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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Textuals (Details) - USD ($) | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2023
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | $ 84,977,000 |  | $ 102,321,000
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents | 3,216,000 |  | 3,204,000
Restricted Cash, Current | 384,000 |  | 370,000
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Noncurrent | 2,832,000 |  | 2,834,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total | 80,955,000 |  | 97,939,000
Amortization of cemetery property | 70,431,000 | $ 71,892,000 |
Depreciation | 153,932,000 | $ 141,228,000 |
Other Assets, Current | 35,661,000 |  | 23,010,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | 4,022,000 |  | 4,382,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | (36,041,000) |  | (32,475,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 2,230,000 |  |
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (3,528,000) |  | (3,902,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (3,771,000) |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery | (2,116,000) |  |
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation | 94,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 6,167,000 |  |
Notes Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Note Receivable, Not Past Due | 9,479,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 1,796,000 |  | 1,797,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 10,593,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (1,906,000) |  | (1,934,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | 24,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery | 0 |  |
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation | 3,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 1,000 |  |
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 | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 4,564,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | (1,796,000) |  | (1,797,000)
Revolving Line of Credit | 6,029,000 |  |
Total Note Receivable, Past Due | 1,114,000 |  |
Notes Receivable [Member] | Note Receivable, 1 to 29 Days Past Due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest | 0 |  |
Notes Receivable [Member] | Note Receivable, 30 to 90 Days Past Due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest | 0 |  |
Notes Receivable [Member] | Note Receivables, 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest | 0 |  |
Notes Receivable [Member] | Note Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest | 1,114,000 |  |
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 596,000 |  | 548,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 40,815,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (980,000) |  | (891,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (90,000) |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery | 0 |  |
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 1,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year | 31,897,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 5,503,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 2,192,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 1,075,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 85,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 63,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | (596,000) |  | (548,000)
Miscellaneous Receivable, Not Past Due | 37,996,000 |  |
Revolving Line of Credit | 0 |  |
Total Miscellaneous Receivables | 2,819,000 |  |
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest | 0 |  |
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 30 to 90 Days Past Due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest | 110,000 |  |
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest | 28,000 |  |
Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest | 2,681,000 |  |
Funeral [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | (19,548,000) |  | (17,026,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 1,770,000 |  |
Funeral [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | 33,510,000 |  | 35,572,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total | 31,997,000 |  | 33,788,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | 1,513,000 |  | 1,784,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (1,513,000) |  | (1,784,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (3,214,000) |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery | (1,631,000) |  |
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation | 94,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 5,022,000 |  |
Other Accounts Receivable Current [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | 32,208,000 |  | 47,297,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total | 31,824,000 |  | 46,954,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | 384,000 |  | 343,000
Current [Member] | Notes Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | 167,000 |  | 175,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total | 57,000 |  | 38,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | 110,000 |  | 137,000
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] |  |  |
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 32,208,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (384,000) |  | (343,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (41,000) |  |
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 | 28,356,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 2,742,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 681,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 401,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 16,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 12,000 |  |
Miscellaneous Receivable, Not Past Due | 29,389,000 |  |
Revolving Line of Credit | 0 |  |
Total Miscellaneous Receivables | 2,819,000 |  |
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest | 0 |  |
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 30 to 90 Days Past Due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest | 110,000 |  |
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest | 28,000 |  |
Current [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest | 2,681,000 |  |
Long Term [Member] | Notes Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 8,630,000 |  | 8,497,000
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 10,426,000 |  | 10,294,000
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 8,011,000 |  | 7,340,000
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 8,607,000 |  | 7,888,000
Accounts and Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 8,607,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (596,000) |  | (548,000)
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 | 1,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated in Current Fiscal Year | 3,541,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 2,761,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 1,511,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 674,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 69,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 51,000 |  |
Miscellaneous Receivable, Not Past Due | 8,607,000 |  |
Revolving Line of Credit | 0 |  |
Total Miscellaneous Receivables | 0 |  |
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest | 0 |  |
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 30 to 90 Days Past Due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest | 0 |  |
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, 91 to 180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest | 0 |  |
Long Term [Member] | Miscellaneous accounts receivable [Member] | Miscellaneous Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest | 0 |  |
Cemetery [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | (16,493,000) |  | (15,449,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 460,000 |  |
Cemetery [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | 19,092,000 |  | 19,277,000
Receivables, Net, Current, Total | 17,077,000 |  | 17,159,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | 2,015,000 |  | 2,118,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (2,015,000) |  | $ (2,118,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (557,000) |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery | (485,000) |  |
Allowance For Credit Losses Foreign Currency Translation | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | $ 1,145,000 |  |

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