Earnings per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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


	Years Ended December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
Earnings from continuing operations	$	591,145	$	746,663	$	502,128
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net	(20,878)		65,002		6,764
Net earnings	$	570,267	$	811,665	$	508,892
Basic earnings per common share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	3.94	$	4.80	$	3.23
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net	$	(0.14)	$	0.42	$	0.04
Net earnings	$	3.80	$	5.21	$	3.28

Weighted average basic shares outstanding	149,874,000		155,685,000		155,231,000
Diluted earnings per common share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	3.89	$	4.73	$	3.21
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net	$	(0.14)	$	0.41	$	0.04
Net earnings	$	3.75	$	5.15	$	3.25

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding	152,133,000		157,744,000		156,636,000

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


	Years Ended December 31,
	2018	2017	2016
Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic	149,874,000	155,685,000	155,231,000
Dilutive effect of assumed exercise of SARs and vesting of performance shares and RSUs	2,259,000	2,059,000	1,405,000
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted	152,133,000	157,744,000	156,636,000