Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The following table shows the calculation of both basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	(in thousands, except for share data)
Net income available to common shareholders	$	36,966	$	41,045	$	129,532	$	112,665
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding	264,058,174		254,473,994		263,938,786		254,310,769
Plus: Common stock equivalents	878,046		466,313		816,059		387,824
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding	264,936,220		254,940,307		264,754,845		254,698,593
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.14	$	0.16	$	0.49	$	0.44
Diluted	0.14		0.16		0.49		0.44