Net Income Per Common Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Income Per Common Share

Net Income Per Common Share

For the purpose of computing diluted net income per common share, the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding is increased for the potential dilutive effects of stock-based incentive plans and convertible senior subordinated notes. For the purpose of computing diluted net income per common share, the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding was increased by 571,915 and 1,322,272 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, to account for the potential dilutive effect of stock-based incentive plans and the Company's 3.375% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes (the "3.375% Notes"). The decrease in the dilutive effect of potentially issuable shares was due primarily to the redemption of the 3.375% Notes, which occurred during 2014. There were no adjustments to net income for the purposes of computing income available to common stockholders for those periods.

The calculation of weighted-average diluted shares outstanding excludes all shares that would have been anti-dilutive. During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company excluded 199,950 and 92,049 stock options, respectively, from the calculation of weighted average diluted shares outstanding as the stock options would have been anti-dilutive.

The Company granted 122,700 stock options, 106,685 restricted stock unit awards and 85,465 performance share awards in February 2015 as part of its annual grant awards. All of the stock options and the restricted stock unit awards vest upon meeting certain service conditions. The restricted stock unit awards are included in basic average common shares outstanding as they contain nonforfeitable rights to dividend payments. The performance share awards are part of a long-term incentive program and are based on performance goals that are driven by three independently measured metrics: the Company's total shareholder return ("TSR"), return on invested capital ("ROIC") and operating income before depreciation and amortization growth (each metric weighted equally). The TSR and operating income before depreciation and amortization growth metrics are designed to assess the Company's performance relative to the performance of companies included in the Russell 2000 Index over the three-year term of the program ending December 31, 2017. The ROIC metric is measured based on pre-established Company targets over the same period. The participants can earn from zero to 250% of the target award and the award includes a forfeitable right to dividend equivalents, which are not included in the aggregate target award numbers. The fair value of the TSR portion of the performance share awards was determined using a Monte Carlo valuation method as the award contains a market condition.