Earnings per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the information used in computing basic and diluted earnings per share:



	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Net earnings	$	164,058	$	118,290	$	336,305	$	217,646
Basic earnings per common share:
Net earnings	$	1.05	$	0.76	$	2.16	$	1.40
Weighted average shares outstanding	155,703,000		155,180,000		155,622,000		155,122,000
Diluted earnings per common share:
Net earnings	$	1.04	$	0.76	$	2.14	$	1.39
Weighted average shares outstanding	157,513,000		156,595,000		157,457,000		156,414,000

The following table is a reconciliation of the share amounts used in computing earnings per share:



	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017	2016	2017	2016
Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic	155,703,000	155,180,000	155,622,000	155,122,000
Dilutive effect of assumed exercise of SARs and vesting of performance shares and RSUs	1,810,000	1,415,000	1,835,000	1,292,000
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted	157,513,000	156,595,000	157,457,000	156,414,000