Note 4 - Earnings per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

4. Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock and resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in earnings.

Outstanding stock options with anti-dilutive effect were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share. The following table sets forth earnings per common share calculations:

	Three months ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)	2015		2014
Net income	$	35,980	$	31,259
Weighted-average shares:
Basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding		79,835,628		79,595,757
Dilutive effect of weighted-average outstanding common share equivalents
Warrants		344,919		298,535
Options		108,457		101,698
Restricted stock units		20,379		43,392
Diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding		80,309,383		80,039,382
Average stock options and warrants with anti-dilutive effect		1,670,231		1,985,848
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.45	$	0.39
Diluted	$	0.45	$	0.39