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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Textuals (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | $ 6,297,000 |  | $ 6,902,000
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | 96,088,000 |  | 98,970,000
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents | 5,859,000 |  | 7,753,000
Restricted Cash, Current | 3,678,000 |  | 5,573,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total | 89,590,000 |  | 92,939,000
Amortization of cemetery property | 28,929,000 | $ 13,924,000 |
Depreciation | 39,558,000 | $ 37,912,000 |
Other Assets, Current | 28,224,000 |  | 28,427,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | 6,498,000 |  | 6,031,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | (20,037,000) |  | (19,204,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 946,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | (6,297,000) |  | (6,902,000)
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (6,177,000) |  | (5,685,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (2,040,000) |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery | (366,000) |  |
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation | 22,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 1,892,000 |  |
Notes Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 5,315,000 |  | 5,957,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 11,782,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (5,768,000) |  | (6,447,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | 37,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery | 0 |  |
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 642,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 177,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 5,526,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | (5,315,000) |  | (5,957,000)
Revolving Line of Credit | 6,079,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 1,126,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Not Past Due | 10,656,000 |  |
Notes Receivable [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 2,000 |  |
Notes Receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 4,000 |  |
Notes Receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 3,000 |  |
Notes Receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 1,117,000 |  |
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 982,000 |  | 945,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 25,945,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (850,000) |  | (801,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (49,000) |  |
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 | 18,804,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 2,697,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 2,721,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 1,296,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 379,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 48,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | (982,000) |  | (945,000)
Revolving Line of Credit | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 217,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Not Past Due | 25,728,000 |  |
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financial Asset, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 0 |  |
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 106,000 |  |
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 71,000 |  |
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 | 40,000 |  |
Funeral [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | (11,450,000) |  | (10,940,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 857,000 |  |
Funeral [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | 51,387,000 |  | 56,745,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total | 47,413,000 |  | 52,993,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | 3,974,000 |  | 3,752,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (3,974,000) |  | (3,752,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (1,526,000) |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery | (366,000) |  |
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation | 15,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 1,655,000 |  |
Other Accounts Receivable Current [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | 19,273,000 |  | 18,545,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total | 19,405,000 |  | 18,689,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (132,000) |  | (144,000)
Current [Member] | Notes Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | 764,000 |  | 1,121,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total | 311,000 |  | 631,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | 453,000 |  | 490,000
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] |  |  |
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 19,272,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | 132,000 |  | 144,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (12,000) |  |
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 | 17,784,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 588,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 529,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 289,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 73,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 9,000 |  |
Revolving Line of Credit | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 217,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Not Past Due | 19,055,000 |  |
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 | 0 |  |
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 | 106,000 |  |
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 71,000 |  |
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 | 40,000 |  |
Long Term [Member] | Notes Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 5,703,000 |  | 6,432,000
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 11,018,000 |  | 12,389,000
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 5,691,000 |  | 5,570,000
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 6,673,000 |  | 6,515,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 6,673,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (982,000) |  | (945,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (37,000) |  |
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 | 1,020,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 2,109,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 2,192,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 1,007,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 306,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 39,000 |  |
Revolving Line of Credit | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Not Past Due | 6,673,000 |  |
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 |  |
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 |  |
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 |  |
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 |  |
Cemetery [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | (8,587,000) |  | (8,264,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 89,000 |  |
Cemetery [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | 24,664,000 |  | 22,559,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total | 22,461,000 |  | 20,626,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | 2,203,000 |  | 1,933,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (2,203,000) |  | $ (1,933,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (514,000) |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery | 0 |  |
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation | 7,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | $ 237,000 |  |

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