Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share from continuing operations

The following table presents the Company’s computation of earnings per share from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. See Note 21 — “Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations”.

	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Basic and diluted earnings per share numerators (in millions):
Net income (loss) attributable to White Mountains’s    common shareholders	$	(275.4)	$	708.7	$	414.5
Less: total (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	18.7		(2.3)		.8
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to    White Mountains’s common shareholders	(294.1)		711.0		413.7
Allocation of (earnings) losses to participating restricted common shares (1)	3.5		(9.3)		(5.3)
Basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share numerators	$	(290.6)	$	701.7	$	408.4
Basic earnings per share denominators (in thousands):
Total average common shares outstanding during the period	3,079.0		3,122.2		3,181.6
Average unvested restricted common shares (2)	(36.5)		(40.8)		(40.5)
Basic earnings (losses) per share denominator	3,042.5		3,081.4		3,141.1
Diluted earnings per share denominator (in thousands):
Total average common shares outstanding during the period	3,079.0		3,122.2		3,181.6
Average unvested restricted common shares (2)	(36.5)		(40.8)		(40.5)
Diluted earnings (losses) per share denominator	3,042.5		3,081.4		3,141.1
Basic and diluted earnings per share (in dollars) - continuing operations:
Distributed earnings - dividends declared and paid	$	1.00	$	1.00	$	1.00
Undistributed earnings (losses)	(96.53)		226.72		129.02
Basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share	$	(95.53)	$	227.72	$	130.02

(1) Restricted shares issued by White Mountains receive dividends, and therefore, are considered participating securities.

(2) Restricted shares outstanding vest upon a stated date. See Note 12 — “Employee Share-Based Incentive Compensation Plans”.

Schedule of undistributed net earnings (losses) from continuing operations

The following table presents the undistributed net earnings (losses) from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. See Note 21 — “Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations”.

	Year Ended December 31,
Millions		2021		2020		2019
Undistributed net earnings - continuing operations:
Net income (loss) attributable to White Mountains’s common shareholders,      net of restricted common share amounts		$	(290.6)	$	701.7	$	408.4
Dividends declared, net of restricted common share amounts (1)		(3.1)		(3.1)		(3.2)
Total undistributed net earnings (losses), net of restricted common share amounts		$	(293.7)	$	698.6	$	405.2

(1) Restricted shares issued by White Mountains receive dividends, and are therefore considered participating securities.