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EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

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EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Schedule of outstanding options
The following is a summary of the changes in Newcastle's outstanding options for the nine months ended September 30, 2015:

 
Number of Options
 
Weighted Average Strike Price
 
Weighted Average Life Remaining (in years)
Outstanding at December 31, 2014
5,500,599

 
$
4.26

 
 
Granted
178,740

 
1.00

 
 
Exercised
13,201

 
1.00

 
 
Expired
55,332

 
14.92

 
 
Forfeited

 

 
 
Outstanding at September 30, 2015
5,610,806

 
$
2.79

 
7.03
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercisable at September 30, 2015
4,732,305

 
$
2.64

 
6.68
Schedule of outstanding options summary
As of September 30, 2015, Newcastle’s outstanding options were summarized as follows:
 
Issued Prior to 2011
 
Issued in 2011 and thereafter
 
Total
Held by the Manager
115,239

 
5,010,243

 
5,125,482

Issued to the Manager and subsequently transferred to certain of the Manager's employees
29,422

 
455,902

 
485,324

Issued to the independent directors

 

 

Total
144,661

 
5,466,145

 
5,610,806

Weighted average strike price
$
13.18

 
$
2.52

 
$
2.79

Schedule of amounts used in computing basic and diluted EPS
Newcastle is required to present both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”). The following table shows the amounts used in computing basic and diluted EPS:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations after preferred dividends and noncontrolling interests
$
6,492

 
$
12,560

 
$
20,780

 
$
70,418

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
7

 
(8,624
)
 
646

 
(32,427
)
Income Applicable to Common Stockholders
$
6,499

 
$
3,936

 
$
21,426

 
$
37,991

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denominator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted average shares
66,484,962

 
62,329,023

 
66,445,705

 
59,848,506

Effect of dilutive securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Options
2,584,697

 
1,536,773

 
2,607,597

 
1,781,669

Denominator for diluted earnings per share - adjusted weighted average shares
69,069,659

 
63,865,796

 
69,053,302

 
61,630,175

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations per share of common stock, after preferred dividends and noncontrolling interests
$
0.10

 
$
0.20

 
$
0.31

 
$
1.18

Income (loss) from discontinued operations per share of common stock
$

 
$
(0.14
)
 
$
0.01

 
$
(0.54
)
Income Applicable to Common Stock, per share
$
0.10

 
$
0.06

 
$
0.32

 
$
0.63

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations per share of common stock, after preferred dividends and noncontrolling interests
$
0.09

 
$
0.20

 
$
0.30

 
$
1.14

Income (loss) from discontinued operations per share of common stock
$

 
$
(0.14
)
 
$
0.01

 
$
(0.54
)
Income Applicable to Common Stock, per share
$
0.09

 
$
0.06

 
$
0.31

 
$
0.62