Earnings Per Common Share Attributable To Avista Corporation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computations Of Earnings Per Share

The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders for the three months ended March 31 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	2018		2017
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders	$	54,890	$	62,116
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding-basic	65,639		64,362
Effect of dilutive securities:
Performance and restricted stock awards	292		107
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding-diluted	65,931		64,469
Earnings per common share attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders:
Basic	$	0.84	$	0.97
Diluted	$	0.83	$	0.96

There were no shares excluded from the calculation because they were antidilutive.