Income (Loss) Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Income (Loss) Per Share

Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic income (loss) per share for 2014, 2013 and 2012 was computed by dividing income (loss) amounts attributable to The Wendy’s Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Income (loss) amounts attributable to The Wendy’s Company used to calculate basic and diluted income (loss) per share were as follows:

	Year Ended
	2014		2013			2012
Amounts attributable to The Wendy’s Company:
Income from continuing operations	$	121,434	$	45,753		$	5,574
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations	—		(266		)	1,509
Net income	$	121,434	$	45,487		$	7,083

The weighted average number of shares used to calculate basic and diluted income (loss) per share were as follows:

	Year Ended
	2014	2013	2012
Common stock:
Weighted average basic shares outstanding	370,160	392,585	390,275
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted shares	6,022	6,095	1,865
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding	376,182	398,680	392,140

Diluted income per share was computed by dividing income attributable to The Wendy’s Company by the weighted average number of basic shares outstanding plus the potential common share effect of dilutive stock options and restricted shares. For 2014, 2013 and 2012, we excluded 4,946, 10,823 and 23,406, respectively, of potential common shares from our diluted income per share calculation as they would have had anti-dilutive effects.