First American Financial (FAF) 10-K 19 Feb 16 2015 FY Annual report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 16, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	FAF
Entity Registrant Name	First American Financial Corp
Entity Central Index Key	1,472,787
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		109,086,496
Entity Public Float			$ 3,981,623,275

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,027,321	$ 1,190,080
Accounts and accrued income receivable, less allowances of $31,552 and $34,662	256,731	276,610
Income taxes receivable	1,067	5,547
Investments:
Deposits with banks	23,224	21,445
Debt securities, includes pledged securities of $122,441 and $120,742	4,279,347	3,450,252
Equity securities	321,285	402,412
Other investments	161,177	159,783
Investments, Total	4,785,033	4,033,892
Property and equipment, net	409,973	395,287
Title plants and other indexes	554,923	530,589
Deferred income taxes	22,020	19,712
Goodwill	964,342	959,945
Other intangible assets, net	48,114	55,812
Other assets	184,827	198,626
Total assets	8,254,351	7,666,100
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Deposits	2,699,015	2,332,714
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
Accounts payable	55,798	26,264
Personnel costs	180,793	184,994
Pension costs and other retirement plans	459,873	477,763
Other	179,623	165,084
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	876,087	854,105
Deferred revenue	207,929	202,764
Reserve for known and incurred but not reported claims	983,880	1,011,780
Income taxes payable	7,576	6,228
Deferred income taxes	133,097	95,128
Notes and contracts payable	585,102	587,337
Total liabilities	$ 5,492,686	$ 5,090,056
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 17 and 19)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; Authorized—500 shares;Outstanding—none
Common stock, $0.00001 par value; Authorized—300,000 shares; Outstanding—109,098 shares and 107,541 shares	$ 1	$ 1
Additional paid-in capital	2,150,813	2,109,712
Retained earnings	846,691	662,310
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(239,003)	(199,106)
Total stockholders’ equity	2,758,502	2,572,917
Noncontrolling interests	3,163	3,127
Total equity	2,761,665	2,576,044
Total liabilities and equity	$ 8,254,351	$ 7,666,100

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Pa

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accounts and accrued income receivable, allowances	$ 31,552	$ 34,662
Pledged securities included in debt securities	$ 122,441	$ 120,742
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	500,000	500,000
Preferred stock, outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Common stock, shares authorized	300,000,000	300,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	109,098,000	107,541,000

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCO

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues:
Direct premiums and escrow fees	$ 2,310,047	$ 2,052,242	$ 2,132,831
Agent premiums	2,098,265	1,867,402	2,061,404
Information and other	673,138	657,197	662,736
Net investment income	100,553	71,041	89,895
Net realized investment (losses) gains	(6,547)	30,067	9,211
Total revenues	5,175,456	4,677,949	4,956,077
Expenses:
Personnel costs	1,594,935	1,435,628	1,488,997
Premiums retained by agents	1,656,722	1,472,066	1,637,561
Other operating expenses	820,969	807,634	841,523
Provision for policy losses and other claims	491,092	450,023	530,356
Depreciation and amortization	85,596	85,597	74,916
Premium taxes	64,269	57,194	56,715
Interest	29,108	19,247	15,301
Total expenses	4,742,691	4,327,389	4,645,369
Income before income taxes	432,765	350,560	310,708
Income taxes	143,895	116,345	123,644
Net income	288,870	234,215	187,064
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	784	681	697
Net income attributable to the Company	$ 288,086	$ 233,534	$ 186,367
Net income per share attributable to the Company’s stockholders:
Basic	$ 2.65	$ 2.18	$ 1.74
Diluted	2.62	2.15	1.71
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 1	$ 0.84	$ 0.48
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic	108,427	106,884	106,991
Diluted	109,826	108,688	109,102

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 81,736	$ 75,759	$ 93,579	$ 37,796	$ 80,738	$ 80,937	$ 50,688	$ 21,852	$ 288,870	$ 234,215	$ 187,064
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized (losses) gains on securities									(27,312)	19,638	(30,665)
Foreign currency translation adjustment									(36,822)	(16,694)	(13,650)
Pension benefit adjustment									24,223	(56,496)	49,324
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax									(39,911)	(53,552)	5,009
Comprehensive income									248,959	180,663	192,073
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests									770	691	694
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company									$ 248,189	$ 179,972	$ 191,379

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUI

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Total stockholders' equity	Noncontrolling Interests
Balance value at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 2,351,769	$ 1	$ 2,111,605	$ 387,015	$ (150,556)	$ 2,348,065	$ 3,704
Balance shares at Dec. 31, 2012		107,239
Net income	187,064			186,367		186,367	697
Dividends on common shares	(51,324)			(51,324)		(51,324)
Purchase of Company shares, value	(64,606)		(64,606)			(64,606)
Purchase of Company shares, shares		(2,951)
Shares issued in connection with share-based compensation plans, value	7,938		9,232	(1,294)		7,938
Shares issued in connection with share-based compensation plans, shares		1,612
Share-based compensation expense	22,301		22,301			22,301
Net activity related to noncontrolling interests	(1,908)		(704)			(704)	(1,204)
Other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 18)	5,009				5,012	5,012	(3)
Balance value at Dec. 31, 2013	2,456,243	$ 1	2,077,828	520,764	(145,544)	2,453,049	3,194
Balance shares at Dec. 31, 2013		105,900
Net income	234,215			233,534		233,534	681
Dividends on common shares	(89,939)			(89,939)		(89,939)
Shares issued in connection with share-based compensation plans, value	10,457		12,506	(2,049)		10,457
Shares issued in connection with share-based compensation plans, shares		1,641
Share-based compensation expense	19,302		19,302			19,302
Net activity related to noncontrolling interests	(682)		76			76	(758)
Other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 18)	(53,552)				(53,562)	(53,562)	10
Balance value at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 2,576,044	$ 1	2,109,712	662,310	(199,106)	2,572,917	3,127
Balance shares at Dec. 31, 2014	107,541	107,541
Net income	$ 288,870			288,086		288,086	784
Dividends on common shares	(108,524)			(108,524)		(108,524)
Shares issued in connection with share-based compensation plans, value	14,568		16,769	(2,201)		14,568
Shares issued in connection with share-based compensation plans, shares		1,557
Share-based compensation expense	24,339		24,339			24,339
Net activity related to noncontrolling interests	(741)		(7)			(7)	(734)
Other	7,020			7,020		7,020
Other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 18)	(39,911)				(39,897)	(39,897)	(14)
Balance value at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 2,761,665	$ 1	$ 2,150,813	$ 846,691	$ (239,003)	$ 2,758,502	$ 3,163
Balance shares at Dec. 31, 2015	109,098	109,098

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 288,870	$ 234,215	$ 187,064
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for policy losses and other claims	491,092	450,023	530,356
Depreciation and amortization	85,596	85,597	74,916
Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on debt securities, net	28,403	24,579	26,782
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation	(9,526)	(6,856)	(6,202)
Net realized investment losses (gains)	6,547	(30,067)	(9,211)
Share-based compensation	24,339	19,302	22,301
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net	(7,800)	16,545	(5,316)
Dividends from equity method investments	9,601	5,002	11,552
Changes in assets and liabilities excluding effects of acquisitions and noncash transactions:
Claims paid, including assets acquired, net of recoveries	(476,492)	(469,750)	(479,310)
Net change in income tax accounts	52,543	45,872	2,589
(Increase) decrease in accounts and accrued income receivable	(7,477)	(9,950)	23,645
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	36,679	(15,003)	5,318
Increase in deferred revenue	5,519	10,333	20,102
Other, net	23,429	795	(26,114)
Cash provided by operating activities	551,323	360,637	378,472
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Net cash effect of acquisitions/dispositions	(26,682)	(163,320)	(5,837)
Net (increase) decrease in deposits with banks	(4,392)	4,211	4,747
Purchases of debt and equity securities	(2,123,817)	(1,969,009)	(1,532,710)
Proceeds from sales of debt and equity securities	630,914	928,386	621,255
Proceeds from maturities of debt securities	655,078	373,969	488,684
Net change in other investments	1,077	8,025	6,443
Net proceeds from sale of loans receivable		42,284
Net paydowns on loans receivable		23,926	33,597
Capital expenditures	(123,697)	(97,222)	(87,142)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	17,099	12,058	5,807
Cash used for investing activities	(974,420)	(836,692)	(465,156)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net change in deposits	366,301	647,857	281,739
Net proceeds from issuance of debt		594,477	249,144
Repayment of debt	(5,244)	(325,110)	(168,205)
Net activity related to noncontrolling interests	(741)	(682)	(1,894)
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation	9,526	6,856	6,202
Net proceeds in connection with share-based compensation plans	5,042	3,601	1,736
Purchase of Company shares			(64,606)
Cash dividends	(108,524)	(89,939)	(51,324)
Cash provided by financing activities	266,360	837,060	252,792
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(6,022)	(5,762)	(1,800)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(162,759)	355,243	164,308
Cash and cash equivalents—Beginning of year	1,190,080	834,837	670,529
Cash and cash equivalents—End of year	1,027,321	1,190,080	834,837
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Interest	29,212	17,327	10,827
Premium taxes	57,367	58,148	54,629
Income taxes, less refunds of $2,546, $13,925 and $1,329	$ 89,062	$ 72,028	$ 120,313

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CAS8

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Statement Of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Income taxes, refunds	$ 2,546	$ 13,925	$ 1,329

Description of the Company

Description of the Company	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of the Company	NOTE 1. Description of the Company: First American Financial Corporation (the “Company”), through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the business of providing financial services. The Company consists of the following reportable segments and a corporate function: · The Company’s title insurance and services segment issues title insurance policies on residential and commercial property in the United States and offers similar or related products and services internationally. This segment also provides closing and/or escrow services; accommodates tax-deferred exchanges of real estate; provides products, services and solutions involving the use of real property related data designed to mitigate risk or otherwise facilitate real estate transactions; maintains, manages and provides access to title plant records and images; and provides banking, trust and investment advisory services. The Company, through its principal title insurance subsidiary and such subsidiary’s affiliates, transacts its title insurance business through a network of direct operations and agents. Through this network, the Company issues policies in the 49 states that permit the issuance of title insurance policies and the District of Columbia. The Company also offers title insurance and other insurance and guarantee products, as well as related settlement services in foreign countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and various other established and emerging markets. · The Company’s specialty insurance segment issues property and casualty insurance policies and sells home warranty products. The property and casualty insurance business provides insurance coverage to residential homeowners and renters for liability losses and typical hazards such as fire, theft, vandalism and other types of property damage. This business is licensed to issue policies in all 50 states and the District of Columbia and actively issues policies in 46 states. In certain markets it also offers preferred risk auto insurance to better compete with other carriers offering bundled home and auto insurance. The home warranty business provides residential service contracts that cover residential systems, such as heating and air conditioning systems, and appliances against failures that occur as the result of normal usage during the coverage period. This business currently operates in 39 states and the District of Columbia. The corporate function consists primarily of certain financing facilities as well as the corporate services that support the Company’s business operations. Significant Accounting Policies: Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and reflect the consolidated operations of the Company. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of First American Financial Corporation and all controlled subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. Investments in affiliates in which the Company exercises significant influence, but does not control and is not the primary beneficiary, are accounted for using the equity method. Investments in affiliates in which the Company does not exercise significant influence over the investee are accounted for under the cost method. Reclassifications, revisions and out-of-period adjustments Certain 2014 and 2013 amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2015 presentation. During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company reclassified certain revenues and expenses related to closing protection letters and temporary labor costs. The Company made comparable reclassifications to its consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 to conform to the 2015 presentation. The impact to the Company’s title insurance and services segment included decreases to direct premiums and escrow fees and increases to agent premiums of $25.8 million and $16.5 million, increases to personnel costs of $23.9 million and $42.2 million, increases to premiums retained by agents of $1.2 million and $0.8 million, and decreases to other operating expenses of $25.1 million and $43.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The impact to the Company’s specialty insurance segment included increases to personnel costs and decreases to other operating expenses of $1.0 million and $1.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Also, during the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company identified certain non-risk based revenues included within direct premiums and escrow fees that should have been reflected in information and other. To correct for this error, these revenues were reclassified from direct premiums and escrow fees to information and other. The Company has revised its consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 to conform to the 2015 presentation. The impact to the Company’s title insurance and services segment included a decrease to direct premiums and escrow fees and an increase to information and other of $37.2 million and $35.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. During 2014, the Company identified and recorded adjustments to correct for certain errors in foreign currency translation and transactions in prior periods. These adjustments resulted in an increase to other operating expenses of $5.0 million. The Company does not consider these adjustments to be material, individually or in the aggregate, to any previously issued consolidated financial statements. Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the statements. Actual results could differ from the estimates and assumptions used. Cash equivalents The Company considers cash equivalents to be all short-term investments that have an initial maturity of 90 days or less and are not restricted for statutory deposit or premium reserve requirements. Accounts and accrued income receivable Accounts and accrued income receivable are generally due within thirty days and are recorded net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company considers accounts outstanding longer than the contractual payment terms as past due. The Company determines the allowance by considering a number of factors, including the length of time trade accounts receivable are past due, previous loss history, a specific customer’s ability to pay its obligations to the Company and the condition of the general economy and industry as a whole. Amounts are charged off in the period in which they are deemed to be uncollectible. Investments Deposits with banks Deposits with banks are short-term investments with initial maturities of generally more than 90 days. Debt and equity securities Debt securities are carried at fair value and consist primarily of investments in obligations of the United States Treasury, foreign governments, various U.S. and foreign corporations, certain state and political subdivisions and mortgage-backed securities. The Company maintains investments in debt securities in accordance with certain statutory requirements for the funding of statutory premium reserves and state deposits. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the fair value of such investments totaled $122.4 million and $120.7 million, respectively. See Note 2 Statutory Restrictions on Investments and Stockholders’ Equity for additional discussion of the Company’s statutory restrictions. Equity securities are carried at fair value and consist primarily of investments in exchange traded funds, mutual funds and marketable common and preferred stocks of corporate entities. The Company classifies its publicly traded debt and equity securities as available-for-sale with unrealized gains or losses recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. See Note 14 Fair Value Measurements for additional discussion of the determination of fair value. Interest income, as well as the related amortization of premium and accretion of discount, on debt securities is recognized under the effective yield method and included in the accompanying consolidated statements of income in net investment income. Realized gains and losses on sales of debt and equity securities are determined on a first-in, first-out basis. The Company evaluates its debt and equity securities with unrealized losses on a quarterly basis for potential other-than-temporary impairments in value. If the Company intends to sell a debt security in an unrealized loss position or determines that it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell a debt security before it recovers its amortized cost basis, the debt security is other-than-temporarily impaired and it is written down to fair value with all losses recognized in earnings. As of December 31, 2015, the Company did not intend to sell any debt securities in an unrealized loss position and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell debt securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis. If the Company does not expect to recover the amortized cost basis of a debt security with declines in fair value (even if the Company does not intend to sell the debt security and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the debt security), the losses the Company considers to be the credit portion of the other-than-temporary impairment loss (“credit loss”) is recognized in earnings and the non-credit portion is recognized in other comprehensive income. The credit loss is the difference between the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected and the amortized cost basis of the debt security. The cash flows expected to be collected are discounted at the rate implicit in the security immediately prior to the recognition of the other-than-temporary impairment. Expected future cash flows for debt securities are based on qualitative and quantitative factors specific to each security, including the probability of default and the estimated timing and amount of recovery. The detailed inputs used to project expected future cash flows may be different depending on the nature of the individual debt security. As a result of the Company’s security-level review, the Company recognized $2.2 million and $1.7 million of other-than-temporary impairment losses considered to be credit related on its debt securities for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company did not recognize any other-than-temporary impairment losses considered to be credit related in 2013. It is possible that the Company could recognize additional other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities it owns at December 31, 2015 if future events or information cause it to determine that a decline in fair value is other-than-temporary. The following table presents the change in the credit portion of the other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings on debt securities for which a portion of the other-than-temporary impairments related to other factors was recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013. December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands) Cumulative credit loss on debt securities held at beginning of period $ 18,179 $ 16,478 $ 16,478 Addition to credit loss for which an other-than-temporary impairment was previously recognized — 1,701 — Accumulated losses on securities that matured or were sold during the year (18,179 ) — — Cumulative credit loss on debt securities held at end of period $ — $ 18,179 $ 16,478 When a decline in the fair value of an equity security, including common and preferred stock, is considered to be other-than-temporary, such security is written down to its fair value. When assessing if a decline in fair value is other-than-temporary, the factors considered include the length of time and extent to which fair value has been below cost, the probability that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due under the contractual terms of the security, the seniority of the securities, issuer-specific news and other developments, the financial condition and prospects of the issuer (including credit ratings), macro-economic changes (including the outlook for industry sectors, which includes government policy initiatives) and the Company’s ability and intent to hold the security for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery. When an equity security has been in an unrealized loss position and its fair value is less than 80% of cost for twelve consecutive months, the Company’s review of the security includes the above noted factors as well as other evidence that might exist supporting the view that the security will recover its value in the foreseeable future, typically within the next twelve months. If objective, substantial evidence does not indicate a likely recovery during that timeframe, the Company’s policy is that such losses are considered other-than-temporary and therefore an impairment loss is recorded. The Company did not record other-than-temporary impairment losses related to its equity securities for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013. Other investments Other investments consist primarily of investments in affiliates, which are accounted for under either the equity method or the cost method of accounting, investments in real estate and notes receivable. The carrying value of investments in affiliates is written down, or impaired, to fair value when a decline in value is considered to be other-than-temporary. In making the determination as to whether an individual investment in an affiliate is impaired, the Company assesses the current and expected financial condition of each relevant entity, including, but not limited to, the anticipated ability of the entity to make its contractually required payments to the Company (with respect to debt obligations to the Company), the results of valuation work performed with respect to the entity, the entity’s anticipated ability to generate sufficient cash flows and the market conditions in the industry in which the entity is operating. The Company recognized impairment losses on equity method investments in affiliates of $2.0 million, $22.5 million and $7.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Investments in real estate are classified as held for sale and carried at the lower of cost or fair value less estimated selling costs. Notes receivable are carried at cost less reserves for losses. Loss reserves are established for notes receivable based upon an estimate of probable losses for the individual notes. A loss reserve is established on an individual note when it is deemed probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due in accordance with the contractual terms of the note. The loss reserve is based upon the Company’s assessment of the borrower’s overall financial condition, resources and payment record; and, if appropriate, the realizable value of any collateral. These estimates consider all available evidence including the expected future cash flows, estimated fair value of collateral on secured notes, general economic conditions and trends, and other relevant factors, as appropriate. Notes are placed on non-accrual status when management determines that the collectibility of contractual amounts is not reasonably assured. Property and equipment Buildings and furniture and equipment are initially recorded at cost and are generally depreciated using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of 5 to 40 years and 1 to 15 years, respectively. Leasehold improvements are initially recorded at cost and are amortized over the lesser of the remaining term of the respective lease or the estimated useful life, using the straight-line method. Computer software is acquired or developed for internal use and for use with the Company’s products and is amortized over estimated useful lives of 1 to 15 years using the straight-line method. Software development costs, which include capitalized interest costs and certain payroll-related costs of employees directly associated with developing software, in addition to incremental payments to third parties, are capitalized from the time technological feasibility is established until the software is ready for use. Management uses estimated future cash flows (undiscounted and excluding interest) to measure the recoverability of property and equipment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be fully recoverable. If the undiscounted cash flow analysis indicates that the carrying amount is not recoverable, an impairment loss is recorded for the excess of the carrying amount over its fair value. The Company recognized impairment losses on software of $10.9 million, $1.2 million and $1.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Title plants and other indexes Title plants and other indexes at December 31, 2015 included title plants of $528.7 million and capitalized real estate data of $26.2 million, and at December 31, 2014 included title plants of $514.6 million and capitalized real estate data of $16.0 million. Title plants are carried at original cost, with the costs of daily maintenance (updating) charged to expense as incurred. Because properly maintained title plants have indefinite lives and do not diminish in value with the passage of time, no provision has been made for depreciation or amortization. The Company analyzes its title plants at least annually for impairment. This analysis includes, but is not limited to, the effects of obsolescence, duplication, demand and other economic factors. Capitalized real estate data is carried at cost, less amortization. Capitalized real estate data is amortized using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of 3 to 15 years. Business Combinations Amounts paid for acquisitions are allocated to the tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed and intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair values of the identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill Goodwill Impairment The Company is required to perform an annual goodwill impairment assessment for each reporting unit. The Company’s four reporting units are title insurance, home warranty, property and casualty insurance and trust and other services. The Company has elected to perform this annual assessment in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year or sooner if circumstances indicate possible impairment. Based on current guidance, the Company has the option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine if the fair value is more likely than not (i.e., a likelihood of greater than 50%) less than the carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform a quantitative impairment test, or may choose to forego the qualitative assessment and perform the quantitative impairment test. The qualitative factors considered in this assessment may include macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, overall financial performance as well as other relevant events and circumstances as determined by the Company. The Company evaluates the weight of each factor to determine whether it is more likely than not that impairment may exist. If the results of the qualitative assessment indicate the more likely than not threshold was not met, the Company may choose not to perform the quantitative impairment test. If, however, the more likely than not threshold is met, the Company performs the quantitative test as required and discussed below. Management’s quantitative impairment testing process includes two steps. The first step (“Step 1”) compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying amount. The fair value of each reporting unit is determined by using discounted cash flow analysis and market approach valuations. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, the goodwill is not considered impaired and no additional analysis is required. However, if the carrying amount is greater than the fair value, a second step (“Step 2”) must be completed to determine if the fair value of the goodwill exceeds the carrying amount of goodwill. Step 2 involves calculating an implied fair value of goodwill for each reporting unit for which Step 1 indicated impairment. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in a manner similar to the amount of goodwill calculated in a business combination, by measuring the excess of the estimated fair value of the reporting unit, as determined in Step 1, over the aggregate estimated fair values of the individual assets, liabilities and identifiable intangibles as if the reporting unit was being acquired in a business combination. If the implied fair value of goodwill exceeds the carrying value of goodwill assigned to the reporting unit, there is no impairment. If the carrying value of goodwill assigned to a reporting unit exceeds the implied fair value of the goodwill, an impairment loss is recorded for the excess. An impairment loss cannot exceed the carrying value of goodwill assigned to a reporting unit, and the loss establishes a new basis in the goodwill. Subsequent reversal of goodwill impairment losses is not permitted. The quantitative impairment test for goodwill utilizes a variety of valuation techniques, all of which require the Company to make estimates and judgments. Fair value is determined by employing an expected present value technique, which utilizes multiple cash flow scenarios that reflect a range of possible outcomes and an appropriate discount rate. The use of comparative market multiples (the “market approach”) compares the reporting unit to other comparable companies (if such comparables are present in the marketplace) based on valuation multiples to arrive at a fair value. In assessing the fair value, the Company utilizes the results of the valuations (including the market approach to the extent comparables are available) and considers the range of fair values determined under all methods and the extent to which the fair value exceeds the carrying amount of the reporting unit. The valuation of each reporting unit includes the use of assumptions and estimates of many critical factors, including revenue growth rates and operating margins, discount rates and future market conditions, determination of market multiples and the establishment of a control premium, among others. Forecasts of future operations are based, in part, on operating results and the Company’s expectations as to future market conditions. These types of analyses contain uncertainties because they require the Company to make assumptions and to apply judgments to estimate industry economic factors and the profitability of future business strategies. However, if actual results are not consistent with the Company’s estimates and assumptions, the Company may be exposed to future impairment losses that could be material. The Company elected to perform qualitative assessments for 2015, 2014 and 2013, the results of which supported the conclusion that the fair values of the Company’s reporting units were not more likely than not less than their carrying amounts and, therefore, a quantitative impairment test was not considered necessary. As a result of these assessments, the Company did not record any goodwill impairment losses for 2015, 2014 or 2013. Other intangible assets The Company’s finite-lived intangible assets consist of customer relationships, noncompete agreements, trademarks and patents. These assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their useful lives ranging from 1 to 20 years and are subject to impairment assessments when there is an indication of a triggering event or abandonment. The Company’s indefinite-lived other intangible assets consist of licenses which are not amortized but rather assessed for impairment by comparing the fair values to carrying amounts at least annually, and when an indicator of potential impairment has occurred. Management uses estimated future cash flows (undiscounted and excluding interest) to measure the recoverability of intangible assets with finite lives, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be fully recoverable. If the undiscounted cash flow analysis indicates that the carrying amount is not recoverable, an impairment loss is recorded for the excess of the carrying amount over its fair value. Management’s impairment assessment for indefinite-lived other intangible assets may involve calculating the fair value by using a discounted cash flow analysis or through a market approach valuation. If the fair value exceeds its carrying amount, the asset is not considered impaired and no additional analysis is required. However, if the carrying amount is greater than the fair value, an impairment loss is recorded equal to the excess. Reserve for known and incurred but not reported claims The Company provides for title insurance losses by a charge to expense when the related premium revenue is recognized. The amount charged to expense is generally determined by applying a rate (the loss provision rate) to total title insurance premiums and escrow fees. The Company’s management estimates the loss provision rate at the beginning of each year and reassesses the rate quarterly to ensure that the resulting incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) loss reserve and known claims reserve included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets together reflect management’s best estimate of the total costs required to settle all IBNR and known claims. If the ending IBNR reserve is not considered adequate, an adjustment is recorded. The process of assessing the loss provision rate and the resulting IBNR reserve involves evaluation of the results of an in-house actuarial review. The Company’s in-house actuary performs a reserve analysis utilizing generally accepted actuarial methods that incorporate cumulative historical claims experience and information provided by in-house claims and operations personnel. Current economic and business trends are also reviewed and used in the reserve analysis. These include conditions in the real estate and mortgage markets, changes in residential and commercial real estate values, and changes in the levels of defaults and foreclosures that may affect claims levels and patterns of emergence, as well as any company-specific factors that may be relevant to past and future claims experience. Results from the analysis include, but are not limited to, a range of IBNR reserve estimates and a single point estimate for IBNR as of the balance sheet date. For recent policy years at early stages of development (generally the last three years), IBNR is estimated using a combination of expected loss rate and multiplicative loss development factor calculations. For more mature policy years, IBNR generally is estimated using multiplicative loss development factor calculations. The expected loss rate method estimates IBNR by applying an expected loss rate to total title insurance premiums and escrow fees, and adjusting for policy year maturity using estimated loss development patterns. Multiplicative loss development factor calculations estimate IBNR by applying factors derived from loss development patterns to losses realized to date. The expected loss rate and loss development patterns are based on historical experience and the relationship of the history to the applicable policy years. The Company’s management uses the IBNR point estimate from the in-house actuary’s analysis and other relevant information it may have concerning claims to determine what it considers to be the best estimate of the total amount required for the IBNR reserve. The volume and timing of title insurance claims are subject to cyclical influences from real estate and mortgage markets. Title policies issued to lenders constitute a large portion of the Company’s title insurance volume. These policies insure lenders against losses on mortgage loans due to title defects in the collateral property. Even if an underlying title defect exists that could result in a claim, often, the lender must realize an actual loss, or at least be likely to realize an actual loss, for title insurance liability to exist. As a result, title insurance claims exposure is sensitive to lenders’ losses on mortgage loans, and is affected in turn by external factors that affect mortgage loan losses, particularly macroeconomic factors. A general decline in real estate prices can expose lenders to greater risk of losses on mortgage loans, as loan-to-value ratios increase and defaults and foreclosures increase. Title insurance claims exposure for a given policy year is also affected by the quality of mortgage loan underwriting during the corresponding origination year. The Company believes that sensitivity of claims to external conditions in real estate and mortgage markets is an inherent feature of title insurance’s business economics that applies broadly to the title insurance industry. Title insurance policies are long-duration contracts with the majority of the claims reported to the Company within the first few years following the issuance of the policy. Generally, 70% to 80% of claim amounts become known in the first six years of the policy life, and the majority of IBNR reserves relate to the six most recent policy years. Changes in expected ultimate losses and corresponding loss rates for recent policy years are considered likely and could result in a material adjustment to the IBNR reserves. Based on historical experience, management believes a 50 basis point change to the loss rates for the most recent policy years, positive or negative, is reasonably likely given the long duration nature of a title insurance policy. For example, if the expected ultimate losses for each of the last six policy years increased or decreased by 50 basis points, the resulting impact on the Company’s IBNR reserve would be an increase or decrease, as the case may be, of $103.2 million. A material change in expected ultimate losses and corresponding loss rates for older policy years is also possible, particularly for policy years with loss ratios exceeding historical norms. The estimates made by management in determining the appropriate level of IBNR reserves could ultimately prove to be materially different from actual claims experience. The Company provides for property and casualty insurance losses when the insured event occurs. The Company provides for claims losses relating to its home warranty business based on the average cost per claim as applied to the total of new claims incurred. The average cost per home warranty claim is calculated using the average of the most recent 12 months of claims experience adjusted for estimated future increases in costs. Contingent litigation and regulatory liabilities Amounts related to contingent litigation and regulatory liabilities are accrued if it is probable that a liability has been incurred and an amount is reasonably estimable. The Company records legal fees in other operating expenses in the period incurred. Revenues Premiums on title policies issued directly by the Company are recognized on the effective date of the title policy and escrow fees are recorded upon close of the escrow. Premiums on home warranty contracts and property and casualty insurance policies are generally recognized ratably over the 12-month duration of the contract or policy. Revenues from title policies issued by independent agents are recorded when notice of issuance is received from the agent, which is generally when cash payment is received by the Company. Information and other revenues primarily consist of revenues generated from fees associated with title search and related reports, title and other real property records and images, other non-insured settlement services, and risk mitigation products and services. For those products and services that are delivered at a point in time and for which there is no ongoing obligation, revenue is recognized upon delivery. For those products and services that are delivered at a point in time and for which there is an ongoing obligation, and for products and services where delivery occurs over time, revenue is recognized ratably over the duration of the contract. Premi

Statutory Restrictions On Inves

Statutory Restrictions On Investments And Stockholders' Equity	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Insurance [Abstract]
Statutory Restrictions on Investments and Stockholders' Equity	NOTE 2. Statutory Restrictions on Investments and Stockholders’ Equity: Investments totaling $127.1 million and $133.0 million were on deposit with state treasurers in accordance with statutory requirements for the protection of policyholders at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Pursuant to insurance and other regulations under which the Company’s insurance subsidiaries operate, the amount of dividends, loans and advances available to the Company is limited, principally for the protection of policyholders. As of December 31, 2015, under such regulations, the maximum amount of dividends, loans and advances available to the Company from its insurance subsidiaries in 2016, without prior approval from applicable regulators, was $547.9 million. The Company’s principal title insurance subsidiary, First American Title Insurance Company (“FATICO”), maintained total statutory capital and surplus of $1.1 billion and $978.7 million as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Statutory net income for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $191.8 million, $393.1 million and $199.1 million, respectively. FATICO was in compliance with the minimum statutory capital and surplus requirements as of December 31, 2015. FATICO, which was previously domiciled in the state of California, redomesticated to Nebraska effective July 1, 2014. FATICO’s statutory-based financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Nebraska Department of Insurance for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (“NAIC”) Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual (“NAIC SAP”) has been adopted as a component of prescribed or permitted practices by the state of Nebraska. The state of Nebraska has adopted certain prescribed accounting practices that differ from those found in the NAIC SAP. Specifically, the timing of amounts released from the statutory premium reserve under Nebraska’s required practice differs from NAIC SAP resulting in total statutory capital and surplus that was lower by $61.7 million and $11.7 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, than if reported in accordance with NAIC SAP. Additionally, for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the state of Nebraska granted a permitted accounting practice to FATICO that differs from Nebraska’s prescribed accounting practices; specifically, the determination to not record a bulk reserve within the known claims reserve resulting in total statutory capital and surplus that was higher by $58.9 million and $8.2 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, than if reported in accordance with Nebraska’s required practice. Statutory accounting principles differ in some respects from GAAP, and these differences include, but are not limited to, non-admission of certain assets (principally limitations on deferred tax assets, capitalized furniture and other equipment, premiums and other receivables 90 days past due and assets acquired in connection with claim settlements other than real estate or mortgage loans secured by real estate), reporting of bonds at amortized cost, amortization of goodwill, deferral of premiums received as statutory premium reserve, supplemental reserve (if applicable) and exclusion of the incurred but not reported claims reserve.

Debt and Equity Securities

Debt and Equity Securities	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]
Debt and Equity Securities	NOTE 3. Debt and Equity Securities: Investments in debt securities, classified as available-for-sale, are as follows: Amortized Gross unrealized Estimated (in thousands) gains losses December 31, 2015 U.S. Treasury bonds $ 130,252 $ 421 $ (1,301 ) $ 129,372 Municipal bonds 692,000 12,640 (845 ) 703,795 Foreign government bonds 129,984 1,132 (1,015 ) 130,101 Governmental agency bonds 419,869 1,023 (2,801 ) 418,091 Governmental agency mortgage-backed securities 2,065,728 4,984 (15,039 ) 2,055,673 U.S. corporate debt securities 642,869 4,297 (12,483 ) 634,683 Foreign corporate debt securities 210,162 1,248 (3,778 ) 207,632 $ 4,290,864 $ 25,745 $ (37,262 ) $ 4,279,347 December 31, 2014 U.S. Treasury bonds $ 64,195 $ 968 $ (181 ) $ 64,982 Municipal bonds 577,703 10,981 (1,007 ) 587,677 Foreign government bonds 133,365 1,604 (31 ) 134,938 Governmental agency bonds 198,330 1,562 (2,018 ) 197,874 Governmental agency mortgage-backed securities 1,812,766 8,491 (9,095 ) 1,812,162 Non-agency mortgage-backed securities 15,949 1,306 (717 ) 16,538 U.S. corporate debt securities 446,630 7,483 (1,984 ) 452,129 Foreign corporate debt securities 183,528 1,681 (1,257 ) 183,952 $ 3,432,466 $ 34,076 $ (16,290 ) $ 3,450,252 Investments in equity securities, classified as available-for-sale, are as follows: Cost Gross unrealized Estimated (in thousands) gains losses December 31, 2015 Preferred stocks $ 18,305 $ 420 $ (3,258 ) $ 15,467 Common stocks 307,429 13,103 (14,714 ) 305,818 $ 325,734 $ 13,523 $ (17,972 ) $ 321,285 December 31, 2014 Preferred stocks $ 14,976 $ 596 $ (47 ) $ 15,525 Common stocks 378,938 16,680 (8,731 ) 386,887 $ 393,914 $ 17,276 $ (8,778 ) $ 402,412 Sales of debt and equity securities resulted in realized gains of $8.7 million, $34.1 million and $17.2 million and realized losses of $10.0 million, $9.1 million and $15.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Gross unrealized losses on investments in debt and equity securities are as follows: Less than 12 months 12 months or longer Total (in thousands) Estimated Unrealized Estimated Unrealized Estimated Unrealized December 31, 2015 Debt securities: U.S. Treasury bonds $ 105,701 $ (1,285 ) $ 1,654 $ (16 ) $ 107,355 $ (1,301 ) Municipal bonds 133,465 (733 ) 13,190 (112 ) 146,655 (845 ) Foreign government bonds 13,601 (890 ) 267 (125 ) 13,868 (1,015 ) Governmental agency bonds 191,035 (2,497 ) 18,237 (304 ) 209,272 (2,801 ) Governmental agency mortgage-backed securities 1,096,301 (9,424 ) 213,020 (5,615 ) 1,309,321 (15,039 ) U.S. corporate debt securities 361,842 (11,272 ) 13,511 (1,211 ) 375,353 (12,483 ) Foreign corporate debt securities 102,801 (2,725 ) 11,246 (1,053 ) 114,047 (3,778 ) Total debt securities 2,004,746 (28,826 ) 271,125 (8,436 ) 2,275,871 (37,262 ) Equity securities 191,248 (12,068 ) 31,974 (5,904 ) 223,222 (17,972 ) Total $ 2,195,994 $ (40,894 ) $ 303,099 $ (14,340 ) $ 2,499,093 $ (55,234 ) December 31, 2014 Debt securities: U.S. Treasury bonds $ 8,122 $ (27 ) $ 15,124 $ (154 ) $ 23,246 $ (181 ) Municipal bonds 137,755 (689 ) 19,625 (318 ) 157,380 (1,007 ) Foreign government bonds 5,653 (31 ) — — 5,653 (31 ) Governmental agency bonds 27,479 (88 ) 127,936 (1,930 ) 155,415 (2,018 ) Governmental agency mortgage-backed securities 383,717 (1,612 ) 300,918 (7,483 ) 684,635 (9,095 ) Non-agency mortgage-backed securities — — 5,611 (717 ) 5,611 (717 ) U.S. corporate debt securities 141,636 (1,881 ) 8,191 (103 ) 149,827 (1,984 ) Foreign corporate debt securities 57,005 (1,247 ) 1,492 (10 ) 58,497 (1,257 ) Total debt securities 761,367 (5,575 ) 478,897 (10,715 ) 1,240,264 (16,290 ) Equity securities 208,922 (8,587 ) 2,340 (191 ) 211,262 (8,778 ) Total $ 970,289 $ (14,162 ) $ 481,237 $ (10,906 ) $ 1,451,526 $ (25,068 ) Investments in debt securities at December 31, 2015, by contractual maturities, are as follows: (in thousands) Due in one Due after Due after Due after Total U.S. Treasury bonds Amortized cost $ 25,982 $ 76,874 $ 11,875 $ 15,521 $ 130,252 Estimated fair value $ 25,959 $ 76,462 $ 11,765 $ 15,186 $ 129,372 Municipal bonds Amortized cost $ 47,506 $ 298,071 $ 208,057 $ 138,366 $ 692,000 Estimated fair value $ 47,580 $ 300,859 $ 213,119 $ 142,237 $ 703,795 Foreign government bonds Amortized cost $ 6,169 $ 110,707 $ 5,461 $ 7,647 $ 129,984 Estimated fair value $ 6,199 $ 111,643 $ 5,464 $ 6,795 $ 130,101 Governmental agency bonds Amortized cost $ 31,778 $ 331,052 $ 28,156 $ 28,883 $ 419,869 Estimated fair value $ 31,768 $ 329,700 $ 28,443 $ 28,180 $ 418,091 U.S. corporate debt securities Amortized cost $ 16,569 $ 298,860 $ 264,527 $ 62,913 $ 642,869 Estimated fair value $ 16,711 $ 297,838 $ 259,775 $ 60,359 $ 634,683 Foreign corporate debt securities Amortized cost $ 13,340 $ 92,104 $ 90,555 $ 14,163 $ 210,162 Estimated fair value $ 13,376 $ 91,836 $ 88,310 $ 14,110 $ 207,632 Total debt securities excluding mortgage-backed securities Amortized cost $ 141,344 $ 1,207,668 $ 608,631 $ 267,493 $ 2,225,136 Estimated fair value $ 141,593 $ 1,208,338 $ 606,876 $ 266,867 $ 2,223,674 Total mortgage-backed securities Amortized cost $ 2,065,728 Estimated fair value $ 2,055,673 Total debt securities Amortized cost $ 4,290,864 Estimated fair value $ 4,279,347 Mortgage-backed securities, which include contractual terms to maturity, are not categorized by contractual maturity because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with, or without, call or prepayment penalties. The table below outlines the composition of the investment portfolio, by credit rating, as of December 31, 2015: A- Ratings or higher BBB+ to BBB- Ratings Non-Investment Grade Total (in thousands, except percentages) Estimated fair value Percentage Estimated fair value Percentage Estimated fair value Percentage Estimated fair value Percentage December 31, 2015 Debt securities: U.S. Treasury bonds $ 129,372 100.0 $ — — $ — — $ 129,372 100.0 Municipal bonds 675,257 95.9 23,188 3.3 5,350 0.8 703,795 100.0 Foreign government bonds 121,975 93.8 7,187 5.5 939 0.7 130,101 100.0 Governmental agency bonds 418,091 100.0 — — — — 418,091 100.0 Governmental agency mortgage-backed securities 2,055,673 100.0 — — — — 2,055,673 100.0 U.S. corporate debt securities 293,413 46.2 167,292 26.4 173,978 27.4 634,683 100.0 Foreign corporate debt securities 113,182 54.5 52,912 25.5 41,538 20.0 207,632 100.0 Total debt securities 3,806,963 88.9 250,579 5.9 221,805 5.2 4,279,347 100.0 Preferred stocks — — 8,850 57.2 6,617 42.8 15,467 100.0 Total $ 3,806,963 88.7 $ 259,429 6.0 $ 228,422 5.3 $ 4,294,814 100.0 The credit ratings in the above table reflect published ratings obtained from Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, DBRS, Inc., Fitch Ratings, Inc. and Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. If a security was rated differently among the rating agencies, the lowest rating was selected. Governmental agency mortgage-backed securities are not rated by any of the ratings agencies; however, these securities have been included in the above table in the A- Ratings or higher category because the payments of principal and interest are guaranteed by the governmental agency that issued the security. As of December 31, 2015, the estimated fair value of total debt securities included $117.8 million of bank loans, of which $111.4 million was non-investment grade; $99.0 million of high yield corporate debt securities, all of which was non-investment grade; and $44.3 million of emerging market debt securities, of which $6.1 million was non-investment grade. The table below outlines the composition of the investment portfolio in an unrealized loss position, by credit rating, as of December 31, 2015: A- Ratings or higher BBB+ to BBB- Ratings Non-Investment Grade Total (in thousands, except percentages) Estimated fair value Percentage Estimated fair value Percentage Estimated fair value Percentage Estimated fair value Percentage December 31, 2015 Debt securities: U.S. Treasury bonds $ 107,355 100.0 $ — — $ — — $ 107,355 100.0 Municipal bonds 136,568 93.2 5,040 3.4 5,047 3.4 146,655 100.0 Foreign government bonds 5,824 42.0 7,105 51.2 939 6.8 13,868 100.0 Governmental agency bonds 209,272 100.0 — — — — 209,272 100.0 Governmental agency mortgage-backed securities 1,309,321 100.0 — — — — 1,309,321 100.0 U.S. corporate debt securities 134,224 35.8 112,373 29.9 128,756 34.3 375,353 100.0 Foreign corporate debt securities 40,094 35.2 38,891 34.1 35,062 30.7 114,047 100.0 Total debt securities 1,942,658 85.3 163,409 7.2 169,804 7.5 2,275,871 100.0 Preferred stocks — — 8,850 58.9 6,164 41.1 15,014 100.0 Total $ 1,942,658 84.8 $ 172,259 7.5 $ 175,968 7.7 $ 2,290,885 100.0 The credit ratings in the above table reflect published ratings obtained from Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, DBRS, Inc., Fitch Ratings, Inc. and Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. If a security was rated differently among the rating agencies, the lowest rating was selected. Governmental agency mortgage-backed securities are not rated by any of the ratings agencies; however, these securities have been included in the above table in the A- Ratings or higher category because the payments of principal and interest are guaranteed by the governmental agency that issued the security. As of December 31, 2015, the estimated fair value of total debt securities in an unrealized loss position included $87.3 million of bank loans, of which $82.9 million was non-investment grade; $75.8 million of high yield corporate debt securities, all of which was non-investment grade; and $39.1 million of emerging market debt securities, of which $6.1 million was non-investment grade.

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]
Property and Equipment	NOTE 4. Property and Equipment: Property and equipment consists of the following: December 31, 2015 2014 (in thousands) Land $ 28,950 $ 29,700 Buildings 259,601 270,689 Furniture and equipment 205,641 186,237 Capitalized software 499,634 466,548 993,826 953,174 Accumulated depreciation and amortization (583,853 ) (557,887 ) $ 409,973 $ 395,287

Goodwill

Goodwill	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill	NOTE 5. Goodwill: A summary of the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by operating segment, for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, is as follows: Title Specialty Total (in thousands) Balance as of December 31, 2013 $ 799,261 $ 46,765 $ 846,026 Acquisitions 121,252 — 121,252 Foreign currency translation (5,554 ) — (5,554 ) Other adjustments (1,779 ) — (1,779 ) Balance as of December 31, 2014 913,180 46,765 959,945 Acquisitions 13,430 — 13,430 Foreign currency translation (9,033 ) — (9,033 ) Balance as of December 31, 2015 $ 917,577 $ 46,765 $ 964,342 For further discussion about the Company’s acquisitions in 2015 and 2014, see Note 20 Business Combinations. The Company’s goodwill impairment assessments for 2015, 2014 and 2013 did not indicate impairment to any of its reporting units. There is no accumulated impairment for goodwill as the Company has never recognized impairment to any of its reporting units.

Other Intangible Assets

Other Intangible Assets	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Other Intangible Assets	NOTE 6. Other Intangible Assets: Other intangible assets consist of the following: December 31, 2015 2014 (in thousands) Finite-lived intangible assets: Customer relationships $ 93,572 $ 94,850 Noncompete agreements 26,963 27,286 Trademarks 9,341 11,241 Patents 2,840 2,840 132,716 136,217 Accumulated amortization (101,479 ) (97,282 ) 31,237 38,935 Indefinite-lived intangible assets: Licenses 16,877 16,877 $ 48,114 $ 55,812 Amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets was $9.3 million, $12.6 million and $12.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets for the next five years is as follows: Year (in thousands) 2016 $ 8,186 2017 $ 7,040 2018 $ 4,601 2019 $ 3,807 2020 $ 2,257

Deposits

Deposits	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Banking And Thrift [Abstract]
Deposits	NOTE 7. Deposits: Deposit accounts are summarized as follows: December 31, 2015 2014 (in thousands, except Escrow accounts: Interest bearing $ 2,084,926 $ 1,962,351 Non-interest bearing 494,077 266,281 2,579,003 2,228,632 Business checking and other deposits (1) 120,012 104,082 $ 2,699,015 $ 2,332,714 Weighted average interest rate: Escrow accounts 0.10 % 0.11 % ( 1 ) Business checking and other deposits primarily reflect non-interest bearing accounts.

Reserve for Known and Incurred

Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported Claims	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Insurance Loss Reserves [Abstract]
Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported Claims	NOTE 8. Reserve for Known and Incurred But Not Reported Claims: Activity in the reserve for known and incurred but not reported claims is summarized as follows: December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands) Balance at beginning of year $ 1,011,780 $ 1,018,365 $ 976,462 Provision related to: Current year 395,459 383,181 378,968 Prior years 95,633 66,842 151,388 491,092 450,023 530,356 Payments, net of recoveries, related to: Current year 209,845 196,656 182,653 Prior years 266,647 273,094 296,657 476,492 469,750 479,310 Other (42,500 ) 13,142 (9,143 ) Balance at end of year $ 983,880 $ 1,011,780 $ 1,018,365 Current year payments include $198.6 million, $174.4 million and $167.3 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, that primarily relate to the Company’s specialty insurance segment. Prior year payments, net of recoveries, include $23.1 million, $23.2 million and $16.0 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, that relate to the Company’s specialty insurance segment. “Other” primarily includes foreign currency translation gains and losses, assets acquired in connection with claim settlements, and recoveries. Included for the year ended December 31, 2015, are recoveries of $23.8 million on reinsured losses related to a large commercial title claim. Payments and recoveries on reinsured losses for the Company’s title insurance and property and casualty businesses were immaterial during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. The provision for title insurance losses, expressed as a percentage of title insurance premiums and escrow fees, was 6.6%, 7.1% and 8.9% for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The current year rate of 6.6% reflects an ultimate loss rate of 4.2% for the current policy year and a $93.1 million net increase in loss reserve estimates for prior policy years. The increase in loss reserve estimates for prior policy years was primarily attributable to a change in methodology used by the Company’s internal actuary to estimate total ultimate losses. Historically, the internal actuary’s model did not separate claims experience for large title claims from normal title claims activity. A large title claim is defined as a title claim with a total ultimate loss in excess of $2.5 million. With this change in methodology, the model now separates claims experience for large title claims from normal title claims activity when developing reserve estimates. As a result, loss reserve estimates for prior policy years increased, primarily for policy years 2004 through 2007. The change in methodology was implemented due to the increased frequency of large title claims experienced over the last several years and the volatility associated with the timing and severity of large title claims. The Company accounted for this change in methodology as a change in accounting estimate. As of December 31, 2015, the IBNR claims reserve for the title insurance and services segment was $844.4 million, which reflected management’s best estimate. The Company’s internal actuary determined a range of reasonable estimates of $719.5 million to $922.0 million. The range limits are $124.9 million below and $77.6 million above management’s best estimate, respectively, and represent an estimate of the range of variation among reasonable estimates of the IBNR reserve. Actuarial estimates are sensitive to assumptions used in models, as well as the structures of the models themselves, and to changes in claims payment and incurral patterns, which can vary materially due to economic conditions, among other factors. The prior year rate of 7.1% reflected an ultimate loss rate of 5.3% for policy year 2014 and a net increase in loss reserve estimates for prior policy years of $64.1 million. The increase in loss reserve estimates for prior policy years reflected claims development above expected levels during 2014, primarily from domestic commercial policies. The reserve strengthening associated with domestic commercial policies was $41.4 million and was primarily attributable to several large commercial claims, net of anticipated recoveries, mainly from mechanics liens, and primarily related to policy years 2003, 2005 and 2007. Other factors, including a large international commercial claim from policy year 2004, also contributed to the net increase in loss reserve estimates for prior policy years. The 2013 rate of 8.9% reflected an ultimate loss rate of 5.0% for policy year 2013 and a net increase in loss reserve estimates for prior policy years of $150.2 million. The increase in loss reserve estimates for prior policy years reflected claims development above expected levels during 2013, primarily from domestic lenders policies, commercial policies and the Company’s guaranteed valuation product offered in Canada. The reserve strengthening associated with domestic lenders policies was $67.4 million and was primarily attributable to increased claims frequency for policy years 2004 through 2008. The increased claims frequency was primarily due to mortgage lenders and servicers processing a large volume of foreclosures during 2013. As foreclosure processing increases, lenders claims generally increase, because lenders claims typically come from foreclosures in which the lender suffers a loss. At December 31, 2013, the Company expected the high level of foreclosure processing to continue in the near term as mortgage lenders and servicers worked through their foreclosure inventory. The reserve strengthening associated with domestic lenders policies reflected these expectations. The reserve strengthening associated with commercial policies was $38.8 million and was primarily attributable to several large commercial claims, mainly from mechanics liens, and primarily related to policy years 2007 and 2008. The reserve strengthening associated with the guaranteed valuation product offered in Canada was $21.7 million and was primarily attributable to claims frequency exceeding the Company’s expectations during 2013. The increase in frequency primarily related to policy years 2007 and 2010. The projected ultimate loss ratios, as of December 31, 2015, for policy years 2015, 2014 and 2013 were 4.2%, 4.7% and 3.7%, respectively. A summary of the Company’s loss reserves is as follows: (in thousands, except percentages) December 31, 2015 December 31, 2014 Known title claims $ 87,543 8.9 % $ 165,330 16.3 % Incurred but not reported claims 844,364 85.8 % 802,069 79.3 % Total title claims 931,907 94.7 % 967,399 95.6 % Non-title claims 51,973 5.3 % 44,381 4.4 % Total loss reserves $ 983,880 100.0 % $ 1,011,780 100.0 % The Company’s reserve for known title claims was $87.5 million at December 31, 2015, a decline of $77.8 million, or 47.0%, from the balance at December 31, 2014. This decline is primarily attributable to settlement payments associated with certain large claims during the first quarter of 2015. The reserve for known title claims associated with these claims recorded at December 31, 2014 was $56.0 million. The Company paid $35.0 million, net of $21.0 million recovered through reinsurance, during the first quarter of 2015 to settle these claims.

Notes and Contracts Payable

Notes and Contracts Payable	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Notes and Contracts Payable	NOTE 9. Notes and Contracts Payable: December 31, 2015 2014 (in thousands, except percentages) 4.60% senior unsecured notes due November 15, 2024, net of unamortized discount of $66 and $74 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, effective interest rate of 4.60% $ 299,934 $ 299,926 4.30% senior unsecured notes due February 1, 2023, net of unamortized discount of $680 and $760 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, effective interest rate of 4.35% 249,320 249,240 Trust deed notes with maturities through 2023, collateralized by land and buildings with a net book value of $50,514 and $52,414 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, weighted-average interest rate of 5.34% and 5.39%, at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively 30,308 34,420 Other notes and contracts payable with maturities through 2032, weighted-average interest rate of 4.21% and 5.30% at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively 5,540 3,751 $ 585,102 $ 587,337 The weighted-average interest rate for the Company’s notes and contracts payable was 4.51% and 4.52% at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company maintains a credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in its capacity as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto. The credit agreement is comprised of a $700.0 million revolving credit facility. Unless terminated earlier, the revolving loan commitments under the credit agreement will terminate on May 14, 2019. The obligations of the Company under the credit agreement are neither secured nor guaranteed. Proceeds under the credit agreement may be used for general corporate purposes. At December 31, 2015, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the facility. The credit agreement includes an expansion option that permits the Company, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, to increase the revolving commitments and/or add term loan tranches (“Incremental Term Loans”) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $150.0 million. Incremental Term Loans, if made, may not mature prior to the revolving commitment termination date, provided that amortization may occur prior to such date. At the Company’s election, borrowings under the credit agreement bear interest at (a) the Alternate Base Rate plus the applicable spread or (b) the Adjusted LIBOR rate plus the applicable spread (in each case as defined in the agreement). The Company may select interest periods of one, two, three or six months or (if agreed to by all lenders) such other number of months for Eurodollar borrowings of loans. The applicable spread varies depending upon the debt rating assigned by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. and/or Standard & Poor’s Rating Services. The minimum applicable spread for Alternate Base Rate borrowings is 0.625% and the maximum is 1.00%. The minimum applicable spread for Adjusted LIBOR rate borrowings is 1.625% and the maximum is 2.00%. The rate of interest on Incremental Term Loans will be established at or about the time such loans are made and may differ from the rate of interest on revolving loans. The credit agreement includes representations and warranties, reporting covenants, affirmative covenants, negative covenants, financial covenants and events of default customary for financings of this type. Upon the occurrence of an event of default the lenders may accelerate the loans. Upon the occurrence of certain insolvency and bankruptcy events of default the loans will automatically accelerate. As of December 31, 2015, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants under the credit agreement. The aggregate annual maturities for notes and contracts payable for the next five years and thereafter, are as follows: Year Annual maturities (in thousands) 2016 $ 5,018 2017 5,493 2018 4,582 2019 4,234 2020 3,871 Thereafter 561,904 $ 585,102

Net Investment Income

Net Investment Income	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Investment Income Net [Abstract]
Net Investment Income	NOTE 10. Net Investment Income: The components of net investment income are as follows: Year ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands) Interest: Cash equivalents and deposits with banks $ 3,822 $ 4,471 $ 3,694 Debt securities 76,822 56,373 47,226 Other investments 1,841 1,213 2,009 Loans receivable — 3,755 5,474 Dividends on equity securities 11,751 11,961 11,776 Equity in earnings of affiliates, net 7,800 (16,545 ) 5,316 Other 314 10,488 14,400 Total investment income 102,350 71,716 89,895 Investment expenses (1) (1,797 ) (675 ) — Net investment income $ 100,553 $ 71,041 $ 89,895 (1) Investment expenses include fees paid to third party investment managers, which the Company began utilizing in 2014.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	NOTE 11. Income Taxes: For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, domestic and foreign pretax income from continuing operations before noncontrolling interests was $383.5 million and $49.3 million, $301.8 million and $48.8 million, and $286.2 million and $24.5 million, respectively. Income taxes are summarized as follows: Year ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands) Current: Federal $ 94,036 $ 87,189 $ 86,406 State 3,636 4,751 7,887 Foreign 10,589 812 24,331 108,261 92,752 118,624 Deferred: Federal 33,446 15,594 8,937 State 3,413 (304 ) 9,774 Foreign (1,225 ) 8,303 (13,691 ) 35,634 23,593 5,020 $ 143,895 $ 116,345 $ 123,644 Income taxes differ from the amounts computed by applying the federal income tax rate of 35.0%. A reconciliation of this difference is as follows: Year ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands, except percentages) Taxes calculated at federal rate $ 151,468 35.0 % $ 122,696 35.0 % $ 108,748 35.0 % State taxes, net of federal benefit 4,581 1.1 2,891 0.8 11,480 3.7 Change in liability for tax positions 1,094 0.3 412 0.1 3,537 1.1 Foreign income taxed at different rates (7,111 ) (1.6 ) (6,091 ) (1.7 ) 8,567 2.8 Foreign tax credits (1,710 ) (0.4 ) (2,184 ) (0.6 ) (5,640 ) (1.8 ) Other items, net (4,427 ) (1.1 ) (1,379 ) (0.4 ) (3,048 ) (1.0 ) $ 143,895 33.3 % $ 116,345 33.2 % $ 123,644 39.8 % The Company’s effective income tax rates (income tax expense as a percentage of income before income taxes) were 33.3% for 2015, 33.2% for 2014 and 39.8% for 2013. The differences in the effective tax rates were primarily due to changes in state and foreign income taxes resulting from fluctuations in the Company’s noninsurance and foreign subsidiaries’ contribution to pretax income and changes in the ratio of permanent differences to income before income taxes. In addition, the tax rate for 2014 reflected non-recurring tax benefits resulting from certain adjustments to the Company’s state and non-U.S. tax accounts. The 2015 rate includes a benefit for the release of valuation allowances previously provided against certain foreign net operating losses and other deferred tax assets. The primary components of temporary differences that give rise to the Company’s net deferred tax liability are as follows: December 31, 2015 2014 (in thousands) Deferred tax assets: Deferred revenue $ 11,639 $ 9,887 Employee benefits 77,994 74,068 Bad debt reserves 14,943 15,253 Investments in affiliates — 13,670 Loss reserves 3,062 2,507 Pension 105,398 120,401 Net operating loss carryforward 15,541 23,727 Securities 6,128 — Foreign tax credit 1,769 2,184 Other 7,904 8,712 244,378 270,409 Valuation allowance (6,729 ) (15,706 ) 237,649 254,703 Deferred tax liabilities: Depreciable and amortizable assets 304,632 284,532 Claims and related salvage 40,901 36,653 Investments in affiliates 3,193 — Securities — 8,934 348,726 330,119 Net deferred tax liability $ 111,077 $ 75,416 The exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs represent a tax benefit that has been reflected as a reduction of taxes payable and an increase to equity. The benefits recorded were $9.5 million and $6.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. In connection with the Company’s June 2010 spin-off from its prior parent, which subsequently assumed the name CoreLogic, Inc. (“CoreLogic”), it entered into a tax sharing agreement which governs the Company’s and CoreLogic’s respective rights, responsibilities and obligations for certain tax related matters. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had a net payable to CoreLogic of $36.5 million and $35.1 million, respectively, related to tax matters prior to the spin-off. This amount is included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The increase during the current year was primarily the result of an additional accrual for tax matters prior to the spin-off. At December 31, 2015, the Company had available a foreign tax credit carryover of $1.8 million. The Company expects to utilize these credits within the carryover period. At December 31, 2015, the Company had available net operating loss carryforwards for income tax purposes totaling $92.9 million, consisting of federal, state and foreign losses of $0.4 million, $38.8 million and $53.7 million, respectively. Of the aggregate net operating losses, $28.0 million have an indefinite expiration and the remaining $64.9 million expire at various times beginning in 2016. The Company carries a valuation allowance of $6.7 million against its deferred tax assets. Of this amount, $5.7 million relates to net operating losses ; The Company evaluates the realizability of its deferred tax assets by assessing the valuation allowance and adjusts the allowance, if necessary. The factors used to assess the likelihood of realization are the Company’s forecast of future taxable income and available tax planning strategies that could be implemented to realize the net deferred tax assets. The ability or failure to achieve the forecasted taxable income in the applicable taxing jurisdictions could affect the ultimate realization of deferred tax assets. Based on future operating results in certain jurisdictions, it is possible that the current valuation allowance positions of those jurisdictions could be adjusted in the next 12 months. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, U.S. taxes were not provided for on the cumulative earnings of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries of $155.7 million and $132.8 million, respectively, as the Company has invested or expects to invest the undistributed earnings indefinitely. If in the future these earnings are repatriated to the United States, or if the Company determines that the earnings will be remitted in the foreseeable future, additional tax provisions may be required. It is not practicable to calculate the deferred taxes associated with these earnings because of the variability of multiple factors that would need to be assessed at the time of any assumed repatriation; however, foreign tax credits may be available to reduce federal income taxes in the event of distribution. As of December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the liability for income taxes associated with uncertain tax positions was $23.8 million, $24.1 million and $47.8 million, respectively. The net decreases in the liabilities during 2015 and 2014 were primarily attributable to activity related to examinations conducted by various taxing authorities. The net decrease in the liability during 2013 was primarily attributable to the Company’s effective settlement of a prior year tax return position. The liabilities could be reduced by $3.4 million as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and by $32.6 million as of December 31, 2013, due to offsetting tax benefits associated with the correlative effects of potential adjustments, including timing adjustments and state income taxes. The net amounts of $20.4 million, $20.7 million and $15.2 million as of December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, if recognized, would favorably affect the Company’s effective tax rate. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 is as follows: December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands) Unrecognized tax benefits—opening balance $ 24,100 $ 47,800 $ 47,900 Gross decreases—prior period tax positions (800 ) (24,100 ) (600 ) Gross increases—current period tax positions 500 400 500 Unrecognized tax benefits—ending balance $ 23,800 $ 24,100 $ 47,800 The Company’s continuing practice is to recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. As of December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company had accrued $9.7 million, $8.9 million and $4.7 million, respectively, of interest and penalties (net of tax benefits of $4.1 million, $3.7 million and $1.9 million, respectively) related to uncertain tax positions. The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various state jurisdictions, and various non-U.S. jurisdictions. The primary non-federal jurisdictions are California, Canada, India and the United Kingdom. During 2015, the Company concluded U.S. federal income tax examinations for calendar years 2010 and 2011. No material adjustments resulted from these examinations. The Company is generally no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and non-U.S. income tax examinations by taxing authorities for years prior to 2005. It is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized benefit with respect to certain of the Company’s unrecognized tax positions may significantly decrease within the next 12 months. These changes may be the result of ongoing audits or the expiration of federal and state statutes of limitations for the assessment of taxes. The Company records a liability for potential tax assessments based on its estimate of the potential exposure. New tax laws and new interpretations of laws and rulings by tax authorities may affect the liability for potential tax assessments. Due to the subjectivity and complex nature of the underlying issues, actual payments or assessments may differ from estimates. To the extent the Company’s estimates differ from actual payments or assessments, income tax expense is adjusted. The Company’s income tax returns in several jurisdictions are being examined by various tax authorities. The Company believes that adequate amounts of tax and related interest, if any, from any adjustments that may result from these examinations have been provided for.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings Per Share	NOTE 12. Earnings Per Share: The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows: 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands, except per share data) Numerator Net income attributable to the Company $ 288,086 $ 233,534 $ 186,367 Less: dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to unvested RSUs 321 514 324 Net income allocated to common stockholders $ 287,765 $ 233,020 $ 186,043 Denominator Basic weighted-average shares 108,427 106,884 106,991 Effect of dilutive employee stock options and RSUs 1,399 1,804 2,111 Diluted weighted-average shares 109,826 108,688 109,102 Net income per share attributable to the Company’s stockholders Basic $ 2.65 $ 2.18 $ 1.74 Diluted $ 2.62 $ 2.15 $ 1.71 For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, 6 thousand, 133 thousand and 11 thousand, respectively, of stock options and RSUs were excluded from the weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding due to their antidilutive effect.

