Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Net Income (Loss) Per Share

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Net Income (Loss) Per Share
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Net Loss Per Share
Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Net income (loss) per share is computed as required by the accounting standard for earnings per share, or EPS. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period, without consideration for common stock equivalents. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period and the weighted-average number of dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding for the period determined using the treasury-stock method. For purposes of this calculation, common stock options, restricted stock units and restricted stock awards are considered to be common stock equivalents and are only included in the calculation of diluted EPS when their effect is dilutive.
As a result of the Company's adoption of ASU No. 2016-09 in the second quarter 2016, excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies are no longer recognized in additional paid-in capital. As a result, when computing diluted EPS using the treasury stock method, fewer hypothetical shares can be repurchased resulting in a greater number of incremental shares being issued upon the exercise of share-based payment awards. The impact of adoption of ASU No. 2016-09 on diluted income (loss) per share (Note 1) is to increase net income due to the inclusion of excess tax benefits in the provision for income taxes (income tax benefit) by $0.9 million and $6.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, and to increase the number of incremental shares used in computing diluted EPS by 833,000 shares and 856,000 shares for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, or an increase to diluted net income per share of $0.01 per share and $0.08 per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.
The Company has two classes of stock outstanding, Class A common stock and Class B common stock. The economic rights of the Class A common stock and Class B common stock, including rights in connection with dividends and payments upon a liquidation or merger are identical, and the Class A common stock and Class B common stock will be treated equally, identically and ratably, unless differential treatment is approved by the Class A common stock and Class B common stock, each voting separately as a class. The Company computes basic earnings per share by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of Class A and Class B common stock outstanding during the period. For diluted earnings per share, the Company divides net income (loss) by the sum of the weighted average number of shares of Class A and Class B common stock outstanding and the potential number of shares of dilutive Class A and Class B common stock outstanding during the period.
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
9,679

 
$
1,582

 
$
52,944

 
$
(33,787
)
Denominator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic
64,241

 
60,644

 
63,454

 
50,528

Dilutive common stock equivalents
3,591

 
2,565

 
3,900

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted
67,832

 
63,209

 
67,354

 
50,528

Net income (loss) per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.15

 
$
0.03

 
$
0.83

 
$
(0.67
)
Diluted
$
0.14

 
$
0.03

 
$
0.79

 
$
(0.67
)

The Company excluded 1.5 million and 1.0 million common stock equivalents for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, and 1.0 million common stock equivalents for the three months ended September 30, 2015, resulting from outstanding equity awards for the calculation of diluted net income per share due to their anti-dilutive nature. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company incurred a net loss and accordingly excluded all potentially dilutive securities from diluted net loss per share as the impact was anti-dilutive.