Earnings per share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Earnings per share

Earnings per share

17. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table includes the calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019
Loss from continuing operations	$	(78)	$	(68)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		30		11
Net loss	$	(48)	$	(57)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding-basic		60.1		59.5
Weighted dilutive effect of equity awards		—		—
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding-diluted		60.1		59.5
Basic net income (loss) per common share:
Loss from continuing operations		(1.30)		(1.14)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		0.50		0.18
Basic net loss per common share	$	(0.80)	$	(0.96)
Diluted net income (loss) per common share:
Loss from continuing operations		(1.30)		(1.14)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		0.50		0.18
Diluted net loss per common share	$	(0.80)	$	(0.96)

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, approximately 4 million and 3 million awards, respectively, were excluded from the diluted weighted average number of ordinary common shares outstanding calculation because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.