Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

2.   Earnings Per Share

The Company accounts for the shares acquired by its ESOP and the shares awarded pursuant to its restricted stock benefit plans in accordance with Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 260, which requires that unvested restricted stock awards be treated as participating securities in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method as they contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends.  The two-class method is an earnings allocation that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating security.  Shares acquired by the ESOP are not considered in the basic average shares outstanding until the shares are committed for allocation or vested to an employee’s individual account.  

	For the Three Months Ended
	December 31,
		2012		2011
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Net income	$	17,563	$	18,789
Income allocated to participating securities (unvested restricted stock)		(60)		--
Net income available to common stockholders		17,503		18,789
Average common shares outstanding		147,881,207		161,921,133
Average committed ESOP shares outstanding		1,500		1,500
Total basic average common shares outstanding		147,882,707		161,922,633
Effect of dilutive restricted stock		--		4,351
Effect of dilutive stock options		102		3,743
Total diluted average common shares outstanding		147,882,809		161,930,727
Net earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.12	$	0.12
Diluted	$	0.12	$	0.12
Antidilutive stock options and restricted stock, excluded
from the diluted average common shares
outstanding calculation		2,471,473		897,136