Trust Investments (Fixed income securities within our preneed funeral trust investment in an unrealized loss position) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, fair market value	$ 995	$ 21,380
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	(67)	(5,581)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	12,954	3,824
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(5,237)	(1,071)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	13,949	25,204
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(5,304)	(6,652)
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, fair market value	899	17,855
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	(64)	(4,666)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	11,449	3,393
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(4,709)	(941)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	12,348	21,248
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(4,773)	(5,607)
U.S. agency obligations \| Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, fair market value	0	732
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	0	(72)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	613	0
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(51)	0
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	613	732
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(51)	(72)
U.S. agency obligations \| Preneed Funeral Trust Investments
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, fair market value	0
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	0
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	371
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(34)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	371
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(34)
Foreign debt \| Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, fair market value	284	5,394
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	(5)	(308)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	209	744
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(12)	(336)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	493	6,138
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(17)	(644)
Foreign debt \| Preneed Funeral Trust Investments
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, fair market value	269	4,766
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	(5)	(274)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	198	626
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(11)	(281)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	467	5,392
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(16)	(555)
Corporate debt \| Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, fair market value	666	8,037
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	(62)	(3,922)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	4,239	563
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(3,595)	(217)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	4,905	8,600
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(3,657)	(4,139)
Corporate debt \| Preneed Funeral Trust Investments
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, fair market value	630	6,742
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	(59)	(3,248)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	3,802	506
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(3,196)	(195)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	4,432	7,248
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(3,255)	(3,443)
Preferred stock \| Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, fair market value	45	7,146
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	0	(1,271)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	7,821	2,517
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(1,572)	(518)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	7,866	9,663
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(1,572)	(1,789)
Preferred stock \| Preneed Funeral Trust Investments
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, fair market value	0	5,908
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	0	(1,099)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	7,078	2,261
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(1,468)	(465)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	7,078	8,169
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(1,468)	(1,564)
Certificates of deposit \| Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, fair market value	0
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	0
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	72
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(7)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	72
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	$ (7)
Mortgage-backed securities \| Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, fair market value		71
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss		(8)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value		0
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss		0
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position		71
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss		(8)
U.S. treasury debt \| Preneed Funeral Trust Investments
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, fair market value		439
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss		(45)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value		0
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss		0
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position		439
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss		$ (45)

Amount of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), in continuous unrealized loss position for more than 12 months, without allowance for credit loss. Includes beneficial interest in securitized financial asset.

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