Net Income Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Net Income Per Share [Text Block]

8.  Net Income Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of Net Income Per Share for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands, except per share data):

	2011		2010		2009
Numerator for Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share -
Net Income	$	1,091,123	$	160,654	$	546,627
Denominator for Basic Earnings per Share -
Weighted Average Shares		262,735		250,876		248,996
Potential Dilutive Common Shares -
Stock Options/SARs		1,707		1,991		1,691
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units		1,826		1,633		1,197
Denominator for Diluted Earnings per Share -
Adjusted Diluted Weighted Average Shares		266,268		254,500		251,884
Net Income Per Share
Basic	$	4.15	$	0.64	$	2.20
Diluted	$	4.10	$	0.63	$	2.17

The diluted earnings per share calculation excludes stock options and SARs that were anti-dilutive.  The excluded stock options and SARs totaled 0.4 million, 0.3 million and 2.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.