Dividends

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

Dividends

DividendsOn October 27, 2020, our Board of Directors declared cash dividends of $0.36 per share, payable on December 31, 2020, to FNF common shareholders of record as of December 17, 2020.Net Income Attributable to FNF Common Shareholders and Change in Total Equity

On July 29, 2020, we purchased for $90 million the outstanding Class A units of ServiceLink held by its minority owners. As of the purchase date, ServiceLink is a wholly owned subsidiary of FNF.

The following table presents the effect of the change in our ownership percentage in ServiceLink on equity attributable to FNF.

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Net earnings attributable to FNF common shareholders	$	378	$	250	$	626	$	722
Increase in additional paid-in capital for increase in ownership percentage in ServiceLink	158		—		158		—
Decrease in noncontrolling interests resulting from increased ownership percentage	47		—		47		—
Net decrease in total equity	205		—		205		—
Net income attributable to FNF common shareholders and change in total equity	$	583	$	250	$	831	$	722