Earnings per share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share

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

	For the Years Ended    December 31,
	2019	2018	2017
	($000 omitted)
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Stewart	78,615	47,523	48,659
Denominator (000):
Basic average shares outstanding	23,611	23,543	23,445
Average number of dilutive shares relating to restricted shares and units	142	142	152
Diluted average shares outstanding	23,753	23,685	23,597
Basic earnings per share attributable to Stewart	3.33	2.02	2.08
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Stewart	3.31	2.01	2.06