Employee meetings and award trips Employee meetings and award trips Employee meetings and award trips Preneed funeral trust investments Preneed Funeral Trust Investments The aggregate fair value as of the balance sheet date of financial instruments and other positions which may include : (1) fixed income securities; (2) common stock; and (3) mutual funds. Qualitative Impairment Test Qualitative Impairment Test Qualitative Impairment Test Less: balances due on undelivered cemetery preneed contracts Preneed Receivables, Balances Due on Undelivered Contracts Preneed Receivables, Balances Due on Undelivered Contracts Letter of Credit Letter of Credit [Member] Regional and unallocated funeral and cemetery costs Regional and Unallocated Funeral and Cemetery Costs The aggregate costs at a Regional level and other costs applicable to field operations during the reporting period. Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain] Senior Notes Due 2026 Senior Notes Due 2026 [Member] Senior Notes Due 2026 Operating lease right-of-use assets Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset Preneed funeral trust investments Cemetery perpetual care trust investments, at market value Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Current Income Statement Location [Axis] Income Statement Location [Axis] Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization Goodwill Goodwill Disclosure [Text Block] Receivable Type [Axis] Receivable Type [Axis] Statistical Measurement [Domain] Statistical Measurement [Domain] Preneed Cemetery Receivables [Abstract] Preneed Cemetery Receivables [Abstract] PRENEED CEMETERY RECEIVABLES Financing Receivables, 90 to 120 Days Past Due Financing Receivables, 90 to 120 Days Past Due [Member] Financing Receivables, 90 to 120 Days Past Due [Member] Dividends Dividends, Common Stock, Cash Security Exchange Name Security Exchange Name Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeitures, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeitures, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Issuance of restricted common stock, shares Shares Issued, Shares, Share-based Payment Arrangement, before Forfeiture Payments on contingent consideration recorded at acquisition date Payment for Contingent Consideration Liability, Financing Activities Additional paid-in capital Additional Paid in Capital, Common Stock Components of preneed cemetery trust investments Components of Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of the cost and allowance components associated with the net recorded value of Preneed cemetery trust investments. Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period Operating leases Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term Other Assets, Noncurrent Other Assets, Noncurrent Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table] Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table] Segments [Axis] Segments [Axis] Dividend yield Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect Purchases and sales of investments in preneed cemetary trusts Purchases And Sales Of Investments In Preneed Cemetary Trusts [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of the purchases and sales of available-for-sale preneed cemetary trust investment securities. Entity File Number Entity File Number Redemption price percentage Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage Expected volatility Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate Schedule of Gain (Loss) on Securities [Table] Schedule of Gain (Loss) on Securities [Table] APIC, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition APIC, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition Class of Financing Receivable [Axis] Class of Financing Receivable [Axis] Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value Denominator [Abstract] Denominator [Abstract] Denominator [Abstract] Unrealized Losses Marketable Securities, Gain (Loss) [Abstract] Net loss on divestitures Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets Acquisition debt, net of current portion Acquisition Debt, Net of Current Portion Acquisition Debt, Net of Current Portion Accrued incentive compensation Accrued Bonuses, Current Thereafter Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling after 10 Years, Fair Value Prepaid and other current assets Prepaid and Other Current Assets Prepaid and Other Current Assets Litigation Settlement, Expense Litigation Settlement, Expense Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] Amortization of Intangible Assets Amortization of Intangible Assets Variable Lease, Cost Variable Lease, Cost Financial Asset, Past Due Financial Asset, Past Due [Member] Operating leases Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent Perpetual Care Trust Invesments [Member] Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] Perpetual Care Trust Invesments [Member] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Purchases and sales of investments in preneed funeral trusts Purchases And Sales Of Investments In Preneed Funeral Trusts [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of the purchases and sales of available-for-sale preneed funeral trust investment securities. Composition of Assets Held in Trust Composition of Assets Held in Trust [Table Text Block] Composition of Assets Held in Trust [Table Text Block] Industry Sector [Axis] Industry Sector [Axis] Number of states in which Company operates Number of States in which Entity Operates Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Business Acquisition [Axis] Business Acquisition [Axis] Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] Legal Entity Type of Counterparty [Domain] Legal Entity Type of Counterparty [Domain] Title of Individual [Domain] Title of Individual [Domain] Award Type [Domain] Award Type [Domain] Total expense for income taxes Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Net Of Uncertain Tax Positions Total benefit for income taxes Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Net Of Uncertain Tax Positions Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Net of Uncertain Tax Positions Local Phone Number Local Phone Number Credit Facility [Domain] Credit Facility [Domain] ASSETS Assets [Abstract] Total Total fixed income securities Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Fair Value Related Party Transactions [Abstract] Related Party Transactions [Abstract] Subsegments [Axis] Subsegments [Axis] Net (gain) loss on divestitures, disposals and impairments charges Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment Land [Member] Land [Member] Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Finance Lease Liability 2017 Preneed Cemetery Receivables, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year Preneed Cemetery Receivables, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period Merchandise [Member] Merchandise [Member] Merchandise [Member] Class of Financing Receivable [Domain] Class of Financing Receivable [Domain] Total finance lease cost Finance Lease, Costs Finance Lease, Costs Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block] Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan contributions Proceeds, Issuance of Shares, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Including Option Exercised Legal Entity of Counterparty, Type [Axis] Legal Entity of Counterparty, Type [Axis] Trade Names [Member] Trade Names [Member] Retained Earnings [Member] Retained Earnings [Member] Debt Instrument [Axis] Debt Instrument [Axis] Intangible and other non-current assets Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense and Other Assets Preneed cemetery receivables, net Preneed Receivables Net of Allowance for Bad Debts A contracted amount representing a promise to pay the Entity (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date, net of any write-downs taken for collection uncertainty on the part of the holder. Such amount may include accrued interest receivable in accordance with the terms of the contract. May include both pledged and unpledged holdings. Financial Asset, Period Past Due [Domain] Financial Asset, Aging [Domain] Other long-term liabilities: Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract] COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block] Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items] Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Treasury stock settled Treasury Stock, Value, Settled Treasury Stock, Value, Settled Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items] Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table] Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table] Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member] Accumulated Amortization of Other Deferred Costs Accumulated Amortization of Other Deferred Costs Period Four Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four [Member] Preneed Cemetery Receivables [Member] Preneed Cemetery Receivables [Member] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Related Party [Axis] Related Party [Axis] Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Operating Lease Liability Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items] Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items] Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage Share-based Payment Arrangement, Shares Withheld for Tax Withholding Obligation Share-based Payment Arrangement, Shares Withheld for Tax Withholding Obligation Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] 2020 Preneed Cemetery Receivables, Originated in Current Fiscal Year Preneed Cemetery Receivables, Originated in Current Fiscal Year Libor Margin Option Libor Margin Option [Member] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust Increase Decrease in Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receipts Held in Trust The net deposits and withdrawals in trust accounts increasing or decreasing deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust during the reporting period. Schedule of Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Table] Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table] Cash paid for finance leases included in financing activities Finance Lease, Principal Payments Receivables from preneed funeral trusts, net Receivables from Preneed Funeral Trusts Receivables from preneed trusts, net Receivables from Preneed Funeral Trusts An amount representing assets in trusts, reported at cost, which are controlled and operated by third parties in which the Company does not have a controlling financial interest (less than 50%) in the trust assets. May include both pledged and unpledged holdings. Remaining borrowing capacity Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity Number of business segments Number of Operating Segments Intangible and Other Non-Current Assets Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block] Other current assets Other Current Assets Other Current Assets Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain] Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain] Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] 2025 Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three Property and Merchandise [Member] Property and Merchandise [Member] Property and Merchandise [Member] Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery revenue Increase Decrease in Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Revenue The net deposits and withdrawals during the reporting period in the total amount of deferred preneed funeral revenue and deferred preneed cemetery revenue. Recognized Revenue [Member] Recognized Revenue [Member] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Prepaid expenses Prepaid Expense, Current Acquisition debt imputed interest expense Interest Expense, Debt Disaggregation of Revenue Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block] Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Returned for Payroll Taxes Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Returned for Payroll Taxes Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Returned for Payroll Taxes Fair Value Measurement [Domain] Fair Value Measurement [Domain] Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Share-based Payment Arrangement, Decrease for Tax Withholding Obligation Share-based Payment Arrangement, Decrease for Tax Withholding Obligation Cash paid for operating leases included in operating activities Operating Lease, Payments Organization Description and Operations [Table] Organization Description and Operations [Table] Organization Description and Operations [Table] Type of Borrower [Axis] Type of Borrower [Axis] Industry of Counterparty, Type [Axis] Industry of Counterparty, Type [Axis] Schedule of fair market value and unrealized loss on preneed funeral trust investments Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Table Text Block] Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Table Text Block] Provision for credit losses Provision Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal) Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Table] Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Table] Goodwill [Roll Forward] Goodwill [Roll Forward] Period Two Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member] Income taxes before discrete items Estimated Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Before Discrete Items, Percent Estimated Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Before Discrete Items, Percent Continuing operations (in dollars per Share) Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Diluted Share Plan Name [Axis] Plan Name [Axis] Finance lease right-of-use assets Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, after Accumulated Amortization Long-term Debt Long-term Debt 2016 Preneed Cemetery Receivables, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year Preneed Cemetery Receivables, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year Fixed Income [Member] Fixed Income Funds [Member] Financing Receivable Portfolio Segment [Axis] Financing Receivable Portfolio Segment [Axis] Accrued insurance Accrued Insurance, Current Accumulated Amortization, Debt Issuance Costs Accumulated Amortization, Debt Issuance Costs Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Cash flows from investing activities: Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities [Abstract] Deferred Revenue [Member] Deferred Revenue [Member] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Finance lease right-of-use assets, net Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Net Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Net Aging of Past Due Financing Receivables Financing Receivable, Past Due [Table Text Block] Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding: Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted, Other Disclosures [Abstract] Entity Small Business Entity Small Business Operating Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payment, Due [Abstract] Cash and money market accounts [Member] Cash and Money Market Accounts [Member] Cash and cash equivalents [Member] Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] Officers And Key Employees [Member] Officers And Key Employees [Member] Officers And Key Employees [Member] Preneed Cemetery Receivables Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Table Text Block] Monte-Carlo Pricing Model Monte-Carlo Pricing Model [Member] Monte-Carlo Pricing Model Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity Liabilities and Equity Other accrued liabilities Other Accrued Liabilities, Current Accounts receivable, net Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract] Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract] Furniture, equipment and automobiles [Member] Furniture, equipment and automobiles [Member] Furniture, equipment and automobiles [Member] Scenario [Axis] Scenario [Axis] Organization Description and Operations [Line Items] Organization Description and Operations [Line Items] Organization Description and Operations [Line Items] Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price Noncompete Agreements [Member] Noncompete Agreements [Member] Due in five to ten years Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling after Five Through Ten Years, Fair Value Amortization of intangibles Amortization of Deferred Sales Commissions US Government Agencies Debt Securities US Government Agencies Debt Securities [Member] Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award, Options, Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award, Options, Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award, Options, Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Liabilities and Equity [Abstract] Unearned finance charges associated with receivables Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables Other Revenue [Member] Other Revenue [Member] Other Revenue [Member] Accounts payable Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable Accumulated Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment Accumulated Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment Accumulated Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment Accumulated Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Other Increases (Decreases) in Period, Description Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Other Increases (Decreases) in Period, Description Assets held-in-trust Assets Held-in-trust EARNINGS PER SHARE Earnings Per Share [Text Block] Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method Corporate costs and expenses: Operating Expenses [Abstract] Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share