Basis of Financial Statements - Split-off of Cannae From FNF (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Revolver Note \| Revolver Note
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate borrowing capacity	$ 100,000,000
Corporate Services Agreement \| FNF \| Parent
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Period for FNF to provide services at no-cost (up to)	3 years

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant