Earnings per share

9 Months Ended

Oct. 03, 2015

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
	October 3, 2015			September 27, 2014	October 3, 2015		September 27, 2014
Earnings from continuing operations attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$	214,905		151,266	423,743		385,097
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interest ^(a)	(31		)	—	(191	)	—
Net earnings available to common stockholders	$	214,874		151,266	423,552		385,097

Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic and diluted:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic	73,915			72,864	73,384		72,814
Add weighted-average dilutive potential common shares—options to purchase common shares and RSUs, net	523			512	523		518
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted	74,438			73,376	73,907		73,332

Earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Basic	$	2.91		2.08	5.77		5.29
Diluted	$	2.89		2.06	5.73		5.25

(a) Represents the accretion of the Company's redeemable noncontrolling interest to redemption value. See Note 2, Acquisitions for further information.