Employee Benefit Plans

Employee Benefit Plans	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Employee Benefit Plans	NOTE 13. Employee Benefit Plans: The First American Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Savings Plan”) allows for employee-elective contributions up to the maximum amount as determined by the Internal Revenue Code. The Company makes discretionary contributions to the Savings Plan based on profitability, as well as the contributions of participants. Effective July 1, 2015, participants in the Savings Plan can no longer make additional investments in common stock of the Company. The Savings Plan held 3,129,000 shares and 3,528,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing 2.9% and 3.3% of the Company’s total common shares outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company maintains a deferred compensation plan for certain employees that allows participants to defer up to 100% of their salary, commissions and certain bonuses. Participants can allocate their deferrals among a variety of investment crediting options (known as “deemed investments”). The term deemed investments means that the participant has no ownership interest in the funds they select; the funds are only used to measure the gains or losses that will be attributed to each participant’s deferral account over time. Participants can elect to have their deferral balance paid out while they are still employed or after their employment ends. The deferred compensation plan is exempt from most provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) because it is only available to a select group of management and highly compensated employees and is not a qualified employee benefit plan. To preserve the tax-deferred savings advantages of a nonqualified deferred compensation plan, federal law requires that it be unfunded or informally funded. Participant deferrals, and any earnings on those deferrals, are general unsecured obligations of the Company. The Company informally funds the deferred compensation plan through a tax-advantaged investment known as variable universal life insurance. Deferred compensation plan assets are held as an asset of the Company within a special trust, called a “Rabbi Trust.” At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the value of the assets in the Rabbi Trust of $73.1 million and $78.6 million, respectively, and the unfunded liabilities of $76.3 million and $76.4 million, respectively, were included in the consolidated balance sheets in other assets and pension costs and other retirement plans, respectively. The Company’s defined benefit pension plan is a noncontributory, qualified plan with benefits based on an employee’s compensation and years of service. The defined benefit pension plan was closed to new entrants effective December 31, 2001 and amended to “freeze” all benefit accruals as of April 30, 2008. The Company also has nonqualified, unfunded supplemental benefit plans covering certain management personnel. The Executive and Management Supplemental Benefit Plans, subject to certain limitations, provide participants with maximum benefits of 30% and 15%, respectively, of average annual compensation over a fixed five year period. Effective January 1, 2011, the plans were closed to new participants. Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries have separate savings plans and the Company’s international subsidiaries have other employee benefit plans. Expenses related to these plans and the Company’s deferred compensation plan are included in the table below under other plans, net. The principal components of employee benefit plan expenses are as follows: Year ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands) Expense: Savings plan $ 37,326 $ 16,333 $ 10,458 Defined benefit pension plans 18,611 13,465 20,975 Unfunded supplemental benefit plans 17,373 14,614 16,673 Other plans, net 3,812 9,259 15,479 $ 77,122 $ 53,671 $ 63,585 The following table summarizes the benefit obligations, assets and funded status associated with the Company’s defined benefit pension and supplemental benefit plans: December 31, 2015 2014 Defined Unfunded Defined Unfunded (in thousands) Change in projected benefit obligation: Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 450,667 $ 262,137 $ 382,035 $ 226,458 Service costs — 1,560 — 1,315 Interest costs 17,537 10,207 18,644 10,536 Plan amendment (4,775 ) — — — Actuarial (gains) losses (25,583 ) (11,835 ) 76,164 37,281 Benefits paid (21,430 ) (13,409 ) (26,176 ) (13,453 ) Projected benefit obligation at end of year 416,416 248,660 450,667 262,137 Change in plan assets: Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 339,365 — 313,469 — Actual (losses) returns on plan assets (9,620 ) — 24,400 — Contributions 21,672 13,409 27,672 13,453 Benefits paid (21,430 ) (13,409 ) (26,176 ) (13,453 ) Fair value of plan assets at end of year 329,987 — 339,365 — Reconciliation of funded status: Unfunded status of the plans $ (86,429 ) $ (248,660 ) $ (111,302 ) $ (262,137 ) Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet: Accrued benefit liability $ (86,429 ) $ (248,660 ) $ (111,302 ) $ (262,137 ) Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss: Unrecognized net actuarial loss $ 202,087 $ 99,023 $ 219,081 $ 120,642 Unrecognized prior service (credit) cost (4,775 ) (20,785 ) 15 (24,964 ) $ 197,312 $ 78,238 $ 219,096 $ 95,678 Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year $ 416,416 $ 248,660 $ 450,667 $ 262,137 Net periodic cost related to the Company’s defined benefit pension and supplemental benefit plans includes the following components: Year ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands) Expense: Service costs $ 1,560 $ 1,315 $ 1,915 Interest costs 27,744 29,180 26,861 Expected return on plan assets (21,802 ) (20,850 ) (18,776 ) Amortization of net actuarial loss 32,645 22,587 32,033 Amortization of prior service credit (4,163 ) (4,153 ) (4,385 ) $ 35,984 $ 28,079 $ 37,648 Net actuarial loss and prior service credit for the defined benefit pension and supplemental benefit plans expected to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic cost over the next fiscal year include an expense of $28.2 million and a credit of $4.8 million, respectively. Weighted-average actuarial assumptions used to determine costs for the plans for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, were as follows: December 31, 2015 2014 Defined benefit pension plans Discount rate 4.07 % 4.97 % Rate of return on plan assets 6.50 % 6.50 % Unfunded supplemental benefit plans Discount rate 4.00 % 4.80 % Weighted-average actuarial assumptions used to determine benefit obligations for the plans at December 31, 2015 and 2014, were as follows: December 31, 2015 2014 Defined benefit pension plans Discount rate 4.31 % 4.07 % Unfunded supplemental benefit plans Discount rate 4.33 % 4.00 % The discount rate assumption used for the Company’s benefit plans reflects the yield available on high-quality, fixed-income debt securities that match the expected timing of the benefit obligation payments. At December 31, 2015, the Company elected to change the method it uses to estimate the interest and service components of net periodic cost for its defined benefit pension and supplemental benefit plans, which will impact the estimate of net periodic cost beginning in 2016. The Company will utilize a full yield curve approach in the estimation of these components by applying the specific spot rates along the yield curve used in the determination of the benefit obligation to the relevant projected cash flows. Previously, the Company estimated the interest and service cost components utilizing a single weighted-average discount rate derived from the yield curve used to measure the benefit obligation at the beginning of the period. This change compared to the previous method will impact the interest and service components of net periodic cost in future periods. The Company made this change to provide a more precise measurement of interest and service costs by improving the correlation between projected benefit cash flows to the corresponding spot yield curve rates. This change does not affect the measurement of the total benefit obligation as the change in the interest and service costs is offset in net actuarial gains and losses. The impact to interest and service costs is not expected to be significant. The Company will account for this change prospectively as a change in accounting estimate. Assumptions for the expected long-term rate of return on assets of the defined benefit pension plans are based on future expectations for returns for each asset class based on the calculated market-related value of plan assets and the effect of periodic target asset allocation rebalancing, adjusted for the payment of reasonable expenses of the plan from plan assets. The expected long-term rate of return on assets was selected from within a reasonable range of rates determined by (1) historical actual and expected returns for the asset classes and (2) projections of inflation over the long-term period during which benefits are payable to plan participants. The Company believes the assumptions are appropriate based on the investment mix and long-term nature of the plan’s investments. The use of expected long-term returns on plan assets may result in recognized pension income that is greater or less than the actual returns of those plan assets in any given year. Over time, however, the expected long-term returns are designed to approximate the actual long-term returns, and therefore result in a pattern of income and cost recognition that more closely matches the pattern of the services provided by the employees. The Company has an investment policy which governs the management of, and strategy for, assets of the plan. The policy’s investment objective is to increase the pension plan’s funding status such that the plan becomes fully funded on a plan termination basis by taking progressively less risk through aligning a greater percentage of plan assets with plan liabilities as the plan becomes more fully funded. Under the investment policy, asset allocation targets are segmented into liability tracking assets and return seeking assets. The objective of this allocation strategy is to increase the percentage of assets in liability tracking investments as settlement funded status improves. Return seeking assets generally include pooled investment vehicles, foreign and domestic equities, fixed income securities, cash, REITs, and commodities. Liability tracking assets generally include fixed income securities and pooled investment vehicles. The plan maintains a level of cash and cash equivalents appropriate for the timely disbursement of benefits and payment of expenses. Subject to the requirements of the investment policy, the investment manager may use commingled investment vehicles including but not limited to mutual funds, common trust funds, commingled trusts, and exchange traded funds. The investment policy prohibits certain investment transactions, including derivatives and other illiquid investments (e.g., private equity and real estate), subject to certain exceptions. The investment manager tracks the estimated settlement funded status of the plan on a regular basis. When the funded status is equal to or greater than the next trigger point, the investment manager will rebalance to the allocation associated with that trigger point. The objective of liability tracking assets is to achieve performance related to changes in the value of the plan’s settlement liabilities, which is consistent with the objective of plan termination. Asset allocation targets, based on settlement funded status, are as follows: Settlement funded status Return seeking assets Liability tracking assets 100.0 % 0 % 100 % 97.5 % 15 % 85 % 95.0 % 30 % 70 % 92.5 % 40 % 60 % 90.0 % 50 % 50 % 87.5 % 60 % 40 % 85.0 % 70 % 30 % Below 85.0% 85 % 15 % A summary of the defined benefit pension plan’s asset allocations are as follows: 2015 2014 Asset category Cash and cash equivalents 1.1 % 0.3 % Equities 57.2 % 45.5 % Fixed income funds 39.3 % 32.5 % Balanced funds — 19.4 % Other 2.4 % 2.3 % The Company expects to make cash contributions to its defined benefit and unfunded supplemental benefit plans of $23.4 million and $14.6 million, respectively, during 2016. Benefit payments for all plans, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be made as follows: Year (in thousands) 2016 $ 42,890 2017 $ 43,985 2018 $ 44,920 2019 $ 44,935 2020 $ 44,701 Five years thereafter $ 223,753 The Company categorizes its defined benefit pension plan assets, carried at fair value, using a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements. See Note 14 Fair Value Measurements for a more in-depth discussion on the fair value hierarchy and a description for each level. The following table presents the fair value of the Company’s defined benefit pension plan assets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014: December 31, 2015 Estimated fair value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 (in thousands) Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,621 $ 3,621 $ — $ — Equities (a) 129,633 83,675 45,958 — Fixed income funds (b) 188,801 116,204 72,597 — Other (d) 7,932 — — 7,932 $ 329,987 $ 203,500 $ 118,555 $ 7,932 December 31, 2014 Estimated Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 (in thousands) Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,101 $ 1,101 $ — $ — Equities (a) 154,279 101,304 52,975 — Fixed income funds (b) 110,405 59,507 50,898 — Balanced funds (c) 65,856 — 65,856 — Other (d) 7,724 — — 7,724 $ 339,365 $ 161,912 $ 169,729 $ 7,724 (a) Investments in passively managed index funds, actively managed mutual funds with holdings in domestic and international equities, and investments in domestic equities. These investments are valued at the closing price reported on the major market on which the individual securities are traded or the Net Asset Value (“NAV”) provided by the administrator of the fund. (b) Investments in passively managed index funds and actively managed mutual funds with holdings in domestic and foreign corporate bonds, foreign government bonds, mortgage-backed securities, and other fixed income instruments. These investments are valued using matrix pricing models and quoted prices of the securities in active markets. (c) Investments in global multi-asset risk parity strategy funds with holdings in domestic and international debt and equity securities, commodities, real estate, and derivative investments. These investments are valued using the NAV provided by the administrator of the fund. (d) Investments in a guaranteed deposit fund with holdings in insurance contracts. These investments are valued at contract value of the fund including contributions and earnings, less applicable costs and liabilities, as provided by the administrator of the fund.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Measurements	NOTE 14. Fair Value Measurements: Certain of the Company’s assets are carried at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company categorizes its assets and liabilities carried at fair value using a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements that distinguishes between market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company (observable inputs) and the Company’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The hierarchy for inputs used in determining fair value maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that observable inputs be used when available. The hierarchy level assigned to the assets and liabilities is based on management’s assessment of the transparency and reliability of the inputs used to estimate the fair values at the measurement date. The three hierarchy levels are defined as follows: Level 1—Valuations based on unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2—Valuations based on observable inputs (other than Level 1 prices), such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities at the measurement date; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly. Level 3—Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement, and involve management judgment. If the inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the hierarchy level assigned is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis The valuation techniques and inputs used by the Company to estimate the fair value of assets measured on a recurring basis, are summarized as follows: Debt securities The fair values of debt securities were based on the market values obtained from independent pricing services that were evaluated using pricing models that vary by asset class and incorporate available trade, bid and other market information and price quotes from well-established independent broker-dealers. The independent pricing services monitor market indicators, industry and economic events, and for broker-quoted only securities, obtain quotes from market makers or broker-dealers that they recognize to be market participants. The pricing services utilize the market approach in determining the fair value of the debt securities held by the Company. The Company obtains an understanding of the valuation models and assumptions utilized by the services and has controls in place to determine that the values provided represent fair value. The Company’s validation procedures include comparing prices received from the pricing services to quotes received from other third party sources for certain securities with market prices that are readily verifiable. If the price comparison results in differences over a predefined threshold, the Company will assess the reasonableness of the changes relative to prior periods given the prevailing market conditions and assess changes in the issuers’ credit worthiness, performance of any underlying collateral and prices of the instrument relative to similar issuances. To date, the Company has not made any material adjustments to the fair value measurements provided by the pricing services. Typical inputs and assumptions to pricing models used to value the Company’s U.S. Treasury bonds, municipal bonds, foreign government bonds, governmental agency bonds, governmental agency mortgage-backed securities and U.S. and foreign corporate debt securities include, but are not limited to, benchmark yields, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, credit spreads, credit ratings, bond insurance (if applicable), benchmark securities, bids, offers, reference data and industry and economic events. For mortgage-backed securities, inputs and assumptions may also include the structure of issuance, characteristics of the issuer, collateral attributes and prepayment speeds. Non-agency mortgage-backed securities and certain corporate debt securities were not actively traded and there were fewer observable inputs available requiring the use of more judgment in determining their fair values, which resulted in their classification as Level 3. Equity securities The fair values of equity securities, including preferred and common stocks, were based on quoted market prices for identical assets that are readily and regularly available in an active market. The following table presents the fair values of the Company’s assets, measured on a recurring basis, as of December 31, 2015 and 2014: (in thousands) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 December 31, 2015 Assets: Debt securities: U.S. Treasury bonds $ 129,372 $ — $ 129,372 $ — Municipal bonds 703,795 — 703,795 — Foreign government bonds 130,101 — 130,101 — Governmental agency bonds 418,091 — 418,091 — Governmental agency mortgage- backed securities 2,055,673 — 2,055,673 — U.S. corporate debt securities 634,683 — 591,116 43,567 Foreign corporate debt securities 207,632 — 201,060 6,572 4,279,347 — 4,229,208 50,139 Equity securities: Preferred stocks 15,467 15,467 — — Common stocks 305,818 305,818 — — 321,285 321,285 — — Total assets $ 4,600,632 $ 321,285 $ 4,229,208 $ 50,139 (in thousands) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 December 31, 2014 Assets: Debt securities: U.S. Treasury bonds $ 64,982 $ — $ 64,982 $ — Municipal bonds 587,677 — 587,677 — Foreign government bonds 134,938 — 134,938 — Governmental agency bonds 197,874 — 197,874 — Governmental agency mortgage- backed securities 1,812,162 — 1,812,162 — Non-agency mortgage-backed securities 16,538 — — 16,538 U.S. corporate debt securities 452,129 — 452,129 — Foreign corporate debt securities 183,952 — 183,952 — 3,450,252 — 3,433,714 16,538 Equity securities: Preferred stocks 15,525 15,525 — — Common stocks 386,887 386,887 — — 402,412 402,412 — — Total assets $ 3,852,664 $ 402,412 $ 3,433,714 $ 16,538 There were no transfers between levels during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. Transfers into or out of the Level 3 category occur when unobservable inputs become more or less significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. The following table presents a summary of the changes in the fair values of Level 3 assets measured on a recurring basis for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014: (in thousands) December 31, 2015 December 31, 2014 U.S. corporate debt securities Foreign corporate debt securities Non-agency mortgage-backed securities Total Non-agency mortgage-backed securities Fair value at beginning of period $ — $ — $ 16,538 $ 16,538 $ 19,022 Net realized and unrealized gains (losses): Included in earnings (77 ) (5 ) (1,015 ) (1,097 ) (1,701 ) Included in other comprehensive income (loss) (839 ) (113 ) (589 ) (1,541 ) 1,225 Purchases 47,612 7,307 — 54,919 — Sales (960 ) (381 ) (14,934 ) (16,275 ) — Settlements (2,169 ) (236 ) — (2,405 ) (2,008 ) Fair value at end of period $ 43,567 $ 6,572 $ — $ 50,139 $ 16,538 Unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings for the period relating to Level 3 assets that were still held at the end of the period: Net other-than-temporary impairment losses $ (75 ) $ — $ — $ (75 ) $ (1,701 ) Financial instruments not measured at fair value In estimating the fair values of its financial instruments not measured at fair value, the Company used the following methods and assumptions: Cash and cash equivalents The carrying amount for cash and cash equivalents is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the short-term maturity of these investments. Deposits with banks The fair value of deposits with banks is estimated based on rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities, where applicable. Notes receivable, net The fair value of notes receivable, net is estimated based on the discounted value of the future cash flows using approximate current market rates being offered for notes with similar maturities and credit quality. Deposits The carrying value of escrow and other deposit accounts approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these liabilities. Notes and contracts payable The fair value of notes and contracts payable is estimated based on current rates offered to the Company for debt of similar remaining maturities. The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments not measured at fair value as of December 31, 2015 and 2014: Carrying Estimated fair value (in thousands) Amount Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 December 31, 2015 Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,027,321 $ 1,027,321 $ 1,027,321 $ — $ — Deposits with banks $ 23,224 $ 23,211 $ 1,103 $ 22,108 $ — Notes receivable, net $ 5,866 $ 5,791 $ — $ — $ 5,791 Liabilities: Deposits $ 2,699,015 $ 2,699,015 $ 2,699,015 $ — $ — Notes and contracts payable $ 585,102 $ 590,970 $ — $ 583,893 $ 7,077 Carrying Estimated fair value (in thousands) Amount Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 December 31, 2014 Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,190,080 $ 1,190,080 $ 1,190,080 $ — $ — Deposits with banks $ 21,445 $ 21,540 $ 4,068 $ 17,472 $ — Notes receivable, net $ 6,130 $ 3,930 $ — $ — $ 3,930 Liabilities: Deposits $ 2,332,714 $ 2,332,714 $ 2,332,714 $ — $ — Notes and contracts payable $ 587,337 $ 595,087 $ — $ 588,542 $ 6,545

Share-Based Compensation Plans

Share-Based Compensation Plans	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]
Share-Based Compensation Plans	NOTE 15. Share-Based Compensation Plans: The First American Financial Corporation 2010 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Incentive Compensation Plan”), effective May 28, 2010, permits the granting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, RSUs, performance units, performance shares and other stock-based awards. Eligible participants in the Incentive Compensation Plan include the Company’s directors and officers, as well as other employees. At December 31, 2015, 5.2 million shares of common stock remain available to be issued from either authorized and unissued shares or previously issued shares acquired by the Company, subject to certain annual limits based on the type of award granted. The Incentive Compensation Plan terminates 10 years from the effective date unless cancelled prior to that date by the Company’s board of directors. The First American Financial Corporation 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) allows eligible employees the option to purchase common stock of the Company at 85% of the lower of the closing price on either the first or last day of each quarterly offering period. There were 335,000 and 354,000 shares issued in connection with this plan for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. At December 31, 2015, there were 3.1 million shares reserved for future issuances. The following table presents compensation expense associated with the Company’s share-based compensation plans: 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands) Expense: Restricted stock units $ 21,761 $ 17,197 $ 20,827 Stock options 271 271 8 Employee stock purchase plan 2,307 1,834 1,466 $ 24,339 $ 19,302 $ 22,301 The following table summarizes RSU activity for the year ended December 31, 2015: (in thousands, except weighted-average grant-date fair value) Shares Weighted-average RSUs unvested at December 31, 2014 2,337 $ 21.21 Granted during 2015 801 $ 34.68 Vested during 2015 (1,047 ) $ 18.96 Forfeited during 2015 (31 ) $ 28.96 RSUs unvested at December 31, 2015 2,060 $ 27.47 As of December 31, 2015, there was $23.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.6 years. The fair value of RSUs is generally based on the market value of the Company’s shares on the date of grant. The total fair value of shares vested and not distributed for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $3.3 million, $3.2 million and $4.3 million, respectively. The following table summarizes stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2015: (in thousands, except weighted-average Number Weighted- Weighted- Aggregate Balance at December 31, 2014 686 $ 20.18 Exercised during 2015 (554 ) $ 18.40 Balance at December 31, 2015 132 $ 27.66 8.0 years $ 1,091 Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2015 132 $ 27.66 8.0 years $ 1,091 Exercisable at December 31, 2015 66 $ 27.66 8.0 years $ 545 As of December 31, 2015, there was $0.5 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options of the Company that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years. Total intrinsic value of options exercised for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $9.7 million, $7.0 million and $6.0 million, respectively. This intrinsic value represents the difference between the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of exercise and the exercise price of each option.

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Equity [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity	NOTE 16. Stockholders’ Equity: In March 2014, the Company’s board of directors approved an increase in the size of the Company’s stock repurchase plan from $150.0 million to $250.0 million, of which $182.9 million remained as of December 31, 2015. Purchases may be made from time to time by the Company in the open market at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions. The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during the year ended December 31, 2015 and as of December 31, 2015, had repurchased and retired 3.2 million shares of its common stock under the current authorization for a total purchase price of $67.1 million. In January 2016, the Company repurchased and retired 14 thousand shares of its common stock for a total purchase price of $454 thousand.

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	NOTE 17. Commitments and Contingencies: Lease commitments The Company leases certain office facilities, automobiles and equipment under operating leases, which, for the most part, are renewable. The majority of these leases also provide that the Company pay insurance and taxes. Future minimum rental payments under operating leases that have initial noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2015 are as follows: (in thousands) Year 2016 $ 82,684 2017 67,031 2018 49,082 2019 35,537 2020 26,051 Thereafter 54,140 $ 314,525 Total rental expense for all operating leases and month-to-month rentals was $93.3 million, $93.5 million and $94.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Other commitments and guarantees At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company was contingently liable for guarantees of indebtedness owed by affiliates and third parties to banks and others totaling $8.2 million and $8.9 million, respectively. The guarantee arrangements relate to promissory notes and other contracts that contingently require the Company to make payments to the guaranteed party upon the failure of debtors to make scheduled payments according to the terms of the notes and contracts. The Company’s maximum potential obligation under these guarantees totaled $8.2 million and $8.9 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and is limited in duration to the terms of the underlying indebtedness. The Company has not incurred any costs as a result of these guarantees and has not recorded a liability on its consolidated balance sheets related to these guarantees at December 31, 2015 and 2014. The Company also guarantees the obligations of certain of its subsidiaries. These obligations are included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (AOCI)	NOTE 18. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (“AOCI”): The following table presents a summary of the changes in each component of AOCI for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013: Unrealized Foreign Pension Accumulated (in thousands) Balance at December 31, 2012 $ 21,938 $ 9,924 $ (182,408 ) $ (150,546 ) Change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities (50,191 ) — — (50,191 ) Change in foreign currency translation adjustment — (13,650 ) — (13,650 ) Net actuarial gain — — 53,080 53,080 Amortization of net actuarial loss — — 32,033 32,033 Amortization of prior service credit — — (4,385 ) (4,385 ) Tax effect 19,526 — (31,404 ) (11,878 ) Balance at December 31, 2013 (8,727 ) (3,726 ) (133,084 ) (145,537 ) Change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities 31,118 — — 31,118 Change in foreign currency translation adjustment — (16,694 ) — (16,694 ) Net actuarial loss — — (109,924 ) (109,924 ) Amortization of net actuarial loss — — 22,587 22,587 Amortization of prior service credit — — (4,153 ) (4,153 ) Tax effect (11,480 ) — 34,994 23,514 Balance at December 31, 2014 10,911 (20,420 ) (189,580 ) (199,089 ) Change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities (42,205 ) — — (42,205 ) Change in foreign currency translation adjustment — (36,822 ) — (36,822 ) Net actuarial gain — — 10,743 10,743 Amortization of net actuarial loss — — 32,645 32,645 Amortization of prior service credit — — (4,163 ) (4,163 ) Tax effect 14,893 — (15,002 ) (109 ) Balance at December 31, 2015 $ (16,401 ) $ (57,242 ) $ (165,357 ) $ (239,000 ) Components of AOCI allocated to the Company and noncontrolling interests at December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, are as follows: Unrealized Foreign Pension Accumulated (in thousands) 2015 Allocated to the Company $ (16,404 ) $ (57,242 ) $ (165,357 ) $ (239,003 ) Allocated to noncontrolling interests 3 — — 3 Balance at December 31, 2015 $ (16,401 ) $ (57,242 ) $ (165,357 ) $ (239,000 ) 2014 Allocated to the Company $ 10,894 $ (20,420 ) $ (189,580 ) $ (199,106 ) Allocated to noncontrolling interests 17 — — 17 Balance at December 31, 2014 $ 10,911 $ (20,420 ) $ (189,580 ) $ (199,089 ) 2013 Allocated to the Company $ (8,734 ) $ (3,726 ) $ (133,084 ) $ (145,544 ) Allocated to noncontrolling interests 7 — — 7 Balance at December 31, 2013 $ (8,727 ) $ (3,726 ) $ (133,084 ) $ (145,537 ) The following table presents the other comprehensive income (loss) reclassification adjustments for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013: Unrealized Foreign Pension Total (in thousands) Year ended December 31, 2015 Pretax change before reclassifications $ (46,601 ) $ (36,822 ) $ 10,743 $ (72,680 ) Reclassifications out of AOCI 4,396 — 28,482 32,878 Tax effect 14,893 — (15,002 ) (109 ) Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax $ (27,312 ) $ (36,822 ) $ 24,223 $ (39,911 ) Year ended December 31, 2014 Pretax change before reclassifications $ 52,693 $ (16,694 ) $ (109,924 ) $ (73,925 ) Reclassifications out of AOCI (21,575 ) — 18,434 (3,141 ) Tax effect (11,480 ) — 34,994 23,514 Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax $ 19,638 $ (16,694 ) $ (56,496 ) $ (53,552 ) Year ended December 31, 2013 Pretax change before reclassifications $ (40,396 ) $ (13,650 ) $ 53,080 $ (966 ) Reclassifications out of AOCI (9,795 ) — 27,648 17,853 Tax effect 19,526 — (31,404 ) (11,878 ) Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax $ (30,665 ) $ (13,650 ) $ 49,324 $ 5,009 The following table presents the effect of the reclassifications out of AOCI on the respective line items in the consolidated statements of income: Amounts reclassified from AOCI Year ended December 31, Affected line items in the (in thousands) 2015 2014 consolidated statements of income Unrealized gains (losses) on securities: Net realized gains (losses) on sales of securities $ (2,147 ) $ 23,276 Net realized investment gains (losses) Net other-than-temporary impairment losses (2,249 ) (1,701 ) Net realized investment gains (losses) Pretax total $ (4,396 ) $ 21,575 Tax effect $ 1,551 $ (7,959 ) Pension benefit adjustment: Amortization of defined benefit pension and supplemental benefit plan items: Net actuarial loss $ (32,645 ) $ (22,587 ) (1) Prior service credit 4,163 4,153 (1) Pretax total $ (28,482 ) $ (18,434 ) Tax effect $ 10,893 $ 7,051 (1) These components of AOCI are included in the computation of net periodic cost. See Note 13 Employee Benefit Plans for additional details.

Litigation and Regulatory Conti

Litigation and Regulatory Contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Litigation and Regulatory Contingencies	NOTE 19. Litigation and Regulatory Contingencies: The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to a number of non-ordinary course lawsuits. These lawsuits frequently are similar in nature to other lawsuits pending against the Company’s competitors. For those non-ordinary course lawsuits where the Company has determined that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable, a liability representing the best estimate of the Company’s financial exposure based on known facts has been recorded. Actual losses may materially differ from the amounts recorded. For a substantial majority of these lawsuits, however, it is not possible to assess the probability of loss. Most of these lawsuits are putative class actions which require a plaintiff to satisfy a number of procedural requirements before proceeding to trial. These requirements include, among others, demonstration to a court that the law proscribes in some manner the Company’s activities, the making of factual allegations sufficient to suggest that the Company’s activities exceeded the limits of the law and a determination by the court—known as class certification—that the law permits a group of individuals to pursue the case together as a class. In certain instances the Company may also be able to compel the plaintiff to arbitrate its claim on an individual basis. If these procedural requirements are not met, either the lawsuit cannot proceed or, as is the case with class certification or compelled arbitration, the plaintiffs lose the financial incentive to proceed with the case (or the amount at issue effectively becomes de minimis). Frequently, a court’s determination as to these procedural requirements is subject to appeal to a higher court. As a result of, among other factors, ambiguities and inconsistencies in the myriad laws applicable to the Company’s business and the uniqueness of the factual issues presented in any given lawsuit, the Company often cannot determine the probability of loss until a court has finally determined that a plaintiff has satisfied applicable procedural requirements. Furthermore, because most of these lawsuits are putative class actions, it is often impossible to estimate the possible loss or a range of loss amounts, even where the Company has determined that a loss is reasonably possible. Generally class actions involve a large number of people and the effort to determine which people satisfy the requirements to become plaintiffs—or class members—is often time consuming and burdensome. Moreover, these lawsuits raise complex factual issues which result in uncertainty as to their outcome and, ultimately, make it difficult for the Company to estimate the amount of damages which a plaintiff might successfully prove. In addition, many of the Company’s businesses are regulated by various federal, state, local and foreign governmental agencies and are subject to numerous statutory guidelines. These regulations and statutory guidelines often are complex, inconsistent or ambiguous, which results in additional uncertainty as to the outcome of a given lawsuit—including the amount of damages a plaintiff might be afforded—or makes it difficult to analogize experience in one case or jurisdiction to another case or jurisdiction. Most of the non-ordinary course lawsuits to which the Company and its subsidiaries are parties challenge practices in the Company’s title insurance business, though a limited number of cases also pertain to the Company’s other businesses. These lawsuits include, among others, cases alleging, among other assertions, that the Company, one of its subsidiaries and/or one of its agents: · charged an improper rate for title insurance in a refinance transaction, including · Lewis v. First American Title Insurance Company, filed on November 28, 2006 and pending in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho. A court has granted class certification in Lewis. For the reasons stated above, the Company has been unable to assess the probability of loss or estimate the possible loss or the range of loss. · purchased minority interests in title insurance agents as an inducement to refer title insurance underwriting business to the Company or gave items of value to title insurance agents and others for referrals of business in violation of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, including · Edwards v. First American Financial Corporation, filed on June 12, 2007 and pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. In Edwards a narrow class has been certified. The Company believes the estimate of the possible loss or range of loss is not material to the consolidated financial statements as a whole. · engaged in the unauthorized practice of law, including · Gale v. First American Title Insurance Company, et al., filed on October 16, 2006 and pending in the United States District Court of Connecticut. The class originally certified in Gale was subsequently decertified. For the reasons described above, the Company has not yet been able to assess the probability of loss or estimate the possible loss or the range of loss. · misclassified certain employees, including · Sager v. Interthinx, Inc., filed on January 23, 2015 and pending in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, and · Weber v. Interthinx, Inc., et al., filed on April 17, 2015 and pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. These lawsuits are putative class actions for which a class has not been certified. For the reasons described above, as well as the applicability of certain indemnification rights the Company may have, the Company has not yet been able to assess the probability of loss or estimate the possible loss or the range of loss. · overcharged or improperly charged fees for products and services, denied home warranty claims, failed to timely file certain documents, and gave items of value to developers, builders, brokers and others as inducements to refer business in violation of certain laws, such as consumer protection laws and laws generally prohibiting unfair business practices, and certain obligations, including · Chassen v. First American Financial Corporation, et al., filed on January 22, 2009 and pending in the United States District Court of New Jersey, · Downing v. First American Title Insurance Company, et al., filed on October 2, 2015 and pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, · Kaufman v. First American Financial Corporation, et al., filed on December 21, 2007 and pending in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, · Kirk v. First American Financial Corporation, et al., filed on June 15, 2006 and pending in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, · McCormick v. First American Real Estate Services, Inc., et al., filed on December 31, 2015 and pending in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Orange, · Sjobring v. First American Financial Corporation, et al., filed on February 25, 2005 and pending in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, · Wilmot v. First American Financial Corporation, et al., filed on April 20, 2007 and pending in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, and · In re First American Home Buyers Protection Corporation, consolidated on October 9, 2014 and pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. All of these lawsuits, except Kaufman and Kirk, are putative class actions for which a class has not been certified. In Kaufman a class was certified but that certification was subsequently vacated. A trial of the Kirk matter has concluded, plaintiff has filed a notice of appeal and the Company filed a cross appeal. For the reasons described above, the Company has not yet been able to assess the probability of loss or estimate the possible loss or the range of loss or, where the Company has been able to make an estimate, the Company believes the amount is not material to the consolidated financial statements as a whole. While some of the lawsuits described above may be material to the Company’s operating results in any particular period if an unfavorable outcome results, the Company does not believe that any of these lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s overall financial condition or liquidity. The Company also is a party to non-ordinary course lawsuits other than those described above. With respect to these lawsuits, the Company has determined either that a loss is not reasonably possible or that the estimated loss or range of loss, if any, is not material to the consolidated financial statements as a whole. The Company’s title insurance, property and casualty insurance, home warranty, banking, thrift, trust and investment advisory businesses are regulated by various federal, state and local governmental agencies. Many of the Company’s other businesses operate within statutory guidelines. Consequently, the Company may from time to time be subject to examination or investigation by such governmental agencies. Currently, governmental agencies are examining or investigating certain of the Company’s operations. These exams or investigations include inquiries into, among other matters, pricing and rate setting practices in the title insurance industry, competition in the title insurance industry, real estate settlement service customer acquisition and retention practices and agency relationships. With respect to matters where the Company has determined that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable, the Company has recorded a liability representing its best estimate of the financial exposure based on known facts. While the ultimate disposition of each such exam or investigation is not yet determinable, the Company does not believe that individually or in the aggregate they will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. These exams or investigations could, however, result in changes to the Company’s business practices which could ultimately have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The Company’s Canadian operations provide certain services to lenders which it believes to be exempt from excise tax under applicable Canadian tax laws. However, in October 2014, the Canadian taxing authority provided internal guidance that the services in question should be subject to the excise tax. While discussions with the taxing authority are ongoing, the Company believes that the guidance may result in an assessment. The amount, if any, of such assessment is not currently known, and any such assessment would be subject to negotiation. In the event that the Company disagrees with the ultimate assessment, the Company intends to avail itself of avenues of appeal. While the Company believes it is reasonably likely that the Company would prevail on the merits, a loss associated with the matter is possible. In light of the foregoing, the Company is not currently able to reasonably estimate a loss or range of loss associated with the matter. While such a loss could be material to the Company’s operating results in any particular period if an unfavorable outcome results, the Company does not believe that this matter will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s overall financial condition or liquidity. The Company and its subsidiaries also are involved in numerous ongoing routine legal and regulatory proceedings related to their operations. With respect to each of these proceedings, the Company has determined either that a loss is not reasonably possible or that the estimated loss or range of loss, if any, is not material to the consolidated financial statements as a whole.

Business Combinations

Business Combinations	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Business Combinations	NOTE 20. Business Combinations: During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company completed acquisitions for an aggregate purchase price of $32.3 million and $162.5 million, respectively. These acquisitions have been included in the Company’s title insurance and services segment.

