Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Reconciliation of Numerators and Denominators Used in Computations of Both Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators used in the computations of both basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:

	Year Ended December 31
	2018			2017		2016
	(In thousands, except share data)
Basic earnings (loss) per share computation:
Numerator:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(332,230	)	$	47,422	$	120,617
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	458			—		—
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(331,772	)	$	47,422	$	120,617
Denominator:
Average common shares	91,327,846			90,899,284		90,933,886
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(3.63	)	$	0.52	$	1.33
Diluted earnings (loss) per share computation:
Numerator:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(332,230	)	$	47,422	$	120,617
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	458			—		—
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(331,772	)	$	47,422	$	120,617
Denominator:
Average common shares — basic	91,327,846			90,899,284		90,933,886
Stock option conversion(1)	—			119,284		246,116
RSUs and PSUs(2)	—			255,426		330,481
Average common shares — diluted	91,327,846			91,273,994		91,510,483
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to Dean Foods Company	$	(3.63	)	$	0.52	$	1.32
(1) Anti-dilutive common shares excluded	436,473			880,541		1,262,158
(2) Anti-dilutive stock units excluded	1,086,206			442,047		—