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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Earnings Per Share

Calculation Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2011				2010				2011				2010
Net income		$	14,701			$	20,137			$	29,214			$	38,279
Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period			60,159				62,695				60,537				63,047
Incremental common shares attributable to exercise of outstanding dilutive options			313				450				413				457
Incremental common shares attributable to outstanding restricted shares, restricted stock units and phantom stock			95				98				175				94
Denominator for diluted earnings per share			60,567				63,243				61,125				63,598
Basic earnings per share		$	0.24			$	0.32			$	0.48			$	0.61
Diluted earnings per share		$	0.24			$	0.32			$	0.48			$	0.60

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Tabular disclosure of the numerators and the denominators of the basic and diluted per-share (or per-unit) computations for income from continuing operations, including the effect that has been given to preferred dividends.

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