3. Earnings Per Share


	Fiscal Quarter Ended				Three Fiscal Quarters Ended
	September 10, 2017		September 11, 2016		September 10, 2017		September 11, 2016
Net income available to common stockholders—basic and diluted	$	56,368	$	47,232	$	184,578	$	141,945

Basic weighted average number of shares		46,034,807		48,043,379		47,282,393		48,984,734
Earnings per share – basic	$	1.22	$	0.98	$	3.90	$	2.90
Diluted weighted average number of shares		47,715,788		49,242,182		49,066,610		50,309,217
Earnings per share – diluted	$	1.18	$	0.96	$	3.76	$	2.82

The denominators used in calculating diluted earnings per share for common stock for the third quarter of 2017 and three fiscal quarters of 2017 do not include 141,870 and 146,200 options to purchase common stock, respectively, as the effect of including these options would have been anti-dilutive. The denominators used in calculating diluted earnings per share for the third quarter and three fiscal quarters of 2017 do not include 193,194 restricted performance shares, as the performance targets for these awards have not yet been met. The denominators used in calculating diluted earnings per share for common stock for the third quarter of 2016 and three fiscal quarters of 2016 do not include 95,475 and 306,855 options to purchase common stock, respectively, as the effect of including these options would have been anti-dilutive. The denominators used in calculating diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of 2016 and three fiscal quarters of 2016 do not include 264,757 restricted performance shares as the performance targets for these awards had not yet been met.