Earnings Per Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

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,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Numerator for basic and diluted net income per common share:
Net income attributable to j2 Global, Inc. common shareholders	$	38,916		$	35,049		$	60,794		$	63,814
Net income available to participating securities (a)	(637		)	(701		)	(1,006		)	(1,418		)
Net income available to j2 Global, Inc. common shareholders	$	38,279		$	34,348		$	59,788		$	62,396
Denominator:
Weighted-average outstanding shares of common stock	47,537,597			46,745,596			47,480,315			46,556,428
Dilutive effect of:
Equity incentive plans	315,977			322,171			256,691			355,146
Common stock and common stock equivalents	47,853,574			47,067,767			47,737,006			46,911,574
Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.81		$	0.73		$	1.26		$	1.34
Diluted	$	0.80		$	0.73		$	1.25		$	1.33

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

For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, there were no options outstanding 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 share. For the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, there were 62,000 and no 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 share.