Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

9. Earnings per share

Basic net earnings per share ("EPS") is calculated using net earnings available to common stockholders divided by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is similar to basic EPS except that the weighted-average number of shares is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potentially dilutive common shares had been issued.

Dilutive common stock options are included in the diluted EPS calculation using the treasury stock method. Common stock options and unvested restricted shares (units) that were not included in the diluted EPS computation because the price was greater than the average market price of the common shares for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and April 2, 2011 were 1,044 and 1,123, respectively.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2012		April 2, 2011
Net earnings available to common stockholders	$	40,377		23,442
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic and diluted:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic		68,862		68,674
Add weighted-average dilutive potential common shares—options and RSU's to purchase common shares, net		279		230
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted		69,141		68,904
Basic earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$	0.59		0.34
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$	0.58		0.34