Earnings per share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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   March 31,
	2019		2018
	($000 omitted, except per share)
Numerator:
Net loss attributable to Stewart	(6,766	)	(3,780	)
Denominator (000):
Basic and diluted average shares outstanding	23,595		23,508
Basic and diluted loss per share attributable to Stewart	(0.29	)	(0.16	)