Net Income or Loss Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Income or Loss Per Share

Net Income or Loss Per Share

Basic earnings or loss per share is computed by dividing net earnings attributable to PICO Holdings, Inc. by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings or loss per share is computed similarly to basic earnings or loss per share except the weighted average shares outstanding are increased to include additional shares from the assumed exercise of any common stock equivalents using the treasury method, if dilutive. The Company’s stock-settled SAR and RSU are considered common stock equivalents for this purpose. The number of additional shares related to these common stock equivalents is calculated using the treasury stock method, if dilutive.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, and the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company’s stock-settled SAR and RSU were excluded from the diluted per share calculation because their effect on the loss per share was anti-dilutive. For the three months ended September 30, 2013, 253,000 outstanding RSU were included in the diluted per share calculation, however, the SAR were excluded because their effect on the loss per share was anti-dilutive.