Segment Financial Information

Segment Financial Information	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Financial Information	NOTE 21. Segment Financial Information: The Company consists of the following reportable segments and a corporate function: · The Company’s title insurance and services segment issues title insurance policies on residential and commercial property in the United States and offers similar or related products and services internationally. This segment also provides closing and/or escrow services; accommodates tax-deferred exchanges of real estate; provides products, services and solutions involving the use of real property related data designed to mitigate risk or otherwise facilitate real estate transactions; maintains, manages and provides access to title plant records and images; and provides banking, trust and investment advisory services. The Company, through its principal title insurance subsidiary and such subsidiary’s affiliates, transacts its title insurance business through a network of direct operations and agents. Through this network, the Company issues policies in the 49 states that permit the issuance of title insurance policies and the District of Columbia. The Company also offers title insurance and other insurance and guarantee products, as well as related settlement services in foreign countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and various other established and emerging markets. · The Company’s specialty insurance segment issues property and casualty insurance policies and sells home warranty products. The property and casualty insurance business provides insurance coverage to residential homeowners and renters for liability losses and typical hazards such as fire, theft, vandalism and other types of property damage. This business is licensed to issue policies in all 50 states and the District of Columbia and actively issues policies in 46 states. In certain markets it also offers preferred risk auto insurance to better compete with other carriers offering bundled home and auto insurance. The home warranty business provides residential service contracts that cover residential systems, such as heating and air conditioning systems, and appliances against failures that occur as the result of normal usage during the coverage period. This business currently operates in 39 states and the District of Columbia. The corporate function consists primarily of certain financing facilities as well as the corporate services that support the Company’s business operations. Eliminations consist of inter-segment revenues and related expenses included in the results of the operating segments. Selected financial information about the Company’s operations, by segment, for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, is as follows: Revenues Depreciation Equity in affiliates, net Income (loss) Assets Investments method affiliates Capital (in thousands) 2015 Title Insurance and Services $ 4,788,110 $ 80,359 $ 7,800 $ 489,954 $ 7,296,766 $ 108,574 $ 122,707 Specialty Insurance 393,757 4,775 — 39,519 510,915 — 4,837 Corporate (5,955 ) 462 — (96,708 ) 448,993 — 22 Eliminations (456 ) — — — (2,323 ) — — $ 5,175,456 $ 85,596 $ 7,800 $ 432,765 $ 8,254,351 $ 108,574 $ 127,566 2014 Title Insurance and Services $ 4,304,428 $ 77,820 $ (16,545 ) $ 373,024 $ 6,767,245 $ 106,083 $ 95,949 Specialty Insurance 368,666 4,978 — 52,974 506,242 — 3,412 Corporate 6,415 2,799 — (75,438 ) 464,980 — — Eliminations (1,560 ) — — — (72,367 ) — — $ 4,677,949 $ 85,597 $ (16,545 ) $ 350,560 $ 7,666,100 $ 106,083 $ 99,361 2013 Title Insurance and Services $ 4,606,088 $ 66,956 $ 7,387 $ 350,165 $ 5,751,632 $ 124,921 $ 83,469 Specialty Insurance 339,613 4,865 — 42,132 499,788 — 3,673 Corporate 13,008 3,095 (2,071 ) (81,589 ) 369,385 101 — Eliminations (2,632 ) — — — (61,622 ) — — $ 4,956,077 $ 74,916 $ 5,316 $ 310,708 $ 6,559,183 $ 125,022 $ 87,142 Revenues from external customers allocated between domestic and foreign operations, by segment, for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, are as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 Domestic Foreign Domestic Foreign Domestic Foreign (in thousands) Title Insurance and Services $ 4,480,230 $ 307,453 $ 3,977,498 $ 325,393 $ 4,283,067 $ 320,413 Specialty Insurance 393,757 — 368,666 — 339,613 — $ 4,873,987 $ 307,453 $ 4,346,164 $ 325,393 $ 4,622,680 $ 320,413 Long-lived assets allocated between domestic and foreign operations, by segment, as of December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, are as follows: December 31, 2015 2014 2013 Domestic Foreign Domestic Foreign Domestic Foreign (in thousands) Title Insurance and Services $ 952,651 $ 35,375 $ 908,885 $ 46,514 $ 863,884 $ 49,239 Specialty Insurance 51,920 — 50,611 — 50,674 — $ 1,004,571 $ 35,375 $ 959,496 $ 46,514 $ 914,558 $ 49,239

Quarterly Financial Data

Quarterly Financial Data	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Quarterly Financial Data	QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (Unaudited) Quarter Ended March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 (in thousands, except per share amounts) 2015 Revenues $ 1,111,084 $ 1,323,789 $ 1,383,915 $ 1,356,668 Income before income taxes $ 58,948 $ 141,622 $ 115,396 $ 116,799 Net income $ 37,796 $ 93,579 $ 75,759 $ 81,736 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests $ 164 $ 232 $ 217 $ 171 Net income attributable to the Company $ 37,632 $ 93,347 $ 75,542 $ 81,565 Net income per share attributable to the Company’s stockholders (1): Basic $ 0.35 $ 0.86 $ 0.69 $ 0.75 Diluted $ 0.34 $ 0.85 $ 0.69 $ 0.74 (1) Net income per share attributable to the Company’s stockholders for the four quarters of each fiscal year may not sum to the total for the fiscal year because of the different number of shares outstanding during each period. Quarter Ended March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 (in thousands, except per share amounts) 2014 Revenues $ 1,012,799 $ 1,149,969 $ 1,259,730 $ 1,255,451 Income before income taxes $ 35,253 $ 76,458 $ 115,952 $ 122,897 Net income $ 21,852 $ 50,688 $ 80,937 $ 80,738 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests $ 128 $ 94 $ 232 $ 227 Net income attributable to the Company $ 21,724 $ 50,594 $ 80,705 $ 80,511 Net income per share attributable to the Company’s stockholders (1): Basic $ 0.20 $ 0.47 $ 0.75 $ 0.75 Diluted $ 0.20 $ 0.47 $ 0.74 $ 0.74 (1) Net income per share attributable to the Company’s stockholders for the four quarters of each fiscal year may not sum to the total for the fiscal year because of the different number of shares outstanding during each period.

Summary Of Investments-Other Th

Summary Of Investments-Other Than Investments In Related Parties	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties [Abstract]
Summary of Investments-Other Than Investments in Related Parties	SCHEDULE I 1 OF 1 FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS—OTHER THAN INVESTMENTS IN RELATED PARTIES (in thousands) December 31, 2015 Column A Column B Column C Column D Type of investment Cost Market value Amount at which Deposits with banks: Consolidated $ 23,224 $ 23,211 $ 23,224 Debt securities: U.S. Treasury bonds Consolidated $ 130,252 $ 129,372 $ 129,372 Municipal bonds Consolidated $ 692,000 $ 703,795 $ 703,795 Foreign government bonds Consolidated $ 129,984 $ 130,101 $ 130,101 Governmental agency bonds Consolidated $ 419,869 $ 418,091 $ 418,091 Governmental agency mortgage-backed securities Consolidated $ 2,065,728 $ 2,055,673 $ 2,055,673 U.S. corporate debt securities Consolidated $ 642,869 $ 634,683 $ 634,683 Foreign corporate debt securities Consolidated $ 210,162 $ 207,632 $ 207,632 Total debt securities: Consolidated $ 4,290,864 $ 4,279,347 $ 4,279,347 Equity securities: Consolidated $ 325,734 $ 321,285 $ 321,285 Notes receivable, net: Consolidated $ 5,866 $ 5,791 $ 5,866 Other investments: Consolidated $ 155,311 $ 155,311 (1) $ 155,311 Total investments: Consolidated $ 4,800,999 $ 4,784,945 $ 4,785,033 (1) As other investments are not publicly traded, reasonable estimates of the fair values could not be made without incurring excessive costs.

Condensed Financial Statements

Condensed Financial Statements (Parent Company)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure	SCHEDULE II 1 OF 5 FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Parent Company) CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands, except par values) December 31, 2015 2014 Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 289,791 $ 328,949 Due from subsidiaries, net 21,430 — Income taxes receivable 1,067 5,547 Investment in subsidiaries 3,492,290 3,333,613 Deferred income taxes 22,020 19,712 Other assets 96,683 105,344 $ 3,923,281 $ 3,793,165 Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities $ 58,483 $ 55,021 Pension costs and other retirement plans 413,206 451,501 Income taxes payable 7,576 6,228 Due to subsidiaries, net — 77 Deferred income taxes 133,097 95,128 Notes and contracts payable 549,254 549,166 Notes and contracts payable to subsidiaries — 60,000 1,161,616 1,217,121 Commitments and contingencies Stockholders’ equity: Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; Authorized—500 shares; — — Common stock, $0.00001 par value; Authorized—300,000 shares; Outstanding—109,098 shares and 107,541 shares 1 1 Additional paid-in capital 2,150,813 2,109,712 Retained earnings 846,691 662,310 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (239,003 ) (199,106 ) Total stockholders’ equity 2,758,502 2,572,917 Noncontrolling interests 3,163 3,127 Total equity 2,761,665 2,576,044 $ 3,923,281 $ 3,793,165 See notes to condensed financial statements SCHEDULE II 2 OF 5 FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Parent Company) CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (in thousands) Year Ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 Revenues Dividends from subsidiaries $ 142,522 $ 342,488 $ 372,996 Other (losses) income (6,001 ) 6,412 12,804 136,521 348,900 385,800 Expenses Other expenses 36,233 33,959 36,184 Income before income taxes and equity in undistributed earnings (losses) of subsidiaries 100,288 314,941 349,616 Income taxes 33,346 104,523 139,127 Equity in undistributed earnings (losses) of subsidiaries 221,928 23,797 (23,425 ) Net income 288,870 234,215 187,064 Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 784 681 697 Net income attributable to the Company $ 288,086 $ 233,534 $ 186,367 See notes to condensed financial statements SCHEDULE II 3 OF 5 FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Parent Company) CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (in thousands) Year Ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 Net income $ 288,870 $ 234,215 $ 187,064 Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: Unrealized (losses) gains on securities (27,312 ) 19,638 (30,665 ) Foreign currency translation adjustment (36,822 ) (16,694 ) (13,650 ) Pension benefit adjustment 24,223 (56,496 ) 49,324 Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (39,911 ) (53,552 ) 5,009 Comprehensive income 248,959 180,663 192,073 Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests 770 691 694 Comprehensive income attributable to the Company $ 248,189 $ 179,972 $ 191,379 See notes to condensed financial statements SCHEDULE II 4 OF 5 FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Parent Company) CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands) Year Ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 Cash flows from operating activities: Cash provided by operating activities $ 133,022 $ 54,298 $ 71,326 Cash flows from investing activities: Net cash effect of acquisitions (19,069 ) (151,570 ) — Contributions to subsidiaries — (11,396 ) (800 ) Net change in other investments 867 1,490 6,549 Capital expenditures (22 ) — — Cash (used for) provided by investing activities (18,224 ) (161,476 ) 5,749 Cash flows from financing activities: Net proceeds from issuance of debt — 593,943 249,095 Repayment of debt — (300,000 ) (160,000 ) Repayment of debt to subsidiaries (60,000 ) — — Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation 9,526 6,856 6,202 Net proceeds in connection with share-based compensation plans 5,042 3,601 1,736 Purchase of Company shares — — (64,606 ) Cash dividends (108,524 ) (89,939 ) (51,324 ) Cash (used for) provided by financing activities (153,956 ) 214,461 (18,897 ) Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (39,158 ) 107,283 58,178 Cash and cash equivalents—Beginning of period 328,949 221,666 163,488 Cash and cash equivalents—End of period $ 289,791 $ 328,949 $ 221,666 See notes to condensed financial statements SCHEDULE II 5 OF 5 FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Parent Company) NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOTE 1. Description of the Company: First American Financial Corporation is a holding company that conducts all of its operations through its subsidiaries. The Parent Company financial statements should be read in connection with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. NOTE 2. Dividends Received: The holding company received cash dividends from subsidiaries of $142.5 million, $79.1 million and $125.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Supplementary Insurance Informa

Supplementary Insurance Information	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Supplementary Insurance Information [Abstract]
Supplementary Insurance Information	SCHEDULE III 1 OF 2 FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES SUPPLEMENTARY INSURANCE INFORMATION (in thousands) BALANCE SHEET CAPTIONS Column A Column B Column C Column D Segment Deferred Claims Deferred 2015 Title Insurance and Services $ 439 $ 933,377 $ 4,026 Specialty Insurance 26,042 50,503 203,903 Total $ 26,481 $ 983,880 $ 207,929 2014 Title Insurance and Services $ 2,179 $ 969,008 $ 14,265 Specialty Insurance 25,316 42,772 188,499 Total $ 27,495 $ 1,011,780 $ 202,764 SCHEDULE III 2 OF 2 FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES SUPPLEMENTARY INSURANCE INFORMATION (in thousands) INCOME STATEMENT CAPTIONS Column A Column F Column G Column H Column I Column J Column K Segment Premiums Net Loss Amortization Other Premiums 2015 Title Insurance and Services $ 4,028,048 $ 90,078 $ 263,881 $ 1,796 $ 745,278 $ — Specialty Insurance 380,264 10,313 227,211 (727 ) 49,741 395,978 Corporate — (5,955 ) — — 25,976 — Eliminations — (430 ) — — (26 ) — Total $ 4,408,312 $ 94,006 $ 491,092 $ 1,069 $ 820,969 $ 395,978 2014 Title Insurance and Services $ 3,565,832 $ 83,635 $ 253,122 $ 2,746 $ 736,491 $ — Specialty Insurance 353,812 12,594 196,901 (878 ) 44,645 364,782 Corporate — 6,415 — — 26,528 — Eliminations — (1,536 ) — — (30 ) — Total $ 3,919,644 $ 101,108 $ 450,023 $ 1,868 $ 807,634 $ 364,782 2013 Title Insurance and Services $ 3,865,041 $ 79,940 $ 343,461 $ 1,261 $ 773,837 $ — Specialty Insurance 329,194 8,767 186,895 (2,529 ) 40,476 344,433 Corporate — 13,008 — — 27,264 — Eliminations — (2,609 ) — — (54 ) — Total $ 4,194,235 $ 99,106 $ 530,356 $ (1,268 ) $ 841,523 $ 344,433 (1) Net investment income includes net investment income and net realized investment gains (losses).

Reinsurance

Reinsurance	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Supplemental Schedule Of Reinsurance Premiums For Insurance Companies [Abstract]
Reinsurance	SCHEDULE IV 1 OF 1 FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES REINSURANCE (in thousands, except percentages) Segment Premiums Ceded to Assumed Premiums Percentage of Title Insurance and Services 2015 $ 4,050,033 $ 23,776 $ 1,791 $ 4,028,048 0.0 % 2014 $ 3,590,673 $ 28,727 $ 3,886 $ 3,565,832 0.1 % 2013 $ 3,888,026 $ 27,483 $ 4,498 $ 3,865,041 0.1 % Specialty Insurance 2015 $ 388,973 $ 8,709 $ — $ 380,264 0.0 % 2014 $ 363,044 $ 9,232 $ — $ 353,812 0.0 % 2013 $ 338,204 $ 9,010 $ — $ 329,194 0.0 %

Valuation And Qualifying Accoun

Valuation And Qualifying Accounts	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts	SCHEDULE V 1 OF 3 FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (in thousands) Year Ended December 31, 2015 Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E Additions Description Balance at Charged to Charged Deductions Balance Reserve deducted from accounts receivable: Consolidated $ 34,662 $ 10,620 $ — $ 13,730 (A) $ 31,552 Reserve for known and incurred but not reported claims: Consolidated $ 1,011,780 $ 491,092 $ (42,500 ) $ 476,492 (B) $ 983,880 Reserve deducted from notes receivable: Consolidated $ 2,441 $ 167 $ — $ 333 $ 2,275 Reserve deducted from deferred income taxes: Consolidated $ 15,706 $ 108 $ — $ 9,085 $ 6,729 Note A—Amount represents accounts written off, net of recoveries. Note B—Amount represents claim payments, net of recoveries. SCHEDULE V 2 OF 3 FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (in thousands) Year Ended December 31, 2014 Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E Additions Description Balance at Charged to Charged Deductions Balance Reserve deducted from accounts receivable: Consolidated $ 31,831 $ 12,352 $ — $ 9,521 (A) $ 34,662 Reserve for known and incurred but not reported claims: Consolidated $ 1,018,365 $ 450,023 $ 13,142 $ 469,750 (B) $ 1,011,780 Reserve deducted from notes receivable: Consolidated $ 2,584 $ 128 $ — $ 271 $ 2,441 Reserve deducted from deferred income taxes: Consolidated $ 18,119 $ — $ — $ 2,413 $ 15,706 Note A—Amount represents accounts written off, net of recoveries. Note B—Amount represents claim payments, net of recoveries. SCHEDULE V 3 OF 3 FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (in thousands) Year Ended December 31, 2013 Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E Additions Description Balance at Charged to Charged Deductions Balance Reserve deducted from accounts receivable: Consolidated $ 30,917 $ 7,478 $ — $ 6,564 (A) $ 31,831 Reserve for known and incurred but not reported claims: Consolidated $ 976,462 $ 530,356 $ (9,143 ) $ 479,310 (B) $ 1,018,365 Reserve deducted from notes receivable: Consolidated $ 2,902 $ (132 ) $ — $ 186 $ 2,584 Reserve deducted from deferred income taxes: Consolidated $ 14,172 $ 3,578 $ 369 $ — $ 18,119 Note A—Amount represents accounts written off, net of recoveries. Note B—Amount represents claim payments, net of recoveries.

Description of the Company (Pol

Description of the Company (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Principles of Consolidation	Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and reflect the consolidated operations of the Company. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of First American Financial Corporation and all controlled subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. Investments in affiliates in which the Company exercises significant influence, but does not control and is not the primary beneficiary, are accounted for using the equity method. Investments in affiliates in which the Company does not exercise significant influence over the investee are accounted for under the cost method.
Reclassifications, Revisions and Out-of-Period Adjustments	Reclassifications, revisions and out-of-period adjustments Certain 2014 and 2013 amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2015 presentation. During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company reclassified certain revenues and expenses related to closing protection letters and temporary labor costs. The Company made comparable reclassifications to its consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 to conform to the 2015 presentation. The impact to the Company’s title insurance and services segment included decreases to direct premiums and escrow fees and increases to agent premiums of $25.8 million and $16.5 million, increases to personnel costs of $23.9 million and $42.2 million, increases to premiums retained by agents of $1.2 million and $0.8 million, and decreases to other operating expenses of $25.1 million and $43.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The impact to the Company’s specialty insurance segment included increases to personnel costs and decreases to other operating expenses of $1.0 million and $1.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Also, during the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company identified certain non-risk based revenues included within direct premiums and escrow fees that should have been reflected in information and other. To correct for this error, these revenues were reclassified from direct premiums and escrow fees to information and other. The Company has revised its consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 to conform to the 2015 presentation. The impact to the Company’s title insurance and services segment included a decrease to direct premiums and escrow fees and an increase to information and other of $37.2 million and $35.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. During 2014, the Company identified and recorded adjustments to correct for certain errors in foreign currency translation and transactions in prior periods. These adjustments resulted in an increase to other operating expenses of $5.0 million. The Company does not consider these adjustments to be material, individually or in the aggregate, to any previously issued consolidated financial statements.
Use of Estimates	Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the statements. Actual results could differ from the estimates and assumptions used.
Cash and Cash Equivalents	Cash equivalents The Company considers cash equivalents to be all short-term investments that have an initial maturity of 90 days or less and are not restricted for statutory deposit or premium reserve requirements.
Accounts and Accrued Income Receivable	Accounts and accrued income receivable Accounts and accrued income receivable are generally due within thirty days and are recorded net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company considers accounts outstanding longer than the contractual payment terms as past due. The Company determines the allowance by considering a number of factors, including the length of time trade accounts receivable are past due, previous loss history, a specific customer’s ability to pay its obligations to the Company and the condition of the general economy and industry as a whole. Amounts are charged off in the period in which they are deemed to be uncollectible.
Investments	Investments Deposits with banks Deposits with banks are short-term investments with initial maturities of generally more than 90 days. Debt and equity securities Debt securities are carried at fair value and consist primarily of investments in obligations of the United States Treasury, foreign governments, various U.S. and foreign corporations, certain state and political subdivisions and mortgage-backed securities. The Company maintains investments in debt securities in accordance with certain statutory requirements for the funding of statutory premium reserves and state deposits. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the fair value of such investments totaled $122.4 million and $120.7 million, respectively. See Note 2 Statutory Restrictions on Investments and Stockholders’ Equity for additional discussion of the Company’s statutory restrictions. Equity securities are carried at fair value and consist primarily of investments in exchange traded funds, mutual funds and marketable common and preferred stocks of corporate entities. The Company classifies its publicly traded debt and equity securities as available-for-sale with unrealized gains or losses recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. See Note 14 Fair Value Measurements for additional discussion of the determination of fair value. Interest income, as well as the related amortization of premium and accretion of discount, on debt securities is recognized under the effective yield method and included in the accompanying consolidated statements of income in net investment income. Realized gains and losses on sales of debt and equity securities are determined on a first-in, first-out basis. The Company evaluates its debt and equity securities with unrealized losses on a quarterly basis for potential other-than-temporary impairments in value. If the Company intends to sell a debt security in an unrealized loss position or determines that it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell a debt security before it recovers its amortized cost basis, the debt security is other-than-temporarily impaired and it is written down to fair value with all losses recognized in earnings. As of December 31, 2015, the Company did not intend to sell any debt securities in an unrealized loss position and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell debt securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis. If the Company does not expect to recover the amortized cost basis of a debt security with declines in fair value (even if the Company does not intend to sell the debt security and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the debt security), the losses the Company considers to be the credit portion of the other-than-temporary impairment loss (“credit loss”) is recognized in earnings and the non-credit portion is recognized in other comprehensive income. The credit loss is the difference between the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected and the amortized cost basis of the debt security. The cash flows expected to be collected are discounted at the rate implicit in the security immediately prior to the recognition of the other-than-temporary impairment. Expected future cash flows for debt securities are based on qualitative and quantitative factors specific to each security, including the probability of default and the estimated timing and amount of recovery. The detailed inputs used to project expected future cash flows may be different depending on the nature of the individual debt security. As a result of the Company’s security-level review, the Company recognized $2.2 million and $1.7 million of other-than-temporary impairment losses considered to be credit related on its debt securities for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company did not recognize any other-than-temporary impairment losses considered to be credit related in 2013. It is possible that the Company could recognize additional other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities it owns at December 31, 2015 if future events or information cause it to determine that a decline in fair value is other-than-temporary. The following table presents the change in the credit portion of the other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings on debt securities for which a portion of the other-than-temporary impairments related to other factors was recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013. December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands) Cumulative credit loss on debt securities held at beginning of period $ 18,179 $ 16,478 $ 16,478 Addition to credit loss for which an other-than-temporary impairment was previously recognized — 1,701 — Accumulated losses on securities that matured or were sold during the year (18,179 ) — — Cumulative credit loss on debt securities held at end of period $ — $ 18,179 $ 16,478 When a decline in the fair value of an equity security, including common and preferred stock, is considered to be other-than-temporary, such security is written down to its fair value. When assessing if a decline in fair value is other-than-temporary, the factors considered include the length of time and extent to which fair value has been below cost, the probability that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due under the contractual terms of the security, the seniority of the securities, issuer-specific news and other developments, the financial condition and prospects of the issuer (including credit ratings), macro-economic changes (including the outlook for industry sectors, which includes government policy initiatives) and the Company’s ability and intent to hold the security for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery. When an equity security has been in an unrealized loss position and its fair value is less than 80% of cost for twelve consecutive months, the Company’s review of the security includes the above noted factors as well as other evidence that might exist supporting the view that the security will recover its value in the foreseeable future, typically within the next twelve months. If objective, substantial evidence does not indicate a likely recovery during that timeframe, the Company’s policy is that such losses are considered other-than-temporary and therefore an impairment loss is recorded. The Company did not record other-than-temporary impairment losses related to its equity securities for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013. Other investments Other investments consist primarily of investments in affiliates, which are accounted for under either the equity method or the cost method of accounting, investments in real estate and notes receivable. The carrying value of investments in affiliates is written down, or impaired, to fair value when a decline in value is considered to be other-than-temporary. In making the determination as to whether an individual investment in an affiliate is impaired, the Company assesses the current and expected financial condition of each relevant entity, including, but not limited to, the anticipated ability of the entity to make its contractually required payments to the Company (with respect to debt obligations to the Company), the results of valuation work performed with respect to the entity, the entity’s anticipated ability to generate sufficient cash flows and the market conditions in the industry in which the entity is operating. The Company recognized impairment losses on equity method investments in affiliates of $2.0 million, $22.5 million and $7.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Investments in real estate are classified as held for sale and carried at the lower of cost or fair value less estimated selling costs. Notes receivable are carried at cost less reserves for losses. Loss reserves are established for notes receivable based upon an estimate of probable losses for the individual notes. A loss reserve is established on an individual note when it is deemed probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due in accordance with the contractual terms of the note. The loss reserve is based upon the Company’s assessment of the borrower’s overall financial condition, resources and payment record; and, if appropriate, the realizable value of any collateral. These estimates consider all available evidence including the expected future cash flows, estimated fair value of collateral on secured notes, general economic conditions and trends, and other relevant factors, as appropriate. Notes are placed on non-accrual status when management determines that the collectibility of contractual amounts is not reasonably assured.
Property and Equipment	Property and equipment Buildings and furniture and equipment are initially recorded at cost and are generally depreciated using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of 5 to 40 years and 1 to 15 years, respectively. Leasehold improvements are initially recorded at cost and are amortized over the lesser of the remaining term of the respective lease or the estimated useful life, using the straight-line method. Computer software is acquired or developed for internal use and for use with the Company’s products and is amortized over estimated useful lives of 1 to 15 years using the straight-line method. Software development costs, which include capitalized interest costs and certain payroll-related costs of employees directly associated with developing software, in addition to incremental payments to third parties, are capitalized from the time technological feasibility is established until the software is ready for use. Management uses estimated future cash flows (undiscounted and excluding interest) to measure the recoverability of property and equipment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be fully recoverable. If the undiscounted cash flow analysis indicates that the carrying amount is not recoverable, an impairment loss is recorded for the excess of the carrying amount over its fair value. The Company recognized impairment losses on software of $10.9 million, $1.2 million and $1.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Title Plants and Other Indexes	Title plants and other indexes Title plants and other indexes at December 31, 2015 included title plants of $528.7 million and capitalized real estate data of $26.2 million, and at December 31, 2014 included title plants of $514.6 million and capitalized real estate data of $16.0 million. Title plants are carried at original cost, with the costs of daily maintenance (updating) charged to expense as incurred. Because properly maintained title plants have indefinite lives and do not diminish in value with the passage of time, no provision has been made for depreciation or amortization. The Company analyzes its title plants at least annually for impairment. This analysis includes, but is not limited to, the effects of obsolescence, duplication, demand and other economic factors. Capitalized real estate data is carried at cost, less amortization. Capitalized real estate data is amortized using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of 3 to 15 years.
Business Combinations	Business Combinations Amounts paid for acquisitions are allocated to the tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed and intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair values of the identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill
Goodwill Impairment	Goodwill Impairment The Company is required to perform an annual goodwill impairment assessment for each reporting unit. The Company’s four reporting units are title insurance, home warranty, property and casualty insurance and trust and other services. The Company has elected to perform this annual assessment in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year or sooner if circumstances indicate possible impairment. Based on current guidance, the Company has the option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine if the fair value is more likely than not (i.e., a likelihood of greater than 50%) less than the carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform a quantitative impairment test, or may choose to forego the qualitative assessment and perform the quantitative impairment test. The qualitative factors considered in this assessment may include macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, overall financial performance as well as other relevant events and circumstances as determined by the Company. The Company evaluates the weight of each factor to determine whether it is more likely than not that impairment may exist. If the results of the qualitative assessment indicate the more likely than not threshold was not met, the Company may choose not to perform the quantitative impairment test. If, however, the more likely than not threshold is met, the Company performs the quantitative test as required and discussed below. Management’s quantitative impairment testing process includes two steps. The first step (“Step 1”) compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying amount. The fair value of each reporting unit is determined by using discounted cash flow analysis and market approach valuations. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, the goodwill is not considered impaired and no additional analysis is required. However, if the carrying amount is greater than the fair value, a second step (“Step 2”) must be completed to determine if the fair value of the goodwill exceeds the carrying amount of goodwill. Step 2 involves calculating an implied fair value of goodwill for each reporting unit for which Step 1 indicated impairment. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in a manner similar to the amount of goodwill calculated in a business combination, by measuring the excess of the estimated fair value of the reporting unit, as determined in Step 1, over the aggregate estimated fair values of the individual assets, liabilities and identifiable intangibles as if the reporting unit was being acquired in a business combination. If the implied fair value of goodwill exceeds the carrying value of goodwill assigned to the reporting unit, there is no impairment. If the carrying value of goodwill assigned to a reporting unit exceeds the implied fair value of the goodwill, an impairment loss is recorded for the excess. An impairment loss cannot exceed the carrying value of goodwill assigned to a reporting unit, and the loss establishes a new basis in the goodwill. Subsequent reversal of goodwill impairment losses is not permitted. The quantitative impairment test for goodwill utilizes a variety of valuation techniques, all of which require the Company to make estimates and judgments. Fair value is determined by employing an expected present value technique, which utilizes multiple cash flow scenarios that reflect a range of possible outcomes and an appropriate discount rate. The use of comparative market multiples (the “market approach”) compares the reporting unit to other comparable companies (if such comparables are present in the marketplace) based on valuation multiples to arrive at a fair value. In assessing the fair value, the Company utilizes the results of the valuations (including the market approach to the extent comparables are available) and considers the range of fair values determined under all methods and the extent to which the fair value exceeds the carrying amount of the reporting unit. The valuation of each reporting unit includes the use of assumptions and estimates of many critical factors, including revenue growth rates and operating margins, discount rates and future market conditions, determination of market multiples and the establishment of a control premium, among others. Forecasts of future operations are based, in part, on operating results and the Company’s expectations as to future market conditions. These types of analyses contain uncertainties because they require the Company to make assumptions and to apply judgments to estimate industry economic factors and the profitability of future business strategies. However, if actual results are not consistent with the Company’s estimates and assumptions, the Company may be exposed to future impairment losses that could be material. The Company elected to perform qualitative assessments for 2015, 2014 and 2013, the results of which supported the conclusion that the fair values of the Company’s reporting units were not more likely than not less than their carrying amounts and, therefore, a quantitative impairment test was not considered necessary. As a result of these assessments, the Company did not record any goodwill impairment losses for 2015, 2014 or 2013.
Other Intangible Assets	Other intangible assets The Company’s finite-lived intangible assets consist of customer relationships, noncompete agreements, trademarks and patents. These assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their useful lives ranging from 1 to 20 years and are subject to impairment assessments when there is an indication of a triggering event or abandonment. The Company’s indefinite-lived other intangible assets consist of licenses which are not amortized but rather assessed for impairment by comparing the fair values to carrying amounts at least annually, and when an indicator of potential impairment has occurred. Management uses estimated future cash flows (undiscounted and excluding interest) to measure the recoverability of intangible assets with finite lives, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be fully recoverable. If the undiscounted cash flow analysis indicates that the carrying amount is not recoverable, an impairment loss is recorded for the excess of the carrying amount over its fair value. Management’s impairment assessment for indefinite-lived other intangible assets may involve calculating the fair value by using a discounted cash flow analysis or through a market approach valuation. If the fair value exceeds its carrying amount, the asset is not considered impaired and no additional analysis is required. However, if the carrying amount is greater than the fair value, an impairment loss is recorded equal to the excess.
Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported Claims	Reserve for known and incurred but not reported claims The Company provides for title insurance losses by a charge to expense when the related premium revenue is recognized. The amount charged to expense is generally determined by applying a rate (the loss provision rate) to total title insurance premiums and escrow fees. The Company’s management estimates the loss provision rate at the beginning of each year and reassesses the rate quarterly to ensure that the resulting incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) loss reserve and known claims reserve included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets together reflect management’s best estimate of the total costs required to settle all IBNR and known claims. If the ending IBNR reserve is not considered adequate, an adjustment is recorded. The process of assessing the loss provision rate and the resulting IBNR reserve involves evaluation of the results of an in-house actuarial review. The Company’s in-house actuary performs a reserve analysis utilizing generally accepted actuarial methods that incorporate cumulative historical claims experience and information provided by in-house claims and operations personnel. Current economic and business trends are also reviewed and used in the reserve analysis. These include conditions in the real estate and mortgage markets, changes in residential and commercial real estate values, and changes in the levels of defaults and foreclosures that may affect claims levels and patterns of emergence, as well as any company-specific factors that may be relevant to past and future claims experience. Results from the analysis include, but are not limited to, a range of IBNR reserve estimates and a single point estimate for IBNR as of the balance sheet date. For recent policy years at early stages of development (generally the last three years), IBNR is estimated using a combination of expected loss rate and multiplicative loss development factor calculations. For more mature policy years, IBNR generally is estimated using multiplicative loss development factor calculations. The expected loss rate method estimates IBNR by applying an expected loss rate to total title insurance premiums and escrow fees, and adjusting for policy year maturity using estimated loss development patterns. Multiplicative loss development factor calculations estimate IBNR by applying factors derived from loss development patterns to losses realized to date. The expected loss rate and loss development patterns are based on historical experience and the relationship of the history to the applicable policy years. The Company’s management uses the IBNR point estimate from the in-house actuary’s analysis and other relevant information it may have concerning claims to determine what it considers to be the best estimate of the total amount required for the IBNR reserve. The volume and timing of title insurance claims are subject to cyclical influences from real estate and mortgage markets. Title policies issued to lenders constitute a large portion of the Company’s title insurance volume. These policies insure lenders against losses on mortgage loans due to title defects in the collateral property. Even if an underlying title defect exists that could result in a claim, often, the lender must realize an actual loss, or at least be likely to realize an actual loss, for title insurance liability to exist. As a result, title insurance claims exposure is sensitive to lenders’ losses on mortgage loans, and is affected in turn by external factors that affect mortgage loan losses, particularly macroeconomic factors. A general decline in real estate prices can expose lenders to greater risk of losses on mortgage loans, as loan-to-value ratios increase and defaults and foreclosures increase. Title insurance claims exposure for a given policy year is also affected by the quality of mortgage loan underwriting during the corresponding origination year. The Company believes that sensitivity of claims to external conditions in real estate and mortgage markets is an inherent feature of title insurance’s business economics that applies broadly to the title insurance industry. Title insurance policies are long-duration contracts with the majority of the claims reported to the Company within the first few years following the issuance of the policy. Generally, 70% to 80% of claim amounts become known in the first six years of the policy life, and the majority of IBNR reserves relate to the six most recent policy years. Changes in expected ultimate losses and corresponding loss rates for recent policy years are considered likely and could result in a material adjustment to the IBNR reserves. Based on historical experience, management believes a 50 basis point change to the loss rates for the most recent policy years, positive or negative, is reasonably likely given the long duration nature of a title insurance policy. For example, if the expected ultimate losses for each of the last six policy years increased or decreased by 50 basis points, the resulting impact on the Company’s IBNR reserve would be an increase or decrease, as the case may be, of $103.2 million. A material change in expected ultimate losses and corresponding loss rates for older policy years is also possible, particularly for policy years with loss ratios exceeding historical norms. The estimates made by management in determining the appropriate level of IBNR reserves could ultimately prove to be materially different from actual claims experience. The Company provides for property and casualty insurance losses when the insured event occurs. The Company provides for claims losses relating to its home warranty business based on the average cost per claim as applied to the total of new claims incurred. The average cost per home warranty claim is calculated using the average of the most recent 12 months of claims experience adjusted for estimated future increases in costs.
Contingent Litigation and Regulatory Liabilities	Contingent litigation and regulatory liabilities Amounts related to contingent litigation and regulatory liabilities are accrued if it is probable that a liability has been incurred and an amount is reasonably estimable. The Company records legal fees in other operating expenses in the period incurred.
Revenues	Revenues Premiums on title policies issued directly by the Company are recognized on the effective date of the title policy and escrow fees are recorded upon close of the escrow. Premiums on home warranty contracts and property and casualty insurance policies are generally recognized ratably over the 12-month duration of the contract or policy. Revenues from title policies issued by independent agents are recorded when notice of issuance is received from the agent, which is generally when cash payment is received by the Company. Information and other revenues primarily consist of revenues generated from fees associated with title search and related reports, title and other real property records and images, other non-insured settlement services, and risk mitigation products and services. For those products and services that are delivered at a point in time and for which there is no ongoing obligation, revenue is recognized upon delivery. For those products and services that are delivered at a point in time and for which there is an ongoing obligation, and for products and services where delivery occurs over time, revenue is recognized ratably over the duration of the contract.
Premium Taxes	Premium taxes Title insurance, property and casualty insurance and home warranty companies, like other types of insurers, are generally not subject to state income or franchise taxes. However, in lieu thereof, most states impose a tax based primarily on insurance premiums written. This premium tax is reported as a separate line item in the consolidated statements of income in order to provide a more meaningful disclosure of the taxation of the Company.
Income Taxes	Income taxes The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company evaluates the need to establish a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets based upon the amount of existing temporary differences, the period in which they are expected to be recovered and expected levels of taxable income. A valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets is established when it is considered more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if sustaining those positions is considered more likely than not. Changes in recognition or measurement of uncertain tax positions are reflected in the period in which a change in judgment occurs. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.
Share-Based Compensation	Share-based compensation The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. The cost is recognized in the Company’s financial statements over the requisite service period of the award using the straight-line method for awards that contain only a service condition and the graded vesting method for awards that contain a performance or market condition. The share-based compensation expense recognized is based on the number of shares ultimately expected to vest, net of forfeitures. Forfeitures are estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The Company’s primary means of providing share-based compensation is through the granting of restricted stock units (“RSUs”). RSUs granted generally have graded vesting and include a service condition; and for certain key employees and executives, may also include either a performance or market condition. RSUs receive dividend equivalents in the form of RSUs having the same vesting requirements as the RSUs initially granted. In addition, the Company has an employee stock purchase plan that allows eligible employees the option to purchase common stock of the Company at
Earnings Per Share	Earnings per share Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to the Company’s stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. The computation of diluted earnings per share is similar to the computation of basic earnings per share, except that the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive stock options had been exercised and RSUs were vested. The dilutive effect of stock options and unvested RSUs is computed using the treasury stock method, which assumes any proceeds that could be obtained upon the exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs would be used to purchase common shares at the average market price for the period. The assumed proceeds include the purchase price the grantee pays, the hypothetical windfall tax benefit that the Company receives upon assumed exercise or vesting and the hypothetical average unrecognized compensation expense for the period. The Company calculates the assumed proceeds from excess tax benefits based on the “as-if” deferred tax assets calculated under share based compensation standards. Certain unvested RSUs contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends as they are eligible to participate in undistributed earnings without meeting service condition requirements. These awards are considered participating securities under the guidance which requires the use of the two-class method when computing basic and diluted earnings per share. The two-class method reduces earnings allocated to common stockholders by dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities.
Employee Benefit Plans	Employee benefit plans The Company recognizes the overfunded or underfunded status of its defined benefit pension and supplemental benefit plans as an asset or liability on its consolidated balance sheets and recognizes changes in the funded status in the year in which changes occur, through accumulated other comprehensive loss. The funded status is measured as the difference between the fair value of plan assets and benefit obligation (the projected benefit obligation for pension plans and the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation for the other postretirement plans). Actuarial gains and losses and prior service costs and credits that have not been recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost previously are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. Plan assets and obligations are measured annually as of December 31. The Company informally funds its nonqualified deferred compensation plan through tax-advantaged investments known as variable universal life insurance. The Company’s deferred compensation plan assets are included as a component of other assets and the Company’s deferred compensation plan liability is included as a component of pension costs and other retirement plans on the consolidated balance sheets. The income earned on the Company’s deferred compensation plan assets is included as a component of net investment income and the income earned by the deferred compensation plan participants is included as a component of personnel costs on the consolidated statements of income.
Foreign Currency	Foreign currency The Company operates in other countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and various other established and emerging markets. The functional currencies of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are generally their respective local currencies. The financial statements of foreign subsidiaries with local currencies that were determined to be the functional currency are translated into U.S. dollars as follows: assets and liabilities at the exchange rate as of the balance sheet date, equity at the historical rates of exchange, and income and expense amounts at average rates prevailing throughout the period. Translation adjustments resulting from the translation of the subsidiaries’ accounts are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. For those foreign subsidiaries where the U.S. dollar has been determined to be the functional currency, non-monetary foreign currency assets and liabilities are translated using historical rates, while monetary assets and liabilities are translated at current rates, with remeasurement gains and losses included in other operating expenses. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included within other operating expenses.
Reinsurance	Reinsurance The Company assumes and cedes large title insurance risks through reinsurance. Additionally, the Company’s property and casualty insurance business purchases reinsurance to limit risk associated with large losses from single events. In reinsurance arrangements, the primary insurer retains a certain amount of risk under a policy and cedes the remainder of the risk under the policy to the reinsurer. The primary insurer pays the reinsurer a premium in exchange for accepting this risk of loss. The primary insurer generally remains liable to its insured for the total risk, but is reinsured under the terms of the reinsurance agreement. The amount of premiums assumed and ceded is recorded as a component of direct premiums and escrow fees on the Company’s consolidated statements of income. The total amount of premiums assumed and ceded in connection with reinsurance was less than 1.0% of consolidated premium and escrow fees for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2015. During the year ended December 31, 2015 the Company realized recoveries of $23.8 million on reinsured losses related to a large commercial title claim for which the Company recorded a receivable of $25.0 million at December 31, 2014. A receivable of $2.0 million related to this large commercial claim, which the Company expects to collect during 2016, was included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet in accounts and accrued income receivable at December 31, 2015. Payments and recoveries on reinsured losses for the Company’s title insurance and property and casualty businesses were immaterial during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.
Escrow Deposits and Trust Assets	Escrow deposits and trust assets The Company administers escrow deposits and trust assets as a service to its customers. Escrow deposits totaled $6.6 billion and $6.3 billion at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, of which $2.6 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively, were held at the Company’s federal savings bank subsidiary, First American Trust, FSB. The escrow deposits held at First American Trust, FSB are temporarily invested in cash and cash equivalents and debt securities, with offsetting liabilities included in deposits in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The remaining escrow deposits were held at third-party financial institutions. Trust assets held or managed by First American Trust, FSB totaled $3.0 billion at December 31, 2015 and 2014. Escrow deposits held at third-party financial institutions and trust assets are not considered assets of the Company and, therefore, are not included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. However, the Company could be held contingently liable for the disposition of these assets. In conducting its operations, the Company often holds customers’ assets in escrow, pending completion of real estate transactions and, as a result, the Company has ongoing programs for realizing economic benefits with various financial institutions. The results from these programs are included in the consolidated financial statements as income or a reduction in expense, as appropriate, based on the nature of the arrangement and benefit received.
Like-Kind Exchanges	Like-kind exchanges The Company facilitates tax-deferred property exchanges for customers pursuant to Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code and tax-deferred reverse exchanges pursuant to Revenue Procedure 2000-37. As a facilitator and intermediary, the Company holds the proceeds from sales transactions and takes temporary title to property identified by the customer to be acquired with such proceeds. Upon the completion of each such exchange, the identified property is transferred to the customer or, if the exchange does not take place, an amount equal to the sales proceeds or, in the case of a reverse exchange, title to the property held by the Company is transferred to the customer. Like-kind exchange funds held by the Company totaled $2.8 billion and $2.4 billion at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The like-kind exchange deposits are held at third-party financial institutions and, due to the structure utilized to facilitate these transactions, the proceeds and property are not considered assets of the Company and, therefore, are not included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. All such amounts are placed in deposit accounts insured, up to applicable limits, by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Company could be held contingently liable to the customer for the transfers of property, disbursements of proceeds and the returns on such proceeds.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements	Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements: In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued updated guidance which changes the criteria for determining which disposals are required to be presented as discontinued operations and modifies related disclosure requirements. The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this guidance had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Pending Accounting Pronouncements	Pending Accounting Pronouncements: In September 2015, the FASB issued updated guidance intended to simplify the accounting for adjustments made to provisional amounts recognized in a business combination and eliminates the requirement to retrospectively account for those adjustments. The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and applies prospectively to adjustments made to provisional amounts that occur after the effective date of this guidance with early adoption permitted for financial statements that have not been issued. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. In August 2015, the FASB issued updated guidance relating to the Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Announcement at the June 18, 2015 Emerging Issues Task Force meeting on the presentation and subsequent measurement of debt issuance costs associated with line-of-credit arrangements. The updated guidance allows for the deferral and presentation of debt issuance costs as an asset which may be amortized ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any related outstanding borrowings. The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. In May 2015, the FASB issued updated disclosure guidance related to short-duration contracts issued by insurance entities. The updated guidance is intended to increase the transparency of significant estimates made in measuring liabilities for unpaid claims and claim adjustment expenses and to provide additional insight into an insurance entity’s ability to underwrite and anticipate costs associated with claims. The updated guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and for interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. Except for the disclosure requirements, the Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to impact its consolidated financial statements. In May 2015, the FASB issued updated guidance intended to eliminate the diversity in practice surrounding how investments measured at net asset value under the practical expedient with future redemption dates have been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. Under the updated guidance, investments for which fair value is measured at net asset value per share using the practical expedient should no longer be categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The updated guidance requires retrospective adoption for all periods presented and is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. Except for the disclosure requirements, the Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to impact its consolidated financial statements. In April 2015, the FASB issued updated guidance intended to clarify the accounting treatment for cloud computing arrangements that include software licenses. Under the updated guidance, if a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. In April 2015, the FASB issued updated guidance intended to simplify, and provide consistency to, the presentation of debt issuance costs. The new standard requires that debt issuance costs be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. In February 2015, the FASB issued updated guidance which changes the analysis that a reporting entity must perform to determine whether it should consolidate certain types of legal entities. The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company expects the adoption of this guidance to have no impact on its consolidated financial statements. In June 2014, the FASB issued updated guidance intended to eliminate the diversity in practice regarding share-based payment awards that include terms which provide for a performance target that affects vesting being achieved after the requisite service period. The new standard requires that a performance target which affects vesting and could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition that affects vesting and should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value. The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company expects the adoption of this guidance to have no impact on its consolidated financial statements. In May 2014, the FASB issued updated guidance for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers to provide a single, comprehensive revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers to improve comparability within and across industries, and across capital markets. The new revenue standard contains principles that an entity will apply to determine the measurement of revenue and the timing of recognition. The underlying principle is that an entity will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at an amount that the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. Revenue from insurance contracts is not within the scope of this guidance. The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption prohibited. In August 2015, the FASB issued updated guidance which defers the effective date of this guidance by one year to interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted as of the original effective date. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

