Net Earnings Per Share Net Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the numerator and denominator utilized in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019		2018
Numerator for earnings per share:
Net earnings for basic and diluted earnings per share	$	61,748	$	39,195
Denominator for earnings per share:
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	135,541		138,504
Assumed exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock awards, net of shares assumed reacquired under the treasury stock method	1,624		2,490
Diluted shares outstanding	137,165		140,994