Net Income Per Share Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Net Income Per Share Information [Abstract]

Net Income Per Share Information

11.NET INCOME PER SHARE INFORMATION

The following table sets forth the calculation of the numerator and denominator used in the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share attributable to the Company’s common stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014: 

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015		2014
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Waste Connections for basic and diluted earnings per share	$	51,824	$	49,015
Denominator:
Basic shares outstanding		124,008,687		123,963,001
Dilutive effect of stock options and warrants		41,770		137,594
Dilutive effect of restricted stock units		317,211		613,502
Diluted shares outstanding		124,367,668		124,714,097

For the three months ended March 31, 2015, stock options and warrants to purchase 50,898 shares of common stock were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as they were anti-dilutive.  For the three months ended March 31, 2014, all outstanding stock options and warrants were dilutive and included in the computation of diluted earnings per share.