Earnings per Common Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Basic earnings per Common Share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of Common Shares outstanding during the period excluding the weighted-average number of unvested restricted shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per Common Share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of Common Shares outstanding during the period, plus any shares that could potentially be outstanding during the period. The potential shares consist of the unvested restricted share grants and unvested performance units, calculated using the treasury stock method. Any anti-dilutive shares have been excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation.

Unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating shares and are considered in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. If there were any undistributed earnings allocable to the participating shares, they would be deducted from net income attributable to common shareholders used in the basic and diluted earnings per share calculations.

The limited partners’ outstanding OP Units (which may be redeemed for Common Shares under certain circumstances) have been excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation as there was no effect on the amounts for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, since the limited partners’ share of income would also be added back to net income attributable to common shareholders.

The computation of basic and diluted earnings per Common Share is as follows (in thousands, except share and per share data):


	For the year ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2018
Numerator:
Net (loss) income attributable to RLJ	$	(404,441)	$	127,842	$	188,643
Less: Preferred dividends	(25,115)		(25,115)		(25,115)
Less: Dividends paid on unvested restricted shares	(55)		(1,342)		(1,181)
Less: Undistributed earnings attributable to unvested restricted shares	—		—		—
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders excluding amounts attributable to unvested restricted shares	$	(429,611)	$	101,385	$	162,347

Denominator:
Weighted-average number of Common Shares - basic	164,503,661		171,287,086		174,225,130
Unvested restricted shares	—		101,390		91,275

Weighted-average number of Common Shares - diluted	164,503,661		171,388,476		174,316,405

Net (loss) income per share attributable to common shareholders - basic	$	(2.61)	$	0.59	$	0.93

Net (loss) income per share attributable to common shareholders - diluted	$	(2.61)	$	0.59	$	0.93