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Net Income Per Share Information | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Net Income Per Share Information [Abstract] |
Net Income Per Share Information | 15.NET INCOME PER SHARE INFORMATION The following table sets forth the calculation of the numerator and denominator used in the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share attributable to the Company’s shareholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019: ​
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​ | ​ | Three Months Ended | ​ | Nine Months Ended
​ | ​ | September 30, | ​ | September 30,
​ |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Numerator: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Net income attributable to Waste Connections for basic and diluted earnings per share | ​ | $ | 158,049 | ​ | $ | 159,109 | ​ | $ | 74,012 | ​ | $ | 433,579
Denominator: | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
Basic shares outstanding | ​ |  | 262,998,317 | ​ |  | 263,853,681 | ​ |  | 263,253,087 | ​ |  | 263,768,258
Dilutive effect of equity-based awards | ​ |  | 509,169 | ​ |  | 733,775 | ​ |  | 464,914 | ​ |  | 705,087
Diluted shares outstanding | ​ |  | 263,507,486 | ​ |  | 264,587,456 | ​ |  | 263,718,001 | ​ |  | 264,473,345
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