Calculation Of Net Income Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Calculation Of Net Income Per Share Attributable To Verisign Stockholders

Calculation of Net Income per Share

The following table presents the computation of weighted-average shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted net income per share:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2013	2012	2011
	(In thousands)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding	144,591	156,953	165,408
Weighted-average potential shares of common stock outstanding:
Conversion spread related to Subordinated Convertible Debentures	10,361	5,944	416
Unvested RSUs	709	763	736
Stock Options	92	174	309
Employee stock purchase plan	33	75	18
Shares used to compute diluted net income per share	155,786	163,909	166,887

The following table presents the weighted-average potential shares of common stock that were excluded from the above calculation because their effect was anti-dilutive, and the respective weighted-average exercise prices of the weighted-average stock options outstanding:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Weighted-average stock options outstanding	—		30		366
Weighted-average exercise price	$	—	$	40.81	$	35.70
Weighted-average RSUs outstanding	76		17		35
Employee stock purchase plan	148		96		434

Performance based RSUs granted by the Company are excluded from the above calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding until the relevant performance criteria are achieved. There were less than 0.2 million shares excluded from the calculation for 2013.