Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

15. Earnings Per Share

The computations of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share were as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30				September 30
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Numerator:
Net Earnings	$	11,792	$	10,617	$	33,110	$	29,930
Denominator:
Basic - Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	18,120,729		18,267,828		18,201,291		18,288,083
Effect of dilutive securities:
Share-based compensation plans	514,558		543,810		526,527		535,662
Diluted - Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	18,635,287		18,811,638		18,727,818		18,823,745
Basic Earnings per Share	$	0.65	$	0.58	$	1.82	$	1.64
Diluted Earnings per Share	$	0.63	$	0.56	$	1.77	$	1.59

Excluded from the dilutive securities shown above were options to purchase 81,874 and 147,737 shares of Common Stock during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Excluded from the dilutive securities shown above were options to purchase 85,765 and 251,576 shares of Common Stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These exclusions were made as the effects were anti-dilutive.