WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

NOTE 11 – WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

Earnings per share have been computed based on the following weighted average number of common shares outstanding: 

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(share data in thousands)	2019	2018
Average common shares outstanding	47,366	37,967
Common share equivalents:
Stock options	—	18
Nonvested restricted share grants	90	265
Average common shares outstanding, assuming dilution	47,456	38,250

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, there were no potential common shares with strike prices that would cause them to be anti-dilutive.