Net Income Per Share Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Net Income Per Share Information [Abstract]

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 and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014:


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Waste Connections for basic and diluted earnings per share	$	57,360	$	62,664	$	109,184	$	111,679

Denominator:
Basic shares outstanding		124,079,184		124,230,572		124,044,130		124,096,619
Dilutive effect of stock options and warrants		31,246		110,406		36,507		124,000
Dilutive effect of restricted stock units		241,632		507,373		279,422		560,478
Diluted shares outstanding		124,352,062		124,848,351		124,360,059		124,781,097

For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, stock options and warrants to purchase 51,040 and 33,112 shares of common stock, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as they were anti-dilutive. For the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, stock options and warrants to purchase 51,040 and 33,112 shares of common stock, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as they were anti-dilutive.