Earnings per share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

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,
		2020	2019
	($000 omitted, except per share)
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to Stewart		5,177	(6,766	)
Denominator (000):
Basic average shares outstanding		23,638	23,595
Average number of dilutive shares relating to grants of restricted shares and units		111	—
Diluted average shares outstanding		23,749	23,595
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Stewart		0.22	(0.29	)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Stewart		0.22	(0.29	)