Trust Investments (Components of preneed cemetery trust investments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Preneed cemetery trust investments	$ 92,363	$ 86,604
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member]
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Preneed cemetery trust investments, at market value	94,882	89,081
Less: allowance for contract cancellation	(2,519)	(2,477)
Preneed cemetery trust investments	92,363	86,604
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	83,953	82,573
Unrealized Gains	14,424	13,856
Unrealized Losses	(4,716)	(8,341)
Fair Market Value	93,661	88,088
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member]
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	27
Unrealized Gains	1
Unrealized Losses	0
Fair Market Value	28
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member]
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Preneed cemetery trust investments, at market value	108,131	104,166
Less: allowance for contract cancellation	(2,930)	(2,931)
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	97,681	97,700
Unrealized Gains	13,504	13,125
Unrealized Losses	(4,185)	(7,570)
Fair Market Value	107,000	$ 103,255
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member]
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	26
Unrealized Gains	1
Unrealized Losses	0
Fair Market Value	$ 27

The allowance for contract cancellation on trust investments.

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