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Income (Loss) Per Common Share Attributable to Veeco (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Income (Loss) Per Common Share Attributable to Veeco |
Schedule of basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share and the weighted average shares |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Net income (loss) |  | $ | 127,987 |  | $ | 361,760 |  | $ | (15,632 | )
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (65 | )
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Veeco |  | $ | 127,987 |  | $ | 361,760 |  | $ | (15,567 | )
Income (loss) from continuing operations per common share attributable to Veeco: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 3.23 |  | $ | 9.16 |  | $ | (0.48 | )
Diluted |  | $ | 3.11 |  | $ | 8.51 |  | $ | (0.48 | )
Basic weighted average shares outstanding |  |  | 39,658 |  |  | 39,499 |  |  | 32,628 |
Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock awards and units and convertible debt |  |  | 1,497 |  |  | 3,015 |  |  | — |
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding |  |  | 41,155 |  |  | 42,514 |  |  | 32,628 |

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