Earnings per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2017		2016
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Genesee & Wyoming Inc.	$	26,238	$	27,019
Denominators:
Weighted average Class A common shares outstanding – Basic	61,413		57,025
Weighted average Class B common shares outstanding	758		793
Dilutive effect of employee stock-based awards	182		146
Weighted average shares – Diluted	62,353		57,964
Earnings per common share attributable to Genesee & Wyoming Inc. common stockholders:
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.43	$	0.47
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.42	$	0.47

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share

The following total number of Class A Common Stock shares issuable under the assumed exercise of stock-based awards computed based on the treasury stock method were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share, as the effect of including these shares would have been antidilutive (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2017	2016
Antidilutive shares	1,094	1,254