Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share on net income (in thousands, except per share information):

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Earnings:
Net income (numerator for basic and diluted calculations)	$	157,996	$	137,955	$	492,956	$	273,878
Shares:
Weighted average outstanding shares (denominator for basic calculation)	68,643		70,865		69,426		72,342
Equivalent shares from outstanding stock options	692		526		675		498
Denominator for diluted calculation	69,335		71,391		70,101		72,840
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	2.30	$	1.95	$	7.10	$	3.79
Diluted	$	2.28	$	1.93	$	7.03	$	3.76

The calculation of common equivalent shares does not include the impact of options having a strike or conversion price that exceeds the average stock price for the earnings period, as the result would be antidilutive. The calculation of common equivalent shares also excludes the impact of outstanding performance contingent shares, as the conditions necessary for their issuance have not been satisfied as of the end of the reporting period. For the three months ended September 30, 2014, no stock options and approximately 0.8 million performance contingent shares were excluded from the calculation. For the three months ended September 30, 2013, no stock options and approximately 0.7 million performance contingent shares were excluded from the calculation. Year-to-date amounts for equivalent shares from outstanding stock options and performance contingent shares are the weighted average of the individual quarterly amounts.