Earnings per share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings per share

Earnings per share

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing earnings from continuing operations attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings per common share assumes the exercise of outstanding stock options and the vesting of RSUs using the treasury stock method when the effects of such assumptions are dilutive. A reconciliation of earnings from continuing operations attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. and weighted average common shares outstanding for purposes of calculating basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows:

	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	September 27, 2014		September 28, 2013	September 27, 2014	September 28, 2013
Earnings from continuing operations attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$	151,266	119,621	385,097	256,049
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic and diluted:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic	72,864		72,575	72,814	71,467
Add weighted-average dilutive potential common shares—options to purchase common shares and RSUs, net	512		512	518	508
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted	73,376		73,087	73,332	71,975
Earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Basic	$	2.08	1.65	5.29	3.59
Diluted	$	2.06	1.64	5.25	3.56