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Description of the Company (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Change in Credit Portion of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments Recognized in Earnings on Debt Securities	The following table presents the change in the credit portion of the other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings on debt securities for which a portion of the other-than-temporary impairments related to other factors was recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013. December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands) Cumulative credit loss on debt securities held at beginning of period $ 18,179 $ 16,478 $ 16,478 Addition to credit loss for which an other-than-temporary impairment was previously recognized — 1,701 — Accumulated losses on securities that matured or were sold during the year (18,179 ) — — Cumulative credit loss on debt securities held at end of period $ — $ 18,179 $ 16,478

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Debt and Equity Securities (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Gross Unrealized Losses on Investments in Debt and Equity Securities	Gross unrealized losses on investments in debt and equity securities are as follows: Less than 12 months 12 months or longer Total (in thousands) Estimated Unrealized Estimated Unrealized Estimated Unrealized December 31, 2015 Debt securities: U.S. Treasury bonds $ 105,701 $ (1,285 ) $ 1,654 $ (16 ) $ 107,355 $ (1,301 ) Municipal bonds 133,465 (733 ) 13,190 (112 ) 146,655 (845 ) Foreign government bonds 13,601 (890 ) 267 (125 ) 13,868 (1,015 ) Governmental agency bonds 191,035 (2,497 ) 18,237 (304 ) 209,272 (2,801 ) Governmental agency mortgage-backed securities 1,096,301 (9,424 ) 213,020 (5,615 ) 1,309,321 (15,039 ) U.S. corporate debt securities 361,842 (11,272 ) 13,511 (1,211 ) 375,353 (12,483 ) Foreign corporate debt securities 102,801 (2,725 ) 11,246 (1,053 ) 114,047 (3,778 ) Total debt securities 2,004,746 (28,826 ) 271,125 (8,436 ) 2,275,871 (37,262 ) Equity securities 191,248 (12,068 ) 31,974 (5,904 ) 223,222 (17,972 ) Total $ 2,195,994 $ (40,894 ) $ 303,099 $ (14,340 ) $ 2,499,093 $ (55,234 ) December 31, 2014 Debt securities: U.S. Treasury bonds $ 8,122 $ (27 ) $ 15,124 $ (154 ) $ 23,246 $ (181 ) Municipal bonds 137,755 (689 ) 19,625 (318 ) 157,380 (1,007 ) Foreign government bonds 5,653 (31 ) — — 5,653 (31 ) Governmental agency bonds 27,479 (88 ) 127,936 (1,930 ) 155,415 (2,018 ) Governmental agency mortgage-backed securities 383,717 (1,612 ) 300,918 (7,483 ) 684,635 (9,095 ) Non-agency mortgage-backed securities — — 5,611 (717 ) 5,611 (717 ) U.S. corporate debt securities 141,636 (1,881 ) 8,191 (103 ) 149,827 (1,984 ) Foreign corporate debt securities 57,005 (1,247 ) 1,492 (10 ) 58,497 (1,257 ) Total debt securities 761,367 (5,575 ) 478,897 (10,715 ) 1,240,264 (16,290 ) Equity securities 208,922 (8,587 ) 2,340 (191 ) 211,262 (8,778 ) Total $ 970,289 $ (14,162 ) $ 481,237 $ (10,906 ) $ 1,451,526 $ (25,068 )
Investments in Debt Securities	Investments in debt securities at December 31, 2015, by contractual maturities, are as follows: (in thousands) Due in one Due after Due after Due after Total U.S. Treasury bonds Amortized cost $ 25,982 $ 76,874 $ 11,875 $ 15,521 $ 130,252 Estimated fair value $ 25,959 $ 76,462 $ 11,765 $ 15,186 $ 129,372 Municipal bonds Amortized cost $ 47,506 $ 298,071 $ 208,057 $ 138,366 $ 692,000 Estimated fair value $ 47,580 $ 300,859 $ 213,119 $ 142,237 $ 703,795 Foreign government bonds Amortized cost $ 6,169 $ 110,707 $ 5,461 $ 7,647 $ 129,984 Estimated fair value $ 6,199 $ 111,643 $ 5,464 $ 6,795 $ 130,101 Governmental agency bonds Amortized cost $ 31,778 $ 331,052 $ 28,156 $ 28,883 $ 419,869 Estimated fair value $ 31,768 $ 329,700 $ 28,443 $ 28,180 $ 418,091 U.S. corporate debt securities Amortized cost $ 16,569 $ 298,860 $ 264,527 $ 62,913 $ 642,869 Estimated fair value $ 16,711 $ 297,838 $ 259,775 $ 60,359 $ 634,683 Foreign corporate debt securities Amortized cost $ 13,340 $ 92,104 $ 90,555 $ 14,163 $ 210,162 Estimated fair value $ 13,376 $ 91,836 $ 88,310 $ 14,110 $ 207,632 Total debt securities excluding mortgage-backed securities Amortized cost $ 141,344 $ 1,207,668 $ 608,631 $ 267,493 $ 2,225,136 Estimated fair value $ 141,593 $ 1,208,338 $ 606,876 $ 266,867 $ 2,223,674 Total mortgage-backed securities Amortized cost $ 2,065,728 Estimated fair value $ 2,055,673 Total debt securities Amortized cost $ 4,290,864 Estimated fair value $ 4,279,347
Composition of Investment Portfolio by Credit Rating Agencies	The table below outlines the composition of the investment portfolio, by credit rating, as of December 31, 2015: A- Ratings or higher BBB+ to BBB- Ratings Non-Investment Grade Total (in thousands, except percentages) Estimated fair value Percentage Estimated fair value Percentage Estimated fair value Percentage Estimated fair value Percentage December 31, 2015 Debt securities: U.S. Treasury bonds $ 129,372 100.0 $ — — $ — — $ 129,372 100.0 Municipal bonds 675,257 95.9 23,188 3.3 5,350 0.8 703,795 100.0 Foreign government bonds 121,975 93.8 7,187 5.5 939 0.7 130,101 100.0 Governmental agency bonds 418,091 100.0 — — — — 418,091 100.0 Governmental agency mortgage-backed securities 2,055,673 100.0 — — — — 2,055,673 100.0 U.S. corporate debt securities 293,413 46.2 167,292 26.4 173,978 27.4 634,683 100.0 Foreign corporate debt securities 113,182 54.5 52,912 25.5 41,538 20.0 207,632 100.0 Total debt securities 3,806,963 88.9 250,579 5.9 221,805 5.2 4,279,347 100.0 Preferred stocks — — 8,850 57.2 6,617 42.8 15,467 100.0 Total $ 3,806,963 88.7 $ 259,429 6.0 $ 228,422 5.3 $ 4,294,814 100.0
Composition of Investment Portfolio in Unrealized Loss Position by Credit Rating Agencies	The table below outlines the composition of the investment portfolio in an unrealized loss position, by credit rating, as of December 31, 2015: A- Ratings or higher BBB+ to BBB- Ratings Non-Investment Grade Total (in thousands, except percentages) Estimated fair value Percentage Estimated fair value Percentage Estimated fair value Percentage Estimated fair value Percentage December 31, 2015 Debt securities: U.S. Treasury bonds $ 107,355 100.0 $ — — $ — — $ 107,355 100.0 Municipal bonds 136,568 93.2 5,040 3.4 5,047 3.4 146,655 100.0 Foreign government bonds 5,824 42.0 7,105 51.2 939 6.8 13,868 100.0 Governmental agency bonds 209,272 100.0 — — — — 209,272 100.0 Governmental agency mortgage-backed securities 1,309,321 100.0 — — — — 1,309,321 100.0 U.S. corporate debt securities 134,224 35.8 112,373 29.9 128,756 34.3 375,353 100.0 Foreign corporate debt securities 40,094 35.2 38,891 34.1 35,062 30.7 114,047 100.0 Total debt securities 1,942,658 85.3 163,409 7.2 169,804 7.5 2,275,871 100.0 Preferred stocks — — 8,850 58.9 6,164 41.1 15,014 100.0 Total $ 1,942,658 84.8 $ 172,259 7.5 $ 175,968 7.7 $ 2,290,885 100.0
Debt Securities
Investments Classified as Available-For-Sale	Investments in debt securities, classified as available-for-sale, are as follows: Amortized Gross unrealized Estimated (in thousands) gains losses December 31, 2015 U.S. Treasury bonds $ 130,252 $ 421 $ (1,301 ) $ 129,372 Municipal bonds 692,000 12,640 (845 ) 703,795 Foreign government bonds 129,984 1,132 (1,015 ) 130,101 Governmental agency bonds 419,869 1,023 (2,801 ) 418,091 Governmental agency mortgage-backed securities 2,065,728 4,984 (15,039 ) 2,055,673 U.S. corporate debt securities 642,869 4,297 (12,483 ) 634,683 Foreign corporate debt securities 210,162 1,248 (3,778 ) 207,632 $ 4,290,864 $ 25,745 $ (37,262 ) $ 4,279,347 December 31, 2014 U.S. Treasury bonds $ 64,195 $ 968 $ (181 ) $ 64,982 Municipal bonds 577,703 10,981 (1,007 ) 587,677 Foreign government bonds 133,365 1,604 (31 ) 134,938 Governmental agency bonds 198,330 1,562 (2,018 ) 197,874 Governmental agency mortgage-backed securities 1,812,766 8,491 (9,095 ) 1,812,162 Non-agency mortgage-backed securities 15,949 1,306 (717 ) 16,538 U.S. corporate debt securities 446,630 7,483 (1,984 ) 452,129 Foreign corporate debt securities 183,528 1,681 (1,257 ) 183,952 $ 3,432,466 $ 34,076 $ (16,290 ) $ 3,450,252
Equity securities
Investments Classified as Available-For-Sale	Investments in equity securities, classified as available-for-sale, are as follows: Cost Gross unrealized Estimated (in thousands) gains losses December 31, 2015 Preferred stocks $ 18,305 $ 420 $ (3,258 ) $ 15,467 Common stocks 307,429 13,103 (14,714 ) 305,818 $ 325,734 $ 13,523 $ (17,972 ) $ 321,285 December 31, 2014 Preferred stocks $ 14,976 $ 596 $ (47 ) $ 15,525 Common stocks 378,938 16,680 (8,731 ) 386,887 $ 393,914 $ 17,276 $ (8,778 ) $ 402,412

Property And Equipment (Tables)

Property And Equipment (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]
Schedule of Property and Equipment	Property and equipment consists of the following: December 31, 2015 2014 (in thousands) Land $ 28,950 $ 29,700 Buildings 259,601 270,689 Furniture and equipment 205,641 186,237 Capitalized software 499,634 466,548 993,826 953,174 Accumulated depreciation and amortization (583,853 ) (557,887 ) $ 409,973 $ 395,287

Goodwill (Tables)

Goodwill (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Operating Segment	A summary of the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by operating segment, for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, is as follows: Title Specialty Total (in thousands) Balance as of December 31, 2013 $ 799,261 $ 46,765 $ 846,026 Acquisitions 121,252 — 121,252 Foreign currency translation (5,554 ) — (5,554 ) Other adjustments (1,779 ) — (1,779 ) Balance as of December 31, 2014 913,180 46,765 959,945 Acquisitions 13,430 — 13,430 Foreign currency translation (9,033 ) — (9,033 ) Balance as of December 31, 2015 $ 917,577 $ 46,765 $ 964,342

Other Intangible Assets (Tables

Other Intangible Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Intangible Assets Gross Excluding Goodwill [Abstract]
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets	Other intangible assets consist of the following: December 31, 2015 2014 (in thousands) Finite-lived intangible assets: Customer relationships $ 93,572 $ 94,850 Noncompete agreements 26,963 27,286 Trademarks 9,341 11,241 Patents 2,840 2,840 132,716 136,217 Accumulated amortization (101,479 ) (97,282 ) 31,237 38,935 Indefinite-lived intangible assets: Licenses 16,877 16,877 $ 48,114 $ 55,812
Estimated Amortization Expense for Finite-Lived Intangible Assets	Estimated amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets for the next five years is as follows: Year (in thousands) 2016 $ 8,186 2017 $ 7,040 2018 $ 4,601 2019 $ 3,807 2020 $ 2,257

Deposits (Tables)

Deposits (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Deposits Liabilities Balance Sheet Reported Amounts [Abstract]
Escrow, Savings and Investment Certificate Accounts	Deposit accounts are summarized as follows: December 31, 2015 2014 (in thousands, except Escrow accounts: Interest bearing $ 2,084,926 $ 1,962,351 Non-interest bearing 494,077 266,281 2,579,003 2,228,632 Business checking and other deposits (1) 120,012 104,082 $ 2,699,015 $ 2,332,714 Weighted average interest rate: Escrow accounts 0.10 % 0.11 % ( 1 ) Business checking and other deposits primarily reflect non-interest bearing accounts.

Reserve for Known and Incurre43

Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported Claims (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Insurance Loss Reserves [Abstract]
Activity in Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported Claims	Activity in the reserve for known and incurred but not reported claims is summarized as follows: December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands) Balance at beginning of year $ 1,011,780 $ 1,018,365 $ 976,462 Provision related to: Current year 395,459 383,181 378,968 Prior years 95,633 66,842 151,388 491,092 450,023 530,356 Payments, net of recoveries, related to: Current year 209,845 196,656 182,653 Prior years 266,647 273,094 296,657 476,492 469,750 479,310 Other (42,500 ) 13,142 (9,143 ) Balance at end of year $ 983,880 $ 1,011,780 $ 1,018,365
Summary of Loss Reserves	A summary of the Company’s loss reserves is as follows: (in thousands, except percentages) December 31, 2015 December 31, 2014 Known title claims $ 87,543 8.9 % $ 165,330 16.3 % Incurred but not reported claims 844,364 85.8 % 802,069 79.3 % Total title claims 931,907 94.7 % 967,399 95.6 % Non-title claims 51,973 5.3 % 44,381 4.4 % Total loss reserves $ 983,880 100.0 % $ 1,011,780 100.0 %

Notes and Contracts Payable (Ta

Notes and Contracts Payable (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Notes and Contracts Payable	December 31, 2015 2014 (in thousands, except percentages) 4.60% senior unsecured notes due November 15, 2024, net of unamortized discount of $66 and $74 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, effective interest rate of 4.60% $ 299,934 $ 299,926 4.30% senior unsecured notes due February 1, 2023, net of unamortized discount of $680 and $760 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, effective interest rate of 4.35% 249,320 249,240 Trust deed notes with maturities through 2023, collateralized by land and buildings with a net book value of $50,514 and $52,414 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, weighted-average interest rate of 5.34% and 5.39%, at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively 30,308 34,420 Other notes and contracts payable with maturities through 2032, weighted-average interest rate of 4.21% and 5.30% at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively 5,540 3,751 $ 585,102 $ 587,337
Aggregate Annual Maturities of Notes and Contracts Payable	The aggregate annual maturities for notes and contracts payable for the next five years and thereafter, are as follows: Year Annual maturities (in thousands) 2016 $ 5,018 2017 5,493 2018 4,582 2019 4,234 2020 3,871 Thereafter 561,904 $ 585,102

Net Investment Income (Tables)

Net Investment Income (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Investment Income Net [Abstract]
Schedule of Net Investment Income	The components of net investment income are as follows: Year ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands) Interest: Cash equivalents and deposits with banks $ 3,822 $ 4,471 $ 3,694 Debt securities 76,822 56,373 47,226 Other investments 1,841 1,213 2,009 Loans receivable — 3,755 5,474 Dividends on equity securities 11,751 11,961 11,776 Equity in earnings of affiliates, net 7,800 (16,545 ) 5,316 Other 314 10,488 14,400 Total investment income 102,350 71,716 89,895 Investment expenses (1) (1,797 ) (675 ) — Net investment income $ 100,553 $ 71,041 $ 89,895 (1) Investment expenses include fees paid to third party investment managers, which the Company began utilizing in 2014.

Income Taxes (Tables)

Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Summary of Tax Expenses	Income taxes are summarized as follows: Year ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands) Current: Federal $ 94,036 $ 87,189 $ 86,406 State 3,636 4,751 7,887 Foreign 10,589 812 24,331 108,261 92,752 118,624 Deferred: Federal 33,446 15,594 8,937 State 3,413 (304 ) 9,774 Foreign (1,225 ) 8,303 (13,691 ) 35,634 23,593 5,020 $ 143,895 $ 116,345 $ 123,644
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation	Income taxes differ from the amounts computed by applying the federal income tax rate of 35.0%. A reconciliation of this difference is as follows: Year ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands, except percentages) Taxes calculated at federal rate $ 151,468 35.0 % $ 122,696 35.0 % $ 108,748 35.0 % State taxes, net of federal benefit 4,581 1.1 2,891 0.8 11,480 3.7 Change in liability for tax positions 1,094 0.3 412 0.1 3,537 1.1 Foreign income taxed at different rates (7,111 ) (1.6 ) (6,091 ) (1.7 ) 8,567 2.8 Foreign tax credits (1,710 ) (0.4 ) (2,184 ) (0.6 ) (5,640 ) (1.8 ) Other items, net (4,427 ) (1.1 ) (1,379 ) (0.4 ) (3,048 ) (1.0 ) $ 143,895 33.3 % $ 116,345 33.2 % $ 123,644 39.8 %
Net Deferred Tax (Liability) Assets	The primary components of temporary differences that give rise to the Company’s net deferred tax liability are as follows: December 31, 2015 2014 (in thousands) Deferred tax assets: Deferred revenue $ 11,639 $ 9,887 Employee benefits 77,994 74,068 Bad debt reserves 14,943 15,253 Investments in affiliates — 13,670 Loss reserves 3,062 2,507 Pension 105,398 120,401 Net operating loss carryforward 15,541 23,727 Securities 6,128 — Foreign tax credit 1,769 2,184 Other 7,904 8,712 244,378 270,409 Valuation allowance (6,729 ) (15,706 ) 237,649 254,703 Deferred tax liabilities: Depreciable and amortizable assets 304,632 284,532 Claims and related salvage 40,901 36,653 Investments in affiliates 3,193 — Securities — 8,934 348,726 330,119 Net deferred tax liability $ 111,077 $ 75,416
Changes in Unrecognized Tax Benefits	A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 is as follows: December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands) Unrecognized tax benefits—opening balance $ 24,100 $ 47,800 $ 47,900 Gross decreases—prior period tax positions (800 ) (24,100 ) (600 ) Gross increases—current period tax positions 500 400 500 Unrecognized tax benefits—ending balance $ 23,800 $ 24,100 $ 47,800

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

Earnings Per Share (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of Earnings Per Share	The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows: 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands, except per share data) Numerator Net income attributable to the Company $ 288,086 $ 233,534 $ 186,367 Less: dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to unvested RSUs 321 514 324 Net income allocated to common stockholders $ 287,765 $ 233,020 $ 186,043 Denominator Basic weighted-average shares 108,427 106,884 106,991 Effect of dilutive employee stock options and RSUs 1,399 1,804 2,111 Diluted weighted-average shares 109,826 108,688 109,102 Net income per share attributable to the Company’s stockholders Basic $ 2.65 $ 2.18 $ 1.74 Diluted $ 2.62 $ 2.15 $ 1.71

Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Principal Components of Employee Benefit Plan Expenses	The principal components of employee benefit plan expenses are as follows: Year ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands) Expense: Savings plan $ 37,326 $ 16,333 $ 10,458 Defined benefit pension plans 18,611 13,465 20,975 Unfunded supplemental benefit plans 17,373 14,614 16,673 Other plans, net 3,812 9,259 15,479 $ 77,122 $ 53,671 $ 63,585
Company's Benefit Obligations, Assets and Funded Status	The following table summarizes the benefit obligations, assets and funded status associated with the Company’s defined benefit pension and supplemental benefit plans: December 31, 2015 2014 Defined Unfunded Defined Unfunded (in thousands) Change in projected benefit obligation: Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 450,667 $ 262,137 $ 382,035 $ 226,458 Service costs — 1,560 — 1,315 Interest costs 17,537 10,207 18,644 10,536 Plan amendment (4,775 ) — — — Actuarial (gains) losses (25,583 ) (11,835 ) 76,164 37,281 Benefits paid (21,430 ) (13,409 ) (26,176 ) (13,453 ) Projected benefit obligation at end of year 416,416 248,660 450,667 262,137 Change in plan assets: Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 339,365 — 313,469 — Actual (losses) returns on plan assets (9,620 ) — 24,400 — Contributions 21,672 13,409 27,672 13,453 Benefits paid (21,430 ) (13,409 ) (26,176 ) (13,453 ) Fair value of plan assets at end of year 329,987 — 339,365 — Reconciliation of funded status: Unfunded status of the plans $ (86,429 ) $ (248,660 ) $ (111,302 ) $ (262,137 ) Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet: Accrued benefit liability $ (86,429 ) $ (248,660 ) $ (111,302 ) $ (262,137 ) Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss: Unrecognized net actuarial loss $ 202,087 $ 99,023 $ 219,081 $ 120,642 Unrecognized prior service (credit) cost (4,775 ) (20,785 ) 15 (24,964 ) $ 197,312 $ 78,238 $ 219,096 $ 95,678 Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year $ 416,416 $ 248,660 $ 450,667 $ 262,137
Net Periodic Cost	Net periodic cost related to the Company’s defined benefit pension and supplemental benefit plans includes the following components: Year ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands) Expense: Service costs $ 1,560 $ 1,315 $ 1,915 Interest costs 27,744 29,180 26,861 Expected return on plan assets (21,802 ) (20,850 ) (18,776 ) Amortization of net actuarial loss 32,645 22,587 32,033 Amortization of prior service credit (4,163 ) (4,153 ) (4,385 ) $ 35,984 $ 28,079 $ 37,648
Weighted-Average Actuarial Assumptions Used to Determine Costs and Benefit Obligations	Weighted-average actuarial assumptions used to determine costs for the plans for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, were as follows: December 31, 2015 2014 Defined benefit pension plans Discount rate 4.07 % 4.97 % Rate of return on plan assets 6.50 % 6.50 % Unfunded supplemental benefit plans Discount rate 4.00 % 4.80 % Weighted-average actuarial assumptions used to determine benefit obligations for the plans at December 31, 2015 and 2014, were as follows: December 31, 2015 2014 Defined benefit pension plans Discount rate 4.31 % 4.07 % Unfunded supplemental benefit plans Discount rate 4.33 % 4.00 %
Target Asset Allocation Based On Funded Status	Asset allocation targets, based on settlement funded status, are as follows: Settlement funded status Return seeking assets Liability tracking assets 100.0 % 0 % 100 % 97.5 % 15 % 85 % 95.0 % 30 % 70 % 92.5 % 40 % 60 % 90.0 % 50 % 50 % 87.5 % 60 % 40 % 85.0 % 70 % 30 % Below 85.0% 85 % 15 %
Defined Benefit Pension Plan Asset Allocation	A summary of the defined benefit pension plan’s asset allocations are as follows: 2015 2014 Asset category Cash and cash equivalents 1.1 % 0.3 % Equities 57.2 % 45.5 % Fixed income funds 39.3 % 32.5 % Balanced funds — 19.4 % Other 2.4 % 2.3 %
Benefit Payments	Benefit payments for all plans, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be made as follows: Year (in thousands) 2016 $ 42,890 2017 $ 43,985 2018 $ 44,920 2019 $ 44,935 2020 $ 44,701 Five years thereafter $ 223,753
Defined Benefit Pension Plan Assets at Fair Value	The following table presents the fair value of the Company’s defined benefit pension plan assets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014: December 31, 2015 Estimated fair value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 (in thousands) Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,621 $ 3,621 $ — $ — Equities (a) 129,633 83,675 45,958 — Fixed income funds (b) 188,801 116,204 72,597 — Other (d) 7,932 — — 7,932 $ 329,987 $ 203,500 $ 118,555 $ 7,932 December 31, 2014 Estimated Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 (in thousands) Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,101 $ 1,101 $ — $ — Equities (a) 154,279 101,304 52,975 — Fixed income funds (b) 110,405 59,507 50,898 — Balanced funds (c) 65,856 — 65,856 — Other (d) 7,724 — — 7,724 $ 339,365 $ 161,912 $ 169,729 $ 7,724 (a) Investments in passively managed index funds, actively managed mutual funds with holdings in domestic and international equities, and investments in domestic equities. These investments are valued at the closing price reported on the major market on which the individual securities are traded or the Net Asset Value (“NAV”) provided by the administrator of the fund. (b) Investments in passively managed index funds and actively managed mutual funds with holdings in domestic and foreign corporate bonds, foreign government bonds, mortgage-backed securities, and other fixed income instruments. These investments are valued using matrix pricing models and quoted prices of the securities in active markets. (c) Investments in global multi-asset risk parity strategy funds with holdings in domestic and international debt and equity securities, commodities, real estate, and derivative investments. These investments are valued using the NAV provided by the administrator of the fund. (d) Investments in a guaranteed deposit fund with holdings in insurance contracts. These investments are valued at contract value of the fund including contributions and earnings, less applicable costs and liabilities, as provided by the administrator of the fund.

Fair Value Measurements (Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value of Assets Measured on Recurring Basis	The following table presents the fair values of the Company’s assets, measured on a recurring basis, as of December 31, 2015 and 2014: (in thousands) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 December 31, 2015 Assets: Debt securities: U.S. Treasury bonds $ 129,372 $ — $ 129,372 $ — Municipal bonds 703,795 — 703,795 — Foreign government bonds 130,101 — 130,101 — Governmental agency bonds 418,091 — 418,091 — Governmental agency mortgage- backed securities 2,055,673 — 2,055,673 — U.S. corporate debt securities 634,683 — 591,116 43,567 Foreign corporate debt securities 207,632 — 201,060 6,572 4,279,347 — 4,229,208 50,139 Equity securities: Preferred stocks 15,467 15,467 — — Common stocks 305,818 305,818 — — 321,285 321,285 — — Total assets $ 4,600,632 $ 321,285 $ 4,229,208 $ 50,139 (in thousands) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 December 31, 2014 Assets: Debt securities: U.S. Treasury bonds $ 64,982 $ — $ 64,982 $ — Municipal bonds 587,677 — 587,677 — Foreign government bonds 134,938 — 134,938 — Governmental agency bonds 197,874 — 197,874 — Governmental agency mortgage- backed securities 1,812,162 — 1,812,162 — Non-agency mortgage-backed securities 16,538 — — 16,538 U.S. corporate debt securities 452,129 — 452,129 — Foreign corporate debt securities 183,952 — 183,952 — 3,450,252 — 3,433,714 16,538 Equity securities: Preferred stocks 15,525 15,525 — — Common stocks 386,887 386,887 — — 402,412 402,412 — — Total assets $ 3,852,664 $ 402,412 $ 3,433,714 $ 16,538
Summary of Changes in Fair Value of Level 3 Assets Measured on Recurring Basis	The following table presents a summary of the changes in the fair values of Level 3 assets measured on a recurring basis for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014: (in thousands) December 31, 2015 December 31, 2014 U.S. corporate debt securities Foreign corporate debt securities Non-agency mortgage-backed securities Total Non-agency mortgage-backed securities Fair value at beginning of period $ — $ — $ 16,538 $ 16,538 $ 19,022 Net realized and unrealized gains (losses): Included in earnings (77 ) (5 ) (1,015 ) (1,097 ) (1,701 ) Included in other comprehensive income (loss) (839 ) (113 ) (589 ) (1,541 ) 1,225 Purchases 47,612 7,307 — 54,919 — Sales (960 ) (381 ) (14,934 ) (16,275 ) — Settlements (2,169 ) (236 ) — (2,405 ) (2,008 ) Fair value at end of period $ 43,567 $ 6,572 $ — $ 50,139 $ 16,538 Unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings for the period relating to Level 3 assets that were still held at the end of the period: Net other-than-temporary impairment losses $ (75 ) $ — $ — $ (75 ) $ (1,701 )
Carrying Amounts and Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments Not Measured at Fair Value	The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments not measured at fair value as of December 31, 2015 and 2014: Carrying Estimated fair value (in thousands) Amount Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 December 31, 2015 Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,027,321 $ 1,027,321 $ 1,027,321 $ — $ — Deposits with banks $ 23,224 $ 23,211 $ 1,103 $ 22,108 $ — Notes receivable, net $ 5,866 $ 5,791 $ — $ — $ 5,791 Liabilities: Deposits $ 2,699,015 $ 2,699,015 $ 2,699,015 $ — $ — Notes and contracts payable $ 585,102 $ 590,970 $ — $ 583,893 $ 7,077 Carrying Estimated fair value (in thousands) Amount Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 December 31, 2014 Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,190,080 $ 1,190,080 $ 1,190,080 $ — $ — Deposits with banks $ 21,445 $ 21,540 $ 4,068 $ 17,472 $ — Notes receivable, net $ 6,130 $ 3,930 $ — $ — $ 3,930 Liabilities: Deposits $ 2,332,714 $ 2,332,714 $ 2,332,714 $ — $ — Notes and contracts payable $ 587,337 $ 595,087 $ — $ 588,542 $ 6,545

Share-Based Compensation Plans

Share-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]
Expenses Associated with Share-Based Compensation Plans	The following table presents compensation expense associated with the Company’s share-based compensation plans: 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands) Expense: Restricted stock units $ 21,761 $ 17,197 $ 20,827 Stock options 271 271 8 Employee stock purchase plan 2,307 1,834 1,466 $ 24,339 $ 19,302 $ 22,301
Summary of RSU Activity	The following table summarizes RSU activity for the year ended December 31, 2015: (in thousands, except weighted-average grant-date fair value) Shares Weighted-average RSUs unvested at December 31, 2014 2,337 $ 21.21 Granted during 2015 801 $ 34.68 Vested during 2015 (1,047 ) $ 18.96 Forfeited during 2015 (31 ) $ 28.96 RSUs unvested at December 31, 2015 2,060 $ 27.47
Summary of Stock Option Activity	The following table summarizes stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2015: (in thousands, except weighted-average Number Weighted- Weighted- Aggregate Balance at December 31, 2014 686 $ 20.18 Exercised during 2015 (554 ) $ 18.40 Balance at December 31, 2015 132 $ 27.66 8.0 years $ 1,091 Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2015 132 $ 27.66 8.0 years $ 1,091 Exercisable at December 31, 2015 66 $ 27.66 8.0 years $ 545

Commitments and Contingencies (

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Future Minimum Rental Payments	Future minimum rental payments under operating leases that have initial noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2015 are as follows: (in thousands) Year 2016 $ 82,684 2017 67,031 2018 49,082 2019 35,537 2020 26,051 Thereafter 54,140 $ 314,525

Accumulated Other Comprehensi52

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	The following table presents a summary of the changes in each component of AOCI for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013: Unrealized Foreign Pension Accumulated (in thousands) Balance at December 31, 2012 $ 21,938 $ 9,924 $ (182,408 ) $ (150,546 ) Change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities (50,191 ) — — (50,191 ) Change in foreign currency translation adjustment — (13,650 ) — (13,650 ) Net actuarial gain — — 53,080 53,080 Amortization of net actuarial loss — — 32,033 32,033 Amortization of prior service credit — — (4,385 ) (4,385 ) Tax effect 19,526 — (31,404 ) (11,878 ) Balance at December 31, 2013 (8,727 ) (3,726 ) (133,084 ) (145,537 ) Change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities 31,118 — — 31,118 Change in foreign currency translation adjustment — (16,694 ) — (16,694 ) Net actuarial loss — — (109,924 ) (109,924 ) Amortization of net actuarial loss — — 22,587 22,587 Amortization of prior service credit — — (4,153 ) (4,153 ) Tax effect (11,480 ) — 34,994 23,514 Balance at December 31, 2014 10,911 (20,420 ) (189,580 ) (199,089 ) Change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities (42,205 ) — — (42,205 ) Change in foreign currency translation adjustment — (36,822 ) — (36,822 ) Net actuarial gain — — 10,743 10,743 Amortization of net actuarial loss — — 32,645 32,645 Amortization of prior service credit — — (4,163 ) (4,163 ) Tax effect 14,893 — (15,002 ) (109 ) Balance at December 31, 2015 $ (16,401 ) $ (57,242 ) $ (165,357 ) $ (239,000 )
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Allocated to Company and Noncontrolling Interests	Components of AOCI allocated to the Company and noncontrolling interests at December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, are as follows: Unrealized Foreign Pension Accumulated (in thousands) 2015 Allocated to the Company $ (16,404 ) $ (57,242 ) $ (165,357 ) $ (239,003 ) Allocated to noncontrolling interests 3 — — 3 Balance at December 31, 2015 $ (16,401 ) $ (57,242 ) $ (165,357 ) $ (239,000 ) 2014 Allocated to the Company $ 10,894 $ (20,420 ) $ (189,580 ) $ (199,106 ) Allocated to noncontrolling interests 17 — — 17 Balance at December 31, 2014 $ 10,911 $ (20,420 ) $ (189,580 ) $ (199,089 ) 2013 Allocated to the Company $ (8,734 ) $ (3,726 ) $ (133,084 ) $ (145,544 ) Allocated to noncontrolling interests 7 — — 7 Balance at December 31, 2013 $ (8,727 ) $ (3,726 ) $ (133,084 ) $ (145,537 )
Adjustments for Reclassification of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	The following table presents the other comprehensive income (loss) reclassification adjustments for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013: Unrealized Foreign Pension Total (in thousands) Year ended December 31, 2015 Pretax change before reclassifications $ (46,601 ) $ (36,822 ) $ 10,743 $ (72,680 ) Reclassifications out of AOCI 4,396 — 28,482 32,878 Tax effect 14,893 — (15,002 ) (109 ) Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax $ (27,312 ) $ (36,822 ) $ 24,223 $ (39,911 ) Year ended December 31, 2014 Pretax change before reclassifications $ 52,693 $ (16,694 ) $ (109,924 ) $ (73,925 ) Reclassifications out of AOCI (21,575 ) — 18,434 (3,141 ) Tax effect (11,480 ) — 34,994 23,514 Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax $ 19,638 $ (16,694 ) $ (56,496 ) $ (53,552 ) Year ended December 31, 2013 Pretax change before reclassifications $ (40,396 ) $ (13,650 ) $ 53,080 $ (966 ) Reclassifications out of AOCI (9,795 ) — 27,648 17,853 Tax effect 19,526 — (31,404 ) (11,878 ) Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax $ (30,665 ) $ (13,650 ) $ 49,324 $ 5,009
Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	The following table presents the effect of the reclassifications out of AOCI on the respective line items in the consolidated statements of income: Amounts reclassified from AOCI Year ended December 31, Affected line items in the (in thousands) 2015 2014 consolidated statements of income Unrealized gains (losses) on securities: Net realized gains (losses) on sales of securities $ (2,147 ) $ 23,276 Net realized investment gains (losses) Net other-than-temporary impairment losses (2,249 ) (1,701 ) Net realized investment gains (losses) Pretax total $ (4,396 ) $ 21,575 Tax effect $ 1,551 $ (7,959 ) Pension benefit adjustment: Amortization of defined benefit pension and supplemental benefit plan items: Net actuarial loss $ (32,645 ) $ (22,587 ) (1) Prior service credit 4,163 4,153 (1) Pretax total $ (28,482 ) $ (18,434 ) Tax effect $ 10,893 $ 7,051 (1) These components of AOCI are included in the computation of net periodic cost. See Note 13 Employee Benefit Plans for additional details.

Segment Financial Information (

Segment Financial Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of Selected Financial Information	Selected financial information about the Company’s operations, by segment, for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, is as follows: Revenues Depreciation Equity in affiliates, net Income (loss) Assets Investments method affiliates Capital (in thousands) 2015 Title Insurance and Services $ 4,788,110 $ 80,359 $ 7,800 $ 489,954 $ 7,296,766 $ 108,574 $ 122,707 Specialty Insurance 393,757 4,775 — 39,519 510,915 — 4,837 Corporate (5,955 ) 462 — (96,708 ) 448,993 — 22 Eliminations (456 ) — — — (2,323 ) — — $ 5,175,456 $ 85,596 $ 7,800 $ 432,765 $ 8,254,351 $ 108,574 $ 127,566 2014 Title Insurance and Services $ 4,304,428 $ 77,820 $ (16,545 ) $ 373,024 $ 6,767,245 $ 106,083 $ 95,949 Specialty Insurance 368,666 4,978 — 52,974 506,242 — 3,412 Corporate 6,415 2,799 — (75,438 ) 464,980 — — Eliminations (1,560 ) — — — (72,367 ) — — $ 4,677,949 $ 85,597 $ (16,545 ) $ 350,560 $ 7,666,100 $ 106,083 $ 99,361 2013 Title Insurance and Services $ 4,606,088 $ 66,956 $ 7,387 $ 350,165 $ 5,751,632 $ 124,921 $ 83,469 Specialty Insurance 339,613 4,865 — 42,132 499,788 — 3,673 Corporate 13,008 3,095 (2,071 ) (81,589 ) 369,385 101 — Eliminations (2,632 ) — — — (61,622 ) — — $ 4,956,077 $ 74,916 $ 5,316 $ 310,708 $ 6,559,183 $ 125,022 $ 87,142
Schedule Of Revenues From External Customers And Long-Lived Assets	Revenues from external customers allocated between domestic and foreign operations, by segment, for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, are as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2015 2014 2013 Domestic Foreign Domestic Foreign Domestic Foreign (in thousands) Title Insurance and Services $ 4,480,230 $ 307,453 $ 3,977,498 $ 325,393 $ 4,283,067 $ 320,413 Specialty Insurance 393,757 — 368,666 — 339,613 — $ 4,873,987 $ 307,453 $ 4,346,164 $ 325,393 $ 4,622,680 $ 320,413 Long-lived assets allocated between domestic and foreign operations, by segment, as of December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, are as follows: December 31, 2015 2014 2013 Domestic Foreign Domestic Foreign Domestic Foreign (in thousands) Title Insurance and Services $ 952,651 $ 35,375 $ 908,885 $ 46,514 $ 863,884 $ 49,239 Specialty Insurance 51,920 — 50,611 — 50,674 — $ 1,004,571 $ 35,375 $ 959,496 $ 46,514 $ 914,558 $ 49,239

Quarterly Financial Data (Table

Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Quarterly Financial Data	Quarter Ended March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 (in thousands, except per share amounts) 2015 Revenues $ 1,111,084 $ 1,323,789 $ 1,383,915 $ 1,356,668 Income before income taxes $ 58,948 $ 141,622 $ 115,396 $ 116,799 Net income $ 37,796 $ 93,579 $ 75,759 $ 81,736 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests $ 164 $ 232 $ 217 $ 171 Net income attributable to the Company $ 37,632 $ 93,347 $ 75,542 $ 81,565 Net income per share attributable to the Company’s stockholders (1): Basic $ 0.35 $ 0.86 $ 0.69 $ 0.75 Diluted $ 0.34 $ 0.85 $ 0.69 $ 0.74 (1) Net income per share attributable to the Company’s stockholders for the four quarters of each fiscal year may not sum to the total for the fiscal year because of the different number of shares outstanding during each period. Quarter Ended March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 (in thousands, except per share amounts) 2014 Revenues $ 1,012,799 $ 1,149,969 $ 1,259,730 $ 1,255,451 Income before income taxes $ 35,253 $ 76,458 $ 115,952 $ 122,897 Net income $ 21,852 $ 50,688 $ 80,937 $ 80,738 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests $ 128 $ 94 $ 232 $ 227 Net income attributable to the Company $ 21,724 $ 50,594 $ 80,705 $ 80,511 Net income per share attributable to the Company’s stockholders (1): Basic $ 0.20 $ 0.47 $ 0.75 $ 0.75 Diluted $ 0.20 $ 0.47 $ 0.74 $ 0.74 (1) Net income per share attributable to the Company’s stockholders for the four quarters of each fiscal year may not sum to the total for the fiscal year because of the different number of shares outstanding during each period.

Description of the Company (Nar

Description of the Company (Narrative) (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)State	Dec. 31, 2014USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of states company issues title insurance policies | State	49
Number of states company licensed to issue property and casualty insurance policies | State	50
Number of states company issues property and casualty policies | State	46
Number of states company issues home warranty contracts | State	39
Increase in premiums earned by agent	$ 2,098,265,000	$ 1,867,402,000	$ 2,061,404,000
Increase in personnel costs	1,594,935,000	1,435,628,000	1,488,997,000
Increase in premiums earned by agent	1,656,722,000	1,472,066,000	1,637,561,000
Decrease in operating expenses	820,969,000	807,634,000	841,523,000
Decrease to direct premiums and escrow fees	2,310,047,000	2,052,242,000	2,132,831,000
Information and other	673,138,000	657,197,000	662,736,000
Fair value of investments in debt securities for funding of statutory premium reserves and state deposits	122,400,000	120,700,000
Net other-than-temporary impairment losses	2,200,000	1,700,000
Impairment losses on equity method investments in affiliates	2,000,000	22,500,000	7,800,000
Impairment losses on software	10,900,000	1,200,000	1,100,000
Title plants	528,700,000	514,600,000
Capitalized real estate data	$ 26,200,000	16,000,000
Assessment to determine fair value	50.00%
Goodwill impairment losses	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Change in basis points to one or more loss rate	0.50%
Increase (decrease) in IBNR reserve if the expected ultimate losses for each of the last six policy years increase or decrease by 50 basis points	$ 103,200,000
Total premiums assumed and ceded in connection with reinsurance percentage less than premium and escrow fees	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Recoveries on reinsured losses related to large commercial title claim	$ 23,800,000
Reinsurance receivable		$ 25,000,000
Escrow deposits	6,600,000,000	6,300,000,000
Like-kind exchange funds	2,800,000,000	2,400,000,000
First American Trust
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Escrow deposits	2,600,000,000	2,200,000,000
Assets held-in-trust	3,000,000,000	3,000,000,000
Accounts and Accrued Income Receivable
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Reinsurance receivable	$ 2,000,000
Incentive Compensation Plan
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Employee stock purchase plan percentage of purchase price on closing price	85.00%
Employee stock purchase plan percentage of discount purchase price on closing price	15.00%
Equity securities
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net other-than-temporary impairment losses	$ 0	0	$ 0
Unrealized loss position percentage of cost	80.00%
Compensating Errors | Restatement Adjustment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Decrease in operating expenses		5,000,000
Title Insurance and Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Increase in premiums earned by agent		25,800,000	16,500,000
Increase in personnel costs		23,900,000	42,200,000
Increase in premiums earned by agent		1,200,000	800,000
Decrease in operating expenses		(25,100,000)	(43,000,000)
Decrease to direct premiums and escrow fees		(37,200,000)	(35,100,000)
Information and other		37,200,000	35,100,000
Specialty Insurance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Increase in personnel costs		1,000,000	1,200,000
Decrease in operating expenses		$ (1,000,000)	$ (1,200,000)
Minimum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capitalized real estate estimated useful lives, years	3 years
Other intangible assets estimated useful lives, years	1 year
Percentage of claim amounts known in the first few years of the policy life	70.00%
Maximum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capitalized real estate estimated useful lives, years	15 years
Other intangible assets estimated useful lives, years	20 years
Percentage of claim amounts known in the first few years of the policy life	80.00%
Buildings | Minimum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives, years	5 years
Buildings | Maximum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives, years	40 years
Furniture and Equipment | Minimum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives, years	1 year
Furniture and Equipment | Maximum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives, years	15 years
Capitalized Software Costs | Minimum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives, years	1 year
Capitalized Software Costs | Maximum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives, years	15 years
Leasehold Improvements
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Leasehold improvements, estimated useful lives	Initially recorded at cost and are amortized over the lesser of the remaining term of the respective lease or the estimated useful life, using the straight-line method.

Business Combinations (Narrativ

Business Combinations (Narrative) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisition purchase price	$ 32.3	$ 162.5

Description of the Company (Cha

Description of the Company (Change in Credit Portion of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments Recognized in Earnings on Debt Securities) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Cumulative credit loss on debt securities held at beginning of period	$ 18,179	$ 16,478	$ 16,478
Addition to credit loss for which an other-than-temporary impairment was previously recognized		1,701	0
Accumulated losses on securities that matured or were sold during the year	$ (18,179)		0
Cumulative credit loss on debt securities held at end of period		$ 18,179	$ 16,478

Statutory Restrictions on Inv58

Statutory Restrictions on Investments and Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Deposit invested with state treasurers	$ 127.1	$ 133
Dividends, loans and advances available to parent from subsidiaries	547.9
Differences in state prescribed or permitted practices to NAIC Statutory Accounting	61.7	11.7
FATICO
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory surplus maintained by insurance subsidiary	1.1	978.7
Statutory net income of insurance subsidiary	191.8	393.1	$ 199.1
Permitted accounting practice	$ 58.9	$ 8.2

Debt and Equity Securities (Inv

Debt and Equity Securities (Investments in Debt Securities, Classified as Available-For-Sale) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost	$ 4,290,864	$ 3,432,466
Debt Securities, Gross unrealized gains	25,745	34,076
Debt Securities, Gross unrealized losses	(37,262)	(16,290)
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	4,279,347	3,450,252
U.S. Treasury Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost	130,252	64,195
Debt Securities, Gross unrealized gains	421	968
Debt Securities, Gross unrealized losses	(1,301)	(181)
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	129,372	64,982
Municipal Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost	692,000	577,703
Debt Securities, Gross unrealized gains	12,640	10,981
Debt Securities, Gross unrealized losses	(845)	(1,007)
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	703,795	587,677
Foreign Government Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost	129,984	133,365
Debt Securities, Gross unrealized gains	1,132	1,604
Debt Securities, Gross unrealized losses	(1,015)	(31)
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	130,101	134,938
Governmental Agency Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost	419,869	198,330
Debt Securities, Gross unrealized gains	1,023	1,562
Debt Securities, Gross unrealized losses	(2,801)	(2,018)
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	418,091	197,874
Governmental Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost	2,065,728	1,812,766
Debt Securities, Gross unrealized gains	4,984	8,491
Debt Securities, Gross unrealized losses	(15,039)	(9,095)
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	2,055,673	1,812,162
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost		15,949
Debt Securities, Gross unrealized gains		1,306
Debt Securities, Gross unrealized losses		(717)
Debt securities, Estimated fair value		16,538
U.S. Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost	642,869	446,630
Debt Securities, Gross unrealized gains	4,297	7,483
Debt Securities, Gross unrealized losses	(12,483)	(1,984)
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	634,683	452,129
Foreign Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost	210,162	183,528
Debt Securities, Gross unrealized gains	1,248	1,681
Debt Securities, Gross unrealized losses	(3,778)	(1,257)
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 207,632	$ 183,952

Debt and Equity Securities (I60

Debt and Equity Securities (Investments in Equity Securities, Classified as Available-For-Sale) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Equity securities, Amortized Cost	$ 325,734	$ 393,914
Equity securities, Gross unrealized gains	13,523	17,276
Equity securities, Gross unrealized losses	(17,972)	(8,778)
Equity securities	321,285	402,412
Preferred stocks
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Equity securities, Amortized Cost	18,305	14,976
Equity securities, Gross unrealized gains	420	596
Equity securities, Gross unrealized losses	(3,258)	(47)
Equity securities	15,467	15,525
Common stocks
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Equity securities, Amortized Cost	307,429	378,938
Equity securities, Gross unrealized gains	13,103	16,680
Equity securities, Gross unrealized losses	(14,714)	(8,731)
Equity securities	$ 305,818	$ 386,887

Debt and Equity Securities (Nar

Debt and Equity Securities (Narrative) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Realized gains on sales of securities	$ 8,700	$ 34,100	$ 17,200
Realized losses on sales of securities	10,000	9,100	$ 15,500
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	4,279,347	3,450,252
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	2,499,093	$ 1,451,526
Bank Loans
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	117,800
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	87,300
Emerging Market Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	44,300
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	39,100
Non-Investment Grade | Bank Loans
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	111,400
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	82,900
Non-Investment Grade | High Yield Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	99,000
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	75,800
Non-Investment Grade | Emerging Market Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	6,100
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 6,100

Debt and Equity Securities (Gro

Debt and Equity Securities (Gross Unrealized Losses on Investments in Debt and Equity Securities) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Less than 12 months	$ 2,195,994	$ 970,289
Unrealized losses, Less than 12 months	(40,894)	(14,162)
Estimated fair value, 12 months or longer	303,099	481,237
Unrealized losses, 12 months or longer	(14,340)	(10,906)
Estimated fair value, Total	2,499,093	1,451,526
Unrealized losses, Total	(55,234)	(25,068)
Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Less than 12 months	2,004,746	761,367
Unrealized losses, Less than 12 months	(28,826)	(5,575)
Estimated fair value, 12 months or longer	271,125	478,897
Unrealized losses, 12 months or longer	(8,436)	(10,715)
Estimated fair value, Total	2,275,871	1,240,264
Unrealized losses, Total	(37,262)	(16,290)
Debt Securities | U.S. Treasury Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Less than 12 months	105,701	8,122
Unrealized losses, Less than 12 months	(1,285)	(27)
Estimated fair value, 12 months or longer	1,654	15,124
Unrealized losses, 12 months or longer	(16)	(154)
Estimated fair value, Total	107,355	23,246
Unrealized losses, Total	(1,301)	(181)
Debt Securities | Municipal Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Less than 12 months	133,465	137,755
Unrealized losses, Less than 12 months	(733)	(689)
Estimated fair value, 12 months or longer	13,190	19,625
Unrealized losses, 12 months or longer	(112)	(318)
Estimated fair value, Total	146,655	157,380
Unrealized losses, Total	(845)	(1,007)
Debt Securities | Foreign Government Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Less than 12 months	13,601	5,653
Unrealized losses, Less than 12 months	(890)	(31)
Estimated fair value, 12 months or longer	267
Unrealized losses, 12 months or longer	(125)
Estimated fair value, Total	13,868	5,653
Unrealized losses, Total	(1,015)	(31)
Debt Securities | Governmental Agency Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Less than 12 months	191,035	27,479
Unrealized losses, Less than 12 months	(2,497)	(88)
Estimated fair value, 12 months or longer	18,237	127,936
Unrealized losses, 12 months or longer	(304)	(1,930)
Estimated fair value, Total	209,272	155,415
Unrealized losses, Total	(2,801)	(2,018)
Debt Securities | Governmental Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Less than 12 months	1,096,301	383,717
Unrealized losses, Less than 12 months	(9,424)	(1,612)
Estimated fair value, 12 months or longer	213,020	300,918
Unrealized losses, 12 months or longer	(5,615)	(7,483)
Estimated fair value, Total	1,309,321	684,635
Unrealized losses, Total	(15,039)	(9,095)
Debt Securities | U.S. Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Less than 12 months	361,842	141,636
Unrealized losses, Less than 12 months	(11,272)	(1,881)
Estimated fair value, 12 months or longer	13,511	8,191
Unrealized losses, 12 months or longer	(1,211)	(103)
Estimated fair value, Total	375,353	149,827
Unrealized losses, Total	(12,483)	(1,984)
Debt Securities | Foreign Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Less than 12 months	102,801	57,005
Unrealized losses, Less than 12 months	(2,725)	(1,247)
Estimated fair value, 12 months or longer	11,246	1,492
Unrealized losses, 12 months or longer	(1,053)	(10)
Estimated fair value, Total	114,047	58,497
Unrealized losses, Total	(3,778)	(1,257)
Debt Securities | Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, 12 months or longer		5,611
Unrealized losses, 12 months or longer		(717)
Estimated fair value, Total		5,611
Unrealized losses, Total		(717)
Equity securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Less than 12 months	191,248	208,922
Unrealized losses, Less than 12 months	(12,068)	(8,587)
Estimated fair value, 12 months or longer	31,974	2,340
Unrealized losses, 12 months or longer	(5,904)	(191)
Estimated fair value, Total	223,222	211,262
Unrealized losses, Total	$ (17,972)	$ (8,778)

