Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Other information pertaining to share-based activity during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 is as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Share-based compensation expense	$	6,175	$	3,727	$	21,243	$	11,319
Fair value of shares vested	1,105		—		19,348		13,220
Cash received from option exercises	—		276		450		2,356
Tax benefit from exercises of share based awards	176		246		3,910		3,779

Schedule Of Changes In Non-Vested Restricted Shares

A summary of the status of non-vested restricted shares at September 30, 2016 and changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 is as follows:



			Weighted
	Number		Average
	of Shares		Grant Price
Non-vested shares at December 31, 2015	734,101		$	44.73
Shares granted	586,791		74.00
Shares vested	(263,425	)	39.09
Shares forfeited	(11,952	)	59.47
Non-vested shares at September 30, 2016	1,045,515		$	62.41

Schedule Of Stock Option Activity

A summary of stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 is summarized as follows:



					Weighted
			Weighted		Average
			Average		Remaining
	Number		Exercise		Contractual
	of Shares		Price		Term (in years)
Outstanding at December 31, 2015	33,751		$	22.98	1.1
Options exercised with total intrinsic value of $1.0 million	(19,718	)	22.84
Options terminated	(4,200	)	21.07
Outstanding, Vested and Exercisable at September 30, 2016 with an aggregate intrinsic value of $0.4 million	9,833		$	24.09	0.5

Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Numerator And Denominators Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominators of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):



	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	Earnings		Shares	Per Share		Earnings		Shares	Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)	Amount		(Numerator)		(Denominator)	Amount
2016:
Net earnings attributable to AmSurg Corp. common shareholders (basic)	$	37,690	53,757	$	0.70	$	110,094	53,720	$	2.05
Effect of dilutive securities, options and non-vested shares	—		501			—		432
Net earnings attributable to AmSurg Corp. common shareholders (diluted)	$	37,690	54,258	$	0.69	$	110,094	54,152	$	2.03

2015:
Net earnings attributable to AmSurg Corp. common shareholders (basic)	$	40,397	47,707	$	0.85	$	90,582	47,652	$	1.90
Preferred stock dividends	2,264		—			—		—
Effect of dilutive securities, options and non-vested shares	—		3,568			—		398
Net earnings attributable to AmSurg Corp. common shareholders (diluted)	$	42,661	51,275	$	0.83	$	90,582	48,050	$	1.89