Net Income Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Net Income Per Share [Abstract]

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3. Net Income Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of Net Income Per Share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands, except per share data):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2012		2011
Numerator for Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share -
Net Income	$	324,009	$	133,973
Denominator for Basic Earnings Per Share -
Weighted Average Shares		266,674		255,200
Potential Dilutive Common Shares -
Stock Options/SARs		1,800		1,937
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units		1,768		1,682
Denominator for Diluted Earnings Per Share -
Adjusted Diluted Weighted Average Shares		270,242		258,819
Net Income Per Share
Basic	$	1.22	$	0.52
Diluted	$	1.20	$	0.52

The diluted earnings per share calculation excludes stock options and SARs that were anti-dilutive.  Shares underlying the excluded stock options and SARs totaled 0.1 million and 0.2 million shares for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.