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Note 3 - Earnings Per Share
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]
3.  
Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the total weighted average number of common shares outstanding, which includes unvested participating securities. Unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities and as such are included in the calculation of earnings per share.  The Company’s unvested restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards are considered participating securities. Therefore, weighted average common shares outstanding used for computing basic earnings per common share includes common shares outstanding plus unvested restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards. The computation of diluted earnings per share includes the additional dilutive effect of stock options outstanding and other common stock equivalents during the period.  Common stock equivalents that are anti-dilutive are not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share. The numerator for calculating basic and diluted earnings per common share is net income available to common shareholders. The shares held in the Company’s Employee Benefit Trust are not included in shares outstanding for purposes of calculating earnings per common share.

Earnings per common share have been computed based on the following:

   
For the three months ended
March 31,
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
2015
   
2014
 
             
Net income, as reported
  $ 8,733     $ 10,296  
Divided by:
               
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    29,397       29,984  
Weighted average common stock equivalents
    22       38  
Total weighted average common shares outstanding and common stock equivalents
    29,419       30,022  
                 
Basic earnings per common share
  $ 0.30     $ 0.34  
Diluted earnings per common share (1)
  $ 0.30     $ 0.34  
Dividend payout ratio
    53.3 %     44.1 %

(1)  
For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, there were no stock options that were anti-dilutive.