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Earnings Per Share | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Earnings per share | Earnings per share Our earnings per share (basic and diluted) are presented below (in thousands of dollars, except per share amounts):
| Quarter ended Sept. 30, |  | Nine months ended Sept. 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Net income from continuing operations | $ | 92,826 |  |  | $ | 50,754 |  |  | $ | 240,525 |  |  | $ | 144,682 |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | 4,325 |  |  | (10,803 | ) |  | 4,325 |  |  | (233,261 | )
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests from discontinued operations | — |  |  | 2,806 |  |  | — |  |  | 58,698 |
Net income (loss) attributable to TEGNA Inc. | $ | 97,151 |  |  | $ | 42,757 |  |  | $ | 244,850 |  |  | $ | (29,881 | )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic | 216,015 |  |  | 215,863 |  |  | 216,210 |  |  | 215,558 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock units | 167 |  |  | 828 |  |  | 116 |  |  | 880 |
Performance share units | — |  |  | 721 |  |  | 72 |  |  | 674 |
Stock options | 166 |  |  | 683 |  |  | 219 |  |  | 715 |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted | 216,348 |  |  | 218,095 |  |  | 216,617 |  |  | 217,827 |
Earnings from continuing operations per share - basic | $ | 0.43 |  |  | $ | 0.24 |  |  | $ | 1.11 |  |  | $ | 0.67 |
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations per share - basic | 0.02 |  |  | (0.04 | ) |  | 0.02 |  |  | (0.81 | )
Net income (loss) per share - basic | $ | 0.45 |  |  | $ | 0.20 |  |  | $ | 1.13 |  |  | $ | (0.14 | )
Earnings from continuing operations per share - diluted | $ | 0.43 |  |  | $ | 0.23 |  |  | $ | 1.11 |  |  | $ | 0.66 |
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations per share - diluted | 0.02 |  |  | (0.04 | ) |  | 0.02 |  |  | (0.80 | )
Net income (loss) per share - diluted | $ | 0.45 |  |  | $ | 0.19 |  |  | $ | 1.13 |  |  | $ | (0.14 | )
Our calculation of diluted earnings per share includes the impact of the assumed vesting of outstanding restricted stock units, performance share units, and the exercise of outstanding stock options based on the treasury stock method when dilutive. The diluted earnings per share amounts exclude the effects of approximately 189,000 and 235,000 stock awards for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively; and 96,000 and 142,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, as their inclusion would be accretive to earnings per share.

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