Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Note 3. Earnings Per Share

The Company computes earnings per share (“EPS”) in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 260, Earnings Per Share. The Company has no participating unvested common shares which contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends and applies the treasury stock method in computing basic and diluted earnings per share.

Basic EPS is calculated by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The diluted EPS calculation includes potential common shares assumed issued under the treasury stock method, which reflects the potential dilution that would occur if any outstanding options or warrants were exercised or restricted stock becomes vested, and includes the “if converted” method for participating securities if the effect is dilutive.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015		2014
	(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Basic EPS:
Net income available to common shareholders - basic	$	15,130	$	10,549
Basic weighted average common shares		18,847,792		18,531,926
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.80	$	0.57
Diluted EPS:
Net income available to common shareholders - diluted	$	15,130	$	10,549
Diluted weighted average common shares:
Weighted average common shares		18,847,792		18,531,926
Stock options and performance shares		199,687		353,003
Diluted weighted average common shares		19,047,479		18,884,929
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.79	$	0.56