Earnings Per Common Share Attributable To Avista Corporation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computations Of Earnings Per Share

The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders for the three and six months ended June 30 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders	$	21,771	$	27,254	$	83,887	$	84,903
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding-basic	64,401		63,386		64,382		62,995
Effect of dilutive securities:
Performance and restricted stock awards	152		397		129		373
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding-diluted	64,553		63,783		64,511		63,368
Earnings per common share attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders:
Basic	$	0.34	$	0.43	$	1.30	$	1.35
Diluted	$	0.34	$	0.43	$	1.30	$	1.34

There were no shares excluded from the calculation because they were antidilutive.