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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Textuals (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Apr. 01, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | $ 8,245,000 | $ 8,245,000 |  |  |  |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables |  |  |  |  |  | $ 41,142,000
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | 82,969,000 | 82,969,000 |  |  |  | 83,933,000
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents | 28,361,000 | 28,361,000 |  |  |  | 56,344,000
Restricted Cash, Current | $ 26,309,000 | $ 26,309,000 |  |  |  | 54,293,000
Intangible Fair Value Inputs, Royalty Savings Rate, Low | 0.020 | 0.020 |  |  |  |
Amortization of cemetery property |  | $ 33,696,000 | $ 33,523,000 |  |  |
Depreciation |  | $ 75,582,000 | 74,244,000 |  |  |
Intangible Fair Value Inputs, Royalty Savings Rate | 0.050 | 0.050 |  |  |  |
Intangibles Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate | 6.95% | 6.95% |  |  |  |
Other Assets, Current | $ 58,474,000 | $ 58,474,000 |  |  |  | 80,488,000
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) |  | 3,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | 6,006,000 | 6,006,000 | $ 6,006,000 |  |  | 2,262,000
Receivables, net | 76,963,000 | 76,963,000 |  |  |  | 81,671,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff |  | 1,702,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Cumulative Effect of Change on Equity or Net Assets | $ 17,000,000.0 | $ 17,000,000.0 |  | $ (129,000) | $ 17,118,000 |
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease, Number of Units | 61 | 61 |  |  |  |
Operating Lease, Lease Income | $ 700,000 | $ 1,300,000 |  |  |  |
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payments to be Received, Next Rolling Twelve Months | 1,833,000 | 1,833,000 |  |  |  |
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payments to be Received, Rolling Year Two | 3,626,000 | 3,626,000 |  |  |  |
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payments to be Received, Rolling Year Three | 3,225,000 | 3,225,000 |  |  |  |
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payments to be Received, Rolling Year Four | 2,537,000 | 2,537,000 |  |  |  |
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payments to be Received, Rolling Year Five | 2,163,000 | 2,163,000 |  |  |  |
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payments to be Received, after Rolling Year Five | 16,806,000 | 16,806,000 |  |  |  |
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payments to be Received | 30,190,000 | 30,190,000 |  |  |  |
Other Receivables Noncurrent [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Cumulative Effect of Change on Equity or Net Assets | 2,700,000 | 2,700,000 |  |  |  |
Deferred Tax Liability [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Cumulative Effect of Change on Equity or Net Assets | 5,800,000 | 5,800,000 |  |  |  |
Deferred Charges And Other Assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Cumulative Effect of Change on Equity or Net Assets | 900,000 | 900,000 |  |  |  |
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Cumulative Effect of Change on Equity or Net Assets | 26,400,000 | 26,400,000 |  |  |  |
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (5,133,000) | (5,133,000) |  |  |  | (4,114,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) |  | (3,474,000) |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery |  | (977,000) |  |  |  |
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation |  | 173,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff |  | 3,259,000 |  |  |  |
Notes Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 15,275,000 | 15,275,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (7,872,000) | (7,872,000) |  |  |  | (9,031,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) |  | 79,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff |  | 1,080,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 235,000 | 235,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 98,000 | 98,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 6,648,000 | 6,648,000 |  |  |  |
Revolving Line of Credit | 8,294,000 | 8,294,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Not Past Due | 14,143,000 | 14,143,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 1,132,000 | 1,132,000 |  |  |  |
Notes Receivable [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 1,000 | 1,000 |  |  |  |
Notes Receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 2,000 | 2,000 |  |  |  |
Notes Receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 2,000 | 2,000 |  |  |  |
Notes Receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 1,127,000 | 1,127,000 |  |  |  |
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 26,105,000 | 26,105,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (1,246,000) | (1,246,000) |  |  |  | (918,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) |  | (353,000) |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation |  | 25,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year | 19,244,000 | 19,244,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 3,945,000 | 3,945,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 1,786,000 | 1,786,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 823,000 | 823,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 281,000 | 281,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 26,000 | 26,000 |  |  |  |
