Earnings Per Share

The following is a reconciliation of net income per share:



	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2018			2017
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Numerator for basic and diluted net income per share:
Net income from continuing operations	$	28,362		$	12,708
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of tax	(75		)	2,417
Gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	—			313
Net income	$	28,287		$	15,438
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares for basic income per share	81,254			84,432
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units	1,566			1,909
Weighted-average shares for diluted income per share	82,820			86,341
Income per share
Basic:
Net income from continuing operations	$	0.35		$	0.15
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			0.03
Gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	—			—
Net income	$	0.35		$	0.18
Diluted:
Net income from continuing operations	$	0.34		$	0.15
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			0.03
Gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	—			—
Net income	$	0.34		$	0.18

The dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards has been calculated using the treasury-stock method. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, an aggregate of less than 0.1 million RSUs and an aggregate of less than 0.1 million of RSUs and PBRSUs, respectively, were excluded from the weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding due to their anti-dilutive effect.