Earnings Per Common Share Attributable To Avista Corporation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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



	2019		2018		2017
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders	$	196,979	$	136,429	$	115,916
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding-basic	66,205		65,673		64,496
Effect of dilutive securities:
Performance and restricted stock awards	124		273		310
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding-diluted	66,329		65,946		64,806
Earnings per common share attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders:
Basic	$	2.98	$	2.08	$	1.80
Diluted	$	2.97	$	2.07	$	1.79

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