Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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,
	2014			2013			2012
Numerator for basic and diluted net income per common share:
Net income attributable to j2 Global, Inc. common shareholders	$	124,336		$	107,522		$	121,580
Net income available to participating securities (a)	(2,590		)	(2,105		)	(2,075		)
Net income available to j2 Global, Inc. common shareholders	121,746			105,417			119,505
Denominator:
Weighted-average outstanding shares of common stock	46,778,015			45,548,767			45,459,712
Dilutive effect of:
Equity incentive plans	328,523			591,252			321,946
Common stock and common stock equivalents	47,106,538			46,140,019			45,781,658
Net income per share:
Basic	$	2.60		$	2.31		$	2.63
Diluted	$	2.58		$	2.28		$	2.61

(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, 2014, 2013 and 2012, there were zero, zero and 527,319 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.