Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Dilutive potential common shares include outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards. There are no differences in the numerators of our computations of basic and diluted earnings per share for any periods presented.

The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share is shown below (in thousands, except per share amounts).



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Net income	$	39,044	$	47,514	$	118,448	$	113,585
Weighted average common shares outstanding	69,198		71,436		69,684		72,001
Dilutive effect of stock-based awards	402		316		369		299
Shares used in computing diluted earnings per share	69,600		71,752		70,053		72,300
Basic earnings per share	$	0.56	$	0.67	$	1.70	$	1.58
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.56	$	0.66	$	1.69	$	1.57

There were no options to purchase shares of common stock that were outstanding during the periods indicated above that were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the option purchase price was greater than the average market price of the common shares during the period. Performance awards are excluded from the calculation of dilutive potential common shares until the threshold performance conditions have been satisfied.