EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share gives effect to all dilutive common shares outstanding during the reporting period. The dilutive shares we consider in our diluted earnings per share calculation relate to our outstanding stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock unit awards.

We determine the dilutive effect of our outstanding stock options using the "treasury stock" method. Under this method, we assume the exercise of all of the outstanding stock options whose exercise price is less than the weighted-average market value of our common stock during the reporting period. This method also assumes that the proceeds from the hypothetical stock option exercises are used to repurchase shares of our common stock at the weighted-average market value of the stock during the reporting period. The net of the assumed stock options exercised and assumed common shares repurchased represents the number of dilutive common shares, which we add to the denominator of the earnings per share calculation.

The components of basic and diluted earnings per share were as follows for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:



	Three Months Ended September 30,
(In Thousands, Except Share Data)	2017						2016
	Basic			Diluted			Basic		Diluted
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(19,082	)	$	(19,082	)	$	11,628	$	11,628
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	24,960,086			24,960,086			25,389,633		25,389,633
Add dilutive effect of restricted stock unit awards	—			—			—		155,270
Add dilutive effect of stock options	—			—			—		270,443
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	24,960,086			24,960,086			25,389,633		25,815,346
Earnings (loss) per common share from continuing operations	$	(0.77	)	$	(0.77	)	$	0.46	$	0.45
Earnings per common share from discontinued operations	0.05			0.05			0.03		0.03
Earnings (loss) per common share	$	(0.72	)	$	(0.72	)	$	0.49	$	0.48
Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share calculation⁽¹⁾	—			—			—		—


(1)	Outstanding awards that are not "in-the-money" are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because the effect of including them would have been anti-dilutive.

The components of basic and diluted earnings per share were as follows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In Thousands, Except Share Data)	2017						2016
	Basic			Diluted			Basic		Diluted
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(389	)	$	(389	)	$	37,083	$	37,083
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	25,177,133			25,177,133			25,322,427		25,322,427
Add dilutive effect of restricted stock unit awards	—			253,082			—		155,270
Add dilutive effect of stock options	—			236,190			—		233,317
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	25,177,133			25,666,405			25,322,427		25,711,014
Earnings (loss) per common share from continuing operations	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.01	)	$	1.47	$	1.44
Earnings per common share from discontinued operations	0.21			0.21			0.03		0.03
Earnings (loss) per common share	$	0.20		$	0.20		$	1.50	$	1.47
Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share calculation⁽¹⁾	—			—			—		—


(1)	Outstanding awards that are not "in-the-money" are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because the effect of including them would have been anti-dilutive.