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Trust Investments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Preneed Trust Investments [Abstract]

TRUST INVESTMENTS

TRUST INVESTMENTS

Preneed trust investments represent trust fund assets that we are generally permitted to withdraw as the services and merchandise are provided to customers. Preneed funeral and cemetery contracts are secured by payments from customers, less amounts not required by law to be deposited into trust. These earnings are recognized in Other revenue on our Consolidated Statements of Operations, when a service is performed or merchandise is delivered. Trust management fees charged by CSV RIA are included as revenue in the period in which they are earned. Our investments are diversified across multiple industry segments using a balanced allocation strategy to minimize long-term risk. We do not intend to sell and it is likely that we will not be required to sell the securities prior to their anticipated recovery.

Cemetery perpetual care trust investments represent a portion of the proceeds from the sale of cemetery property interment rights that we are required by various state laws to deposit into perpetual care trust funds. The income earned from these perpetual care trusts offsets maintenance expenses for cemetery property and memorials. This trust fund income is recognized in Other revenue.

Where quoted prices are available in an active market, investments held by the trusts are classified as Level 1 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy. Our Level 1 investments include cash, U.S. treasury debt, common stock and equity mutual funds. Where quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, then fair values are estimated by using quoted prices of similar securities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that can corroborate observable market data. These investments are fixed income securities, including U.S. agency obligations, foreign debt, corporate debt, preferred stocks, certificates of deposit and fixed income mutual funds and other investments, all of which are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. We review and update our fair value hierarchy classifications quarterly. See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to our the fair value measurement.

Changes in the fair value of our trust fund assets (Preneed funeral, cemetery and perpetual care trust investments) are offset by changes in the fair value of our trust fund liabilities (Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and Care trusts’ corpus) and reflected in Other, net. There is no impact on earnings until such time the services are performed or the merchandise is delivered, causing the contract to be withdrawn from the trust in accordance with state regulations and the gain or loss is allocated to the contract.

We rely on our trust investments to provide funding for the various contractual obligations that arise upon maturity of the underlying preneed contracts. Because of the long-term relationship between the establishment of trust investments and the

required performance of the underlying contractual obligations, the impact of current market conditions that may exist at any given time is not necessarily indicative of our ability to generate profit on our future performance obligations.

Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments

The components of Preneed cemetery trust investments on our Consolidated Balance Sheet are as follows (in thousands):

			December 31, 2021						December 31, 2022
Preneed cemetery trust investments, at market value			$	103,808					$	98,269
Less: allowance for contract cancellation			(2,905)						(3,204)
Preneed cemetery trust investments			$	100,903					$	95,065

The cost and market values associated with preneed cemetery trust investments at December 31, 2022 are detailed below (in thousands):

			Fair Value Hierarchy Level						Cost						Unrealized Gains						Unrealized Losses						Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts			1						$	10,434					$	—					$	—					$	10,434
Fixed income securities:
U.S. agency obligations			2						803						—						(72)						731
Foreign debt			2						12,241						910						(644)						12,507
Corporate debt			2						15,066						104						(4,139)						11,031
Preferred stock			2						12,560						436						(1,789)						11,207
Certificates of deposit			2						79						—						(8)						71
Common stock			1						42,929						5,102						(6,228)						41,803
Mutual funds:
Equity			1						362						—						(33)						329
Fixed income			2						12,324						10						(3,310)						9,024
Trust securities									$	106,798					$	6,562					$	(16,223)					$	97,137
Accrued investment income									$	1,132																	$	1,132
Preneed cemetery trust investments																											$	98,269
Market value as a percentage of cost																											91.0%

The estimated maturities of the fixed income securities (excluding mutual funds) included above are as follows (in thousands): 

Due in one year or less			$	1,176
Due in one to five years			8,655
Due in five to ten years			6,292
Thereafter			19,424
Total fixed income securities			$	35,547

The cost and market values associated with preneed cemetery trust investments at December 31, 2021 are detailed below (in thousands):

