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Earnings per share (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 25, 2011
Earnings Per Share (Basic and Diluted) | The Company’s earnings per share (basic and diluted) are presented below:
(in thousands except per share amounts) |  | Thirteen weeks ended |  |  | Thirty-nine weeks ended |
|  | Sept. 25, 2011 |  |  | Sept. 26, 2010 |  |  | Sept. 25, 2011 |  |  | Sept. 26, 2010 |
Income from continuing operations attributable to Gannett Co., Inc. |  | $ | 99,788 |  |  | $ | 101,409 |  |  | $ | 341,808 |  |  | $ | 393,193 |
Loss from the operation of discontinued operations, net of tax |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (322 | )
Gain on disposal of publishing businesses, net of tax |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 21,195 |
Net income attributable to Gannett Co., Inc. |  | $ | 99,788 |  |  | $ | 101,409 |  |  | $ | 341,808 |  |  | $ | 414,066 |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic |  |  | 239,688 |  |  |  | 238,467 |  |  |  | 239,897 |  |  |  | 238,012 |
Effect of dilutive securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  |  | 1,586 |  |  |  | 1,682 |  |  |  | 1,501 |  |  |  | 1,640 |
Restricted stock |  |  | 2,076 |  |  |  | 1,716 |  |  |  | 2,153 |  |  |  | 1,672 |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted |  |  | 243,350 |  |  |  | 241,865 |  |  |  | 243,551 |  |  |  | 241,324 |
Earnings from continuing operations per share – basic |  | $ | 0.42 |  |  | $ | 0.43 |  |  | $ | 1.42 |  |  | $ | 1.65 |
Earnings from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued operations per share – basic |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Gain on disposal of publishing businesses per share – basic |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.09 |
Net income per share – basic |  | $ | 0.42 |  |  | $ | 0.43 |  |  | $ | 1.42 |  |  | $ | 1.74 |
Earnings from continuing operations per share – diluted |  | $ | 0.41 |  |  | $ | 0.42 |  |  | $ | 1.40 |  |  | $ | 1.63 |
Earnings from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued operations per share – diluted |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Gain on disposal of publishing businesses per share – diluted |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.09 |
Net income per share – diluted |  | $ | 0.41 |  |  | $ | 0.42 |  |  | $ | 1.40 |  |  | $ | 1.72 |

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