Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

(10)  Earnings Per Share

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014		2013
Numerator:
Net income attributable to BOK Financial Corp. shareholders	$	76,590	$	87,964
Less: Earnings allocated to participating securities	698		971
Numerator for basic earnings per share – income available to common shareholders	75,892		86,993
Effect of reallocating undistributed earnings of participating securities	1		5
Numerator for diluted earnings per share – income available to common shareholders	$	75,893	$	86,998
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding	68,899,746		68,569,475
Less:  Participating securities included in weighted average shares outstanding	626,061		754,925
Denominator for basic earnings per common share	68,273,685		67,814,550
Dilutive effect of employee stock compensation plans1	162,793		225,630
Denominator for diluted earnings per common share	68,436,478		68,040,180
Basic earnings per share	$	1.11	$	1.28
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.11	$	1.28
1  Excludes employee stock options with exercise prices greater than current market price.	—		87,377