Earnings per share

6 Months Ended

Jul. 04, 2015

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing earnings from continuing operations attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings per common share assumes the exercise of outstanding stock options and the vesting of RSUs using the treasury stock method when the effects of such assumptions are dilutive. A reconciliation of earnings from continuing operations attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. and weighted average common shares outstanding for purposes of calculating basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows:



	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	July 4, 2015			June 28, 2014	July 4, 2015		June 28, 2014
Earnings from continuing operations attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$	186,492		152,750	208,838		233,831
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interest ^(a)	(160		)	—	(160	)	—
Net earnings available to common stockholders	$	186,332		152,750	208,678		233,831

Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic and diluted:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic	73,264			72,832	73,123		72,788
Add weighted-average dilutive potential common shares—options to purchase common shares and RSUs, net	492			465	521		514
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted	73,756			73,297	73,644		73,302

Earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Basic	$	2.54		2.10	2.85		3.21
Diluted	$	2.53		2.08	2.83		3.19

(a) Represents the accretion of the Company's redeemable noncontrolling interest to redemption value. See Note 2, Acquisitions for further information.