Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Earnings Per Share

Schedule of the reconciliation of basic average common shares outstanding to diluted average common shares outstanding

	2011		2010		2009
Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation shareholders	$	524,191	$	496,405	$	317,834
Basic average common shares outstanding	169,640,115		173,785,650		171,607,643
Effect of dilutive stock options	2,185,473		2,540,343		2,334,109
Dilutive average common shares outstanding	171,825,588		176,325,993		173,941,752
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	3.09	$	2.86	$	1.85
Diluted	$	3.05	$	2.82	$	1.83