Net Earnings Per Share Net Earnings Per Share (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Net Earnings Per Share

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 June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Numerator for earnings per share:
Net earnings for basic and diluted earnings per share	$	46,118	$	71,563	$	107,866	$	110,758
Denominator for earnings per share:
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	135,519		137,749		135,530		138,124
Assumed exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock awards, net of shares assumed reacquired under the treasury stock method	1,565		2,400		1,575		2,440
Diluted shares outstanding	137,084		140,149		137,105		140,564

The effect of stock-based compensation awards for three and six months ended June 30, 2019, which in the aggregate consisted of 52,000 and 192,000 shares, respectively; six months ended June 30, 2018, which in aggregate consisted of 89,000 shares, have been excluded for purposes of diluted earnings per share since the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. There were no shares excluded for the three months ended June 30, 2018.