Earnings per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings per Share

A reconciliation between basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Net income for basic and diluted earnings per share	$	13,143	$	18,072	$	44,029	$	51,824
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	37,919		37,214		37,435		36,859
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock awards	532		1,906		1,241		2,299
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	38,451		39,120		38,676		39,158
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.35	$	0.49	$	1.18	$	1.41
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.34	$	0.46	$	1.14	$	1.32