Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Earnings per share have been computed based on the following:


	Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2018		2017
Net income	$	13,910	$	12,079
Average number of common shares outstanding		22,956		22,870
Effect of dilutive stock options and restricted stock		327		362

Average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate diluted earnings per share		23,283		23,232

Options excluded from diluted earnings per share because the effect of these options was antidilutive		—		—