Net Income or Loss Per Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Income or Loss Per Share

Net Income or Loss Per Share

Basic earnings or loss per share is computed by dividing net earnings attributable to PICO Holdings, Inc. by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings or loss per share is computed similarly to basic earnings or loss per share except the weighted average shares outstanding are increased to include additional shares from the assumed exercise of any common stock equivalents using the treasury method, if dilutive. The Company’s stock-settled SAR and RSU are considered common stock equivalents for this purpose.  The number of additional shares related to these common stock equivalents is calculated using the treasury stock method, if dilutive.

For the six months ended June 30, 2014, and 2013, and the three months ended June 30, 2013, the Company’s stock-settled SAR and RSU were excluded from the diluted per share calculation because their effect on the loss per share was anti-dilutive. For the three months ended June 30, 2014, the 467,212 outstanding RSU were included in the diluted per share calculation, however, the 1.6 million stock-settled SAR were excluded from the diluted per share calculation because their effect on the loss per share was anti-dilutive.