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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, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2023
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due | $ 118,251 |  |
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due | 1,429,601 |  |
Investments | 6,951,799 |  | $ 6,617,220
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 1,547,852 |  | 1,546,408
Beginning balance — Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments | 6,191,912 |  |
Deposits to trust | 156,119 | $ 137,245 |
Ending balance — Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments | 6,430,825 |  |
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments | 2,034,432 |  | 1,939,241
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables | (16,694) |  | (15,910)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 1,513,458 |  | 1,513,933
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross | 1,564,546 |  | 1,562,318
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | (34,394) |  | (32,475)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year | 162,070 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 575,879 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 398,470 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 227,900 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 111,929 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 71,604 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 980 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (2,924) |  |
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss | 25 |  |
Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 31,978 |  |
Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 11,766 |  |
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] | 33,159 |  |
Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 41,348 |  |
Funeral [Member] |  |  |
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due | 40,783 |  |
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due | 138,761 |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 179,544 |  | 180,414
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables | (10,239) |  | (10,100)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 161,692 |  | 163,388
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross | 189,783 |  | 190,514
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | (17,852) |  | (17,026)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year | 21,075 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 66,928 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 41,887 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 20,954 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 9,712 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 18,988 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 779 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (1,622) |  |
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss | 17 |  |
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] | 3,455 |  |
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 2,619 |  |
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] | 27,799 |  |
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] | 6,910 |  |
Cemetery [Member] |  |  |
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due | 77,468 |  |
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due | 1,290,840 |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 1,368,308 |  | 1,365,994
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables | (6,455) |  | (5,810)
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 1,351,766 |  | 1,350,545
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross | 1,374,763 |  | 1,371,804
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | (16,542) |  | $ (15,449)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year | 140,995 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 508,951 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 356,583 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 206,946 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 102,217 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 52,616 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 201 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (1,302) |  |
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss | 8 |  |
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] | 28,523 |  |
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 9,147 |  |
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] | 5,360 |  |
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] | $ 34,438 |  |

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