Trust Investments (Fixed income securities within our preneed funeral trust investment in an unrealized loss position) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
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	$ 2,163	$ 995
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	(144)	(67)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	1,749	12,954
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(347)	(5,237)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	3,912	13,949
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(491)	(5,304)
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	2,067	899
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	(137)	(64)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	1,194	11,449
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(252)	(4,709)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	3,261	12,348
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(389)	(4,773)
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	0
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	0	0
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	479	613
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(46)	(51)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	479	613
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(46)	(51)
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	274
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(30)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	274
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(30)
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	0	284
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	0	(5)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	211	209
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(8)	(12)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	211	493
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(8)	(17)
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	0	269
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	0	(5)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	203	198
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(7)	(11)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	203	467
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(7)	(16)
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	1,274	666
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	(139)	(62)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	94	4,239
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(117)	(3,595)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	1,368	4,905
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(256)	(3,657)
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	1,225	630
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	(133)	(59)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	0	3,802
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(1)	(3,196)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	1,225	4,432
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(134)	(3,255)
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	889	45
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	(5)	0
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	891	7,821
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(171)	(1,572)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	1,780	7,866
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(176)	(1,572)
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	842	0
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	(4)	0
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	717	7,078
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(214)	(1,468)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	1,559	7,078
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(218)	(1,468)
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	74
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(5)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	74
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	$ (5)
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		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)
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		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)

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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