Revolving Line of Credit | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Not Past Due | 25,991,000 | 25,991,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 114,000 | 114,000 |  |  |  |
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 84,000 | 84,000 |  |  |  |
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 28,000 | 28,000 |  |  |  |
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | $ 2,000 | $ 2,000 |  |  |  |
Funeral [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables |  |  |  |  |  | 1,452,000
Intangibles Fair Value Inputs, Terminal Growth Rate | 1.00% | 1.00% |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff |  | $ 1,452,000 |  |  |  |
Funeral [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | $ 39,208,000 | 39,208,000 |  |  |  | 41,370,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | 3,573,000 | 3,573,000 |  |  |  | 1,899,000
Receivables, net | 35,635,000 | 35,635,000 |  |  |  | 39,471,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (3,573,000) | (3,573,000) |  |  |  | (2,690,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) |  | (2,698,000) |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery |  | (935,000) |  |  |  |
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation |  | 106,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff |  | 2,644,000 |  |  |  |
Other Accounts Receivable Current [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | 19,856,000 | 19,856,000 |  |  |  | 19,943,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | 296,000 | 296,000 |  |  |  | 0
Receivables, net | 19,560,000 | 19,560,000 |  |  |  | 19,943,000
Current [Member] | Notes Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | 1,854,000 | 1,854,000 |  |  |  | 1,765,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | 577,000 | 577,000 |  |  |  | 0
Receivables, net | 1,277,000 | 1,277,000 |  |  |  | 1,765,000
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 19,856,000 | 19,856,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (296,000) | (296,000) |  |  |  | (203,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) |  | (118,000) |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation |  | 25,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year | 18,023,000 | 18,023,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 1,227,000 | 1,227,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 386,000 | 386,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 160,000 | 160,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 55,000 | 55,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 5,000 | 5,000 |  |  |  |
Revolving Line of Credit | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Not Past Due | 19,742,000 | 19,742,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 114,000 | 114,000 |  |  |  |
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 84,000 | 84,000 |  |  |  |
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 28,000 | 28,000 |  |  |  |
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 2,000 | 2,000 |  |  |  |
Long Term [Member] | Notes Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 6,126,000 | 6,126,000 |  |  |  | 6,623,000
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 13,421,000 | 13,421,000 |  |  |  | 14,997,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 7,295,000 | 7,295,000 |  |  |  | 8,374,000
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 5,299,000 | 5,299,000 |  |  |  | 7,287,000
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 6,249,000 | 6,249,000 |  |  |  | 7,287,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 950,000 | 950,000 |  |  |  | 0
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 6,249,000 | 6,249,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (950,000) | (950,000) |  |  |  | (715,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) |  | (235,000) |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year | 1,221,000 | 1,221,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 2,718,000 | 2,718,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 663,000 | 663,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 226,000 | 226,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 21,000 | 21,000 |  |  |  |
Revolving Line of Credit | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Not Past Due | 6,249,000 | 6,249,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Cemetery [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables |  |  |  |  |  | (39,690,000)
Intangibles Fair Value Inputs, Terminal Growth Rate | 2.40% | 2.40% |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff |  | $ 250,000 |  |  |  |
Cemetery [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | $ 22,051,000 | 22,051,000 |  |  |  | 20,855,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | 1,560,000 | 1,560,000 |  |  |  | 363,000
Receivables, net | 20,491,000 | 20,491,000 |  |  |  | 20,492,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (1,560,000) | (1,560,000) |  |  |  | $ (1,424,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) |  | (776,000) |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery |  | (42,000) |  |  |  |
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation |  | 67,000 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff |  | 615,000 |  |  |  |
Treasury Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Cumulative Effect of Change on Equity or Net Assets | 0 | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Retained Earnings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Cumulative Effect of Change on Equity or Net Assets | $ (129,000) | $ (129,000) |  |  | $ 17,118,000 |

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