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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Revenues:    
Insurance premiums and other considerations $ 75,928,910 $ 70,412,476
Net investment income 39,913,267 35,062,968
Net mortuary and cemetery sales 13,726,518 12,657,117
Gains (losses) on investments and other assets 23,941,179 (2,948,482)
Other than temporary impairments on investments 0 (774,339)
Mortgage fee income 116,185,853 153,797,171
Other Revenues 9,923,000 8,719,179
Total revenues 279,618,727 276,926,090
Benefits and expenses:    
Death benefits 36,298,789 33,256,001
Surrenders and other policy benefits 2,886,298 2,839,017
Increase in future policy benefits 24,332,088 23,622,750
Amortization of deferred policy and pre-need acquisition costs and value of business acquired 11,631,346 8,480,250
Selling, general and administrative expenses:    
Commissions 50,291,352 68,103,017
Personnel 67,368,952 70,328,830
Advertising 4,602,591 5,754,740
Rent and rent related 7,605,375 8,710,694
Depreciation on property and equipment 1,867,001 2,220,693
Costs related to funding mortgage loans 6,423,944 8,663,223
Other 31,014,999 29,431,599
Interest expense 6,956,707 6,037,332
Cost of goods and services sold - mortuaries and cemeteries 2,158,895 1,945,832
Total benefits and expenses 253,438,337 269,393,978
Earnings before income taxes 26,180,390 7,532,112
Income tax benefit (expense) (4,494,311) 6,580,822
Net earnings $ 21,686,079 $ 14,112,934
Earnings Per Share, Basic $ 1.27 $ 0.84
Earnings Per Share, Diluted $ 1.25 $ 0.82
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 17,105,308 16,794,146
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 17,315,406 17,123,427