Earnings per share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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   June 30,		Six Months Ended   June 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
	($000 omitted, except per share)
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Stewart	19,306	22,378	12,540	18,598
Denominator (000):
Basic average shares outstanding	23,614	23,546	23,605	23,527
Average number of dilutive shares relating to grants of restricted shares and units	144	79	145	80
Basic and diluted average shares outstanding	23,758	23,625	23,750	23,607
Basic earnings per share attributable to Stewart	0.82	0.95	0.53	0.79
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Stewart	0.81	0.95	0.53	0.79