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Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations
NSM

On August 1, 2022, White Mountains closed the NSM Transaction. See Note 2 — “Significant Transactions.” As a result of the NSM Transaction, the assets and liabilities of NSM Group have been presented in the balance sheet as held for sale for periods prior to the closing of the transaction, and the results of operations for NSM Group have been classified as discontinued operations in the statements of operations and comprehensive income through the closing of the transaction. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation.

Sirius Group

On April 18, 2016, White Mountains completed the sale of Sirius International Insurance Group, Ltd. (“Sirius Group”) to CM International Pte. Ltd. and CM Bermuda Limited (collectively “CMI”). In connection with the sale, White Mountains indemnified Sirius Group against the loss of certain interest deductions claimed by Sirius Group related to periods prior to the sale of Sirius Group to CMI that had been disputed by the Swedish Tax Agency. In late October 2018, the Swedish Administrative Court ruled against Sirius Group on its appeal of the Swedish Tax Agency’s denial of these interest deductions. As a result, in 2018 White Mountains recorded a loss of $17.3 million within net gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations reflecting the value of these interest deductions.
As of December 31, 2020, White Mountains’s liability related to the tax indemnification provided in connection with the sale of Sirius Group in 2016 was $18.7 million. In April 2021, the Swedish Tax Agency informed the Swedish Administrative Court of Appeal that Sirius Group should prevail in its appeal and that the interest deductions should not be disallowed. In June 2021, the Swedish Administrative Court of Appeal ruled in Sirius Group’s favor. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, White Mountains recorded a gain of $17.6 million in discontinued operations to reverse the liability accrued as of December 31, 2020 and $1.1 million gain related to foreign currency translation.

Summary of Reclassified Balances and Related Items

Net Assets Held for Sale
The following summarizes the assets and liabilities associated with NSM Group classified as held for sale. As of December 31, 2021, the amounts presented exclude $16.1 million of insurance licenses, investments and cash classified as assets held for sale related to one of the Other Operating Businesses.
MillionsDecember 31, 2021
Assets held for sale
Short-term investments, at fair value $7.8 
Cash (restricted $89.2)
111.6 
Premiums and commissions receivable85.0 
Goodwill and other intangible assets725.4 
Other assets59.2 
Total assets held for sale$989.0 
Liabilities held for sale
Debt$272.1 
Premiums payable135.9 
Contingent consideration6.8 
Other liabilities80.5 
Total liabilities held for sale495.3 
Net assets held for sale$493.7 
Earnings Per Share from Discontinued Operations

White Mountains calculates earnings per share using the two-class method, which allocates earnings between common and unvested restricted common shares. Both classes of shares participate equally in earnings on a per share basis. Basic earnings per share amounts are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding adjusted for unvested restricted common shares. Diluted earnings per share amounts are also impacted by the net effect of potentially dilutive common shares outstanding. The following table presents the Company’s computation of earnings per share for discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
 September 30,September 30,
2022202120222021
Basic and diluted earnings per share numerators (in millions):
Net income (loss) attributable to White Mountains’s
   common shareholders		$888.2 $(371.4)$752.4 $(308.2)
Less: net income (loss) from continuing operations$(23.6)$(389.2)$(252.3)$(356.8)
Less: net (income) loss from continuing operations attributable to
   non-controlling interests		$18.8 $12.5 $102.2 $52.6 
Total gain (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to White
   Mountains’s common shareholders (1)
$893.0 $5.3 $902.5 $(4.0)
Allocation of earnings to participating restricted common shares (2)
(11.8)(.1)(10.8)— 
Basic and diluted earnings per share numerators (3)
$881.2 $5.2 $891.7 $(4.0)
Basic earnings per share denominators (in thousands): 
Total average common shares outstanding during the period2,893.8 3,090.3 2,959.3 3,099.4 
Average unvested restricted common shares (4)
(38.3)(37.8)(35.5)(36.0)
Basic earnings per share denominator2,855.5 3,052.5 2,923.8 3,063.4 
Diluted earnings per share denominator (in thousands): 
Total average common shares outstanding during the period2,893.8 3,090.3 2,959.3 3,099.4 
Average unvested restricted common shares (4)
(38.3)(37.8)(35.5)(36.0)
Diluted earnings per share denominator 2,855.5 3,052.5 2,923.8 3,063.4 
Basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share (in dollars) -
   discontinued operations:		$308.59 $1.72 $304.97 $(1.29)
(1) Includes net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax - NSM Group, net gain (loss) from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax - NSM Group, net gain (loss) from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax - Sirius Group and net (income) loss from discontinued operations attributable to non-controlling interests.
(2) Restricted shares issued by White Mountains receive dividends and are therefore considered participating securities.
(3) Net earnings attributable to White Mountains’s common shareholders, net of restricted share amounts, is equal to undistributed earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
(4) Restricted shares outstanding vest upon a stated date. See Note 12 — “Employee Share-Based Incentive Compensation Plans.”