Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

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Earnings Per Share

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Numerator:
Net income attributable to BOK Financial Corp. shareholders	$	74,277	$	74,891	$	182,642	$	228,964
Less: Earnings allocated to participating securities	916		894		2,275		2,652
Numerator for basic earnings per share – income available to common shareholders	73,361		73,997		180,367		226,312
Effect of reallocating undistributed earnings of participating securities	1		1		1		2
Numerator for diluted earnings per share – income available to common shareholders	$	73,362	$	73,998	$	180,368	$	226,314
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding	65,895,430		68,486,376		66,031,497		68,800,419
Less:  Participating securities included in weighted average shares outstanding	810,038		818,300		822,723		795,911
Denominator for basic earnings per common share	65,085,392		67,668,076		65,208,774		68,004,508
Dilutive effect of employee stock compensation plans1	72,449		94,407		54,792		99,509
Denominator for diluted earnings per common share	65,157,841		67,762,483		65,263,566		68,104,017
Basic earnings per share	$	1.13	$	1.09	$	2.77	$	3.33
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.13	$	1.09	$	2.76	$	3.32
1  Excludes employee stock options with exercise prices greater than current market price.	—		—		—		—