Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

13.  Earnings Per Share

The following tables set forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Numerator:
Net earnings attributable to the Company	$	98	$	49
Denominator (in thousands):
Denominator for basic earnings per share-weighted average shares outstanding		162,919		162,388
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options and other		2,267		1,452
Denominator for diluted earnings per share-adjusted weighted average shares outstanding		165,186		163,840
Basic earnings per share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.60	$	0.30
Loss from discontinued operations		—		—
Net earnings	$	0.60	$	0.30
Diluted earnings per share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.59	$	0.30
Loss from discontinued operations		—		—
Net earnings	$	0.59	$	0.30

Options to purchase 1,802,122 and 2,207,915 weighted average shares of common stock which were outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the options exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares.