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Preneed Activities Preneed Activities Receivables Net and Trust Invesments - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due | $ 106,057 |
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due | 1,339,018 |
Investments | 6,135,364 | $ 5,877,603
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 1,445,075 | 1,429,523
Beginning balance — Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments | 5,577,499 |
Deposits to trust | 137,245 |
Ending balance — Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments | 5,777,597 |
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments | 1,774,489 | 1,702,313
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables | (17,804) | (17,889)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 1,416,722 | 1,402,209
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross | 1,462,879 | 1,447,412
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | (28,353) | (27,314)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year | 153,220 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 572,301 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 370,592 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 197,838 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 85,025 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 66,099 |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 799 |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (1,841) |
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss | 3 |
Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 30,495 |
Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 8,120 |
Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 25,941 |
Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 41,501 |
Funeral [Member] |  |
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due | 31,504 |
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due | 146,163 |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 177,667 | 168,979
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables | (10,837) | (11,129)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 162,519 | 154,541
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross | 188,504 | 180,108
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | (15,148) | (14,438)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year | 28,445 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 67,155 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 38,001 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 18,284 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 10,092 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 15,690 |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 590 |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (1,300) |
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss | 0 |
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 2,845 |
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 2,249 |
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 23,166 |
Funeral [Member] | Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 3,244 |
Cemetery [Member] |  |
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due | 74,553 |
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due | 1,192,855 |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 1,267,408 | 1,260,544
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables | (6,967) | (6,760)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 1,254,203 | 1,247,668
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross | 1,274,375 | 1,267,304
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | (13,205) | $ (12,876)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year | 124,775 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 505,146 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 332,591 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 179,554 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 74,933 |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 50,409 |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 209 |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (541) |
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss | 3 |
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 27,650 |
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 5,871 |
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 2,775 |
Cemetery [Member] | Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | $ 38,257 |

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