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Calculation Of Net Income Per Share | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Calculation Of Net Income Per Share Attributable To Verisign Stockholders | Calculation of Earnings per Share The following table presents the computation of weighted-average shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |  |
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
| (In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding | 114,655 |  | 118,194 |  | 115,456 |  | 118,966
Weighted-average potential shares of common stock outstanding: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unvested RSUs and ESPP | 176 |  | 375 |  | 243 |  | 444
Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share | 114,831 |  | 118,569 |  | 115,699 |  | 119,410
The calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding excludes performance-based RSUs granted by the Company for which the relevant performance criteria have not been achieved. The number of potential shares excluded from the calculation was not significant in any period presented.

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