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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, 2025 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2024
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due | $ 150,768 |  |
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due | 1,432,641 |  |
Investments | 7,244,669 |  | $ 7,322,591
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 1,583,409 |  | 1,606,630
Deposits to trust | 158,266 | $ 156,119 |
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments | 2,126,124 |  | 2,154,032
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables | (21,788) |  | (20,470)
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross | 1,605,197 |  | 1,627,100
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | (36,184) |  | (35,857)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year | 148,461 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 571,749 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 404,855 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 247,482 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 120,749 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 90,113 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 785 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (1,110) |  |
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss | (2) |  |
PreneedRreceivables | 1,547,225 |  | 1,570,773
Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 42,059 |  |
Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 15,506 |  |
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] | 39,764 |  |
Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 53,439 |  |
Funeral [Member] |  |  |
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due | 42,149 |  |
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due | 120,803 |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 162,952 |  | 171,933
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables | (11,618) |  | (11,083)
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross | 174,570 |  | 183,016
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | (20,774) |  | (20,132)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year | 9,993 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 51,098 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 43,982 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 24,334 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 11,825 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 21,720 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 490 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | (1,131) |  |
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss | (1) |  |
PreneedRreceivables | 142,178 |  | 151,801
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] | 2,954 |  |
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 2,417 |  |
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] | 32,611 |  |
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] | 4,167 |  |
Cemetery [Member] |  |  |
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due | 108,619 |  |
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due | 1,311,838 |  |
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | 1,420,457 |  | 1,434,697
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables | (10,170) |  | (9,387)
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross | 1,430,627 |  | 1,444,084
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent | (15,410) |  | (15,725)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year | 138,468 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year | 520,651 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 360,873 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 223,148 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 108,924 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year | 68,393 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff | 295 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | 21 |  |
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss | (1) |  |
PreneedRreceivables | 1,405,047 |  | $ 1,418,972
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] | 39,105 |  |
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table] | 13,089 |  |
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] | 7,153 |  |
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] | $ 49,272 |  |

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