Earnings per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Earnings per Share

Computation of basic and diluted earnings per share

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
	2014			2013
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	203,057		$	173,182
Loss from discontinued operations	(15		)	—
Net income	203,042			173,182
Adjustment for basic earnings per share:
Earnings allocated to unvested shareholders	(1,255		)	(992		)
Numerator for basic earnings per share:
From continuing operations	201,802			172,190
From discontinued operations	(15		)	—
	201,787			172,190
Adjustment for diluted earnings per share:
Effect of reallocating undistributed earnings of unvested shareholders	6			7
Numerator for diluted earnings per share:
From continuing operations	201,808			172,197
From discontinued operations	(15		)	—
	$	201,793		$	172,197
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share — weighted-average shares	107,973			107,149
Effect of dilutive shares from stock options and restricted stock	870			1,428
Denominator for diluted earnings per share — adjusted weighted-average shares	108,843			108,577
Basic earnings per common share:
Income from continuing operations	$	1.87		$	1.61
Income from discontinued operations	—			—
Net income	$	1.87		$	1.61
Diluted earnings per common share:
Income from continuing operations	$	1.85		$	1.59
Income from discontinued operations	—			—
Net income	$	1.85		$	1.59

Shares attributable to outstanding equity awards excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Shares excluded from calculation of diluted earnings per share	669		261
Weighted-average price per share	$	72.87	$	79.67