Mortgage-backed securities Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] Entity Interactive Data Current Entity Interactive Data Current Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Axis] Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Axis] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- 2026 Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Expected Amortization, Year Four Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract] Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract] Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised Minimum Minimum [Member] Deferred preneed cemetery revenue Deferred Preneed Cemetery Revenue Deferred revenue amount as of balance sheet date. Trust investment earnings along with preneed contract collections not required to be placed in trust, are recorded in deferred preneed cemetery revenue until the service is performed or the merchandise is delivered. Income taxes receivable Income Taxes Receivable, Current Realized gains Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Realized Gain BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block] Cemetery Cemetery [Member] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Gross profit Gross Profit 2024 Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two Credit facility Long-term Line of Credit Balance Sheet Location [Domain] Balance Sheet Location [Domain] Senior Note One Senior Note One [Member] Senior Note One [Member] Debt Issuance Costs, Net Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $86 and $120, respectively Debt Issuance Costs, Net Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Axis] Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Axis] Subsequent Events, Policy Subsequent Events, Policy [Policy Text Block] Cemetery perpetual care trust investments Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments The aggregate fair value as of the balance sheet date of financial instruments and other positions which may include : (1) fixed income securities; (2) common stock; and (3) mutual funds. Income Tax Authority [Domain] Income Tax Authority [Domain] Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Unrealized Gains Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax Preneed cemetery receivables Preneed Receivables, Gross Preneed Receivables, Gross Entity Address, State or Province Entity Address, State or Province Proceeds from insurance reimbursements Proceeds from Insurance Settlement, Investing Activities LEASES Lessee, Finance Leases [Text Block] Operating income Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Operating Income (Loss) In Loss Position Greater than 12 months, Fair Market Value Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer Acquisition debt Debt Acquired in Acquisition, Current Debt Acquired in Acquisition, Current Unrecognized tax benefit Unrecorded Tax Benefit, Liabilities Unrecorded Tax Benefit, Liabilities Service Contract, Term Service Contract, Term Service Contract, Term Current liabilities: Liabilities, Current [Abstract] Preneed cemetery trust investments, fair market value as a percentage of cost (in Percent) Preneed cemetery trust investments, fair market value as a percentage of cost (in Percent) Fair market value as a percentage of cost. Receivable [Domain] Receivable [Domain] Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues Preneed trust funds, at cost Preneed funeral trust funds An amount representing assets in trusts, reported at cost before allowance for contract cancellations, which are controlled and operated by third parties in which the Company does not have a controlling financial interest (less than 50%) in the trust assets. Funeral and Cemetery Operations, Policy Revenue [Policy Text Block] Tax adjustment related to discrete items Tax Adjustments, Discrete Items Tax Adjustments, Discrete Items General, administrative and other General and Administrative Expense Acquisitions of real estate Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired Senior Notes Debt Disclosure [Text Block] Preneed cemetery trust investment security transactions Preneed Cemetery Trust Investment Security Transactions [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of realized gains and losses on preneed cemetary trust investments reported in the statement of income. Beginning balance, shares outstanding Ending balance, shares outstanding Shares, Outstanding Credit Agreement 2018 Credit Agreement 2018 [Member] Credit Agreement 2018 [Member] Due in one year or less Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling within One Year, Fair Value Line of Credit Line of Credit [Member] Funeral And Cemetery [Member] Funeral And Cemetery [Member] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block] Preneed Funeral Trust Funds Allowance For Contract Cancellation And Credit Loss Preneed Funeral Trust Funds Allowance For Contract Cancellation And Credit Loss The allowance for contract cancellation related to preneed funeral funds. Senior Notes Senior Notes [Member] Dividends paid on common stock Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock Gain on insurance reimbursements Gain on insurance reimbursements Gain Loss Related to Insurance Reimbursements Gain Loss Related to Insurance Reimbursements Equity Securities [Member] Equity Securities [Member] Debt Security, Government, Non-US [Member] Debt Security, Government, Non-US [Member] Isuuance of common stock, shares Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues Shares settled (in shares) Treasury Stock, Shares, Settled Treasury Stock, Shares, Settled Present value of lease liabilities Operating Lease, Liability Share-based Payment Arrangement, Performance Shares, Outstanding Activity Share-based Payment Arrangement, Performance Shares, Outstanding Activity [Table Text Block] Document Transition Report Document Transition Report Less: Earnings allocated to unvested restricted stock Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent Common stock, $0.01 par value; 80,000,000 shares authorized and 26,264,245 and 26,311,575 shares issued, respectively and 15,331,923 and 14,889,253 shares outstanding, respectively Common Stock, Value, Issued Finance leases Finance Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent Preneed Trust Investments [Abstract] Preneed Trust Investments [Abstract] PRENEED TRUST INVESTMENTS Revenue, Percentage Revenue, Percentage Revenue, Percentage Contribution of Property Contribution of Property Financial Asset, Not Past Due Financial Asset, Not Past Due [Member] Cost and fair market values associated with preneed funeral trust investments Schedule Of Preneed Funeral Trust Investments Available For Sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of the reconciliation of preneed funeral trust investments from cost basis to fair value. Performance awards Performance Shares [Member] Commitments and contingencies Commitments and Contingencies Income tax benefit (expense) Discontinued Operation, Tax (Expense) Benefit from Provision for (Gain) Loss on Disposal LEASES Lessee, Operating Leases [Text Block] Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery Accounts and Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery Accounts and Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery Entity Emerging Growth Company Entity Emerging Growth Company Depreciation of leased assets Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Amortization Remainder of 2022 Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Remainder of Fiscal Year Supplementary Balance Sheet Disclosures Supplementary Balance Sheet Disclosures [Table Text Block] Supplementary Balance Sheet Disclosures [Table Text Block] Black-Scholes Black-Scholes [Member] Black-Scholes Restricted Stock Restricted Stock [Member] Receivables [Abstract] Receivables [Abstract] Real Estate, Type of Property [Axis] Real Estate, Type of Property [Axis] Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block] Share-based Payment Arrangement, Activity Share-based Payment Arrangement, Activity [Table Text Block] Disposal Group Classification [Axis] Disposal Group Classification [Axis] Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain] Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain] Effect of dilutive securities, share options (in shares) Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Dilutive Effect of Share-based Payment Arrangements Class of Stock [Axis] Class of Stock [Axis] Senior Note Two Senior Note Two [Member] Senior Note Two [Member] Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block] Treasury stock, shares Treasury Stock, Shares Less: Interest Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount Income Tax Authority [Axis] Income Tax Authority [Axis] Less: allowance for contract cancellation Less: allowance for contract cancellation The allowance for contract cancellation on trust investments. Fixed income investments [Member] Fixed Income Investments [Member] Financial Instrument [Axis] Financial Instrument [Axis] Debt Instrument, Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs Debt Instrument, Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs Debt Instrument, Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per Share) Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared Accrued and other liabilities Total accrued liabilities Accrued Liabilities, Current Revenues Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax Less: Interest Finance Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount Debt Instrument, Discount Rate Debt Instrument, Discount Rate Debt Instrument, Discount Rate Employee Stock Purchase Plan Weighted Average Purchase Price Of Shares Purchased (in USD per share) Employee Stock Purchase Plan Weighted Average Purchase Price Of Shares Purchased Weighted average purchase price of capital shares purchased through an employee stock purchase plan. Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Table] Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Table] Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Table] Accrued vacation Accrued Vacation, Current Dividends Declared Dividends Declared [Table Text Block] Employer payroll tax deferral Employer Payroll Tax Deferral Employer Payroll Tax Deferral Term Loan Term Loan [Member] Term Loan [Member] Stock options Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member] Estimated maturities of fixed preneed cemetery trust income securities Estimated maturities of fixed preneed cemetery trust income securities [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of maturities preneed cemetary trust investments. Equity [Abstract] Equity [Abstract] Historical Cost Basis [Member] Reported Value Measurement [Member] Consolidation Items [Domain] Consolidation Items [Domain] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis] Cemetery property, net Cemetery property, net Cemetery interment rights held for sale recorded at cost. Document Quarterly Report Document Quarterly Report Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Grants in Period, Aggregate Grant Date Market Value Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Grants in Period, Aggregate Grant Date Market Value Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Grants in Period, Aggregate Grant Date Market Value Prior Preneed Cemetery Receivables, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year Preneed Cemetery Receivables, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year Payments of Debt Issuance Costs Credit facility Payments of Debt Issuance Costs Credit facility Payments of Debt Issuance Costs Credit facility Notes Payable, Other Payables Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] In Loss Position Less than 12 months, Fair Market Value Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months Common stock Common Stock [Member] Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) Weighted-average remaining lease term [Abstract] Weighted-average remaining lease term [Abstract] SEGMENT REPORTING Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block] Finance leases Finance Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term Operating income Operating Income (Loss) Operating Income (Loss) Property, Plant and Equipment [Table] Property, Plant and Equipment [Table] Operating lease obligations Operating Lease, Liability, Current Financial Asset, Period Past Due [Axis] Financial Asset, Aging [Axis] Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] Inventories, prepaid and other current assets Increase (Decrease) in Inventories and Other Operating Assets Unrealized Losses Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax 2024 Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Expected Amortization, Year Two Deferred payments Business Combination, Present Value of Deferred Payment, Liability Business Combination, Present Value of Deferred Payment, Liability Cost and fair market values associated with preneed cemetery trust investments Cost And Fair Market Values Associated With Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of the reconciliation of preneed cemetary trust investments from cost basis to fair value. Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Stock-based compensation expense Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense Income attributable to common stockholders Income (Loss) Attributable to Continuing Operations, Basic EPS Income (Loss) Attributable to Continuing Operations, Basic EPS Additional Paid-in Capital Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Cash and cash equivalents Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value Depreciation expense Depreciation Income attributable to common stockholders Income (Loss) Allocated to Unvested Restricted Stock, Continuing Operations Income (Loss) Allocated to Unvested Restricted Stock, Continuing Operations Long-term Debt, Type [Domain] Long-term Debt, Type [Domain] Seven Year Vesting Period Seven Year Vesting Period [Member] Seven Year Vesting Period Treasury Stock Treasury Stock [Member] Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis] Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis] Collateral [Domain] Collateral Held [Domain] Purchases Purchases Payments to Acquire Debt Securities, Available-for-sale Income Taxes Paid Income Taxes Paid Borrowings from the credit facility Proceeds from Lines of Credit Realized losses, net Debt and Equity Securities, Gain (Loss) Total Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) Long-term debt measured at fair value Long-term Debt, Fair Value Long-term Debt, Fair Value Preneed funeral and cemetery trust investments Increase Decrease in Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Trust Investments The net deposits and withdrawals during the reporting period in the total amount of preneed funeral and cemetery trust investments. Legal Fees Legal Fees Percentage of principal amount redeemed Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed Industry Sector [Domain] Industry Sector [Domain] Cancellation and retirement of restricted common stock, shares Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares Capital expenditures Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment Components of preneed funeral trust investments Components of preneed funeral trust investments [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of the cost and allowance components associated with the net recorded value of preneed funeral trust investments. Threshold period past due in which past due notification letters are sent Accounts Receivable, Threshold Period Past Due in Which Past Due Notification Letters are Sent Accounts Receivable, Threshold Period Past Due in Which Past Due Notification Letters are Sent Maximum Maximum [Member] Additional authorized amount Stock Repurchase Program, Additional Authorized Amount Stock Repurchase Program, Additional Authorized Amount Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] Foreign debt Foreign Debt Securities [Member] Foreign Debt Securities [Member] Total liabilities Liabilities Accounts and preneed receivables Increase (Decrease) in Receivables 2023 Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Expected Amortization, Year One Award Type [Axis] Award Type [Axis] Share price at grant date Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price Cash flows from financing activities: Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities [Abstract] Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity [Table Text Block] Consolidation Items [Axis] Consolidation Items [Axis] Total stockholders’ equity Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent Billing Status, Type [Axis] Billing Status, Type [Axis] Common stock, shares issued Common Stock, Shares, Issued City Area Code City Area Code 2019 Preneed Cemetery Receivables, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year Preneed Cemetery Receivables, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year Debt Instrument, Imputed Interest Rate Debt Instrument, Imputed Interest Rate Debt Instrument, Imputed Interest Rate Allowance for credit losses Accounts and Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss Supplemental Disclosure of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block] Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] Entity Address, City or Town Entity Address, City or Town DIVESTED OPERATIONS Assets Held For Sale And Discontinued Operations Text Block [Text Block] Assets Held For Sale And Discontinued Operations Text Block Quantitative Impairment Test Quantitative Impairment Test Quantitative Impairment Test Realized losses Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Realized Loss Income tax payable Taxes Payable Trade and financed receivables Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock Acquisition Debt Acquisition Debt [Member] Acquisition Debt [Member] Stockholders’ equity: Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract] Allowance For Bad Debt And Contract Cancellation Allowance For Bad Debt And Contract Cancellation Allowance For Bad Debt And Contract Cancellation Interest Income and Other, Net [Member] Interest Income [Member] Due in one to five years Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling after One Through Five Years, Fair Value Growth Capital Expenditures Growth Capital Expenditures Growth Capital Expenditures Balance Sheet Location [Axis] Balance Sheet Location [Axis] The percentage of trust assets in custody of institution receiving trust management services The percentage of trust assets in custody of institution receiving trust management services The percentage of trust assets in custody of institution receiving trust management services Subsegments Consolidation Items [Domain] Subsegments Consolidation Items [Domain] Investment income Investment income Investment Income, Net Other, shares Stockholders' Equity, Other Shares Obligations under operating leases, net of current portion Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent Total lease payments Finance Lease, Liability, Payment, Due Principal amount Debt Instrument, Face Amount Interest expense Interest Expense 2023 Finance Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] Property, Plant and Equipment, Disposals Property, Plant and Equipment, Disposals Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] Senior Notes 4.25% Senior Notes 4.25% [Member] Senior Notes 4.25% Accrued and other liabilities Increase (Decrease) in Accrued Liabilities And Other Liabilities Increase (Decrease) in Accrued Liabilities And Other Liabilities Retained earnings Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) Debt Interest Rate Options [Axis] Debt Interest Rate Options [Axis] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans Entity Filer Category Entity Filer Category Present value of lease liabilities Finance Lease, Liability Industry of Counterparty [Domain] Industry of Counterparty [Domain] Good to Great Awards Good to Great Awards [Member] Good to Great Awards Risk-free interest rate Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate Preferred stock Preferred Stock securities [Member] This category includes information about ownership interests or the right to acquire ownership interests in corporations and other legal entities which ownership interest is represented by shares of preferred stock (which is neither mandatorily redeemable nor redeemable at the option of the holder). U.S. Treasury Debt [Member] US agency obligations [Member] US Treasury Securities [Member] Income Statement [Abstract] Income Statement [Abstract] Number of owned and operated cemeteries (in Cemetaries) Number Of Cemeteries Number of cemeteries owned and operated. Growth and Maintenance Expenses Growth and Maintenance Expenses Growth and Maintenance Expenses Fair Value [Member] Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] Entity Registrant Name Entity Registrant Name Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Activity Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Activity [Table Text Block] Accrued Severance Accrued Severance Accrued Severance 2025 Finance Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three 2026 Finance Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Text Block] Schedule of fair market value and unrealized loss on cemetery merchandise and service trust investments Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Cemetery Merchandise And Service Trust Investments [Table Text Block] Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Cemetery Merchandise And Service Trust Investments [Table Text Block] Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised Accretion of discount on convertible subordinated notes Accretion Expense Related Party Transaction [Axis] Related Party Transaction [Axis] 2024 Finance Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis] Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis] Beginning Balance Ending Balance Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Expense for income taxes Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust Deferred Preneed Cemetery Receipts Held in Trust The total liability as of the balance sheet date of amounts deposited into trust, including retrospective refunds and undistributed earnings and losses on investments. Accounts receivable, net Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current Amendment Flag Amendment Flag Funeral And Cemetery Services [Member] Funeral And Cemetery Services [Member] Funeral And Cemetery Services [Member] Equity Components [Axis] Equity Components [Axis] Entity Tax Identification Number Entity Tax Identification Number Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] Antidilutive Securities [Axis] Antidilutive Securities [Axis] Investment Type [Axis] Investment Type [Axis] Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus Total current assets Assets, Current Total lease payments Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid Less: Allowance for contract cancellation Preneed Funeral Trust Funds Allowance For Contract Cancellation Preneed Funeral Trust Funds Allowance For Contract Cancellation Concentration Risk Type [Domain] Concentration Risk Type [Domain] Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period Thereafter Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, After Year Four Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, After Year Four Inventories Inventory, Net Receivables Billing Status [Domain] Receivables Billing Status [Domain] Revenue, pre-tax income and total and total assets by segments Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] Schedule of Stock by Class [Table] Schedule of Stock by Class [Table] Threshold period past due in which statements are sent Accounts Receivable, Threshold Period Past Due in Which Statements are Sent Accounts Receivable, Threshold Period Past Due in Which Statements are Sent Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] 5 Year Term [Domain] 5 Year Term [Domain] 5 Year Term [Domain] Accrued ad valorem and franchise taxes Accrued Ad Valorem And Franchise Taxes, Current Accrued Ad Valorem And Franchise Taxes, Current Current maturities on long-term debt Long-term Debt, Current Maturities Product and Service [Axis] Product and Service [Axis] Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain] Long-Lived Tangible Asset [Domain] Number of Businesses Sold Number of Businesses Sold Number of Businesses Sold Equity Component [Domain] Equity Component [Domain] Short-term lease cost Short-term Lease, Cost Total current lease liabilities Lease Liability, Current Lease Liability, Current Stockholders' Equity, Other Stockholders' Equity, Other Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures Fair Valueriod Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures Fair Valueriod Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures Fair Valueriod 2023 Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table] Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table] Debt Instrument, Debt Compliance, EBITDA Debt Instrument, Debt Compliance, EBITDA Debt Instrument, Debt Compliance, EBITDA Accretion of debt discount, net of debt premium on senior notes Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium) Statement [Line Items] Statement [Line Items] Term of sales contract for cemetery interment rights, maximum (in Duration) Maximum Term Of Installment Sales Contracts For Cemetery Interment Rights The maximum term of installment sales contracts for cemetery interment rights. Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Forfeited Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Forfeited Net loss on divestitures, disposals and impairment charges Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property Thereafter Finance Lease, Liability, to be Paid, after Year Four Finance Lease, Liability, to be Paid, after Year Four Property, plant and equipment, gross Cemetery Property, Gross Cemetery Property, Gross Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount Revolving Credit Facility, Secured, Floating Rate Revolving Credit Facility, Secured, Floating Rate [Member] Revolving Credit Facility, Secured, Floating Rate [Member] Federal income taxes receivable Domestic Tax Authority [Member] Deferred Purchase Price Notes Deferred Purchase Price Notes [Member] Deferred Purchase Price Notes [Member] Fair Market Value Debt Securities, Available-for-sale Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments [Table Text Block] Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss Preneed Cemetery Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss Preneed Cemetery Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss Counterparty Name [Domain] Counterparty Name [Domain] 2026 Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four Period Five Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Five [Member] Debt Disclosure [Abstract] Debt Disclosure [Abstract] Accumulated amortization, debt discount Accumulated Amortization, Debt Discount Accumulated Amortization, Debt Discount Accrued liabilities: Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract] Number of owned and operated funeral homes (in Funeral Homes) Number Of Funeral Homes Number of funeral homes owned and operated. Finance lease obligations Finance Lease, Liability, Current Income before income taxes Income (loss) before income taxes: Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Geographic Distribution [Domain] Geographic Distribution [Domain] Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis] Long-Lived Tangible Asset [Axis] Decrease in goodwill related to divestitures Goodwill, Written Off Due To Discontinued Operations Goodwill, Written Off Due To Discontinued Operations Conversions and maturity of the convertible notes Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock Total, Fair Market Value Total, Fair Market Value Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position Segment Reporting [Abstract] Segment Reporting [Abstract] Period Six Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Six [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Six Financing Receivables, Greater Than 120 Days Past Due Financing Receivables, Greater Than 120 Days Past Due [Member] Financing Receivables, Greater Than 120 Days Past Due [Member] Lessee, Finance Lease, Term of Contract Lessee, Finance Lease, Term of Contract Total Cost Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table] Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table] Revenue Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Revenue Interest on lease liabilities Finance Lease, Interest Expense Use of Estimates, Policy Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block] Senior notes Senior Notes, Noncurrent Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block] Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross Finance Finance Lease, Liability, Payment, Due [Abstract] Forecast Forecast [Member] Vesting [Axis] Vesting [Axis] Proceeds from sale of property Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate Title of 12(b) Security Title of 12(b) Security Total assets Total assets Assets Plan Name [Domain] Plan Name [Domain] Director [Member] Director [Member] Common stock, shares authorized Common Stock, Shares Authorized Incentive compensation Accrued Bonuses Ratio of indebtedness to net capital (in Ratio) (below at March 31, 2015) Ratio of Indebtedness to Net Capital Geographical [Domain] Geographical [Domain] Title of Individual [Axis] Title of Individual [Axis] Net income Net income Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic Document Type Document Type Product and Service [Domain] Product and Service [Domain] Supplementary Data Supplemental Balance Sheet Disclosures [Text Block] Stated interest rate percentage Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Financing Receivable Portfolio Segment [Domain] Financing Receivable Portfolio Segment [Domain] Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block] Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties Option to renew lease Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term Acquisition Debt, Deferred Purchase Price [Member] Acquisition Debt, Deferred Purchase Price [Member] Acquisition Debt, Deferred Purchase Price [Member] Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block] Revolving Credit Facility Revolving Credit Facility [Member] 2018 Preneed Cemetery Receivables, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year Preneed Cemetery Receivables, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period Net cash provided by operating activities Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] Real Estate [Domain] Real Estate [Domain] Fair Value, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table] Fair Value, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table] Components of Lease Expense Lease, Cost [Table Text Block] Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table] Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table] Fair Market Value Marketable Securities [Abstract] Weighted-average discount rate Weighted-average discount rate, lease [Abstract] Weighted-average discount rate, lease [Abstract] Geographical [Axis] Geographical [Axis] Intangible and other non-current assets, net Deferred Costs and Other Assets Deferred Costs and Other Assets Receivables From Preneed Trusts [Abstract] Receivables From Preneed Trusts [Abstract] RECEIVABLES FROM PRENEED TRUSTS Other Investments [Member] Other Investments [Member] Basic (in Shares) Denominator for basic earnings per common share - weighted average shares outstanding Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic Segments [Domain] Segments [Domain] Merchandise and services Cemetery Merchandise and Services [Member] Cemetery Merchandise and Services [Member] Payments against the credit facility Repayments of Long-term Lines of Credit Vesting [Domain] Vesting [Domain] Interment rights Cemetery Interment Rights [Member] Cemetery Interment Rights [Member] Cemetery Interment Rights [Member] Debt Interest Rate Options [Domain] Debt Interest Rate Options [Domain] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Domain] Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Domain] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Receivables from Preneed Trusts Receivables from Preneed Funeral Trust Funds [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of the cost and allowance components associated with the net recorded value of preneed funeral trust funds. Total field costs and expenses Cost of Revenue Accrued Investment Income [Member] Accrued Investment Income [Member] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Corporate [Member] Corporate Segment [Member] Unrealized gains, net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments Net cash used in financing activities Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities Treasury stock, at cost; 10,932,322 and 11,422,322 shares, respectively Treasury Stock, Value Deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust Deferred Preneed Funeral Receipts Held In Trust The total liability as of the balance sheet date of amounts deposited into trust, including retrospective refunds and undistributed earnings and losses on investments. Current portion of debt and lease obligations Total current portion of debt and lease obligations Debt And Lease Liability, Current Debt And Lease Liability, Current Deferred tax liability Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net Related Party Transaction [Line Items] Related Party Transaction [Line Items] Business Acquisition, Acquiree [Domain] Business Acquisition, Acquiree [Domain] Continuing operations (in dollars per Share) Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Basic Share Share-based Payment Arrangement, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit, Activity Share-based Payment Arrangement, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit, Activity [Table Text Block] Net income (loss) from divested operations, after tax Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Corporate Debt [Member] Corporate debt Corporate Debt Securities [Member] Maturities of Financing Lease Liabilities Finance Lease, Liability, Fiscal Year Maturity [Table Text Block] FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block] Total lease liabilities Lease Liability Lease Liability Subsegments [Domain] Subsegments [Domain] Accounts payable Accounts Payable, Current Preneed cemetery trust investments Preneed cemetery trust investments Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments The aggregate fair value as of the balance sheet date of financial instruments and other positions which may include: (1) fixed income securities; (2) common stock; (3) mutual funds; (4) common trust funds; (5) master trusts; (6) certificates of deposit; (7) bank deposits; and (8) partnerships. Concentration Risk Type [Axis] Concentration Risk Type [Axis] Depreciation and amortization Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization Collateral [Axis] Collateral Held [Axis] Accrued salaries and wages Accrued Salaries, Current 2025 Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Expected Amortization, Year Three Commissions [Member] Commissions [Member] Commissions [Member] Dividends on common stock Dividends, Common Stock Remainder of 2022 Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Expected Amortization, Remainder of Fiscal Year Common stock, shares outstanding Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding Other, net Other Operating Income (Expense), Net Revolving credit facility present accordion provisions Line Of Credit Facility Accordion Provision Additional borrowing capacity under the credit facility's accordion feature providing the right to increase the line of credit borrowing capacity. Financial Instruments [Domain] Financial Instruments [Domain] Cost of Goods and Services Sold Cost of Goods and Services Sold Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Policy Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Policy [Policy Text Block] Other expenses Other Cost of Operating Revenue Document Period End Date Document Period End Date Care trusts’ corpus Care Trusts Corpus The total liability as of the balance sheet date from proceeds deposited into trust from the sale of cemetery property interment rights, including undistributed earnings on investments. Proceeds from divestitures and sale of other assets Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses Entity Central Index Key Entity Central Index Key Concentration Risk Benchmark [Domain] Concentration Risk Benchmark [Domain] Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] Total Financing Receivables Financing Receivables Total Total number of current and past due financing receivables. Field depreciation expense Cost, Depreciation Fixed Income Securities [Member] Fixed Income Securities [Member] Interest Expense Net of Other Income Interest Expense Net of Other Income [Member] Interest Expense Net of Other Income [Member] Redemption period Debt Instrument, Redemption Period Debt Instrument, Redemption Period Award Date [Domain] Award Date [Domain] Total lease cost Lease, Cost RECEIVABLES FROM PRENEED TRUSTS Receivables from Preneed Funeral Trusts [Text Block] This note represents disclosures relating to funeral and cemetery deferred receipts held in trust activity and major accounts which also include: (1) fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments; (2) variable interest entities; and (3)all other required (as defined) and desired information. Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] Payments to acquire real estate Payments to Acquire Real Estate Property, Plant and Equipment Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block] Financing Receivable, Past Due [Table] Financing Receivable, Past Due [Table] Debt Instrument, Term Debt Instrument, Term Income Statement Location [Domain] Income Statement Location [Domain] Property, plant and equipment, net Property, plant and equipment, net Property, Plant and Equipment, Net Swingline Swingline [Member] Swingline [Member] Other long-term liabilities Total other long-term liabilities Other Liabilities, Noncurrent Cemeteries [Member] Cemeteries [Member] Cemeteries [Member] Funeral Funeral [Member] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Prime Rate Option Prime Rate Option [Member] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Schedule of Long-term Debt Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block] Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block] Mutual funds and common stocks [Member] Mutual Funds And Common Stocks [Member] Mutual Funds And Common Stocks [Member] Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired Debt Instrument [Line Items] Debt Instrument [Line Items] Trading Symbol Trading Symbol Earnings Per Share [Abstract] Earnings Per Share [Abstract] Property, plant and equipment Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross Allowance for credit losses Allowance for credit losses Beginning balance Ending balance Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss Related Party Transaction [Domain] Related Party Transaction [Domain] Total, Unrealized Losses Total, Unrealized Losses Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss Increase (decrease) in deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust Total Net change in Care trusts’ corpus Total Increase (Decrease) in Marketable Securities, Restricted Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal) Accounts and Financing Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal) Accounts and Financing Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal) Sales Proceeds from Sale of Debt Securities, Available-for-sale Accounts and Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff Accounts and Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff Accounts and Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Forfeited In Period, Fair Value Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Forfeited In Period, Fair Value Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Forfeited In Period, Fair Value Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Table] Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Table] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Operating Results And Gain On Discontinued Operations Operating Results And Gain On Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block] Operating Results And Gain On Discontinued Operations Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities Schedule of Related Party Transactions, by Related Party [Table] Schedule of Related Party Transactions, by Related Party [Table] Share-based compensation expense Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Exercise Price Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Exercise Price Accumulated depreciation Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Accumulated Amortization Obligations due from trust Obligations due from (to) trust Amount of undistributed income due to or from the Care Trust Corpus. Class of Financing Receivable, Type of Borrower [Domain] Class of Financing Receivable, Type of Borrower [Domain] Entity Current Reporting Status Entity Current Reporting Status Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Abstract] Basic and Diluted earnings per common share: Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Abstract] Amortization Of Cemetery Property Amortization Of Cemetery Property Amortization Of Cemetery Property Cemetery property amortization Cost, Amortization Service Revenue [Member] Service Revenue [Member] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Net Income (Loss) Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Investments [Domain] Investments [Domain] Ratio Actual Ratio Actual [Member] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Amortization of debt issuance costs Credit Facility amortization of debt issuance costs Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs Counterparty Name [Axis] Counterparty Name [Axis] Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Options, Grants in Period, Aggregate Grant Date Market Value Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Options, Grants in Period, Aggregate Grant Date Market Value Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Options, Grants in Period, Aggregate Grant Date Market Value Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period Cash and cash equivalents at end of period Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents Components of care trusts' corpus Components of Care Trusts Corpus [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of the cost and allowance components associated with the net recorded value of perpetual care trust investments. Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share Current assets: Other current assets: Assets, Current [Abstract] Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Granted In Period, Fair Value Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Granted In Period, Fair Value Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Granted In Period, Fair Value Period One Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] Award Date [Axis] Award Date [Axis] Leases [Abstract] Leases [Abstract] Field costs and expenses: Cost of Goods and Services Sold [Abstract] Credit Agreement Credit Agreement [Member] Credit Agreement [Member] Disposal Group Classification [Domain] Disposal Group Classification [Domain] Entity Address, Postal Zip Code Entity Address, Postal Zip Code Exercise of stock options, shares Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period Diluted (in Shares) Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding for diluted EPS computation Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted Accrued interest Interest Payable, Current Less: allowance for contract cancellation Less Allowance For Contract Cancellation The allowance for contract cancellation on trust investments. Related Party [Domain] Related Party [Domain] Long-term Debt, Type [Axis] Long-term Debt, Type [Axis] Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option, Activity Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option, Activity [Table Text Block] Directors compensation expense Directors compensation expense Pre tax compensation expense related to director fees, annual retainers, and deferred compensation amortization. Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate Deferred preneed funeral revenue Deferred Preneed Funeral Revenue Deferred revenue amount as of balance sheet date. Trust investment earnings along with preneed contract collections not required to be placed in trust, are recorded in deferred preneed funeral revenue until the service is performed. Preneed cemetery trust investments, at market value Preneed cemetery trust investments Preneed funeral trust investments, at market value Available For Sale Securities Current Before Allowance For Contract Cancellation Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as trading securities nor held-to-maturity securities and intended be sold or mature one year or operating cycle, if longer, before allowance for related contract cancellations. Cash Paid For Interest And Financing Costs Cash Paid For Interest And Financing Costs The amount of cash paid for interest and financing costs during the period. Write-offs and cancellations Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff Measurement Basis [Axis] Measurement Basis [Axis] Allowance for Contract Cancellations [Roll Forward] Allowance for Contract Cancellations [Roll Forward] Allowance for Contract Cancellations [Roll Forward] Expenses and taxes Investment Income, Investment Expense Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract] Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract] Document and Entity Information [Abstract] Document and Entity Information [Abstract] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Class of Stock [Line Items] Class of Stock [Line Items] Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain] Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain] Credit Facility [Axis] Credit Facility [Axis] Entity Address, Address Line One Entity Address, Address Line One Net cash used in investing activities Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities Entity Address, Address Line Two Entity Address, Address Line Two Portion at Fair Value Measurement [Member] Portion at Fair Value Measurement [Member] Other receivables Other Receivables, Gross, Current Buildings and improvements [Member] Building and Building Improvements [Member] Changes in operating assets and liabilities that provided (used) cash: Increase (Decrease) in Operating Capital [Abstract] Five Year Vesting Period Five Year Vesting Period [Member] Five Year Vesting Period Less: accumulated depreciation Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Table Text Block] Cash flows from operating activities: Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Abstract] Subsegments Consolidation Items [Axis] Subsegments Consolidation Items [Axis] Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period Principles of Consolidation and Interim Condensed Disclosures, Policy Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block] Entity Shell Company Entity Shell Company Ratio of earnings to fixed cost obligations (in Ratio) Ratio Of Earnings To Fixed Cost Obligations Earnings divided by total fixed cost obligations. Receivables Preneed Cemetery Receivables [Text Block] This note represents disclosures relating to preneed cemetary receivables. Expected holding period (years) Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term Total current liabilities Liabilities, Current Class of Stock [Domain] Class of Stock [Domain] Taxes paid on restricted stock vestings and exercise of stock options Payment, Tax Withholding, Share-based Payment Arrangement Payment, Tax Withholding, Share-based Payment Arrangement 5 Year Term [Axis] 5 Year Term [Axis] 5 Year Term Annuities [Member] Annuities [Member] Annuities [Member] Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] Current Fiscal Year End Date Current Fiscal Year End Date Accrued commissions Accrued Sales Commission, Current Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss Remainder of 2022 Finance Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Remainder of Fiscal Year Debt Instrument, Name [Domain] Debt Instrument, Name [Domain] Total other current assets Other Assets, Current Statement [Table] Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Table] Statement [Table] Advsior Advsior [Member] Advsior New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block] Preneed funeral trust investment security transactions Preneed funereal trust investment security transactions [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of realized gains and losses on preneed funeral trust investments reported in the statement of income. Estimated maturities of fixed preneed funeral trust income securities Preneed Funeral Trust Investments Classified By Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of maturities preneed funeral trust investments Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period [Domain] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period [Domain] Unsettled Treasury Share Repurchases Unsettled Treasury Share Repurchases Unsettled Treasury Share Repurchases Statistical Measurement [Axis] Statistical Measurement [Axis] Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other Natural disaster liability Natural disaster liability Natural disaster liability Debt discount, net of accumulated amortization of $301 and $422, respectively Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium), Net Preferred Stock [Member] Preferred Stock [Member] Obligations under finance leases, net of current portion Finance lease non-current liabilities Finance Lease, Liability, Noncurrent Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net Total amortization expense Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net Goodwill Goodwill at the beginning of year Goodwill at the end of the period Goodwill ESPP Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion, Net Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion, Net In Loss Position Less than 12 months, Unrealized Losses Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss Federal income taxes payable Accrued Income Taxes, Current Receivables From Preneed Funeral Trust Gross Receivables From Preneed Funeral Trust Gross An amount representing assets in trusts, reported at cost before allowance for contract cancellations, which are controlled and operated by third parties in which the Company does not have a controlling financial interest (less than 50%) in the trust assets. Payments on acquisition debt and obligations under finance leases Repayment of Long-term Debt, Acquired Debt and Finance Leases Repayment of Long-term Debt, Acquired Debt and Finance Leases Number of Funeral Homes Merged Number of Funeral Homes Merged Number of Funeral Homes Merged Scenario [Domain] Scenario [Domain] Schedule of Goodwill Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] Thereafter Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Expected Amortization, After Year Four Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Expected Amortization, After Year Four Funeral homes [Member] Funeral Homes [Member] Funeral Homes [Member] Trust Investments Preneed Trust Investments [Text Block] This note represents disclosures relating to preneed funeral and cemetery activity and major accounts which also include: (1) fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments; (2) variable interest entities; and (3)all other required (as defined) and desired information. Operating lease cost Operating Lease, Cost Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period [Axis] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period [Axis] Concentration Risk Benchmark [Axis] Concentration Risk Benchmark [Axis] Geographic Distribution [Axis] Geographic Distribution [Axis] In Loss Position Greater than 12 months, Unrealized Losses Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table] Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table] CREDIT FACILITY AND ACQUISITION DEBT Long-term Debt [Text Block] Deferred income tax expense Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Total non-current lease liabilities Lease Liability, Noncurrent Lease Liability, Noncurrent Carrying value of the Senior Notes Senior Notes Preneed Funeral Trust Investment Security Transactions [Table Text Block] Preneed Funeral Trust Investment Security Transactions [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of realized gains and losses on preneed funeral trust investments reported in the statement of income. Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Adjustments, Noncash Items, to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Abstract]