Earnings Per Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Earnings Per Share Reconciliation [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

The components of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows (in thousands, except share and per share data):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Numerator for basic and diluted net income per common share:
Net income attributable to j2 Global, Inc. common shareholders	$	36,040		$	31,188		$	58,962		$	59,727
Net income available to participating securities (a)	(565		)	(460		)	(1,020		)	(922		)
Net income available to j2 Global, Inc. common shareholders	35,475			30,728			57,942			58,805
Denominator:
Weighted-average outstanding shares of common stock	45,428,230			45,373,930			45,294,925			45,887,185
Dilutive effect of:
Dilutive effect of equity incentive plans	590,015			195,634			586,540			316,306
Common stock and common stock equivalents	46,018,245			45,569,564			45,881,465			46,203,491
Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.78		$	0.68		$	1.28		$	1.28
Diluted	$	0.77		$	0.67		$	1.26		$	1.27

(a) Represents unvested share-based payment awards that contain certain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid).

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, there were zero and 613,059 options outstanding, respectively, and zero and 560,059 options outstanding, respectively, which were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares.