Earnings per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

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


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019


Net earnings	$	200,300	$	206,006	$	501,345	$	509,796
Basic earnings per common share:


Net earnings	$	1.39	$	1.42	$	3.48	$	3.51

Weighted average shares outstanding	144,032,000		145,372,000		144,082,000		145,276,000
Diluted earnings per common share:


Net earnings	$	1.38	$	1.40	$	3.45	$	3.47

Weighted average shares outstanding	145,289,000		147,051,000		145,313,000		147,053,000

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


	Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020	2019	2020	2019
Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic	144,032,000	145,372,000	144,082,000	145,276,000
Dilutive effect of assumed exercise of SARs and vesting of performance shares and RSUs	1,257,000	1,679,000	1,231,000	1,777,000
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted	145,289,000	147,051,000	145,313,000	147,053,000