Earnings per Common Share

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2016

Earnings Loss Per Common Share [Abstract]

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share:



	13 Weeks Ended
(Thousands of Dollars and Shares, Except Per Share Data)	December 25 2016		December 27 2015

Income attributable to Lee Enterprises, Incorporated:	12,173		11,237
Weighted average common shares	55,935		54,856
Less weighted average restricted Common Stock	(2,407	)	(1,716	)
Basic average common shares	53,528		53,140
Dilutive stock options and restricted Common Stock	1,873		718
Diluted average common shares	55,401		53,858
Earnings per common share:
Basic	0.23		0.21
Diluted	0.22		0.21

For the 13 weeks ended December 25, 2016 and December 27, 2015, 6,828,000 and 7,684,000 weighted average shares, respectively, were not considered in the computation of diluted earnings per common share because the exercise prices of the related stock options and Warrants were in excess of the fair market value of our Common Stock.