Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

14. Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:


	Three months ended March 31,
	2019		2018
Numerator:
Net earnings attributable to the Company	$	79	$	98
Denominator (in thousands):
Denominator for basic earnings per share-weighted average shares outstanding		154,361		162,919
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options and other		2,274		2,267
Denominator for diluted earnings per share-adjusted weighted average shares outstanding		156,635		165,186
Basic earnings per share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.51	$	0.60
Loss from discontinued operations				—
Net earnings	$	0.51	$	0.60
Diluted earnings per share:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.51	$	0.59
Loss from discontinued operations				—
Net earnings	$	0.51	$	0.59

Options to purchase 1,496,298 and 1,802,122 weighted average shares of common stock, which were outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the options exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares.