Earnings per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Basic earnings and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding are as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	13,786	$	13,632	$	41,427	$	23,256
Loss from discontinued operations	—		—		—		(28		)
Net income available to common shareholders	$	13,786	$	13,632	$	41,427	$	23,228
Denominator for basic earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding	31,579		31,242		31,493		31,214
Denominator for diluted earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding	31,579		31,242		31,493		31,214
Common stock options and restricted stock	597		316		512		265
Weighted average shares and conversions	$	32,176	$	31,558	$	32,005	$	31,479

The weighted average number of diluted shares does not include potential anti-dilutive common shares aggregating 621,000 and 759,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and 690,000 and 567,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.