Debt and Equity Securities (I63

Debt and Equity Securities (Investments in Debt Securities) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost	$ 4,290,864	$ 3,432,466
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	4,279,347	3,450,252
U.S. Treasury Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost, Due in one year or less	25,982
Amortized cost, Due after one through five years	76,874
Amortized cost, Due after five through ten years	11,875
Amortized cost, Due after ten years	15,521
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost	130,252	64,195
Estimated fair value, Due in one year or less	25,959
Estimated fair value, Due after one through five years	76,462
Estimated fair value, Due after five through ten years	11,765
Estimated fair value, Due after ten years	15,186
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	129,372	64,982
Municipal Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost, Due in one year or less	47,506
Amortized cost, Due after one through five years	298,071
Amortized cost, Due after five through ten years	208,057
Amortized cost, Due after ten years	138,366
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost	692,000	577,703
Estimated fair value, Due in one year or less	47,580
Estimated fair value, Due after one through five years	300,859
Estimated fair value, Due after five through ten years	213,119
Estimated fair value, Due after ten years	142,237
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	703,795	587,677
Foreign Government Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost, Due in one year or less	6,169
Amortized cost, Due after one through five years	110,707
Amortized cost, Due after five through ten years	5,461
Amortized cost, Due after ten years	7,647
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost	129,984	133,365
Estimated fair value, Due in one year or less	6,199
Estimated fair value, Due after one through five years	111,643
Estimated fair value, Due after five through ten years	5,464
Estimated fair value, Due after ten years	6,795
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	130,101	134,938
Governmental Agency Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost, Due in one year or less	31,778
Amortized cost, Due after one through five years	331,052
Amortized cost, Due after five through ten years	28,156
Amortized cost, Due after ten years	28,883
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost	419,869	198,330
Estimated fair value, Due in one year or less	31,768
Estimated fair value, Due after one through five years	329,700
Estimated fair value, Due after five through ten years	28,443
Estimated fair value, Due after ten years	28,180
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	418,091	197,874
U.S. Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost, Due in one year or less	16,569
Amortized cost, Due after one through five years	298,860
Amortized cost, Due after five through ten years	264,527
Amortized cost, Due after ten years	62,913
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost	642,869	446,630
Estimated fair value, Due in one year or less	16,711
Estimated fair value, Due after one through five years	297,838
Estimated fair value, Due after five through ten years	259,775
Estimated fair value, Due after ten years	60,359
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	634,683	452,129
Foreign Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost, Due in one year or less	13,340
Amortized cost, Due after one through five years	92,104
Amortized cost, Due after five through ten years	90,555
Amortized cost, Due after ten years	14,163
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost	210,162	183,528
Estimated fair value, Due in one year or less	13,376
Estimated fair value, Due after one through five years	91,836
Estimated fair value, Due after five through ten years	88,310
Estimated fair value, Due after ten years	14,110
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	207,632	$ 183,952
Debt Securities Excluding Mortgage Backed Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost, Due in one year or less	141,344
Amortized cost, Due after one through five years	1,207,668
Amortized cost, Due after five through ten years	608,631
Amortized cost, Due after ten years	267,493
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost	2,225,136
Estimated fair value, Due in one year or less	141,593
Estimated fair value, Due after one through five years	1,208,338
Estimated fair value, Due after five through ten years	606,876
Estimated fair value, Due after ten years	266,867
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	2,223,674
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost	2,065,728
Estimated fair value	$ 2,055,673

Debt and Equity Securities (Com

Debt and Equity Securities (Composition of Investment Portfolio by Credit Rating Agencies) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 4,279,347	$ 3,450,252
Equity securities	321,285	402,412
Estimated fair value, Total	$ 4,600,632	3,852,664
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	100.00%
U.S. Treasury Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 129,372	64,982
Municipal Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	703,795	587,677
Foreign Government Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	130,101	134,938
Governmental Agency Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	418,091	197,874
Governmental Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	2,055,673	1,812,162
U.S. Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	634,683	452,129
Foreign Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	207,632	183,952
Preferred stocks
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Equity securities	15,467	$ 15,525
Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 4,279,347
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	100.00%
Debt Securities | U.S. Treasury Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 129,372
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	100.00%
Debt Securities | Municipal Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 703,795
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	100.00%
Debt Securities | Foreign Government Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 130,101
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	100.00%
Debt Securities | Governmental Agency Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 418,091
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	100.00%
Debt Securities | Governmental Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 2,055,673
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	100.00%
Debt Securities | U.S. Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 634,683
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	100.00%
Debt Securities | Foreign Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 207,632
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	100.00%
Equity securities | Preferred stocks
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Equity securities	$ 15,467
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	100.00%
Available For Sale Securities Excluding Common Stock
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Total	$ 4,294,814
Investment Grade | A- Rating or Higher
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	88.70%
Investment Grade | A- Rating or Higher | Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 3,806,963
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	88.90%
Investment Grade | A- Rating or Higher | Debt Securities | U.S. Treasury Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 129,372
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	100.00%
Investment Grade | A- Rating or Higher | Debt Securities | Municipal Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 675,257
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	95.90%
Investment Grade | A- Rating or Higher | Debt Securities | Foreign Government Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 121,975
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	93.80%
Investment Grade | A- Rating or Higher | Debt Securities | Governmental Agency Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 418,091
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	100.00%
Investment Grade | A- Rating or Higher | Debt Securities | Governmental Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 2,055,673
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	100.00%
Investment Grade | A- Rating or Higher | Debt Securities | U.S. Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 293,413
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	46.20%
Investment Grade | A- Rating or Higher | Debt Securities | Foreign Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 113,182
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	54.50%
Investment Grade | BBB+ to BBB- Ratings
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	6.00%
Investment Grade | BBB+ to BBB- Ratings | Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 250,579
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	5.90%
Investment Grade | BBB+ to BBB- Ratings | Debt Securities | Municipal Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 23,188
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	3.30%
Investment Grade | BBB+ to BBB- Ratings | Debt Securities | Foreign Government Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 7,187
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	5.50%
Investment Grade | BBB+ to BBB- Ratings | Debt Securities | U.S. Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 167,292
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	26.40%
Investment Grade | BBB+ to BBB- Ratings | Debt Securities | Foreign Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 52,912
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	25.50%
Investment Grade | BBB+ to BBB- Ratings | Equity securities | Preferred stocks
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Equity securities	$ 8,850
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	57.20%
Investment Grade | Available For Sale Securities Excluding Common Stock | A- Rating or Higher
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Total	$ 3,806,963
Investment Grade | Available For Sale Securities Excluding Common Stock | BBB+ to BBB- Ratings
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Total	$ 259,429
Non-Investment Grade
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	5.30%
Non-Investment Grade | Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 221,805
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	5.20%
Non-Investment Grade | Debt Securities | Municipal Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 5,350
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	0.80%
Non-Investment Grade | Debt Securities | Foreign Government Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 939
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	0.70%
Non-Investment Grade | Debt Securities | U.S. Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 173,978
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	27.40%
Non-Investment Grade | Debt Securities | Foreign Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt securities, Estimated fair value	$ 41,538
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	20.00%
Non-Investment Grade | Equity securities | Preferred stocks
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Equity securities	$ 6,617
Percentage of investment portfolio by credit rating agencies	42.80%
Non-Investment Grade | Available For Sale Securities Excluding Common Stock
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Total	$ 228,422

Debt and Equity Securities (C65

Debt and Equity Securities (Composition of Investment Portfolio in Unrealized Loss Position by Credit Rating Agencies) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 2,499,093	$ 1,451,526
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	100.00%
Investment Grade | A- Rating or Higher
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	84.80%
Investment Grade | BBB+ to BBB- Ratings
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	7.50%
Non-Investment Grade
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	7.70%
Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 2,275,871	1,240,264
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	100.00%
Debt Securities | U.S. Treasury Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 107,355	23,246
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	100.00%
Debt Securities | Municipal Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 146,655	157,380
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	100.00%
Debt Securities | Foreign Government Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 13,868	5,653
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	100.00%
Debt Securities | Governmental Agency Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 209,272	155,415
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	100.00%
Debt Securities | Governmental Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 1,309,321	684,635
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	100.00%
Debt Securities | U.S. Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 375,353	149,827
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	100.00%
Debt Securities | Foreign Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 114,047	58,497
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	100.00%
Debt Securities | Investment Grade | A- Rating or Higher
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 1,942,658
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	85.30%
Debt Securities | Investment Grade | BBB+ to BBB- Ratings
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 163,409
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	7.20%
Debt Securities | Investment Grade | U.S. Treasury Bonds | A- Rating or Higher
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 107,355
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	100.00%
Debt Securities | Investment Grade | Municipal Bonds | A- Rating or Higher
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 136,568
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	93.20%
Debt Securities | Investment Grade | Municipal Bonds | BBB+ to BBB- Ratings
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 5,040
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	3.40%
Debt Securities | Investment Grade | Foreign Government Bonds | A- Rating or Higher
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 5,824
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	42.00%
Debt Securities | Investment Grade | Foreign Government Bonds | BBB+ to BBB- Ratings
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 7,105
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	51.20%
Debt Securities | Investment Grade | Governmental Agency Bonds | A- Rating or Higher
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 209,272
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	100.00%
Debt Securities | Investment Grade | Governmental Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | A- Rating or Higher
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 1,309,321
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	100.00%
Debt Securities | Investment Grade | U.S. Corporate Debt Securities | A- Rating or Higher
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 134,224
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	35.80%
Debt Securities | Investment Grade | U.S. Corporate Debt Securities | BBB+ to BBB- Ratings
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 112,373
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	29.90%
Debt Securities | Investment Grade | Foreign Corporate Debt Securities | A- Rating or Higher
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 40,094
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	35.20%
Debt Securities | Investment Grade | Foreign Corporate Debt Securities | BBB+ to BBB- Ratings
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 38,891
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	34.10%
Debt Securities | Non-Investment Grade
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 169,804
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	7.50%
Debt Securities | Non-Investment Grade | Municipal Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 5,047
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	3.40%
Debt Securities | Non-Investment Grade | Foreign Government Bonds
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 939
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	6.80%
Debt Securities | Non-Investment Grade | U.S. Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 128,756
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	34.30%
Debt Securities | Non-Investment Grade | Foreign Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 35,062
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	30.70%
Equity securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 223,222	$ 211,262
Equity securities | Preferred stocks
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 15,014
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	100.00%
Equity securities | Investment Grade | Preferred stocks | BBB+ to BBB- Ratings
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 8,850
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	58.90%
Equity securities | Non-Investment Grade | Preferred stocks
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 6,164
Percentage of investments in unrealized loss position	41.10%
Available For Sale Securities Excluding Common Stock
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 2,290,885
Available For Sale Securities Excluding Common Stock | Investment Grade | A- Rating or Higher
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	1,942,658
Available For Sale Securities Excluding Common Stock | Investment Grade | BBB+ to BBB- Ratings
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	172,259
Available For Sale Securities Excluding Common Stock | Non-Investment Grade
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, Unrealized loss position	$ 175,968

Property and Equipment (Schedul

Property and Equipment (Schedule of Property and Equipment) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]
Land	$ 28,950	$ 29,700
Buildings	259,601	270,689
Furniture and equipment	205,641	186,237
Capitalized software	499,634	466,548
Property and equipment, Gross	993,826	953,174
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(583,853)	(557,887)
Property and equipment, Total	$ 409,973	$ 395,287

Goodwill (Carrying Amount of Go

Goodwill (Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Operating Segment) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 959,945	$ 846,026
Acquisitions	13,430	121,252
Foreign currency translation	(9,033)	(5,554)
Other adjustments		(1,779)
Ending balance	964,342	959,945
Title Insurance and Services
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance	913,180	799,261
Acquisitions	13,430	121,252
Foreign currency translation	(9,033)	(5,554)
Other adjustments		(1,779)
Ending balance	917,577	913,180
Specialty Insurance
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance	46,765	46,765
Ending balance	$ 46,765	$ 46,765

Goodwill (Narrative) (Detail)

Goodwill (Narrative) (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill impairment losses	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Accumulated goodwill impairment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

Other Intangible Assets (Schedu

Other Intangible Assets (Schedule of Other Intangible Assets) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill [Abstract]
Customer relationships	$ 93,572	$ 94,850
Noncompete agreements	26,963	27,286
Trademarks	9,341	11,241
Patents	2,840	2,840
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	132,716	136,217
Accumulated amortization	(101,479)	(97,282)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	31,237	38,935
Licenses	16,877	16,877
Other intangibles assets, net	$ 48,114	$ 55,812

Other Intangible Assets (Narrat

Other Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill [Abstract]
Amortization expense	$ 9.3	$ 12.6	$ 12

Other Intangible Assets (Estima

Other Intangible Assets (Estimated Amortization Expense for Finite-Lived Intangible Assets) (Detail) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)
Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill [Abstract]
2,016	$ 8,186
2,017	7,040
2,018	4,601
2,019	3,807
2,020	$ 2,257

Deposits (Escrow, Savings and I

Deposits (Escrow, Savings and Investment Certificate Accounts) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Banking And Thrift [Abstract]
Interest bearing		$ 2,084,926	$ 1,962,351
Non-interest bearing		494,077	266,281
Escrow accounts		2,579,003	2,228,632
Business checking and other deposits	[1]	120,012	104,082
Deposits, Total		$ 2,699,015	$ 2,332,714
Weighted average interest rate, Escrow accounts		0.10%	0.11%
[1]	Business checking and other deposits primarily reflect non-interest bearing accounts.

Reserve for Known and Incurre73

Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported Claims (Activity in Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported Claims) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	$ 1,011,780	$ 1,011,780	$ 1,018,365	$ 976,462
Provision related to current year		395,459	383,181	378,968
Provision related to prior years		95,633	66,842	151,388
Total Provision		491,092	450,023	530,356
Payments, net of recoveries, related to: Current year	$ 35,000	209,845	196,656	182,653
Payments, net of recoveries, related to: Prior years		266,647	273,094	296,657
Total Payments, net of recoveries		476,492	469,750	479,310
Other		(42,500)	13,142	(9,143)
Balance at end of year		$ 983,880	$ 1,011,780	$ 1,018,365

Reserve for Known and Incurre74

Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported Claims (Narrative) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Reserve For Known And Incurred But Not Reported Claims [Line Items]
Payments, net of recoveries, related to: Current year	$ 35,000	$ 209,845	$ 196,656	$ 182,653
Payments, net of recoveries, related to: Prior years		266,647	$ 273,094	$ 296,657
Recoveries on reinsured losses related to large commercial title claim		$ 23,800
Provision for title loss, percentage of title premiums and escrow fees		6.60%	7.10%	8.90%
Ultimate loss rate		4.20%	5.30%	5.00%
Estimated increase in loss reserve for prior policy years		$ 93,100	$ 64,100	$ 150,200
Ultimate loss in excess		2,500
IBNR reserve		844,364	$ 802,069
Reasonable estimates of IBNR reserve range limit minimum		77,600
Reasonable estimates of IBNR reserve range limit maximum		$ 124,900
Projected ultimate loss ratio percentage		4.20%	4.70%	3.70%
Known title claims, amount		$ 87,543	$ 165,330
Decline in reserve for known title claims, amount		$ 77,800
Decline in reserve for known title claims, percentage		47.00%
Amount recovered through reinsurance	$ 21,000
Known title large claims
Reserve For Known And Incurred But Not Reported Claims [Line Items]
Known title claims, amount			56,000
Domestic Commercial Policies
Reserve For Known And Incurred But Not Reported Claims [Line Items]
Estimated increase in loss reserve for prior policy years			41,400
Domestic Lender
Reserve For Known And Incurred But Not Reported Claims [Line Items]
Estimated increase in loss reserve for prior policy years				$ 67,400
Commercial Policies
Reserve For Known And Incurred But Not Reported Claims [Line Items]
Estimated increase in loss reserve for prior policy years				38,800
Guaranteed Valuation Product
Reserve For Known And Incurred But Not Reported Claims [Line Items]
Estimated increase in loss reserve for prior policy years				21,700
Minimum
Reserve For Known And Incurred But Not Reported Claims [Line Items]
IBNR reserve		$ 719,500
Maximum
Reserve For Known And Incurred But Not Reported Claims [Line Items]
IBNR reserve		922,000
Specialty Insurance
Reserve For Known And Incurred But Not Reported Claims [Line Items]
Payments, net of recoveries, related to: Current year		198,600	174,400	167,300
Payments, net of recoveries, related to: Prior years		$ 23,100	$ 23,200	$ 16,000

Reserve for Known and Incurre75

Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported Claims (Summary of Loss Reserves) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Insurance [Abstract]
Known title claims, amount	$ 87,543	$ 165,330
Incurred but not reported claims	844,364	802,069
Total title claims, amount	931,907	967,399
Non-title claims, amount	51,973	44,381
Total loss reserves, amount	$ 983,880	$ 1,011,780	$ 1,018,365	$ 976,462
Known title claims, percent	8.90%	16.30%
Incurred but not reported claims, percent	85.80%	79.30%
Total title claims, percent	94.70%	95.60%
Non-title claims, percent	5.30%	4.40%
Total loss reserves, percent	100.00%	100.00%

Notes and Contracts Payable (Sc

Notes and Contracts Payable (Schedule of Notes and Contracts Payable) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes and contracts payable	$ 585,102	$ 587,337
Senior Notes | 4.60% unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes and contracts payable	299,934	299,926
Senior Notes | 4.30% unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes and contracts payable	249,320	249,240
Trust Deed Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes and contracts payable	30,308	34,420
Other Notes and Contracts Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes and contracts payable	$ 5,540	$ 3,751

Notes and Contracts Payable (77

Notes and Contracts Payable (Schedule of Notes and Contracts Payable) (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average interest rate	4.51%	4.52%
Senior Notes | 4.60% unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured notes maturity date	Nov. 15, 2024
Debt instrument unamortized discount amount	$ 66	$ 74
Effective interest rate	4.60%
Senior Notes | 4.30% unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured notes maturity date	Feb. 1, 2023
Debt instrument unamortized discount amount	$ 680	760
Effective interest rate	4.35%
Trust Deed Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity year	2,023
Debt collateralized by land and buildings	$ 50,514	$ 52,414
Weighted-average interest rate	5.34%	5.39%
Other Notes and Contracts Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average interest rate	4.21%	5.30%
Other notes and contracts payable maturities in year	2,032

Notes and Contracts Payable (Na

Notes and Contracts Payable (Narrative) (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average interest rate	4.51%	4.52%
Outstanding borrowings under credit facility	$ 0
Line of credit facility, maximum increase in revolving credit	$ 150,000,000
Revolving loans, interest rate description	At the Company’s election, borrowings under the credit agreement bear interest at (a) the Alternate Base Rate plus the applicable spread or (b) the Adjusted LIBOR rate plus the applicable spread (in each case as defined in the agreement). The Company may select interest periods of one, two, three or six months or (if agreed to by all lenders) such other number of months for Eurodollar borrowings of loans. The applicable spread varies depending upon the debt rating assigned by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. and/or Standard & Poor’s Rating Services. The minimum applicable spread for Alternate Base Rate borrowings is 0.625% and the maximum is 1.00%. The minimum applicable spread for Adjusted LIBOR rate borrowings is 1.625% and the maximum is 2.00%. The rate of interest on Incremental Term Loans will be established at or about the time such loans are made and may differ from the rate of interest on revolving loans.
Base Rate | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, applicable spread	0.625%
Base Rate | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, applicable spread	1.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, applicable spread	1.625%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, applicable spread	2.00%
Unsecured Debt | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 700,000,000
Credit agreement termination date	May 14, 2019

Notes and Contracts Payable (Ag

Notes and Contracts Payable (Aggregate Annual Maturities of Notes and Contracts Payable) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
2,016	$ 5,018
2,017	5,493
2,018	4,582
2,019	4,234
2,020	3,871
Thereafter	561,904
Notes and contracts payable, Total	$ 585,102	$ 587,337

Net Investment Income (Schedule

Net Investment Income (Schedule of Net Investment Income) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]
Cash equivalents and deposits with banks		$ 3,822	$ 4,471	$ 3,694
Debt securities		76,822	56,373	47,226
Other investments		1,841	1,213	2,009
Loans receivable			3,755	5,474
Dividends on equity securities		11,751	11,961	11,776
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net		7,800	(16,545)	5,316
Other		314	10,488	14,400
Total investment income		102,350	71,716	89,895
Investment expenses	[1]	(1,797)	(675)
Net investment income		$ 100,553	$ 71,041	$ 89,895
[1]	Investment expenses include fees paid to third party investment managers, which the Company began utilizing in 2014.

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Detai

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Income (loss) from continuing operations before noncontrolling interests, Domestic									$ 383,500	$ 301,800	$ 286,200
Income (loss) from continuing operations before noncontrolling interests, Foreign									$ 49,300	$ 48,800	$ 24,500
Federal income tax rate									35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Effective income tax rate									33.30%	33.20%	39.80%
Tax benefits recorded									$ 9,526	$ 6,856	$ 6,202
Net payable related to spin-off tax liabilities	$ 36,500				$ 35,100				36,500	35,100
Foreign tax credit carryover	1,769				2,184				1,769	2,184
Operating loss carryforwards, amount	92,900								92,900
Operating loss carryforwards, indefinite expiration, amount	28,000								28,000
Operating loss carryforwards, remaining expiration, amount	64,900								64,900
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance	6,729				15,706				6,729	15,706
Income (loss) before income taxes	116,799	$ 115,396	$ 141,622	$ 58,948	122,897	$ 115,952	$ 76,458	$ 35,253	432,765	350,560	310,708
Liability for income taxes associated with uncertain tax positions	23,800				24,100				23,800	24,100	47,800	$ 47,900
Offsetting tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions	3,400				3,400				3,400	3,400	32,600
Uncertain tax positions, net	20,400				20,700				20,400	20,700	15,200
Accrued interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions	9,700				$ 8,900				9,700	8,900	4,700
Other tax benefits related to interest and penalties of uncertain tax positions									$ 4,100	3,700	$ 1,900
Unrecognized tax positions increase decrease, months									It is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized benefit with respect to certain of the Company’s unrecognized tax positions may significantly decrease within the next 12 months. These changes may be the result of ongoing audits or the expiration of federal and state statutes of limitations for the assessment of taxes.
Foreign Subsidiaries [Member]
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes									$ 155,700	$ 132,800
Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowances On Net Operating Loss Carryforwards
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance	5,700								5,700
Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowances On Other Foreign Deferred Tax Assets
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance	1,000								1,000
Federal
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards, amount	400								400
State
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards, amount	38,800								38,800
Foreign
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards, amount	$ 53,700								$ 53,700

Income Taxes - Summary of Tax E

Income Taxes - Summary of Tax Expenses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Current Federal	$ 94,036	$ 87,189	$ 86,406
Current State	3,636	4,751	7,887
Current Foreign	10,589	812	24,331
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Total	108,261	92,752	118,624
Deferred Federal	33,446	15,594	8,937
Deferred State	3,413	(304)	9,774
Deferred Foreign	(1,225)	8,303	(13,691)
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Total	35,634	23,593	5,020
Income tax	$ 143,895	$ 116,345	$ 123,644

Income Taxes - Schedule of Effe

Income Taxes - Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Taxes calculated at federal rate	$ 151,468	$ 122,696	$ 108,748
State taxes, net of federal benefit	4,581	2,891	11,480
Change in liability for tax positions	1,094	412	3,537
Foreign income taxed at different rates	(7,111)	(6,091)	8,567
Foreign tax credits	(1,710)	(2,184)	(5,640)
Other items, net	(4,427)	(1,379)	(3,048)
Income tax	$ 143,895	$ 116,345	$ 123,644
Federal income tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State taxes, net of federal benefit	1.10%	0.80%	3.70%
Change in liability for tax positions	0.30%	0.10%	1.10%
Foreign income taxed at different rates	(1.60%)	(1.70%)	2.80%
Foreign tax credits	(0.40%)	(0.60%)	(1.80%)
Other items, net	(1.10%)	(0.40%)	(1.00%)
Total	33.30%	33.20%	39.80%

Income Taxes - Net Deferred Tax

Income Taxes - Net Deferred Tax Liability (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Components Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities [Abstract]
Deferred revenue	$ 11,639	$ 9,887
Employee benefits	77,994	74,068
Bad debt reserves	14,943	15,253
Investments in affiliates		13,670
Loss reserves	3,062	2,507
Pension	105,398	120,401
Net operating loss carryforward	15,541	23,727
Securities	6,128
Foreign tax credit	1,769	2,184
Other	7,904	8,712
Deferred tax assets before valuation allowance	244,378	270,409
Valuation allowance	(6,729)	(15,706)
Deferred tax assets	237,649	254,703
Depreciable and amortizable assets	304,632	284,532
Claims and related salvage	40,901	36,653
Investments in affiliates	3,193
Securities		8,934
Deferred tax liabilities	348,726	330,119
Net deferred tax liability	$ 111,077	$ 75,416

Income Taxes - Changes In Unrec

Income Taxes - Changes In Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Unrecognized tax benefits
Unrecognized tax benefits—opening balance	$ 24,100	$ 47,800	$ 47,900
Gross decreases—prior period tax positions	(800)	(24,100)	(600)
Gross increases—current period tax positions	500	400	500
Unrecognized tax benefits—ending balance	$ 23,800	$ 24,100	$ 47,800

Earnings Per Share (Schedule of

Earnings Per Share (Schedule of Earnings Per Share) (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015		Sep. 30, 2015		Jun. 30, 2015		Mar. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014		Sep. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2014		Mar. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income attributable to the Company	$ 81,565		$ 75,542		$ 93,347		$ 37,632		$ 80,511		$ 80,705		$ 50,594		$ 21,724		$ 288,086	$ 233,534	$ 186,367
Less: dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to unvested RSUs																	321	514	324
Net income allocated to common stockholders																	$ 287,765	$ 233,020	$ 186,043
Basic weighted-average shares																	108,427	106,884	106,991
Effect of dilutive employee stock options and RSUs																	1,399	1,804	2,111
Diluted weighted-average shares																	109,826	108,688	109,102
Basic	$ 0.75	[1]	$ 0.69	[1]	$ 0.86	[1]	$ 0.35	[1]	$ 0.75	[1]	$ 0.75	[1]	$ 0.47	[1]	$ 0.20	[1]	$ 2.65	$ 2.18	$ 1.74
Diluted	$ 0.74	[1]	$ 0.69	[1]	$ 0.85	[1]	$ 0.34	[1]	$ 0.74	[1]	$ 0.74	[1]	$ 0.47	[1]	$ 0.20	[1]	$ 2.62	$ 2.15	$ 1.71
[1]	Net income per share attributable to the Company’s stockholders for the four quarters of each fiscal year may not sum to the total for the fiscal year because of the different number of shares outstanding during each period.

Earnings Per Share (Narrative)

Earnings Per Share (Narrative) (Detail) - shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Stock Options ​and​ Restricted​ Stock​ Units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options and RSUs excluded from the weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding	6	133	11

Employee Benefit Plans (Narrati

Employee Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Deferred compensation arrangements [Abstract]
Deferred compensation plan, maximum deferral percentage	100.00%
Assets held-in-trust	$ 73.1	$ 78.6
Unfunded liabilities	$ 76.3	$ 76.4
Defined benefit pension plans and defined benefit postretirement plans disclosure [Abstract]
Executive and management supplemental benefit plans compensation period	5 years
Unfunded Supplemental Benefit Plans
Defined benefit pension plans and defined benefit postretirement plans disclosure [Abstract]
Cash contribution to plans during the next 12 months	$ 14.6
Unfunded Supplemental Benefit Plans | Maximum
Defined benefit pension plans and defined benefit postretirement plans disclosure [Abstract]
Maximum benefit rate of final average compensation under non qualified plan	30.00%
Unfunded Supplemental Benefit Plans | Minimum
Defined benefit pension plans and defined benefit postretirement plans disclosure [Abstract]
Maximum benefit rate of final average compensation under non qualified plan	15.00%
Defined Benefit Pension And Supplemental Benefit Plans
Defined benefit pension plans and defined benefit postretirement plans disclosure [Abstract]
Net actuarial loss expected to be amortized from accumulated comprehensive loss into net periodic loss in next fiscal year	$ 28.2
Prior service credit expected to be amortized from accumulated comprehensive loss into net periodic loss in next fiscal year	4.8
Pension Plan
Defined benefit pension plans and defined benefit postretirement plans disclosure [Abstract]
Cash contribution to plans during the next 12 months	$ 23.4
Savings Plan
Defined contribution pension and other postretirement plans disclosure [Abstract]
Common stock, outstanding	3,129,000	3,528,000
Percentage of plan shares in total shares outstanding	2.90%	3.30%

Employee Benefit Plans (Princip

Employee Benefit Plans (Principal Components of Employee Benefit Plan Expenses) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Expense
Employee benefit plan expenses	$ 77,122	$ 53,671	$ 63,585
Other Plans, Net
Expense
Employee benefit plan expenses	3,812	9,259	15,479
Savings Plan
Expense
Employee benefit plan expenses	37,326	16,333	10,458
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Expense
Employee benefit plan expenses	18,611	13,465	20,975
Unfunded Supplemental Benefit Plans
Expense
Employee benefit plan expenses	$ 17,373	$ 14,614	$ 16,673

Employee Benefit Plans (Company

Employee Benefit Plans (Company's Benefit Obligations, Assets and Funded Status) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Change in projected benefit obligation:
Service costs	$ 1,560	$ 1,315	$ 1,915
Interest costs	27,744	29,180	26,861
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	339,365
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	329,987	339,365
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Change in projected benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	450,667	382,035
Interest costs	17,537	18,644
Plan amendment	(4,775)
Actuarial (gains) losses	(25,583)	76,164
Benefits paid	(21,430)	(26,176)
Projected benefit obligation at end of year	416,416	450,667	382,035
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	339,365	313,469
Actual (losses) returns on plan assets	(9,620)	24,400
Contributions	21,672	27,672
Benefits paid	(21,430)	(26,176)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	329,987	339,365	313,469
Reconciliation of funded status, Unfunded status of the plans	(86,429)	(111,302)
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet, Accrued benefit liability	(86,429)	(111,302)
Unrecognized net actuarial loss	202,087	219,081
Unrecognized prior service (credit) cost	(4,775)	15
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income	197,312	219,096
Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year	416,416	450,667
Unfunded Supplemental Benefit Plans
Change in projected benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	262,137	226,458
Service costs	1,560	1,315
Interest costs	10,207	10,536
Actuarial (gains) losses	(11,835)	37,281
Benefits paid	(13,409)	(13,453)
Projected benefit obligation at end of year	248,660	262,137	$ 226,458
Change in plan assets:
Contributions	13,409	13,453
Benefits paid	(13,409)	(13,453)
Reconciliation of funded status, Unfunded status of the plans	(248,660)	(262,137)
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet, Accrued benefit liability	(248,660)	(262,137)
Unrecognized net actuarial loss	99,023	120,642
Unrecognized prior service (credit) cost	(20,785)	(24,964)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income	78,238	95,678
Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year	$ 248,660	$ 262,137

Employee Benefit Plans (Net Per

Employee Benefit Plans (Net Periodic Cost) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Service costs	$ 1,560	$ 1,315	$ 1,915
Interest costs	27,744	29,180	26,861
Expected return on plan assets	(21,802)	(20,850)	(18,776)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	32,645	22,587	32,033
Amortization of prior service credit	(4,163)	(4,153)	(4,385)
Net periodic cost	$ 35,984	$ 28,079	$ 37,648

Employee Benefit Plans (Weighte

Employee Benefit Plans (Weighted-Average Actuarial Assumptions Used to Determine Costs) (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	4.07%	4.97%
Rate of return on plan assets	6.50%	6.50%
Unfunded Supplemental Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	4.00%	4.80%

Employee Benefit Plans (Weigh93

Employee Benefit Plans (Weighted-Average Actuarial Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations) (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit pension plans, Discount rate	4.31%	4.07%
Unfunded Supplemental Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit pension plans, Discount rate	4.33%	4.00%

Employee Benefit Plans (Target

Employee Benefit Plans (Target Asset Allocation Based on Funded Status) (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Settlement funded status	85.00%
Funded Ratio 100%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Settlement funded status	100.00%
Funded Ratio 97.5%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Settlement funded status	97.50%
Funded Ratio 95%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Settlement funded status	95.00%
Funded Ratio 92.5%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Settlement funded status	92.50%
Funded Ratio 90%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Settlement funded status	90.00%
Funded Ratio 87.5%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Settlement funded status	87.50%
Funded Ratio 85%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Settlement funded status	85.00%
Return Seeking Assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Asset allocation target	85.00%
Return Seeking Assets | Funded Ratio 100%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Asset allocation target	0.00%
Return Seeking Assets | Funded Ratio 97.5%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Asset allocation target	15.00%
Return Seeking Assets | Funded Ratio 95%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Asset allocation target	30.00%
Return Seeking Assets | Funded Ratio 92.5%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Asset allocation target	40.00%
Return Seeking Assets | Funded Ratio 90%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Asset allocation target	50.00%
Return Seeking Assets | Funded Ratio 87.5%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Asset allocation target	60.00%
Return Seeking Assets | Funded Ratio 85%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Asset allocation target	70.00%
Liability Tracking Assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Asset allocation target	15.00%
Liability Tracking Assets | Funded Ratio 100%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Asset allocation target	100.00%
Liability Tracking Assets | Funded Ratio 97.5%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Asset allocation target	85.00%
Liability Tracking Assets | Funded Ratio 95%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Asset allocation target	70.00%
Liability Tracking Assets | Funded Ratio 92.5%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Asset allocation target	60.00%
Liability Tracking Assets | Funded Ratio 90%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Asset allocation target	50.00%
Liability Tracking Assets | Funded Ratio 87.5%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Asset allocation target	40.00%
Liability Tracking Assets | Funded Ratio 85%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Asset allocation target	30.00%

Employee Benefit Plans (Defined

Employee Benefit Plans (Defined Benefit Pension Plan Asset Allocation) (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Cash and Cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of plan assets	1.10%	0.30%
Equities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of plan assets	57.20%	45.50%
Fixed Income Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of plan assets	39.30%	32.50%
Balanced Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of plan assets		19.40%
Other
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of plan assets	2.40%	2.30%

Employee Benefit Plans (Benefit

Employee Benefit Plans (Benefit Payments, Expected Future Service) (Detail) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Estimated Future Benefit Payments [Abstract]
2,016	$ 42,890
2,017	43,985
2,018	44,920
2,019	44,935
2,020	44,701
Five years thereafter	$ 223,753

Employee Benefit Plans (Defin97

Employee Benefit Plans (Defined Benefit Pension Plan Assets at Fair Value) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated fair value		$ 329,987		$ 339,365
Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated fair value		203,500		161,912
Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated fair value		118,555		169,729
Level 3
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated fair value		7,932		7,724
Cash and Cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated fair value		3,621		1,101
Cash and Cash equivalents | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated fair value		3,621		1,101
Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated fair value		129,633	[1]	154,279	[2]
Equity securities | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated fair value		83,675	[1]	101,304	[2]
Equity securities | Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated fair value		45,958	[1]	52,975	[2]
Fixed Income Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated fair value	[2]	188,801		110,405
Fixed Income Funds | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated fair value	[2]	116,204		59,507
Fixed Income Funds | Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated fair value	[2]	72,597		50,898
Other
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated fair value	[3]	7,932		7,724
Other | Level 3
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated fair value	[3]	$ 7,932		7,724
Balanced Funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated fair value	[4]			65,856
Balanced Funds | Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated fair value	[4]			$ 65,856
[1]	Investments in passively managed index funds, actively managed mutual funds with holdings in domestic and international equities, and investments in domestic equities. These investments are valued at the closing price reported on the major market on which the individual securities are traded or the Net Asset Value (“NAV”) provided by the administrator of the fund.
[2]	Investments in passively managed index funds and actively managed mutual funds with holdings in domestic and foreign corporate bonds, foreign government bonds, mortgage-backed securities, and other fixed income instruments. These investments are valued using matrix pricing models and quoted prices of the securities in active markets.
[3]	Investments in a guaranteed deposit fund with holdings in insurance contracts. These investments are valued at contract value of the fund including contributions and earnings, less applicable costs and liabilities, as provided by the administrator of the fund.
[4]	Investments in global multi-asset risk parity strategy funds with holdings in domestic and international debt and equity securities, commodities, real estate, and derivative investments. These investments are valued using the NAV provided by the administrator of the fund.

