Earnings per share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share

alculations of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:

	For the Years Ended    December 31,
	2014	2013	2012
	($000 omitted)
Numerator:
Net earnings attributable to Stewart	29,753	63,026	109,182
Interest expense, net of tax effects	1,006	1,408	3,139
If-converted net earnings attributable to Stewart	30,759	64,434	112,321
Denominator (000):
Basic average shares outstanding	22,778	22,096	19,294
Dilutive average number of shares relating to options	2	—	—
Dilutive average number of shares relating to convertible senior notes	1,641	2,467	5,047
Dilutive average number of shares relating to restricted shares grant	289	178	43
Dilutive average shares outstanding	24,710	24,741	24,384
Basic earnings per share attributable to Stewart	1.31	2.85	5.66
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Stewart	1.24	2.60	4.61