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Stockholders' Equity and Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2023
Stockholders' Equity and Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Schedule of Earnings Per Share Calculations | The following table presents the basic and diluted EPS calculations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. For more information on the calculation of EPS, see Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — Significant Accounting Policies — Earnings Per Share to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company’s 2022 Form 10-K.
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |  |  |  |  |  |  |
($ and shares in thousands, except per share data) |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | $ | 322,439 |  |  | $ | 237,652 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding |  | 141,112 |  |  | 142,025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic EPS |  | $ | 2.28 |  |  | $ | 1.67 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | $ | 322,439 |  |  | $ | 237,652 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding |  | 141,112 |  |  | 142,025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Add: Dilutive impact of unvested RSUs |  | 801 |  |  | 1,198 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding |  | 141,913 |  |  | 143,223 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Diluted EPS |  | $ | 2.27 |  |  | $ | 1.66 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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