Note 3 - Share Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

3.     SHARE INFORMATION

Earnings per share have been calculated using the following share information:

	Quarters Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Weighted average number of common shares used for basic EPS		38,960,439		39,277,649		38,919,551		39,237,141
Effect of dilutive stock options and restricted and deferred stock unit awards		358,390		292,805		391,838		298,056
Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common stock used in dilutive EPS		39,318,829		39,570,454		39,311,389		39,535,197

The Company excluded 324,605 and 251,686 stock options for the quarters ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and 159,639 and 251,686 stock options for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, from the diluted earnings per share calculations for the Company’s common stock because they were anti-dilutive as their exercise prices were greater than the average market price of common shares for each period.