8.	EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity. For CCA diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares after considering the additional dilution related to restricted stock grants and stock options.

A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic earnings per share computation to the numerator and denominator of the diluted earnings per share computation is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,					For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012		2013			2012
NUMERATOR
Basic:
Income from continuing operations	$	52,506		$	42,240	$	257,121		$	111,708
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of taxes		(663	)		99		(3,757	)		(355	)

Net income	$	51,843		$	42,339	$	253,364		$	111,353


Diluted:
Income from continuing operations	$	52,506		$	42,240	$	257,121		$	111,708
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of taxes		(663	)		99		(3,757	)		(355	)

Diluted net income	$	51,843		$	42,339	$	253,364		$	111,353


DENOMINATOR
Basic:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		115,282			99,637		107,640			99,500


Diluted:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		115,282			99,637		107,640			99,500
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options		1,165			973		1,335			790
Restricted stock-based compensation		425			232		325			174

Weighted average shares and assumed conversions		116,872			100,842		109,300			100,464


BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.46		$	0.42	$	2.38		$	1.12
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of taxes		(0.01	)		—		(0.03	)		—

Net income	$	0.45		$	0.42	$	2.35		$	1.12


DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.45		$	0.42	$	2.35		$	1.11
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of taxes		(0.01	)		—		(0.03	)		—

Net income	$	0.44		$	0.42	$	2.32		$	1.11

As discussed in Note 7, on May 20, 2013, CCA paid a special dividend in connection with its conversion to a REIT. The shareholders were allowed to elect to receive their payment of the special dividend either in all cash, all shares of CCA common stock, or a combination of cash and CCA common stock, except that CCA placed a limit on the aggregate amount of cash payable to the shareholders. Under ASC 505, “Equity” and ASU 2010-01, “Accounting for Distributions to Shareholders with Components of Stock and Cash, a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force”, a distribution that allows shareholders to elect to receive cash or stock with a potential limitation on the total amount of cash that all shareholders can elect to receive in the aggregate is considered a share issuance that is reflected in earnings per share prospectively. As such, the stock portion of the special dividend, totaling 13.9 million shares, is presented prospectively in basic and diluted earnings per share as presented above and was not presented retroactively for all periods presented.

Approximately 16,000 and 0.2 million stock options were excluded from the computations of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, because they were anti-dilutive. Approximately 15,000 and 0.9 million stock options were excluded from the computations of diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, because they were anti-dilutive.