Earnings per share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The calculation of the basic and diluted EPS is as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended   March 31,
	2017	2016
	($000 omitted, except per share)
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to Stewart	4,087	(11,194	)
Denominator (000):
Basic average shares outstanding	23,433	23,348
Average number of dilutive shares relating to grants of restricted shares	136	—
Diluted average shares outstanding	23,569	23,348
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Stewart	0.17	(0.48	)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Stewart	0.17	(0.48	)