Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment information

NOTE 8

Segment information. The Company’s two reportable segments are title insurance-related services (Title), which includes all corporate-level costs, including interest related to convertible senior notes, and real estate information (REI). Selected statement of operations information related to these segments follows:

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,					For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	($000 omitted)
Revenues:
Title		477,643			396,035		1,273,381		1,113,384
REI		43,098			22,494		116,059		76,443
		520,741			418,529		1,389,440		1,189,827
Intersegment revenues:
Title		(5	)		62		23		165
REI		922			971		2,675		2,322
		917			1,033		2,698		2,487
Depreciation and amortization:
Title		3,544			4,339		10,839		12,583
REI		792			412		2,584		1,760
		4,336			4,751		13,423		14,343
Earnings (loss) before taxes and noncontrolling interests:
Title		24,971			147		25,891		(27,482	)
REI		14,393			7,542		36,759		34,485
		39,364			7,689		62,650		7,003

Selected balance sheet information as of September 30 and December 31, respectively, related to these segments follows:

	2012		2011
	($000 omitted)
Identifiable assets:
Title		1,144,842		1,090,419
REI		93,016		65,722
		1,237,858		1,156,141

Revenues generated in the United States and all international operations follows:

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	($000 omitted)
United States		486,265		385,980		1,299,110		1,105,140
International		34,476		32,549		90,330		84,687
		520,741		418,529		1,389,440		1,189,827