Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

15. Earnings Per Share

The following is a reconciliation of weighted average shares for the basic and diluted shares computations (in millions):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic net earnings per share		203.5		169.0		182.1		168.8
Effect of dilutive stock options and other equity awards		2.2		2.7		2.6		2.7

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted net earnings per share		205.7		171.7		184.7		171.5

During the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015, an average of 2.2 million options and 0.7 million options, respectively, to purchase shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise prices of these options were greater than the average market price of our common stock. During the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014, all outstanding options to purchase shares of common stock were included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise prices of all options were less than the average market price of our common stock.