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Preneed Activities Level 3 (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
Preneed Activities [Abstract] |  |
Investment related activities [Table Text Block] |
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (In thousands)
Deposits | $ | 637,406 |  |  | $ | 590,257 |  |  | $ | 534,586 |
Withdrawals | $ | 608,251 |  |  | $ | 591,591 |  |  | $ | 507,872 |
Purchases of securities | $ | 2,227,515 |  |  | $ | 2,070,313 |  |  | $ | 1,647,032 |
Sales of securities | $ | 2,212,443 |  |  | $ | 2,038,517 |  |  | $ | 1,518,779 |
Realized gains from sales of securities(1) | $ | 509,982 |  |  | $ | 281,168 |  |  | $ | 332,738 |
Realized losses from sales of securities(1) | $ | (183,620) |  |  | $ | (227,075) |  |  | $ | (201,173) |
Long-term receivable and investment components [Table Text Block] |
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023
| (In thousands)
Preneed receivables, net | $ | 1,570,773 |  |  | $ | 1,513,933 |
Trust investments, at fair value | 7,084,723 |  |  | 6,394,796 |
Insurance-backed fixed income securities and other | 237,868 |  |  | 222,424 |
Trust investments | 7,322,591 |  |  | 6,617,220 |
Less: Cemetery perpetual care trust investments | (2,154,032) |  |  | (1,939,241) |
Preneed trust investments | 5,168,559 |  |  | 4,677,979 |
Preneed receivables, net and trust investments | $ | 6,739,332 |  |  | $ | 6,191,912 |
Preneed Funeral Receivables, Net and Trust Investments [Table Text Block] |
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (In thousands)
Beginning balance - Preneed receivables, net and trust investments | $ | 6,191,912 |  |  | $ | 5,577,499 |  |  | $ | 6,015,323 |
Net preneed contract sales | 1,946,232 |  |  | 1,973,012 |  |  | 1,978,266 |
Cash receipts from customers, net of refunds | (1,752,920) |  |  | (1,699,683) |  |  | (1,639,291) |
Deposits to trust | 557,398 |  |  | 515,866 |  |  | 468,482 |
Acquisitions of businesses, net | 60,561 |  |  | 3,394 |  |  | 15,860 |
Net undistributed investment earnings (losses) (1) | 424,543 |  |  | 527,264 |  |  | (611,057) |
Maturities and distributed earnings | (595,087) |  |  | (591,834) |  |  | (500,216) |
Change in cancellation allowance | (3,430) |  |  | (5,160) |  |  | (6,609) |
Change in amounts due on unfulfilled performance obligations | (43,547) |  |  | (93,473) |  |  | (123,385) |
Effect of foreign currency and other | (46,330) |  |  | (14,973) |  |  | (19,874) |
Ending balance - Preneed receivables, net and trust investments | $ | 6,739,332 |  |  | $ | 6,191,912 |  |  | $ | 5,577,499 |
(1) Includes both realized and unrealized investment earnings. |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
|  | December 31, 2024
| Fair Value Hierarchy Level | Cost |  | Unrealized Gains |  | Unrealized Losses |  | Value
|  |  |  | (In thousands) |  |
Fixed income securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Treasury | 2 | $ | 43,699 |  |  | $ | 178 |  |  | $ | (849) |  |  | $ | 43,028 |
Canadian government | 2 | 25,979 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 25,979 |
Corporate | 2 | 10,087 |  |  | 326 |  |  | (11) |  |  | 10,402 |
Residential mortgage-backed | 2 | 3,811 |  |  | 39 |  |  | (49) |  |  | 3,801 |
Asset-backed | 2 | 290 |  |  | — |  |  | (47) |  |  | 243 |
Equity securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock | 2 | 8,059 |  |  | 930 |  |  | (25) |  |  | 8,964 |
Common stock: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States | 1 | 1,887,854 |  |  | 617,695 |  |  | (68,404) |  |  | 2,437,145 |
Canada | 1 | 41,362 |  |  | 20,164 |  |  | (1,160) |  |  | 60,366 |
Other international | 1 | 120,605 |  |  | 34,414 |  |  | (10,382) |  |  | 144,637 |
Mutual funds: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity | 1 | 950,990 |  |  | 121,006 |  |  | (13,892) |  |  | 1,058,104 |
Fixed income | 1 | 1,028,622 |  |  | 4,183 |  |  | (46,391) |  |  | 986,414 |
Trust investments, at fair value |  | 4,121,358 |  |  | 798,935 |  |  | (141,210) |  |  | 4,779,083 |
Commingled funds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed income |  | 862,350 |  |  | 2,597 |  |  | (60,646) |  |  | 804,301 |
Equity |  | 346,553 |  |  | 99,647 |  |  | (316) |  |  | 445,884 |
Money market funds |  | 432,821 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 432,821 |
Alternative investments |  | 438,449 |  |  | 193,638 |  |  | (9,453) |  |  | 622,634 |
Trust investments, at net asset value |  | 2,080,173 |  |  | 295,882 |  |  | (70,415) |  |  | 2,305,640 |
