Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following table presents our basic and diluted earnings per share:

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Income from continuing operations attributable to Expedia, Inc.	$	169,934	$	170,947	$	295,783	$	264,455
Earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Expedia, Inc. available to common stockholders:
Basic	$	1.25	$	1.26	$	2.21	$	1.94
Diluted		1.20		1.22		2.12		1.90
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic		135,968		136,176		133,919		136,632
Dilutive effect of:
Options to purchase common stock		4,890		2,081		4,107		1,764
Other dilutive securities		565		1,427		1,624		875
Diluted		141,423		139,684		139,650		139,271