— $340,129 $942 $341,071 
2027— 189,417 966 190,383 
2028— 234,006 1,705 235,711 
2029— 190,895 661 191,556 
Thereafter— 1,253,180 615 1,253,795 
Total loss carryforwards$— $2,207,627 $4,889 $2,212,516 
In addition to the above loss carryforwards, we have $1.0 million of federal net operating loss carryforwards and $2.1 million of foreign alternative minimum tax credits, both of which can be carried forward indefinitely.
Summary of Valuation Allowance [Table Text Block]
At December 31, 2025, our loss and tax credit carryforward deferred tax assets and valuation allowances by jurisdiction are as follows (presented net of federal benefit).
FederalState ForeignTotal
  (In thousands) 
Loss and tax credit carryforwards$214 $102,515 $3,928 $106,657 
Valuation allowance$— $80,711 $14,753 $95,464