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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Earnings per share | Earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 are calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Basic earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Republic Services, Inc. |  | $ | 589,200 |  |  | $ | 506,500 |  |  | $ | 495,000 |
Weighted average common shares outstanding |  |  | 375,961 |  |  |  | 382,985 |  |  |  | 379,749 |
Basic earnings per share |  | $ | 1.57 |  |  | $ | 1.32 |  |  | $ | 1.30 |
Diluted earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Republic Services, Inc. |  | $ | 589,200 |  |  | $ | 506,500 |  |  | $ | 495,000 |
Weighted average common shares outstanding |  |  | 375,961 |  |  |  | 382,985 |  |  |  | 379,749 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options to purchase common stock |  |  | 1,495 |  |  |  | 1,895 |  |  |  | 1,172 |
Unvested restricted stock awards |  |  | 149 |  |  |  | 231 |  |  |  | 40 |
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding |  |  | 377,605 |  |  |  | 385,111 |  |  |  | 380,961 |
Diluted earnings per share |  | $ | 1.56 |  |  | $ | 1.32 |  |  | $ | 1.30 |
Antidilutive securities not included in the diluted earnings per share calculations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options to purchase common stock |  |  | 4,546 |  |  |  | 2,825 |  |  |  | 9,836 |

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