			Fair Value Hierarchy Level						Cost						Unrealized Gains						Unrealized Losses						Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts			1						$	3,088					$	—					$	—					$	3,088
Fixed income securities:
Foreign debt			2						15,846						2,025						(953)						16,918
Corporate debt			2						12,965						1,374						(49)						14,290
Preferred stock			2						12,455						1,111						(344)						13,222
Common stock			1						40,992						6,906						(4,079)						43,819
Mutual funds:
Equity			1						28						8						—						36
Fixed Income			2						11,443						615						(567)						11,491
Trust Securities									$	96,817					$	12,039					$	(5,992)					$	102,864
Accrued investment income									$	944																	$	944
Preneed cemetery trust investments																											$	103,808
Market value as a percentage of cost																											106.2%

The following table summarizes our fixed income securities (excluding mutual funds) within our preneed cemetery trust investments in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2022, aggregated by major security type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position (in thousands):

			December 31, 2022
			In Loss Position Less than 12 months												In Loss Position Greater than 12 months												Total
			Fair market value						Unrealized Losses						Fair market value						Unrealized Losses						Fair market value						Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
U.S. agency obligations			$	732					$	(72)					$	—					$	—					$	732					$	(72)
Foreign debt			5,394						(308)						744						(336)						6,138						(644)
Corporate debt			8,037						(3,922)						563						(217)						8,600						(4,139)
Preferred stock			7,146						(1,271)						2,517						(518)						9,663						(1,789)
Certificates of deposit			71						(8)						—						—						71						(8)
Total fixed income securities with an unrealized loss			$	21,380					$	(5,581)					$	3,824					$	(1,071)					$	25,204					$	(6,652)

The following table summarizes our fixed income securities (excluding mutual funds) within our preneed cemetery trust investments in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2021, aggregated by major security type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position (in thousands):

			December 31, 2021
			In Loss Position Less than 12 months												In Loss Position Greater than 12 months												Total
			Fair market value						Unrealized Losses						Fair market value						Unrealized Losses						Fair market value						Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Foreign debt			$	4,228					$	(517)					$	629					$	(436)					$	4,857					$	(953)
Corporate debt			1,037						(49)						—						—						1,037						(49)
Preferred stock			1,301						(63)						2,913						(281)						4,214						(344)
Total fixed income securities with an unrealized loss			$	6,566					$	(629)					$	3,542					$	(717)					$	10,108					$	(1,346)

Preneed cemetery trust investment security transactions recorded in Other, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations are as follows (in thousands):

			Years ended December 31,
			2020						2021						2022
Investment income			$	2,175					$	2,147					$	2,219
Realized gains			8,922						18,321						10,619
Realized losses			(5,090)						(6,626)						(2,548)
Unrealized gains (losses), net			5,515						6,047						(9,661)
Expenses and taxes			(1,354)						(1,715)						(1,748)
Net change in deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust			(10,168)						(18,174)						1,119
			$	—					$	—					$	—

Purchases and sales of investments in the preneed cemetery trusts are as follows (in thousands):

			Years ended December 31,
			2020						2021						2022
Purchases			$	(48,824)					$	(41,414)					$	(8,336)
Sales			41,178						43,265						8,248

Preneed Funeral Trust Investments

Preneed funeral trust investments represent trust fund assets that we are permitted to withdraw as services and merchandise are provided to customers. Preneed funeral contracts are secured by payments from customers, less retained amounts not required to be deposited into trust.

The components of Preneed funeral trust investments on our Consolidated Balance Sheet are as follows (in thousands):

			December 31, 2021						December 31, 2022
Preneed funeral trust investments, at market value			$	116,973					$	107,995
Less: allowance for contract cancellation			(3,315)						(3,442)
Preneed funeral trust investments			$	113,658					$	104,553

The cost and market values associated with preneed funeral trust investments at December 31, 2022 are detailed below (in thousands):

			Fair Value Hierarchy Level						Cost						Unrealized Gains						Unrealized Losses						Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts			1						$	29,641					$	—					$	—					$	29,641
Fixed income securities:
U. S. treasury debt			1						484						—						(45)						439
Foreign debt			2						10,851						818						(555)						11,114
Corporate debt			2						12,735						89						(3,443)						9,381
Preferred stock			2						10,730						391						(1,564)						9,557
Common stock			1						36,478						4,485						(5,187)						35,776
Mutual funds:
Equity			1						326						—						(30)						296
Fixed income			2						9,907						9						(2,691)						7,225
Other investments			2						3,592						—						—						3,592
Trust securities									$	114,744					$	5,792					$	(13,515)					$	107,021
Accrued investment income									$	974																	$	974
Preneed funeral trust investments																											$	107,995
Market value as a percentage of cost																											93.3%

