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Supplementary Information Level 3 (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Supplementary Information [Abstract] |
Schedule of Balance Sheet, Supplemental Disclosures | The detail of certain balance sheet accounts is as follows:
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023
| (In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents: |  |  |
Cash | $ | 142,386 |  |  | $ | 151,608 |
Commercial paper and temporary investments | 76,380 |  |  | 69,949 |
| $ | 218,766 |  |  | $ | 221,557 |
Other current assets: |  |  |
Prepaid insurance | 4,824 |  |  | 5,182 |
Prepaid expenses | 15,827 |  |  | 13,355 |
Restricted cash | 2,000 |  |  | 370 |
Other | 4,479 |  |  | 4,103 |
| $ | 27,130 |  |  | $ | 23,010 |
Cemetery property: |  |  |
Undeveloped land | $ | 1,380,619 |  |  | $ | 1,328,358 |
Developed lots, lawn crypts, mausoleum spaces, cremation niches, and cremation memorialization property | 748,785 |  |  | 692,488 |
| $ | 2,129,404 |  |  | $ | 2,020,846 |
Property and equipment, net: |  |  |
Land | $ | 793,520 |  |  | $ | 761,092 |
Buildings and improvements | 2,803,194 |  |  | 2,685,867 |
Operating equipment | 893,074 |  |  | 816,602 |
Leasehold improvements | 51,479 |  |  | 46,254 |
Finance leases | 339,999 |  |  | 339,395 |
| 4,881,266 |  |  | 4,649,210 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (2,100,292) |  |  | (1,957,141) |
Less: Accumulated amortization of finance leases | (199,905) |  |  | (211,970) |
| $ | 2,581,069 |  |  | $ | 2,480,099 |
Deferred charges and other assets: |  |  |
Intangible assets, net | $ | 512,382 |  |  | $ | 485,109 |
Restricted cash | 633 |  |  | 2,834 |
Deferred tax assets | 6,890 |  |  | 7,320 |
Notes receivable, net of reserves of $1,796 and $1,797, respectively | 8,293 |  |  | 8,497 |
Cash surrender value of insurance policies | 244,439 |  |  | 220,587 |
Deferred incremental direct selling costs | 430,262 |  |  | 406,181 |
Operating leases | 50,113 |  |  | 50,973 |
Other | 64,244 |  |  | 66,329 |
| $ | 1,317,256 |  |  | $ | 1,247,830 |
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023
| (In thousands)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities: |  |  |
Accounts payable | $ | 203,344 |  |  | $ | 203,352 |
Accrued benefits | 144,450 |  |  | 169,164 |
Accrued interest | 36,710 |  |  | 25,632 |
Accrued property taxes | 15,319 |  |  | 13,891 |
Self-insurance reserves | 105,775 |  |  | 103,297 |
Legal reserves | 13,795 |  |  | 63,595 |
Bank overdrafts | 30,173 |  |  | 36,562 |
Operating leases | 7,861 |  |  | 7,782 |
Other accrued liabilities | 81,847 |  |  | 62,424 |
| $ | 639,274 |  |  | $ | 685,699 |
Other liabilities: |  |  |
Accrued benefit costs | $ | 11,507 |  |  | $ | 13,539 |
Deferred compensation | 223,948 |  |  | 201,287 |
Customer refund obligation reserve | 35,354 |  |  | 37,729 |
Tax liability | 1,235 |  |  | 2,318 |
Payable to perpetual care trust | 171,977 |  |  | 148,198 |
Operating leases | 45,269 |  |  | 46,050 |
Other | 24,190 |  |  | 15,814 |
| $ | 513,480 |  |  | $ | 464,935 |
Certain Non-Cash Investing and Financing Transactions
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (In thousands)
Net change in capital expenditure accrual | $ | 2,185 |  |  | $ | 9,171 |  |  | $ | 3,817 |
Options exercised by attestation | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 280 |
Shares repurchased | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (280) |
Excise tax accrual on shares repurchased | $ | 754 |  |  | $ | 4,724 |  |  | $ | — |
Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block] | Cash interest payments for the three years ended December 31 were as follows (in thousands):
Payments in 2024 | $ | 241,673 |
Payments in 2023 | $ | 230,551 |
Payments in 2022 | $ | 164,222 |

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