Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The following table shows the calculation of both basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
	(in thousands, except for share data)
Net income available to common shareholders	$	66,387	$	36,966	$	174,810	$	129,532
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding	331,486,500		264,058,174		331,180,213		263,938,786
Plus: Common stock equivalents	1,513,742		878,046		1,513,867		816,059
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding	333,000,242		264,936,220		332,694,080		264,754,845
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.20	$	0.14	$	0.53	$	0.49
Diluted	0.20		0.14		0.53		0.49