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Earnings per Common Share (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Summary of elements used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per common share | The following is a summary of the elements used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per common share:
For the Three Months Ended September 30, |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Numerator: |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income attributable to Maiden |  | $ | (55,051 | ) |  | $ | 40,852 |
Dividends on preference shares – Series A, C and D |  | (8,545 | ) |  | (6,032 | )
Dividends on convertible preference shares – Series B |  | — |  |  | (2,991 | )
Amount allocated to participating common shareholders(1) |  | (6 | ) |  | (19 | )
Numerator for basic EPS - net (loss) income allocated to Maiden common shareholders |  | (63,602 | ) |  | 31,810 |
Potentially dilutive securities: |  |  |  |
Dividends on convertible preference shares – Series B(2) |  | — |  |  | 2,991 |
Numerator for diluted EPS - net (loss) income allocated to Maiden common shareholders after assumed conversion |  | $ | (63,602 | ) |  | $ | 34,801 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |
Weighted average number of common shares – basic |  | 85,859,201 |  |  | 75,993,451 |
Potentially dilutive securities: |  |  |  |
Share options and restricted share units |  | — |  |  | 1,100,206 |
Convertible preference shares(2) |  | — |  |  | 9,057,294 |
Adjusted weighted average number of common shares and assumed conversions – diluted |  | 85,859,201 |  |  | 86,150,951 |
Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to Maiden common shareholders: |  | $ | (0.74 | ) |  | $ | 0.42 |
Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to Maiden common shareholders: |  | $ | (0.74 | ) |  | $ | 0.40 |
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Numerator: |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income attributable to Maiden |  | $ | (44,854 | ) |  | $ | 117,678 |
Dividends on preference shares – Series A, C and D |  | (20,611 | ) |  | (18,752 | )
Dividends on convertible preference shares – Series B |  | — |  |  | (8,971 | )
Amount allocated to participating common shareholders(1) |  | (17 | ) |  | (55 | )
Numerator for basic EPS - net (loss) income allocated to Maiden common shareholders |  | (65,482 | ) |  | 89,900 |
Potentially dilutive securities: |  |  |  |
Dividends on convertible preference shares – Series B(2) |  | — |  |  | 8,971 |
Numerator for diluted EPS - net (loss) income allocated to Maiden common shareholders after assumed conversion |  | $ | (65,482 | ) |  | $ | 98,871 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |
Weighted average number of common shares – basic |  | 86,256,481 |  |  | 74,625,839 |
Potentially dilutive securities: |  |  |  |
Share options and restricted share units |  | — |  |  | 1,085,740 |
Convertible preference shares(2) |  | — |  |  | 10,306,440 |
Adjusted weighted average number of common shares and assumed conversions – diluted |  | 86,256,481 |  |  | 86,018,019 |
Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to Maiden common shareholders: |  | $ | (0.76 | ) |  | $ | 1.20 |
Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to Maiden common shareholders: |  | $ | (0.76 | ) |  | $ | 1.15 |
(1) | This represents earnings allocated to the holders of non-vested restricted shares issued to the Company's employees under the 2007 Share Incentive Plan.
(2) | Please refer to "Note 13. Shareholders' Equity" and "Note 14. Share Compensation and Pension Plans" of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, for the terms and conditions of each of these anti-dilutive instruments.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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