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Preneed Activities Long-term Receivable and Investment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Allowance for cancellation | $ (20,727) | $ (19,204) |  |
Preneed receivables, net and trust investments | 6,015,323 | 5,345,720 | $ 4,789,562 | $ 4,271,392
PreneedReceivables | 1,243,781 | 1,069,965 |  |
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments | (1,996,898) | (1,820,489) |  |
Preneed trust investments | 4,771,542 | 4,275,755 |  |
Preneed receivables, net and trust investments, excluding allowance for cancellation | 6,015,323 | 5,345,720 |  |
Insurance-backed fixed income securities and other [Line Items] | 231,589 | 245,056 |  |
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross | 1,287,722 | 1,123,155 |  |
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables | (23,214) | (33,986) |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 1,264,508 | 1,089,169 |  |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables | 19,204 |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation | (3) |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Purchased with Credit Deterioration, Allowance for Credit Loss at Acquisition Date | 0 |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 3,566 |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (5,086) |  |  |
Funeral [Member] |  |  |  |
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Allowance for cancellation | (12,722) | (10,940) |  |
PreneedReceivables | 137,423 | 118,938 |  |
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross | 162,183 | 143,896 |  |
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables | (12,038) | (14,018) |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 150,145 | 129,878 |  |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables | (10,940) |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation | 0 |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Purchased with Credit Deterioration, Allowance for Credit Loss at Acquisition Date | 0 |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 3,071 |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (4,853) |  |  |
Cemetery [Member] |  |  |  |
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Allowance for cancellation | (8,005) | (8,264) |  |
PreneedReceivables | 1,106,358 | 951,027 |  |
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross | 1,125,539 | 979,259 |  |
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables | (11,176) | (19,968) |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 1,114,363 | $ 959,291 |  |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables | (8,264) |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Foreign Currency Translation | (3) |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Purchased with Credit Deterioration, Allowance for Credit Loss at Acquisition Date | 0 |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 495 |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | $ (233) |  |  |

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