Earnings Per Common Share Attributable To Avista Corporation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

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 nine months ended September 30 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders	$	10,119	$	4,451	$	90,586	$	88,338
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding-basic	65,688		64,412		65,668		64,392
Effect of dilutive securities:
Performance and restricted stock awards	338		480		312		246
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding-diluted	66,026		64,892		65,980		64,638
Earnings per common share attributable to Avista Corp. shareholders:
Basic	$	0.15	$	0.07	$	1.38	$	1.37
Diluted	$	0.15	$	0.07	$	1.37	$	1.37

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