Trust Investments (Fixed income securities within our preneed funeral trust investment in an unrealized loss position) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
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	$ 279	$ 2,163
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	(10)	(144)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	1,048	1,749
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(286)	(347)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	1,327	3,912
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(296)	(491)
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	256	2,067
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	(9)	(137)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	482	1,194
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(31)	(252)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	738	3,261
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(40)	(389)
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	491	479
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(35)	(46)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	491	479
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(35)	(46)
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	280
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(24)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	280
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(24)
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	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	210	211
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(8)	(8)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	210	211
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(8)	(8)
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	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	202	203
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(7)	(7)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	202	203
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(7)	(7)
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	266	1,274
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	(10)	(139)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	79	94
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(130)	(117)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	345	1,368
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(140)	(256)
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	256	1,225
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss	(9)	(133)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value	0	0
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	0	(1)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	256	1,225
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(9)	(134)
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	13	889
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	194	891
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	(108)	(171)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position	207	1,780
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss	(108)	(176)
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
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 months, accumulated loss		(4)
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, fair market value		717
Securities available-for-sale, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss		(214)
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position		1,559
Securities available-for-sale, unrealized loss position, accumulated loss		(218)
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		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)
US treasury securities \| 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)

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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