Earnings Per Share
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Share
Earnings Per Share

The Company calculates basic EPS using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is calculated using the same method as basic EPS, but the Company adds the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding for the period if the potential dilutive common shares had been issued. The following is the reconciliation between the number of weighted average shares used in the basic and diluted EPS calculations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic EPS
207,641,523

 
206,525,188

Add dilutive common stock equivalents:
 
 
 
Outstanding stock options and restricted stock units (a)
648,166

 
561,489

Weighted average number of shares used in computing diluted EPS
208,289,689

 
207,086,677



(a) Excludes 1,486,626 and 1,389,283 common stock equivalents for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 because their effect was anti-dilutive.