NET INCOME PER SHARE

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

NET INCOME PER SHARE [Abstract]

NET INCOME PER SHARE

(13)NET INCOME PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted shares for the periods indicated (amounts in thousands):

				Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
				2013	2012	2013	2012
Shares used in basic earnings per share calculation				50,732	54,093	51,643	55,233
	Effect of dilutive securities:
		Stock options		425	377	412	378
		Restricted stock units		521	435	444	380
		Performance-based restricted stock units		-	-	-	-
			Total effects of dilutive securities	946	812	856	758
Shares used in dilutive earnings per share calculation				51,678	54,905	52,499	55,991

For the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, options to purchase 0.1 million and 0.1 million shares of common stock, respectively, were outstanding, but not included in the computation of diluted net income per share because the exercise price exceeded the value of the shares and the effect would have been anti–dilutive. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, options to purchase 0.1 million and 0.1 million shares of common stock, respectively, were outstanding, but not included in the computation of diluted net income per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive. For the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) of 0.2 million and 0.7 million, respectively, were outstanding, but not included in the computation of diluted net income per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, RSUs of 0.2 million and 0.8 million, respectively, were outstanding, but not included in the computation of diluted net income per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.