Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

NOTE 12.EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following is a reconciliation of shares outstanding for basic and diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012  (in thousands):

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2014	2013	2012
Shares outstanding for basic earnings per share:	50,047	53,159	54,985
Shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share:
Shares outstanding for basic earnings per share	50,047	53,159	54,985
Dilutive effect of share-based payment awards	704	826	1,170
	50,751	53,985	56,155

Certain options to acquire shares have been excluded from the calculation of shares outstanding for dilutive earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive. The following table presents information concerning those anti-dilutive options for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012(in thousands):

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2014	2013	2012
Weighted average number of shares underlying anti-dilutive options	322	527	696