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Income (Loss) Per Common Share Attributable to Veeco (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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,
		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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Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations including the weighted average number of shares used in the calculations.

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