Earnings per share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings per share

Earnings per share

Basic net earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated using net earnings available to common stockholders divided by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is similar to basic EPS except that the weighted-average number of shares is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potentially dilutive common shares had been issued.

Dilutive common stock options are included in the diluted EPS calculation using the treasury stock method. Common stock options and unvested restricted shares (units) that were not included in the diluted EPS computation because the price was greater than the average market price of the common shares for the six months endedJune 30, 2012 and July 2, 2011 were 987 and 1,125, respectively.

	Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012		July 2, 2011	June 30, 2012	July 2, 2011
Net earnings available to common stockholders	$	73,188	60,903	113,565	84,345
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic and diluted:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic	68,984		68,744	68,923	68,709
Add weighted-average dilutive potential common shares—options and RSUs to purchase common shares, net	275		237	281	233
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted	69,259		68,981	69,204	68,942
Basic earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$	1.06	0.89	1.65	1.23
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$	1.06	0.88	1.64	1.22