Earnings per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings per Share

A reconciliation between basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Net income for basic and diluted earnings per share	$	18,072	$	16,536	$	51,824	$	54,048
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	37,214		37,345		36,859		38,215
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock awards	1,906		3,104		2,299		3,185
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	39,120		40,449		39,158		41,400
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.49	$	0.44	$	1.41	$	1.41
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.46	$	0.41	$	1.32	$	1.31