EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Earnings Per Common Share Data

Earnings per common share data were as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2011			2010			2011			2010
Net earnings	$	27,494		$	26,979		$	79,157		$	360,612
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic		45,689			49,138			47,831			49,216
Shares issued on exercise of dilutive options		4,981			8,368			5,756			8,303
Shares purchased with assumed proceeds of options and unearned restricted shares		(2,908	)		(5,520	)		(3,502	)		(5,495	)
Shares contingently issuable		4			9			4			9
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted		47,766			51,995			50,089			52,033
Net earnings per common share, diluted	$	0.58		$	0.52		$	1.58		$	6.93
Anti-dilutive options excluded from calculation of weighted- average common shares outstanding, diluted		3,681			1,409			3,170			2,069