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Contingent Liabilities and Commitments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]        
Contingent liability $ 495,395,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue $ 506,888,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue $ 520,375,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue $ 502,611,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
Guarantee of indebtedness, relating to unused letters of credit 5,300,000stc_ContingentLiabilitiesForGuaranteesOfConsolidatedSubsidiariesUnusedLettersofCredit      
Escrow Account Deposit        
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]        
Contingent liability 1,200,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
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= stc_EscrowAccountDepositMember
     
Exchange Traded Funds        
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]        
Contingent liability $ 1,100,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ExchangeTradedFundsMember