Segment Reporting Level 4 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 4,309,234	$ 4,186,379	$ 4,099,778
Costs and Expenses	(3,169,160)	(3,095,722)	(3,007,971)
Interest expense	255,372	257,771	239,447
Depreciation and amortization	219,654	208,211	191,272
Amortization of intangibles	16,370	17,222	18,736
Amortization of cemetery property	104,262	102,510	101,234
Total assets	18,654,512	17,379,438
Capital expenditures	388,553	373,659	361,793
Gross profits from reportable segments	1,140,074	1,090,657	1,091,807
Corporate general and administrative expenses	(166,158)	(139,019)	(157,368)
Gains (loss) on divestitures and impairment charges, net	6,151	(12,488)	9,816
Operating income	978,087	927,680	944,255
Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net	(523)	(25)	(1,114)
Other income, net	7,591	5,534	4,912
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	729,783	675,418	708,606
Restructuring Charges	1,980	11,470	0
Payments to Acquire Buildings	(69,898)	(15,448)	0
Cemetery Core Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,753,544	1,727,595	1,673,667
Funeral Core Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,978,721	1,911,611	1,900,711
UNITED STATES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	4,095,100	3,967,573	3,881,333
Interest expense	254,984	257,383	239,103
Depreciation and amortization	207,148	196,281	180,093
Amortization of intangibles	16,162	16,996	18,495
Amortization of cemetery property	100,976	98,610	97,471
Gains (loss) on divestitures and impairment charges, net	6,046	(13,471)	8,512
Operating income	924,706	871,760	887,110
Long lived assets	8,122,372	7,786,598
CANADA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	214,134	218,806	218,445
Interest expense	388	388	344
Depreciation and amortization	12,506	11,930	11,179
Amortization of intangibles	208	226	241
Amortization of cemetery property	3,286	3,900	3,763
Gains (loss) on divestitures and impairment charges, net	105	983	1,304
Operating income	53,381	55,920	57,145
Long lived assets	360,941	322,146
Consolidated Total
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	4,309,234	4,186,379	4,099,778
Interest expense	255,372	257,771	239,447
Depreciation and amortization	219,654	208,211	191,272
Amortization of intangibles	16,370	17,222	18,736
Amortization of cemetery property	104,262	102,510	101,234
Gains (loss) on divestitures and impairment charges, net	6,151	(12,488)	9,816
Operating income	978,087	927,680	944,255
Long lived assets	8,483,313	8,108,744
Funeral [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest expense	8,914	4,966	2,856
Depreciation and amortization	209,661	197,013	180,257
Amortization of intangibles	16,367	17,214	18,731
Amortization of cemetery property	104,262	102,510	101,234
Total assets	17,987,038	16,864,930
Capital expenditures	385,706	365,922	338,328
Cemetery [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,903,704	1,862,179	1,796,747
Direct Operating Costs	(252,144)	(258,339)	(261,826)
Compensation Expense, Excluding Cost of Good and Service Sold	(344,764)	(329,080)	(327,154)
Maintenance Expense	(267,668)
Operating Expenses	(1,259,397)	(1,236,784)	(1,202,046)
Interest expense	1,104	893	764
Depreciation and amortization	55,733	51,254	46,713
Amortization of intangibles	6,285	6,670	6,706
Amortization of cemetery property	104,262	102,510	101,234
Total assets	10,690,258	9,868,033
Capital expenditures	234,498	231,712	212,406
Gross profits from reportable segments	644,307	625,395	594,701
Segment Reporting, Other Segment Item, Amount	(394,821)	(387,795)	(365,276)
Corporate Segment and Other Operating Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest expense	246,458	252,805	236,591
Depreciation and amortization	9,993	11,198	11,015
Amortization of intangibles	3	8	5
Amortization of cemetery property	0	0	0
Total assets	667,474	514,508
Capital expenditures	2,847	7,737	23,465
Funeral Atneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,209,585	1,185,801	1,185,413
Funeral Matured Preneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	769,136	725,810	715,298
Non-funeral Home Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	107,630	94,763	85,904
Funeral Other Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	225,984	213,063	181,646
Direct Operating Costs		(344,133)	(351,327)
Cemetery Atneed Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	435,682	431,966	433,925
Cemetery Recognized Preneed Property Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	896,166	892,657	874,724
Non-funeral home preneed sales revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	93,195	104,763	134,770
Cemetery Recognized Preneed Merchandise And Service Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	421,696	402,972	365,018
Cemetery Other Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	150,160	134,584	123,080
Consolidated Total
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest expense	255,372	257,771	239,447
Depreciation and amortization	219,654	208,211	191,272
Amortization of intangibles	16,370	17,222	18,736
Amortization of cemetery property	104,262	102,510	101,234
Total assets	18,654,512	17,379,438
Capital expenditures	388,553	373,659	361,793
Funeral
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	2,405,530	2,324,200	2,303,031
Direct Operating Costs	(344,053)
Compensation Expense, Excluding Cost of Good and Service Sold	(192,129)	(177,887)	(173,430)
Salary and Wage, Excluding Cost of Good and Service Sold	(670,790)	(653,753)	(636,763)
Maintenance Expense		(261,570)	(247,790)
Operating Expenses	(1,909,763)	(1,858,938)	(1,805,925)
Interest expense	7,810	4,073	2,092
Depreciation and amortization	153,928	145,759	133,544
Amortization of intangibles	10,082	10,544	12,025
Amortization of cemetery property	0	0	0
Total assets	7,296,780	6,996,897
Capital expenditures	151,208	134,210	125,922
Gross profits from reportable segments	495,767	465,262	497,106
Segment Reporting, Other Segment Item, Amount	(430,496)	(424,609)	(403,852)
Facility Expenses	$ (272,295)	$ (258,556)	$ (240,553)