Fair Value Measurements (Fair V

Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value of Assets Measured on Recurring Basis) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Total assets	$ 4,600,632	$ 3,852,664
Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	4,279,347	3,450,252
Equity securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	321,285	402,412
U.S. Treasury Bonds | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	129,372	64,982
Municipal Bonds | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	703,795	587,677
Foreign Government Bonds | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	130,101	134,938
Governmental Agency Bonds | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	418,091	197,874
Governmental Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	2,055,673	1,812,162
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value		16,538
U.S. Corporate Debt Securities | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	634,683	452,129
Foreign Corporate Debt Securities | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	207,632	183,952
Preferred stocks | Equity securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	15,467	15,525
Common Stock | Equity securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	305,818	386,887
Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Total assets	321,285	402,412
Level 1 | Equity securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	321,285	402,412
Level 1 | Preferred stocks | Equity securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	15,467	15,525
Level 1 | Common Stock | Equity securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	305,818	386,887
Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Total assets	4,229,208	3,433,714
Level 2 | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	4,229,208	3,433,714
Level 2 | U.S. Treasury Bonds | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	129,372	64,982
Level 2 | Municipal Bonds | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	703,795	587,677
Level 2 | Foreign Government Bonds | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	130,101	134,938
Level 2 | Governmental Agency Bonds | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	418,091	197,874
Level 2 | Governmental Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	2,055,673	1,812,162
Level 2 | U.S. Corporate Debt Securities | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	591,116	452,129
Level 2 | Foreign Corporate Debt Securities | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	201,060	183,952
Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Total assets	50,139	16,538
Level 3 | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	50,139	16,538
Level 3 | Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value		$ 16,538
Level 3 | U.S. Corporate Debt Securities | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	43,567
Level 3 | Foreign Corporate Debt Securities | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available for sale securities, estimated fair value	$ 6,572

Fair Value Measurements (Narrat

Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Detail) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair value assets transfers between levels	$ 0	$ 0

Fair Value Measurements (Summar

Fair Value Measurements (Summary of Changes in Fair Value of Level 3 Assets Measured on Recurring Basis) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Net other-than-temporary impairment losses	$ (2,200)	$ (1,700)
Level 3
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value at beginning of period	16,538
Included in earnings	(1,097)
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,541)
Purchases	54,919
Sales	(16,275)
Settlements	(2,405)
Fair value at end of period	50,139	16,538
Net other-than-temporary impairment losses	(75)
Level 3 | U.S. Corporate Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Included in earnings	(77)
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	(839)
Purchases	47,612
Sales	(960)
Settlements	(2,169)
Fair value at end of period	43,567
Net other-than-temporary impairment losses	(75)
Level 3 | Foreign Corporate Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Included in earnings	(5)
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	(113)
Purchases	7,307
Sales	(381)
Settlements	(236)
Fair value at end of period	6,572
Level 3 | Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value at beginning of period	16,538	19,022
Included in earnings	(1,015)	(1,701)
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	(589)	1,225
Sales	$ (14,934)
Settlements		(2,008)
Fair value at end of period		16,538
Net other-than-temporary impairment losses		$ (1,701)

Fair Value Measurements (Carryi

Fair Value Measurements (Carrying Amounts and Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments Not Measured at Fair Value) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Carrying Amount
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,027,321	$ 1,190,080
Deposits with banks	23,224	21,445
Notes receivable, net	5,866	6,130
Liabilities:
Deposits	2,699,015	2,332,714
Notes and contracts payable	585,102	587,337
Estimated Fair Value
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,027,321	1,190,080
Deposits with banks	23,211	21,540
Notes receivable, net	5,791	3,930
Liabilities:
Deposits	2,699,015	2,332,714
Notes and contracts payable	590,970	595,087
Estimated Fair Value | Level 1
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,027,321	1,190,080
Deposits with banks	1,103	4,068
Liabilities:
Deposits	2,699,015	2,332,714
Estimated Fair Value | Level 2
Assets:
Deposits with banks	22,108	17,472
Liabilities:
Notes and contracts payable	583,893	588,542
Estimated Fair Value | Level 3
Assets:
Notes receivable, net	5,791	3,930
Liabilities:
Notes and contracts payable	$ 7,077	$ 6,545

Share-Based Compensation Pla102

Share-Based Compensation Plans (Narrative) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs	$ 23.2
Total fair value of shares vested and not distributed	3.3	$ 3.2	$ 4.3
Total intrinsic value of options exercised for years	9.7	$ 7	$ 6
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options	$ 0.5
Incentive Compensation Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock that can be awarded under terms of incentive compensation plan, in shares	5,200,000
Incentive Compensation Plan, termination period, in years	10 years
Purchase of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	85.00%
Shares issued Employee Stock Purchase Plan	335,000	354,000
Shares reserved for future issuances	3,100,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period, Years	2 years 7 months 6 days
unvested stock options
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period, Years	2 years

Share-Based Compensation Pla103

Share-Based Compensation Plans (Expenses Associated with Share-Based Compensation Plans) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	$ 24,339	$ 19,302	$ 22,301
Restricted stock units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	21,761	17,197	20,827
Stock options
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	271	271	8
Employee stock purchase plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	$ 2,307	$ 1,834	$ 1,466

Share-Based Compensation Pla104

Share-Based Compensation Plans (Summary of RSU Activity) (Detail) - Restricted stock units shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015$ / sharesshares
RSU, Shares
Beginning Balance, Shares | shares	2,337
Granted, Shares | shares	801
Vested, Shares | shares	(1,047)
Forfeited, Shares | shares	(31)
Ending Balance, Shares | shares	2,060
RSU, Weighted-average grant-date fair value
Beginning Balance, Weighted-average grant-date fair value | $ / shares	$ 21.21
Granted, Weighted-average grant-date fair value | $ / shares	34.68
Vested, Weighted-average grant-date fair value | $ / shares	18.96
Forfeited, Weighted-average grant-date fair value | $ / shares	28.96
Ending Balance, Weighted-average grant-date fair value | $ / shares	$ 27.47

Share-Based Compensation Pla105

Share-Based Compensation Plans (Summary of Stock Option Activity) (Detail) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)$ / sharesshares
Stock option, number outstanding
Beginning Balance, Number outstanding | shares	686
Exercised, Number outstanding | shares	(554)
Ending Balance, Number outstanding | shares	132
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2015, Number outstanding | shares	132
Exercisable at December 31, 2015, Number outstanding | shares	66
Stock option, weighted-average exercise price
Beginning Balance, Weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares	$ 20.18
Exercised, Weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares	18.40
Ending Balance, Weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares	27.66
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2015, Weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares	27.66
Exercisable at December 31, 2015, Weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares	$ 27.66
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures
Ending Balance, Weighted-average remaining contractual term, years	8 years
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2015, Weighted-average remaining contractual term, years	8 years
Exercisable at December 31, 2015, Weighted-average remaining contractual term, years	8 years
Ending Balance, Aggregate intrinsic value | $	$ 1,091
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2015, Aggregate intrinsic value | $	1,091
Exercisable at December 31, 2015, Aggregate intrinsic value | $	$ 545

Stockholders' Equity (Detail)

Stockholders' Equity (Detail) - USD ($) shares in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	51 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2011
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount				$ 250,000,000	$ 150,000,000
Remaining authorize amount under stock repurchase program			$ 182,900,000
Common stock repurchased, shares			3,200
Purchase of Company, value		$ 64,606,000	$ 67,100,000
Subsequent Event
Common stock repurchased, shares	14
Purchase of Company, value	$ 454,000

Commitments and Contingencie107

Commitments and Contingencies (Future Minimum Rental Payments) (Detail) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2,016	$ 82,684
2,017	67,031
2,018	49,082
2,019	35,537
2,020	26,051
Thereafter	54,140
Future minimum rental payments	$ 314,525

Commitments and Contingencie108

Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Total rental expense for all operating leases	$ 93.3	$ 93.5	$ 94.6
Maximum potential obligation	$ 8.2	$ 8.9

Accumulated Other Comprehens109

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (AOCI) (Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) including non-controlling interest, Beginning Balance	$ (199,089)	$ (145,537)	$ (150,546)
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities	(42,205)	31,118	(50,191)
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	(36,822)	(16,694)	(13,650)
Net actuarial (loss) gain	10,743	(109,924)	53,080
Amortization of net actuarial loss	32,645	22,587	32,033
Amortization of prior service credit	(4,163)	(4,153)	(4,385)
Tax effect	(109)	23,514	(11,878)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) including non-controlling interest, Ending Balance	(239,000)	(199,089)	(145,537)
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) including non-controlling interest, Beginning Balance	10,911	(8,727)	21,938
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities	(42,205)	31,118	(50,191)
Tax effect	14,893	(11,480)	19,526
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) including non-controlling interest, Ending Balance	(16,401)	10,911	(8,727)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) including non-controlling interest, Beginning Balance	(20,420)	(3,726)	9,924
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	(36,822)	(16,694)	(13,650)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) including non-controlling interest, Ending Balance	(57,242)	(20,420)	(3,726)
Pension Benefit Adjustment
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) including non-controlling interest, Beginning Balance	(189,580)	(133,084)	(182,408)
Net actuarial (loss) gain	10,743	(109,924)	53,080
Amortization of net actuarial loss	32,645	22,587	32,033
Amortization of prior service credit	(4,163)	(4,153)	(4,385)
Tax effect	(15,002)	34,994	(31,404)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) including non-controlling interest, Ending Balance	$ (165,357)	$ (189,580)	$ (133,084)

Accumulated Other Comprehens110

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Allocated to Company and Noncontrolling Interests) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), Allocated to the Company	$ (239,003)	$ (199,106)	$ (145,544)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), Allocated to noncontrolling interests	3	17	7
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) including non-controlling interest	(239,000)	(199,089)	(145,537)	$ (150,546)
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), Allocated to the Company	(16,404)	10,894	(8,734)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), Allocated to noncontrolling interests	3	17	7
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) including non-controlling interest	(16,401)	10,911	(8,727)	21,938
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), Allocated to the Company	(57,242)	(20,420)	(3,726)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) including non-controlling interest	(57,242)	(20,420)	(3,726)	9,924
Pension Benefit Adjustment
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), Allocated to the Company	(165,357)	(189,580)	(133,084)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) including non-controlling interest	$ (165,357)	$ (189,580)	$ (133,084)	$ (182,408)

Accumulated Other Comprehens111

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Reclassification Adjustments) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Pretax change before reclassifications	$ (72,680)	$ (73,925)	$ (966)
Reclassifications out of AOCI	32,878	(3,141)	17,853
Tax effect	(109)	23,514	(11,878)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(39,911)	(53,552)	5,009
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Pretax change before reclassifications	(46,601)	52,693	(40,396)
Reclassifications out of AOCI	4,396	(21,575)	(9,795)
Tax effect	14,893	(11,480)	19,526
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(27,312)	19,638	(30,665)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Pretax change before reclassifications	(36,822)	(16,694)	(13,650)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(36,822)	(16,694)	(13,650)
Pension Benefit Adjustment
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Pretax change before reclassifications	10,743	(109,924)	53,080
Reclassifications out of AOCI	28,482	18,434	27,648
Tax effect	(15,002)	34,994	(31,404)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	$ 24,223	$ (56,496)	$ 49,324

Accumulated Other Comprehens112

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Reclassification Adjustment Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Pretax total	$ (32,878)	$ 3,141		$ (17,853)
Income taxes	143,895	116,345		123,644
Amortization of net actuarial loss	32,645	22,587		32,033
Amortization of prior service credit	(4,163)	(4,153)		(4,385)
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities
Reclassification Adjustment Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Pretax total	(4,396)	21,575		9,795
Pension Benefit Adjustment
Reclassification Adjustment Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Pretax total	(28,482)	(18,434)		$ (27,648)
Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities
Reclassification Adjustment Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Net realized gains (losses) on sales of securities	(2,147)	23,276
Net other-than-temporary impairment losses	(2,249)	(1,701)
Pretax total	(4,396)	21,575
Income taxes	1,551	(7,959)
Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Pension Benefit Adjustment
Reclassification Adjustment Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Pretax total	(28,482)	(18,434)
Income taxes	10,893	7,051
Amortization of net actuarial loss	(32,645)	(22,587)	[1]
Amortization of prior service credit	$ 4,163	$ 4,153	[1]
[1]	These components of AOCI are included in the computation of net periodic cost. See Note 13 Employee Benefit Plans for additional details.

Segment Financial Informatio113

Segment Financial Information (Narrative) (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015State
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of states issues title insurance policies	49
Number of states licensed to issues property and casualty insurance policies	50
Number of states issues property and casualty policies	46
Number of states issues home warranty contracts	39

Segment Financial Informatio114

Segment Financial Information (Schedule of Selected Financial Information) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 1,356,668	$ 1,383,915	$ 1,323,789	$ 1,111,084	$ 1,255,451	$ 1,259,730	$ 1,149,969	$ 1,012,799	$ 5,175,456	$ 4,677,949	$ 4,956,077
Depreciation and amortization									85,596	85,597	74,916
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net									7,800	(16,545)	5,316
Income (loss) before income taxes	116,799	$ 115,396	$ 141,622	$ 58,948	122,897	$ 115,952	$ 76,458	$ 35,253	432,765	350,560	310,708
Assets	8,254,351				7,666,100				8,254,351	7,666,100	6,559,183
Investments in equity method affiliates	108,574				106,083				108,574	106,083	125,022
Capital expenditures									127,566	99,361	87,142
Operating Segments | Title Insurance and Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									4,788,110	4,304,428	4,606,088
Depreciation and amortization									80,359	77,820	66,956
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net									7,800	(16,545)	7,387
Income (loss) before income taxes									489,954	373,024	350,165
Assets	7,296,766				6,767,245				7,296,766	6,767,245	5,751,632
Investments in equity method affiliates	108,574				106,083				108,574	106,083	124,921
Capital expenditures									122,707	95,949	83,469
Operating Segments | Specialty Insurance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									393,757	368,666	339,613
Depreciation and amortization									4,775	4,978	4,865
Income (loss) before income taxes									39,519	52,974	42,132
Assets	510,915				506,242				510,915	506,242	499,788
Capital expenditures									4,837	3,412	3,673
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									(5,955)	6,415	13,008
Depreciation and amortization									462	2,799	3,095
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net											(2,071)
Income (loss) before income taxes									(96,708)	(75,438)	(81,589)
Assets	448,993				464,980				448,993	464,980	369,385
Investments in equity method affiliates											101
Capital expenditures									22
Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									(456)	(1,560)	(2,632)
Assets	$ (2,323)				$ (72,367)				$ (2,323)	$ (72,367)	$ (61,622)

Segment Financial Informatio115

Segment Financial Information (Schedule of Total Revenues From External Customers And Long-Lived Assets) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	$ 1,356,668	$ 1,383,915	$ 1,323,789	$ 1,111,084	$ 1,255,451	$ 1,259,730	$ 1,149,969	$ 1,012,799	$ 5,175,456	$ 4,677,949	$ 4,956,077
Domestic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers									4,873,987	4,346,164	4,622,680
Long-lived assets	1,004,571				959,496				1,004,571	959,496	914,558
Foreign
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers									307,453	325,393	320,413
Long-lived assets	35,375				46,514				35,375	46,514	49,239
Title Insurance and Services | Domestic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers									4,480,230	3,977,498	4,283,067
Long-lived assets	952,651				908,885				952,651	908,885	863,884
Title Insurance and Services | Foreign
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers									307,453	325,393	320,413
Long-lived assets	35,375				46,514				35,375	46,514	49,239
Specialty Insurance | Domestic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers									393,757	368,666	339,613
Long-lived assets	$ 51,920				$ 50,611				$ 51,920	$ 50,611	$ 50,674

Quarterly Financial Data (Detai

Quarterly Financial Data (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015		Sep. 30, 2015		Jun. 30, 2015		Mar. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014		Sep. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2014		Mar. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 1,356,668		$ 1,383,915		$ 1,323,789		$ 1,111,084		$ 1,255,451		$ 1,259,730		$ 1,149,969		$ 1,012,799		$ 5,175,456	$ 4,677,949	$ 4,956,077
Income (loss) before income taxes	116,799		115,396		141,622		58,948		122,897		115,952		76,458		35,253		432,765	350,560	310,708
Net income	81,736		75,759		93,579		37,796		80,738		80,937		50,688		21,852		288,870	234,215	187,064
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	171		217		232		164		227		232		94		128		784	681	697
Net income attributable to the Company	$ 81,565		$ 75,542		$ 93,347		$ 37,632		$ 80,511		$ 80,705		$ 50,594		$ 21,724		$ 288,086	$ 233,534	$ 186,367
Basic	$ 0.75	[1]	$ 0.69	[1]	$ 0.86	[1]	$ 0.35	[1]	$ 0.75	[1]	$ 0.75	[1]	$ 0.47	[1]	$ 0.20	[1]	$ 2.65	$ 2.18	$ 1.74
Diluted	$ 0.74	[1]	$ 0.69	[1]	$ 0.85	[1]	$ 0.34	[1]	$ 0.74	[1]	$ 0.74	[1]	$ 0.47	[1]	$ 0.20	[1]	$ 2.62	$ 2.15	$ 1.71
[1]	Net income per share attributable to the Company’s stockholders for the four quarters of each fiscal year may not sum to the total for the fiscal year because of the different number of shares outstanding during each period.

Schedule I - Summary Of Investm

Schedule I - Summary Of Investments-Other Than Investments In Related Parties (Detail) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Cost	$ 4,800,999
Market value	4,784,945
Amount at which shown in the balance sheet	4,785,033
Other Investments
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Cost	155,311
Market value	155,311	[1]
Amount at which shown in the balance sheet	155,311
Foreign Corporate Debt Securities
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Cost	210,162
Market value	207,632
Amount at which shown in the balance sheet	207,632
Deposits with Banks
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Cost	23,224
Market value	23,211
Amount at which shown in the balance sheet	23,224
U.S. Treasury Bonds
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Cost	130,252
Market value	129,372
Amount at which shown in the balance sheet	129,372
Municipal Bonds
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Cost	692,000
Market value	703,795
Amount at which shown in the balance sheet	703,795
Foreign Government Bonds
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Cost	129,984
Market value	130,101
Amount at which shown in the balance sheet	130,101
Governmental Agency Bonds
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Cost	419,869
Market value	418,091
Amount at which shown in the balance sheet	418,091
Governmental Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Cost	2,065,728
Market value	2,055,673
Amount at which shown in the balance sheet	2,055,673
U.S. Corporate Debt Securities
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Cost	642,869
Market value	634,683
Amount at which shown in the balance sheet	634,683
Total Debt Securities
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Cost	4,290,864
Market value	4,279,347
Amount at which shown in the balance sheet	4,279,347
Equity Securities
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Cost	325,734
Market value	321,285
Amount at which shown in the balance sheet	321,285
Notes Receivable, Net
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Cost	5,866
Market value	5,791
Amount at which shown in the balance sheet	$ 5,866
[1]	As other investments are not publicly traded, reasonable estimates of the fair values could not be made without incurring excessive costs.

Schedule II - Condensed Balance

Schedule II - Condensed Balance Sheets Parent Company (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,027,321	$ 1,190,080	$ 834,837	$ 670,529
Income taxes receivable	1,067	5,547
Deferred income taxes	237,649	254,703
Other assets	184,827	198,626
Total assets	8,254,351	7,666,100	6,559,183
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	876,087	854,105
Income taxes payable	7,576	6,228
Deferred income taxes	348,726	330,119
Notes and contracts payable	585,102	587,337
Total liabilities	$ 5,492,686	$ 5,090,056
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; Authorized—500 shares;Outstanding—none
Common stock, $0.00001 par value; Authorized—300,000 shares; Outstanding—109,098 shares and 107,541 shares	$ 1	$ 1
Additional paid-in capital	2,150,813	2,109,712
Retained earnings	846,691	662,310
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(239,003)	(199,106)	(145,544)
Total stockholders’ equity	2,758,502	2,572,917
Noncontrolling interests	3,163	3,127
Total equity	2,761,665	2,576,044	2,456,243	2,351,769
Total liabilities and equity	8,254,351	7,666,100
Parent Company
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	289,791	328,949	$ 221,666	$ 163,488
Due from subsidiaries, net	21,430
Income taxes receivable	1,067	5,547
Investment in subsidiaries	3,492,290	3,333,613
Deferred income taxes	22,020	19,712
Other assets	96,683	105,344
Total assets	3,923,281	3,793,165
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	58,483	55,021
Pension costs and other retirement plans	413,206	451,501
Income taxes payable	7,576	6,228
Due to subsidiaries, net		77
Deferred income taxes	133,097	95,128
Notes and contracts payable	549,254	549,166
Notes and contracts payable to subsidiaries		60,000
Total liabilities	$ 1,161,616	$ 1,217,121
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; Authorized—500 shares;Outstanding—none
Common stock, $0.00001 par value; Authorized—300,000 shares; Outstanding—109,098 shares and 107,541 shares	$ 1	$ 1
Additional paid-in capital	2,150,813	2,109,712
Retained earnings	846,691	662,310
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(239,003)	(199,106)
Total stockholders’ equity	2,758,502	2,572,917
Noncontrolling interests	3,163	3,127
Total equity	2,761,665	2,576,044
Total liabilities and equity	$ 3,923,281	$ 3,793,165

Schedule II - Condensed Bala119

Schedule II - Condensed Balance Sheets Parent Company (Parenthetical) (Detail) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	500,000	500,000
Preferred stock, outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Common stock, shares authorized	300,000,000	300,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	109,098,000	107,541,000
Parent Company
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	500,000	500,000
Preferred stock, outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Common stock, shares authorized	300,000,000	300,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	109,098,000	107,541,000

Schedule II - Condensed Stateme

Schedule II - Condensed Statements Of Income Parent Company (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 1,356,668	$ 1,383,915	$ 1,323,789	$ 1,111,084	$ 1,255,451	$ 1,259,730	$ 1,149,969	$ 1,012,799	$ 5,175,456	$ 4,677,949	$ 4,956,077
Expenses:
Income taxes									143,895	116,345	123,644
Net income	81,736	75,759	93,579	37,796	80,738	80,937	50,688	21,852	288,870	234,215	187,064
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	171	217	232	164	227	232	94	128	784	681	697
Net income attributable to the Company	$ 81,565	$ 75,542	$ 93,347	$ 37,632	$ 80,511	$ 80,705	$ 50,594	$ 21,724	288,086	233,534	186,367
Parent Company
Revenues:
Dividends from subsidiaries									142,522	342,488	372,996
Other (losses) income									(6,001)	6,412	12,804
Total revenues									136,521	348,900	385,800
Expenses:
Other expenses									36,233	33,959	36,184
Income before income taxes and equity in undistributed earnings (losses) of subsidiaries									100,288	314,941	349,616
Income taxes									33,346	104,523	139,127
Equity in undistributed earnings (losses) of subsidiaries									221,928	23,797	(23,425)
Net income									288,870	234,215	187,064
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests									784	681	697
Net income attributable to the Company									$ 288,086	$ 233,534	$ 186,367

Schedule II - Condensed Stat121

Schedule II - Condensed Statements Of Comprehensive Income Parent Company (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Statement Of Income Captions [Line Items]
Net income	$ 81,736	$ 75,759	$ 93,579	$ 37,796	$ 80,738	$ 80,937	$ 50,688	$ 21,852	$ 288,870	$ 234,215	$ 187,064
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized (losses) gains on securities									(27,312)	19,638	(30,665)
Foreign currency translation adjustment									(36,822)	(16,694)	(13,650)
Pension benefit adjustment									24,223	(56,496)	49,324
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax									(39,911)	(53,552)	5,009
Comprehensive income									248,959	180,663	192,073
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests									770	691	694
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company									248,189	179,972	191,379
Parent Company
Condensed Statement Of Income Captions [Line Items]
Net income									288,870	234,215	187,064
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized (losses) gains on securities									(27,312)	19,638	(30,665)
Foreign currency translation adjustment									(36,822)	(16,694)	(13,650)
Pension benefit adjustment									24,223	(56,496)	49,324
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax									(39,911)	(53,552)	5,009
Comprehensive income									248,959	180,663	192,073
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests									770	691	694
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company									$ 248,189	$ 179,972	$ 191,379

Schedule II - Condensed Stat122

Schedule II - Condensed Statements Of Cash Flows Parent Company (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net cash effect of acquisitions/dispositions	$ (26,682)	$ (163,320)	$ (5,837)
Net change in other investments	1,077	8,025	6,443
Capital expenditures	(123,697)	(97,222)	(87,142)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from issuance of debt		594,477	249,144
Repayment of debt	(5,244)	(325,110)	(168,205)
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation	9,526	6,856	6,202
Net proceeds in connection with share-based compensation plans	5,042	3,601	1,736
Purchase of Company shares			(64,606)
Cash dividends	(108,524)	(89,939)	(51,324)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(162,759)	355,243	164,308
Cash and cash equivalents—Beginning of year	1,190,080	834,837	670,529
Cash and cash equivalents—End of year	1,027,321	1,190,080	834,837
Parent Company
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash provided by operating activities	133,022	54,298	71,326
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net cash effect of acquisitions/dispositions	(19,069)	(151,570)
Contributions to subsidiaries		(11,396)	(800)
Net change in other investments	867	1,490	6,549
Capital expenditures	(22)
Cash (used for) provided by investing activities	(18,224)	(161,476)	5,749
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from issuance of debt		593,943	249,095
Repayment of debt		(300,000)	(160,000)
Repayment of debt to subsidiaries	(60,000)
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation	9,526	6,856	6,202
Net proceeds in connection with share-based compensation plans	5,042	3,601	1,736
Purchase of Company shares			(64,606)
Cash dividends	(108,524)	(89,939)	(51,324)
Cash (used for) provided by financing activities	(153,956)	214,461	(18,897)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(39,158)	107,283	58,178
Cash and cash equivalents—Beginning of year	328,949	221,666	163,488
Cash and cash equivalents—End of year	$ 289,791	$ 328,949	$ 221,666

Schedule II - Notes to Condense

Schedule II - Notes to Condensed Financial Statements Parent Company (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Parent Company
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Cash dividends received from subsidiaries	$ 142.5	$ 79.1	$ 125.1

Schedule III - Balance Sheet Ca

Schedule III - Balance Sheet Captions (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Supplementary Insurance Information By Segment [Line Items]
Deferred policy acquisition costs	$ 26,481	$ 27,495
Claims reserves	983,880	1,011,780
Deferred revenues	207,929	202,764
Title Insurance and Services
Supplementary Insurance Information By Segment [Line Items]
Deferred policy acquisition costs	439	2,179
Claims reserves	933,377	969,008
Deferred revenues	4,026	14,265
Specialty Insurance
Supplementary Insurance Information By Segment [Line Items]
Deferred policy acquisition costs	26,042	25,316
Claims reserves	50,503	42,772
Deferred revenues	$ 203,903	$ 188,499

Schedule III - Income Statement

Schedule III - Income Statement Captions (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Supplementary Insurance Information By Segment [Line Items]
Premiums and escrow fees		$ 4,408,312	$ 3,919,644	$ 4,194,235
Net investment income	[1]	94,006	101,108	99,106
Loss provision		491,092	450,023	530,356
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs		1,069	1,868	(1,268)
Other operating expenses		820,969	807,634	841,523
Premiums written		395,978	364,782	344,433
Operating Segments | Title Insurance and Services
Supplementary Insurance Information By Segment [Line Items]
Premiums and escrow fees		4,028,048	3,565,832	3,865,041
Net investment income	[1]	90,078	83,635	79,940
Loss provision		263,881	253,122	343,461
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs		1,796	2,746	1,261
Other operating expenses		745,278	736,491	773,837
Operating Segments | Specialty Insurance
Supplementary Insurance Information By Segment [Line Items]
Premiums and escrow fees		380,264	353,812	329,194
Net investment income	[1]	10,313	12,594	8,767
Loss provision		227,211	196,901	186,895
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs		(727)	(878)	(2,529)
Other operating expenses		49,741	44,645	40,476
Premiums written		395,978	364,782	344,433
Corporate
Supplementary Insurance Information By Segment [Line Items]
Net investment income	[1]	(5,955)	6,415	13,008
Other operating expenses		25,976	26,528	27,264
Eliminations
Supplementary Insurance Information By Segment [Line Items]
Net investment income	[1]	(430)	(1,536)	(2,609)
Other operating expenses		$ (26)	$ (30)	$ (54)
[1]	Net investment income includes net investment income and net realized investment gains (losses).

Schedule IV - Reinsurance (Deta

Schedule IV - Reinsurance (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Title Insurance and Services
Reinsurance Premiums For Insurance Companies By Product Segment [Line Items]
Premiums and escrow fees before reinsurance	$ 4,050,033	$ 3,590,673	$ 3,888,026
Ceded to other companies	23,776	28,727	27,483
Assumed from other companies	1,791	3,886	4,498
Premiums and escrow fees	$ 4,028,048	$ 3,565,832	$ 3,865,041
Percentage of amount assumed to premiums and escrow fees	0.00%	0.10%	0.10%
Specialty Insurance
Reinsurance Premiums For Insurance Companies By Product Segment [Line Items]
Premiums and escrow fees before reinsurance	$ 388,973	$ 363,044	$ 338,204
Ceded to other companies	8,709	9,232	9,010
Premiums and escrow fees	$ 380,264	$ 353,812	$ 329,194
Percentage of amount assumed to premiums and escrow fees	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

Schedule V - Valuation And Qual

Schedule V - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Reserve Deducted From Accounts Receivable
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of period		$ 34,662	$ 31,831	$ 30,917
Additions Charged to costs and expenses		10,620	12,352	7,478
Deductions from reserve	[1]	13,730	9,521	6,564
Balance at end of period		31,552	34,662	31,831
Reserve For Known And Incurred But Not Reported Claims
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of period		1,011,780	1,018,365	976,462
Additions Charged to costs and expenses		491,092	450,023	530,356
Additions Charged to other accounts		(42,500)	13,142	(9,143)
Deductions from reserve	[2]	476,492	469,750	479,310
Balance at end of period		983,880	1,011,780	1,018,365
Reserve Deducted From Notes Receivable
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of period		2,441	2,584	2,902
Additions Charged to costs and expenses		167	128	(132)
Deductions from reserve		333	271	186
Balance at end of period		2,275	2,441	2,584
Reserve Deducted From Deferred Income Taxes
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of period		15,706	18,119	14,172
Additions Charged to costs and expenses		108		3,578
Additions Charged to other accounts				369
Deductions from reserve		9,085	2,413
Balance at end of period		$ 6,729	$ 15,706	$ 18,119
[1]	Amount represents accounts written off, net of recoveries.
[2]	Amount represents claim payments, net of recoveries.