Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Potential gross common equivalent shares

The Company did not include the securities in the following table in the computation of the net loss per share attributable to Vertex common shareholders calculations because the effect would have been anti-dilutive during each period:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016	2015
Stock options	12,619	12,682
Unvested restricted stock and restricted stock units	3,565	3,474