EARNINGS PER SHARE (NVE)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

NOTE 8.        EARNINGS PER SHARE (NVE)

The difference, if any, between basic EPS and diluted EPS is due to potentially dilutive common shares resulting from stock options, the employee stock purchase plan, performance and restricted stock plans, and the non-employee director stock plan.

				Three Months Ended March 31,
				2012		2011
	Basic EPS
		Numerator ($000)
			Net Income	$	12,173	$	2,330
		Denominator
			Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		235,999,750		235,526,425
		Per Share Amounts
			Net Income per share - basic	$	0.05	$	0.01
	Diluted EPS
		Numerator ($000)
			Net Income	$	12,173	$	2,330
		Denominator(1)
			Weighted average number of shares outstanding before dilution		235,999,750		235,526,425
			Stock options		35,283		33,399
			Non-Employee Director stock plan		153,686		163,902
			Employee stock purchase plan		10,888		14,345
			Restricted Shares		497,750		101,240
			Performance Shares		829,506		945,347
		Diluted Weighted Average Number of Shares			237,526,863		236,784,658
		Per Share Amounts
			Net Income per share - diluted	$	0.05	$	0.01
(1)	The denominator does not include stock equivalents for options issued under the non-qualified stock option plan due to conversion prices being higher than market prices for all periods. If the conditions for conversion were met under this plan, 466,183 and 581,757 shares would be included for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.