Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Dilutive potential common shares include outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards. There are no differences in the numerators of our computations of basic and diluted earnings per share for any period presented.

The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share is shown below (in thousands, except per share amounts).

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Net income	$	25,970	$	21,259	$	65,941	$	64,610
Weighted average common shares outstanding	71,837		72,621		72,198		72,965
Dilutive effect of stock-based awards	527		595		508		565
Shares used in computing diluted earnings per share	72,364		73,216		72,706		73,530
Basic earnings per share	$	0.36	$	0.29	$	0.91	$	0.89
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.36	$	0.29	$	0.91	$	0.88

There were no options to purchase shares of common stock that were outstanding during the periods indicated above that were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the option purchase price was greater than the average market price of the common shares during the period. Performance awards are excluded from the calculation of dilutive potential common shares until the threshold performance conditions have been satisfied.