Earnings per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

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,
	2017		2016		2017			2016
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	20,619	$	13,786	$	37,789		$	41,427
Loss from discontinued operations	—		—		(405		)	—
Net income available to common shareholders	$	20,619	$	13,786	$	37,384		$	41,427
Denominator for basic earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding	31,703		31,579		31,700			31,493
Denominator for diluted earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding	31,703		31,579		31,700			31,493
Common stock options and restricted stock	507		597		516			512
Weighted average shares and conversions	32,210		32,176		32,216			32,005

The weighted average number of diluted shares does not include potential anti-dilutive common shares aggregating 489,000 and 621,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and 523,000 and 690,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively .