Consolidated Balance Sheet - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 243,581	$ 218,766
Receivables, net	100,415	94,341
Inventories	35,246	33,318
Income tax receivable	4,999	3,775
Other	32,551	30,905
Total current assets	411,793	377,330
Preneed receivables, net and trust investments	7,360,793	6,739,332
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(2,460)	(2,367)
Cemetery property	2,201,967	2,129,404
Property and equipment, net	2,751,761	2,581,069
Goodwill	2,169,055	2,081,015
Deferred charges and other assets	1,360,530	1,317,256
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	2,398,613	2,154,032
Total assets	18,654,512	17,379,438
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	685,156	639,274
Current maturities of long-term debt	56,847	83,850
Income taxes payable	3,701	715
Total current liabilities	745,704	723,839
Long-term debt	5,082,970	4,751,448
Deferred preneed revenue	1,779,266	1,755,170
Deferred Income Taxes and Other Tax Liabilities, Noncurrent	691,033	649,195
Other liabilities	550,793	513,480
Deferred receipts held in trust	5,784,398	5,162,525
Care trusts’ corpus	2,381,507	2,145,112
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Equity:
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	1,638,841	1,678,669
Common Stock, Value, Outstanding	139,678	144,695
Capital in excess of par value	987,210	986,830
Accumulated deficit	498,958	553,701
Accumulated other comprehensive income	12,425	(7,221)
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,638,271	1,678,005
Noncontrolling interests	570	664
Total equity	$ 1,638,841	$ 1,678,669
Common stock, par or stated value per share	$ 1
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000
Common stock, shares, issued	141,957,004	146,668,589
Common stock, shares outstanding	139,678,199	144,694,887
Total liabilities and equity	$ 18,654,512	$ 17,379,438
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	$ (3,944)	$ (4,040)