Earnings Per Share Data ("EPS") and Stock Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share Data ("EPS") and Stock Based Compensation [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share Data ("EPS") and Stock Based Compensation

(7) Earnings Per Share Data (“EPS”) and Stock Based Compensation

Basic earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period adjusted to give effect to common stock equivalents.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods indicated (in thousands, except per share data):

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	(amounts in thousands)
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Basic and Diluted:
Net income attributable to UHS	$	71,817		$	85,054		$	307,985		$	302,896
Less: Net income attributable to unvested restricted share grants		(85	)		(165	)		(379	)		(440	)
Net income attributable to UHS—basic and diluted	$	71,732		$	84,889		$	307,606		$	302,456
Weighted average number of common shares—basic		96,817			97,397			96,701			97,447
Net effect of dilutive stock options and grants based on the treasury stock method		794			1,201			1,010			1,461
Weighted average number of common shares and equivalents—diluted		97,611			98,598			97,711			98,908
Earnings per basic share attributable to UHS:	$	0.74		$	0.87		$	3.18		$	3.10
Earnings per diluted share attributable to UHS:	$	0.73		$	0.86		$	3.15		$	3.06

The “Net effect of dilutive stock options and grants based on the treasury stock method”, for all periods presented above, excludes certain outstanding stock options applicable to each period since the effect would have been anti-dilutive. The excluded weighted-average stock options totaled 2.6 million for each of the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012. The excluded weighted-average stock options totaled 2.7 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2011 and 922,000 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. All classes of our common stock have the same dividend rights.

Stock-Based Compensation: During the three-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, compensation cost of $4.8 million ($3.0 million after-tax) and $4.3 million ($2.6 million after-tax), respectively, was recognized related to outstanding stock options. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, compensation cost of $14.4 million ($8.9 million after-tax) and $12.0 million ($7.4 million after-tax), respectively, was recognized related to outstanding stock options. In addition, during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, compensation cost of approximately $567,000 ($352,000 after-tax) and $544,000 ($336,000 after-tax), respectively, was recognized related to restricted stock. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, compensation cost of approximately $1.7 million ($1.1 million after-tax) and $1.4 million ($894,000 after-tax), respectively, was recognized related to restricted stock. As of September 30, 2012 there was $40.0 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested options and restricted stock which is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted average vesting period of 2.7 years. There were 2,794,250 stock options granted (net of cancellations) during the first nine months of 2012 with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $10.72 per share. There were 54,127 restricted stock shares granted during the first nine months of 2012, with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $36.95 per share.