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Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations - Earnings Per Share for Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022
Basic and diluted earnings per share numerators (in millions): |  |  |  |
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic, Total | $ 19.6 | $ (169.2) | $ 199.1 | $ (135.8)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent | 19.6 | (175.1) | 199.1 | (145.3)
Total gain (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to White Mountains’s common shareholders | 0.0 | (6.4) | 0.0 | (10.1)
Allocation of earnings to participating restricted common shares | (0.3) | 2.2 | (2.7) | 1.6
Basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share numerators | $ 19.3 | $ (172.9) | $ 196.4 | $ (143.7)
Basic earnings per share denominators (in thousands): |  |  |  |
Total average common shares outstanding during the period | 2,562,400 | 2,979,000 | 2,566,100 | 2,992,500
Average unvested restricted common shares | (37,600) | (38,300) | (34,400) | (33,900)
Basic earnings (losses) per share denominator (in shares) | 2,524,800 | 2,940,700 | 2,531,700 | 2,958,600
Diluted earnings per share denominator (in thousands): |  |  |  |
Total average common shares outstanding during the period | 2,562,400 | 2,979,000 | 2,566,100 | 2,992,500
Average unvested restricted common shares | (37,600) | (38,300) | (34,400) | (33,900)
Diluted earnings (losses) per share denominator | 2,524,800 | 2,940,700 | 2,531,700 | 2,958,600
Discontinued operations (in usd per share) | $ 0 | $ 1.98 | $ 0 | $ 3.17
Discontinued operations (in usd per share) | $ 0 | $ 1.98 | $ 0 | $ 3.17
Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |
Basic and diluted earnings per share numerators (in millions): |  |  |  |
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic, Total |  | $ (169.2) |  | $ (135.8)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent |  | (216.6) |  | (228.7)
Less: net (income) loss from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | 41.5 |  | 83.4
Total gain (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to White Mountains’s common shareholders |  | 5.9 |  | 9.5
Allocation of earnings to participating restricted common shares |  | (0.1) |  | (0.1)
Basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share numerators |  | $ 5.8 |  | $ 9.4
Basic earnings per share denominators (in thousands): |  |  |  |
Total average common shares outstanding during the period |  | 2,979,000 |  | 2,992,500
Average unvested restricted common shares |  | (38,300) |  | (33,900)
Basic earnings (losses) per share denominator (in shares) |  | 2,940,700 |  | 2,958,600
Diluted earnings per share denominator (in thousands): |  |  |  |
Total average common shares outstanding during the period |  | 2,979,000 |  | 2,992,500
Average unvested restricted common shares |  | (38,300) |  | (33,900)
Diluted earnings (losses) per share denominator |  | 2,940,700 |  | 2,958,600
Discontinued operations (in usd per share) |  | $ 1.98 |  |
Discontinued operations (in usd per share) |  | $ 1.98 |  | $ 3.17

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