CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Revenues
Operating revenues	$ 845,209	$ 681,367
Investment income	3,622	3,945
Net realized and unrealized gains	4,085	3,274
Revenues	852,916	688,586
Expenses
Amounts retained by agencies	331,191	283,935
Employee costs	204,982	169,397
Other operating expenses	189,751	125,482
Title losses and related claims	29,221	28,773
Depreciation and amortization	13,748	6,430
Interest	4,412	567
Total expenses	773,305	614,584
Income before taxes and noncontrolling interests	79,611	74,002
Income tax expense	(17,699)	(16,880)
Net income	61,912	57,122
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	4,015	2,886
Net income attributable to Stewart	57,897	54,236
Net income attributable to Stewart
Net income	61,912	57,122
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	620	1,867
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on investments	(19,898)	(9,156)
Reclassification adjustments for realized gains and losses on investments	(185)	(145)
Other comprehensive loss	(19,463)	(7,434)
Comprehensive income	42,449	49,688
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	4,015	2,886
Comprehensive income attributable to Stewart	$ 38,434	$ 46,802
Basic average shares outstanding (in shares)	26,960	26,736
Basic earnings per share attributable to Stewart (in usd per share)	$ 2.15	$ 2.03
Diluted average shares outstanding (in shares)	27,444	26,984
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Stewart (in usd per share)	$ 2.11	$ 2.01
Direct operations
Revenues
Operating revenues	$ 317,834	$ 279,504
Agency operations
Revenues
Operating revenues	404,145	345,932
Real estate solutions and other
Revenues
Operating revenues	$ 123,230	$ 55,931