Earnings per share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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   September 30,		Nine Months Ended   September 30,
	2020	2019	2020	2019
	($000 omitted, except per share)
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Stewart	55,909	66,108	95,232	78,648
Denominator (000):
Basic average shares outstanding	25,148	23,616	24,151	23,608
Average number of dilutive shares relating to grants of restricted shares and units	149	157	105	172
Diluted average shares outstanding	25,297	23,773	24,256	23,780
Basic earnings per share attributable to Stewart	2.22	2.80	3.94	3.33
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Stewart	2.21	2.78	3.93	3.31