Earnings per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Computation of Basic and Diluted Income Attributable to Shareholders

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted income attributable to common shareholders of Sinovac per share (in thousands, except for number of shares and per share data):

	For the year ended December 31
	2020		2019		2018
Numerator
Net income	$	185,179	$	65,215	$	36,111
Less: Income attributable to non-controlling interests		74,810		20,286		14,329
Income attributable to shareholders of Sinovac		110,369		44,929		21,782
Less: Preferred stock dividends		6,015		5,128		—
Net income attributable to shareholders of Sinovac		104,354		39,801		21,782
Net income attributable to shareholders of Sinovac for computing diluted net    income per share		110,369		44,929		21,782
Denominator
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding		98,897,345		94,876,946		64,727,146
Dilutive effect of stock options and preferred shares		14,765,017		14,815,013		250,408
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding		113,662,362		109,691,959		64,977,554
Earnings per share
Basic net income per share		1.06		0.42		0.34
Diluted net income per share		0.97		0.41		0.34