Earnings per share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share, basic and diluted

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

	Three Months Ended   June 30,		Six Months Ended   June 30,
	2018	2017	2018	2017
	($000 omitted, except per share)
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Stewart	22,377	18,568	18,598	22,657
Denominator (000):
Basic average shares outstanding	23,546	23,444	23,527	23,438
Average number of dilutive shares relating to grants of restricted shares and units	79	176	80	175
Diluted average shares outstanding	23,625	23,620	23,607	23,613
Basic earnings per share attributable to Stewart	0.95	0.79	0.79	0.97
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Stewart	0.95	0.79	0.79	0.96