Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 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):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Numerator for basic and diluted net income per common share:
Net income attributable to j2 Global, Inc. common shareholders	$	107,522		$	121,580		$	114,766
Net income available to participating securities (a)	(2,105		)	(2,075		)	(1,932		)
Net income available to j2 Global, Inc. common shareholders	105,417			119,505			112,834
Denominator:
Weighted-average outstanding shares of common stock	45,548,767			45,459,712			45,799,615
Dilutive effect of:
Dilutive effect of equity incentive plans	591,252			321,946			585,233
Common stock and common stock equivalents	46,140,019			45,781,658			46,384,848
Net income per share:
Basic	$	2.31		$	2.63		$	2.46
Diluted	$	2.28		$	2.61		$	2.43

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

For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, there were zero, 527,319 and 421,319 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.