Trust investments, at market |  | $ | 6,201,531 |  |  | $ | 1,094,817 |  |  | $ | (211,625) |  |  | $ | 7,084,723 |
|  | December 31, 2023
| Fair Value Hierarchy Level | Cost |  | Unrealized Gains |  | Unrealized Losses |  | Value
|  |  |  | (In thousands) |  |
Fixed income securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Treasury | 2 | $ | 45,645 |  |  | $ | 145 |  |  | $ | (1,376) |  |  | $ | 44,414 |
Canadian government | 2 | 31,896 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 31,896 |
Corporate | 2 | 10,642 |  |  | 138 |  |  | (17) |  |  | 10,763 |
Residential mortgage-backed | 2 | 5,452 |  |  | 29 |  |  | (104) |  |  | 5,377 |
Asset-backed | 2 | 291 |  |  | — |  |  | (51) |  |  | 240 |
Equity securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock | 2 | 417 |  |  | — |  |  | (97) |  |  | 320 |
Common stock: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States | 1 | 1,744,919 |  |  | 478,226 |  |  | (78,630) |  |  | 2,144,515 |
Canada | 1 | 42,721 |  |  | 20,251 |  |  | (676) |  |  | 62,296 |
Other international | 1 | 108,106 |  |  | 19,580 |  |  | (11,088) |  |  | 116,598 |
Mutual funds: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity | 1 | 876,620 |  |  | 118,476 |  |  | (9,540) |  |  | 985,556 |
Fixed income | 1 | 998,767 |  |  | 5,727 |  |  | (109,231) |  |  | 895,263 |
Trust investments, at fair value |  | 3,865,476 |  |  | 642,572 |  |  | (210,810) |  |  | 4,297,238 |
Commingled funds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed income |  | 827,600 |  |  | 2,432 |  |  | (63,021) |  |  | 767,011 |
Equity |  | 337,500 |  |  | 71,819 |  |  | (642) |  |  | 408,677 |
Money market funds |  | 346,672 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 346,672 |
Alternative investments |  | 412,482 |  |  | 169,825 |  |  | (7,109) |  |  | 575,198 |
Trust investments, at net asset value |  | 1,924,254 |  |  | 244,076 |  |  | (70,772) |  |  | 2,097,558 |
Trust investments, at market |  | $ | 5,789,730 |  |  | $ | 886,648 |  |  | $ | (281,582) |  |  | $ | 6,394,796 |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block] | Our alternative investments include funds invested in limited partnerships with interests in private equity, private market real estate, energy and natural resources, infrastructure, transportation, and private debt including both distressed debt and mezzanine financing. These investments can never be redeemed by the funds. Instead, due to the nature of the investments in this category, distributions are received through the liquidation of the underlying assets of the funds. The funds' managers have not communicated the timing of any liquidations. |
Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block] | Maturity dates of our fixed income securities range from 2025 to 2044. Maturities of fixed income securities (excluding mutual funds) at December 31, 2024 are estimated as follows:
| Fair Value
| (In thousands)
Due in one year or less | $ | 48,915 |
Due in one to five years | 29,677 |
Due in five to ten years | 4,798 |
Thereafter | 63 |
Total estimated maturities of fixed income securities | $ | 83,453 |
Deferred Preneed Funeral Revenues [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the activity for our contract liabilities, which are reflected in Deferred revenue, net and Deferred receipts held in trust:
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (In thousands)
Beginning balance — Deferred revenue, net and Deferred receipts held in trust | $ | 6,374,393 |  |  | $ | 5,787,548 |  |  | $ | 6,299,241 |
Net preneed contract sales | 1,386,108 |  |  | 1,451,833 |  |  | 1,448,371 |
Acquisitions (dispositions) of businesses, net | 78,894 |  |  | 5,961 |  |  | 10,824 |
Net investment gains (losses) (1) | 418,483 |  |  | 527,894 |  |  | (618,760) |
Recognized revenue from backlog(2) | (574,414) |  |  | (554,839) |  |  | (498,242) |
Recognized revenue from current period sales | (677,475) |  |  | (730,436) |  |  | (726,584) |
Change in amounts due on unfulfilled performance obligations | (43,547) |  |  | (93,473) |  |  | (123,337) |
Change in cancellation reserve | 2,332 |  |  | 87 |  |  | 8,351 |
Effect of foreign currency and other | (47,079) |  |  | (20,182) |  |  | (12,316) |
Ending balance — Deferred revenue, net and Deferred receipts held in trust | $ | 6,917,695 |  |  | $ | 6,374,393 |  |  | $ | 5,787,548 |
(1)Includes both realized and unrealized investment gains (losses). (2)Includes current year trust fund income through the date of performance. |

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