Earnings Per Share

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

All outstanding common stock equivalents were excluded from the diluted loss per share calculations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 because the effect of their inclusion would be antidilutive, or would decrease the reported loss per share. The computation of basic loss per share for the three and six months ended March 31, 2012 include approximately 4.4 million and 2.2 million weighted average shares outstanding related to the exchange of our Mandatory Convertible Subordinated Notes and Tangible Equity Units (TEUs) discussed below.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2012, we exchanged 11.0 million shares of our common stock for $48.1 million of our Mandatory Convertible Subordinated Notes and 13.8 million shares of our common stock for 2.8 million TEUs comprised of prepaid stock purchase contracts and senior amortizing notes. As of March 31, 2012, there is $9.4 million of Mandatory Convertible Subordinated Notes and 0.2 million TEUs outstanding (including $0.5 million of amortizing notes). If these instruments were converted at the maximum settlement factor under their respective agreements, we would be required to issue approximately 2.8 million shares of common stock to the instrument holders upon conversion. See Note 7 below for additional information related to the March 2012 respective conversion transactions.