Exit activities	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Exit activities	Exit activities. During the third quarter 2015, management approved the exit plan for the delinquent loan servicing activities, which were included in the ancillary services and corporate segment. The decision was based on continued pricing pressures on existing contracts as well as the overall improvement in the housing market and economy which led to decreased demand for these services. The Company operated the delinquent loan servicing business on a phased exit schedule which was completed at the end of the first quarter 2016. As of December 31, 2016, total cumulative exit-related charges incurred approximated $6.4 million, comprised of $1.6 million of employee termination benefits, $2.3 million of accrued early lease termination costs and $2.5 million of accelerated depreciation of assets. Of these amounts, approximately $0.4 million of employee termination benefits, $1.4 million of accrued early lease termination costs and $1.1 million of accelerated depreciation of assets were recorded during the year ended December 31, 2016 and are included within the employee costs, investment and other (losses) gains - net and depreciation and amortization lines, respectively, in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss). During the fourth quarter 2016, the Company sold its loan file review and quality control services operations for a combined $1.8 million cash and note receivable, and its government services operations for a combined $1.6 million cash and promissory note. The sale of these operations, which were included in the ancillary services and corporate segment, allows the Company to focus resources on its core business of title insurance and related services. Including the write-off of related goodwill and other intangible assets, the Company recognized total charges of $3.3 million on the sale of these operations in investment and other (losses) gains - net in the 2016 consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

Exit activities. During the third quarter 2015, management approved the exit plan for the delinquent loan servicing activities, which were included in the ancillary services and corporate segment. The decision was based on continued pricing pressures on existing contracts as well as the overall improvement in the housing market and economy which led to decreased demand for these services. The Company operated the delinquent loan servicing business on a phased exit schedule which was completed at the end of the first quarter 2016. As of December 31, 2016, total cumulative exit-related charges incurred approximated $6.4 million, comprised of $1.6 million of employee termination benefits, $2.3 million of accrued early lease termination costs and $2.5 million of accelerated depreciation of assets. Of these amounts, approximately $0.4 million of employee termination benefits, $1.4 million of accrued early lease termination costs and $1.1 million of accelerated depreciation of assets were recorded during the year ended December 31, 2016 and are included within the employee costs, investment and other (losses) gains - net and depreciation and amortization lines, respectively, in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

During the fourth quarter 2016, the Company sold its loan file review and quality control services operations for a combined $1.8 million cash and note receivable, and its government services operations for a combined $1.6 million cash and promissory note. The sale of these operations, which were included in the ancillary services and corporate segment, allows the Company to focus resources on its core business of title insurance and related services. Including the write-off of related goodwill and other intangible assets, the Company recognized total charges of $3.3 million on the sale of these operations in investment and other (losses) gains - net in the 2016 consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss).