Net Earnings Per Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the numerator and denominator utilized in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Numerator for earnings per share:
Net earnings for basic and diluted earnings per share	$	50,500	$	44,758	$	98,410	$	74,652

Denominator for earnings per share:
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	140,063		141,574		139,916		141,255
Assumed exercises of stock options and vesting of restricted stock awards, net of shares assumed reacquired under the treasury stock method	1,428		2,546		1,568		2,709
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding	141,491		144,120		141,484		143,964

The effect of stock-based compensation awards for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, which in the aggregate consisted of 285,000 and 389,000 shares, respectively, and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, which in the aggregate consisted of 48,000 and 152,000 shares, respectively, have been excluded for purposes of calculating diluted earnings per share since their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect.