Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

7. Earnings per Share.

The following details the computations of the basic and diluted earnings per common share (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Year ended		Year ended
	December 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Common shares:
Weighted average common shares
outstanding during the period -
shares used for basic earnings
per common share		10,040		9,975
Common shares issuable under share
based payment plans which are
potentially dilutive		65		65
Common shares used for diluted
earnings per common share		10,105		10,040
Income from continuing operations	$	959		49,548
Discontinued operations	$	122,129		11,003
Net income attributable to the Company	$	124,472		41,750
Basic earnings per common share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.10		4.97
Discontinued operations	$	12.16		1.10
Net income attributable to the Company	$	12.40		4.19
Diluted earnings per common share
Income from continuing operations	$	0.09		4.94
Discontinued operations	$	12.09		1.10
Net income attributable to the Company	$	12.32		4.16

For 2018 and 2017, 22,470 and 48,122 shares, respectively, attributable to outstanding stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.