Earnings per share

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2016

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					Nine Months Ended
	October 1, 2016			October 3, 2015		October 1, 2016		October 3, 2015
Net earnings attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$	269,878		214,905		696,614		423,743
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interest	(53		)	(31	)	(53	)	(191	)
Net earnings available to common stockholders	$	269,825		214,874		696,561		423,552

Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic and diluted:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic	74,154			73,915		74,084		73,384
Add weighted-average dilutive potential common shares—options to purchase common shares and RSUs, net	459			523		467		523
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted	74,613			74,438		74,551		73,907

Earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Basic	$	3.64		2.91		9.40		5.77
Diluted	$	3.62		2.89		9.34		5.73