Stockholders' Equity and Earnings Per Share ("EPS") (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Reconciliation of Basic EPS to Diluted EPS

The following is a reconciliation of basic EPS to diluted EPS for 2011, 2010 and 2009:

	Year ended December 31,
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)	2011		2010		2009
Numerator:
Net income attributable to SVBFG	$	171,902	$	94,951	$	48,010
Preferred stock dividend and discount accretion		—		—		(25,336	)
Net income available to common stockholders	$	171,902	$	94,951	$	22,674
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic		43,004		41,774		33,901
Weighted average effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options and ESPP		517		641		282
Restricted stock units		116		63		—
Denominator for diluted calculation		43,637		42,478		34,183
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	4.00	$	2.27	$	0.67
Diluted	$	3.94	$	2.24	$	0.66

Common Shares Excluded from the Diluted EPS Calculation as They Were Deemed to be Anti-Dilutive

The following table summarizes the common shares excluded from the diluted EPS calculation as they were deemed to be antidilutive for 2011, 2010 and 2009:

	Year ended December 31,
(Shares in thousands)	2011		2010		2009
Stock options		274		9		2,267
Restricted stock units		94		30		226
Warrant associated with CPP (1)		—		—		446
Total		368		39		2,939

(1) In June 2010, we repurchased in its entirety the warrant issued to the U.S. Treasury in connection with our previous participation in the CPP.