NET INCOME PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATMEL COMMON STOCKHOLDERS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share

A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of basic and diluted net income per share is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2015		March 31, 2014
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Net income attributable to Atmel	$	16,495	$	2,166
Weighted-average shares - basic	417,038		425,390
Dilutive effect of incremental shares and share equivalents	1,424		1,886
Weighted-average shares - diluted	418,462		427,276
Net income per share:
Basic
Net income per share attributable to Atmel common stockholders - basic	$	0.04	$	0.01
Diluted
Net income per share attributable to Atmel common stockholders - diluted	$	0.04	$	0.01

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities

The following table summarizes securities that were not included in the “Weighted-average shares - diluted” used for calculation of diluted net income per share, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2015	March 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
Employee stock options and restricted stock units outstanding	4,578	4,788