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Preneed Activities Preneed Activities Receivables Net and Trust Invesments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross | $ 1,123,155 | $ 1,038,944
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables | (33,986) | (50,570)
SEC Schedule, 12-15, Insurance Companies, Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Fair Value | 5,851,188 | 5,258,319
Investments | 6,096,244 | 5,523,479
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 1,089,169 | 988,374
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 19,204 | 14,757
Beginning balance — Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments | 4,789,562 | 4,271,392
Cash receipts from customers, net of refunds | (1,279,295) | (1,280,468)
Deposits to trust | 429,307 | 421,460
Acquisitions (dispositions) of businesses, net | 19,299 | 11,751
Net undistributed investments (losses) earnings | 407,770 | 489,577
Maturities and distributed earnings | (430,608) | (442,507)
Change in cancellation allowance | (4,468) | (2,006)
Effect of foreign currency and other | 4,115 | 6,697
Ending balance — Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments | 5,345,720 | 4,789,562
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables | 41,142 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year | 486,509 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 270,119 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 162,969 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 94,265 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 43,896 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 31,411 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due | 78,281 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Not Past Due | 1,010,888 |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | 7,739 |
Financing Receivable, Purchased with Credit Deterioration, Allowance for Credit Loss at Acquisition Date | 9 |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 3,270 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation | 13 |
Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due | 31,881 |
Financing Receivables 30 to 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due | 23,324 |
Financing Receivables 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due | 6,766 |
Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater Than 180 days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due | 16,310 |
Funeral [Member] |  |
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross | 143,896 | 130,971
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables | (14,018) | (16,328)
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 129,878 | 114,643
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 10,940 | 8,057
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables | (1,452) |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year | 60,249 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 37,497 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 13,276 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 6,353 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 3,039 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 9,464 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due | 22,950 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Not Past Due | 106,928 |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | 5,652 |
Financing Receivable, Purchased with Credit Deterioration, Allowance for Credit Loss at Acquisition Date | 9 |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 2,750 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation | 10 |
Funeral [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due | 3,593 |
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 to 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due | 2,503 |
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due | 1,533 |
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater Than 180 days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due | 15,321 |
Cemetery [Member] |  |
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross | 979,259 | 907,973
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables | (19,968) | (34,242)
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 959,291 | 873,731
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 8,264 | $ 6,700
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables | (39,690) |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year | 426,260 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 232,622 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 149,693 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 87,912 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 40,857 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 21,947 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due | 55,331 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Not Past Due | 903,960 |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | 2,087 |
Financing Receivable, Purchased with Credit Deterioration, Allowance for Credit Loss at Acquisition Date | 0 |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 520 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation | 3 |
Cemetery [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due | 28,288 |
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 to 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due | 20,821 |
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due | 5,233 |
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater Than 180 days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due | $ 989 |

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