The estimated maturities of the fixed income securities (excluding mutual funds) included above are as follows (in thousands):

Due in one year or less			$	1,057
Due in one to five years			7,203
Due in five to ten years			5,428
Thereafter			16,803
Total fixed income securities			$	30,491

The cost and market values associated with preneed funeral trust investments at December 31, 2021 are detailed below (in thousands):

			Fair Value Hierarchy Level						Cost						Unrealized Gains						Unrealized Losses						Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts			1						$	23,438					$	—					$	—					$	23,438
Fixed income securities:
Foreign debt			2						14,936						1,874						(887)						15,923
Corporate debt			2						11,231						1,223						(46)						12,408
Preferred stock			2						11,001						986						(319)						11,668
Common stock			1						36,694						6,417						(3,574)						39,537
Mutual funds:
Equity			1						26						7						—						33
Fixed income			2						9,396						454						(470)						9,380
Other investments			2						3,754						—						—						3,754
Trust securities									$	110,476					$	10,961					$	(5,296)					$	116,141
Accrued investment income									$	832																	$	832
Preneed funeral trust investments																											$	116,973
Market value as a percentage of cost																											105.1%

The following table summarizes our fixed income securities (excluding mutual funds) within our preneed funeral trust investment in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2022, aggregated by major security type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position (in thousands):

			December 31, 2022
			In Loss Position Less than 12 months												In Loss Position Greater than 12 months												Total
			Fair market value						Unrealized Losses						Fair market value						Unrealized Losses						Fair market value						Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
U.S. treasury debt			$	439					$	(45)					$	—					$	—					$	439					$	(45)
Foreign debt			4,766						(274)						626						(281)						5,392						(555)
Corporate debt			6,742						(3,248)						506						(195)						7,248						(3,443)
Preferred stock			5,908						(1,099)						2,261						(465)						8,169						(1,564)
Total fixed income securities with an unrealized loss			$	17,855					$	(4,666)					$	3,393					$	(941)					$	21,248					$	(5,607)

The following table summarizes our fixed income securities (excluding mutual funds) within our preneed funeral trust investment in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2021, aggregated by major security type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position (in thousands):

			December 31, 2021
			In Loss Position Less than 12 months												In Loss Position Greater than 12 months												Total
			Fair market value						Unrealized Losses						Fair market value						Unrealized Losses						Fair market value						Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Foreign debt			$	4,251					$	(509)					$	548					$	(378)					$	4,799					$	(887)
Corporate debt			965						(46)						—						—						965						(46)
Preferred stock			1,211						(58)						2,710						(261)						3,921						(319)
Total fixed income securities with an unrealized loss			$	6,427					$	(613)					$	3,258					$	(639)					$	9,685					$	(1,252)

Preneed funeral trust investment security transactions recorded in Other, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations are as follows (in thousands):

			Years ended December 31,
			2020						2021						2022
Investment income			$	1,907					$	1,747					$	1,700
Realized gains			9,441						17,091						9,446
Realized losses			(4,677)						(6,155)						(2,301)
Unrealized gains (losses), net			5,555						5,665						(7,723)
Expenses and taxes			(878)						(1,221)						958
Net change in deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust			(11,348)						(17,127)						(2,080)
			$	—					$	—					$	—

Purchases and sales of investments in the preneed funeral trusts are as follows (in thousands):

			Years ended December 31,
			2020						2021						2022
Purchases			$	(47,315)					$	(38,175)					$	(6,239)
Sales			43,270						40,658						7,419

Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments

Care trusts’ corpus on our Consolidated Balance Sheet represent the corpus of those trusts plus undistributed income. The components of Care trusts’ corpus are as follows (in thousands): 

			December 31, 2021						December 31, 2022
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments, at market value			$	72,400					$	66,307
Obligations due from trust			(1,244)						(812)
Care trusts’ corpus			$	71,156					$	65,495

The following table reflects the cost and market values associated with the trust investments held in perpetual care trust funds at December 31, 2022 (in thousands):

