Net Earnings Per Share Net Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

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 September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Numerator for earnings per share:
Net earnings for basic and diluted earnings per share	$	62,047	$	73,151	$	169,913	$	183,909
Denominator for earnings per share:
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	134,741		138,190		135,264		138,146
Assumed exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock awards, net of shares assumed reacquired under the treasury stock method	1,309		2,137		1,562		2,467
Diluted shares outstanding	136,050		140,327		136,826		140,613