Weighted Average Common Shares (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Schedule of reconciliation weighted average common shares to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share

The following table provides a reconciliation of the weighted average number of common shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share:



	For the Three Months Ended September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018	2017	2018	2017
	(in thousands)
Weighted average common shares for basic earnings per share	164,232	164,149	164,212	164,131
Effect of dilutive securities: Unvested share awards	42	39	30	37
Weighted average common shares for diluted earnings per share	164,274	164,188	164,242	164,168