			Fair Value Hierarchy Level						Cost						Unrealized Gains						Unrealized Losses						Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts			1						$	5,326					$	—					$	—					$	5,326
Fixed income securities:
Foreign debt			2						8,746						600						(470)						8,876
Corporate debt			2						10,540						118						(2,961)						7,697
Preferred stock			2						9,831						287						(1,374)						8,744
Common stock			1						28,625						3,443						(4,297)						27,771
Mutual funds:
Equity			1						345						2						(22)						325
Fixed income			2						9,046						26						(2,310)						6,762
Trust securities									$	72,459					$	4,476					$	(11,434)					$	65,501
Accrued investment income									$	806																	$	806
Cemetery perpetual care investments																											$	66,307
Market value as a percentage of cost																											90.4%

The estimated maturities of the fixed income securities (excluding mutual funds) included above are as follows (in thousands):

Due in one year or less			$	776
Due in one to five years			5,361
Due in five to ten years			4,332
Thereafter			14,848
Total fixed income securities			$	25,317

The following table reflects the cost and market values associated with the trust investments held in perpetual care trust funds at December 31, 2021 (in thousands): 

			Fair Value Hierarchy Level						Cost						Unrealized Gains						Unrealized Losses						Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts			1						$	1,447					$	—					$	—					$	1,447
Fixed income securities:
Foreign debt			2						10,949						1,401						(647)						11,703
Corporate debt			2						9,139						1,065						(32)						10,172
Preferred stock			2						9,742						803						(226)						10,319
Common stock			1						27,853						4,990						(3,008)						29,835
Mutual funds:
Equity			1						19						5						—						24
Fixed income			2						8,141						530						(460)						8,211
Trust securities									$	67,290					$	8,794					$	(4,373)					$	71,711
Accrued investment income									$	689																	$	689
Cemetery perpetual care investments																											$	72,400
Market value as a percentage of cost																											106.6%

The following table summarizes our fixed income securities (excluding mutual funds) within our perpetual care trust investment in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2022, aggregated by major security type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position (in thousands):

			December 31, 2022
			In Loss Position Less than 12 months												In Loss Position Greater than 12 months												Total
			Fair market value						Unrealized Losses						Fair market value						Unrealized Losses						Fair market value						Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Foreign debt			$	4,123					$	(218)					$	554					$	(252)					$	4,677					$	(470)
Corporate debt			5,413						(2,818)						371						(143)						5,784						(2,961)
Preferred stock			6,066						(1,032)						1,659						(342)						7,725						(1,374)
Total fixed income securities with an unrealized loss			$	15,602					$	(4,068)					$	2,584					$	(737)					$	18,186					$	(4,805)

The following table summarizes our fixed income securities within our perpetual care trust investment in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2021, aggregated by major security type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position (in thousands):

			December 31, 2021
			In Loss Position Less than 12 months												In Loss Position Greater than 12 months												Total
			Fair market value						Unrealized Losses						Fair market value						Unrealized Losses						Fair market value						Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Foreign debt			$	2,649					$	(321)					$	468					$	(326)					$	3,117					$	(647)
Corporate debt			846						(32)						—						—						846						(32)
Preferred stock			856						(41)						1,917						(185)						2,773						(226)
Total fixed income securities with an unrealized loss			$	4,351					$	(394)					$	2,385					$	(511)					$	6,736					$	(905)

Perpetual care trust investment security transactions recorded in Other, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations are as follows (in thousands):

			Years ended December 31,
			2020						2021						2022
Realized gains			$	2,602					$	2,474					$	1,454
Realized losses			(1,695)						(950)						(309)
Unrealized gains (losses), net			4,355						4,421						(6,958)
Net change in care trusts’ corpus			(5,262)						(5,945)						5,813
Total			$	—					$	—					$	—

Perpetual care trust investment security transactions recorded in Other revenue are as follows (in thousands):

			Years ended December 31,
			2020						2021						2022
Investment income			$	8,461					$	10,443					$	11,425
Realized losses			(387)						(118)						(2,427)
Total			$	8,074					$	10,325					$	8,998

Purchases and sales of investments in the perpetual care trusts are as follows (in thousands):

			Years ended December 31,
			2020						2021						2022
Purchases			$	(38,168)					$	(28,317)					$	(4,872)
Sales			34,316						29,829						5,444

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