| Segment Reporting [Table Text Block] |
Our reportable segment information, including disaggregated revenue, was as follows and includes a reconciliation of gross profit to our consolidated income before income taxes. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three months ended June 30, | | Six months ended June 30, | | | | 2026 | | 2025 | | 2026 | | 2025 | | | | | | (In thousands) | | | | | | Revenue from customers: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Funeral revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Atneed revenue | $ | 298,669 | | | $ | 296,114 | | | $ | 618,874 | | | $ | 625,185 | | | | | | | Matured preneed revenue | 196,495 | | | 183,503 | | | 401,880 | | | 389,345 | | | | | | | Core funeral revenue | 495,164 | | | 479,617 | | | 1,020,754 | | | 1,014,530 | | | | | | | Non-funeral home revenue | 27,582 | | | 25,749 | | | 56,436 | | | 53,357 | | | | | | | Non-funeral home preneed sales revenue | 21,334 | | | 26,421 | | | 43,473 | | | 48,621 | | | | | | | Core general agency and other revenue | 60,758 | | | 59,578 | | | 114,725 | | | 114,351 | | | | | | | Total funeral revenue | 604,838 | | | 591,365 | | | 1,235,388 | | | 1,230,859 | | | | | | | Direct cost | (85,179) | | | (85,005) | | | (175,469) | | | (177,783) | | | | | | | Selling compensation | (52,447) | | | (47,759) | | | (102,760) | | | (92,921) | | | | | | | Salaries & fringe expense | (172,400) | | | (167,465) | | | (342,985) | | | (335,315) | | | | | | | Facility expenses | (70,358) | | | (66,314) | | | (142,436) | | | (134,618) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other costs and overhead | (114,163) | | | (108,845) | | | (227,474) | | | (220,267) | | | | | | | Total funeral expense | (494,547) | | | (475,388) | | | (991,124) | | | (960,904) | | | | | | | Funeral gross profit | $ | 110,291 | | | $ | 115,977 | | | $ | 244,264 | | | $ | 269,955 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cemetery revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Atneed revenue | $ | 110,638 | | | $ | 111,018 | | | $ | 219,809 | | | $ | 223,320 | | | | | | | Recognized preneed property revenue | 225,441 | | | 220,421 | | | 435,040 | | | 409,081 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Recognized preneed merchandise and services revenue | 116,246 | | | 105,848 | | | 222,527 | | | 204,318 | | | | | | | Core cemetery revenue | 452,325 | | | 437,287 | | | 877,376 | | | 836,719 | | | | | | | Other revenue | 46,125 | | | 36,792 | | | 86,978 | | | 72,033 | | | | | | | Total cemetery revenue | 498,450 | | | 474,079 | | | 964,354 | | | 908,752 | | | | | | | Direct cost | (65,668) | | | (66,265) | | | (124,368) | | | (125,022) | | | | | | | Selling compensation | (93,905) | | | (86,402) | | | (180,692) | | | (167,070) | | | | | | | Maintenance expense | (69,146) | | | (67,882) | | | (135,872) | | | (130,938) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other costs and overhead | (106,521) | | | (98,069) | | | (207,734) | | | (192,822) | | | | | | | Total cemetery expense | (335,240) | | | (318,618) | | | (648,666) | | | (615,852) | | | | | | | Cemetery gross profit | $ | 163,210 | | | $ | 155,461 | | | $ | 315,688 | | | $ | 292,900 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total revenue from customers | $ | 1,103,288 | | | $ | 1,065,444 | | | $ | 2,199,742 | | | $ | 2,139,611 | | | | | | | Total segment expenses | (829,787) | | | (794,006) | | | (1,639,790) | | | (1,576,756) | | | | | | | Gross profit from reportable segments | $ | 273,501 | | | $ | 271,438 | | | $ | 559,952 | | | $ | 562,855 | | | | | | | Corporate general and administrative expenses | (41,775) | | | (49,466) | | | (85,686) | | | (94,167) | | | | | | | Restructuring charge | — | | | (1,575) | | | — | | | (1,575) | | | | | | | (Losses) gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net | (138) | | | 4,062 | | | 1,136 | | | 9,033 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Operating income | $ | 231,588 | | | $ | 224,459 | | | $ | 475,402 | | | $ | 476,146 | | | | | | | Interest expense | (64,711) | | | (64,071) | | | (128,717) | | | (125,554) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other (expense) income, net | (57) | | | 3,914 | | | 1,341 | | | 7,066 | | | | | | | Income before income taxes | $ | 166,820 | | | $ | 164,302 | | | $ | 348,026 | | | $ | 357,658 | | | | | |
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