Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

The following table provides a reconciliation of weighted-average shares used to determine basic and diluted earnings per share.



	For the years ended December 31,
In thousands	2016	2015	2014
Basic average common shares outstanding	16,871	16,746	16,662
Effect of dilutive options and restricted stock awards	370	338	341
Diluted average common shares outstanding	17,241	17,084	17,003

For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, stock options for 0.1 million, 0.1 million, and less than 0.1 million shares of Common Stock, respectively, were not considered in computing diluted earnings per common share as the stock options were considered anti-dilutive.