Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share Information

The following table provides details underlying the Company’s earnings per share calculations for the periods indicated (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Net loss attributable to MasTec:
Net loss - basic and diluted (a)	$	(2,692	)	$	(6,263	)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	80,156			82,397
Dilutive common stock equivalents	—			—
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	80,156			82,397

(a) Calculated as total net loss less amounts attributable to non-controlling interests.