Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

NOTE 14 — Earnings Per Share

Basic Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share was calculated for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 using the weighted average number of common and Class B common shares outstanding during the period excluding restricted stock and stock held in escrow.

Diluted Earnings Per Share

For the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, we computed diluted earnings per share using (i) the number of shares of common stock and Class B common stock used in the basic earnings per share calculation as indicated above (ii) if dilutive, the incremental common stock that we would issue upon the assumed exercise of stock options and the vesting of RSUs using the treasury stock method, and (iii) other stock-based commitments.

The following table presents our basic and diluted earnings per share:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2019		2018		2017
	(In millions, except share and per share data)
Net income attributable to Expedia Group, Inc.	$	565	$	406	$	378
Earnings per share attributable to Expedia Group, Inc. available to common stockholders:
Basic	$	3.84	$	2.71	$	2.49
Diluted	3.77		2.65		2.42
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (000's):
Basic	147,194		149,961		151,619
Dilutive effect of:
Options to purchase common stock	1,873		2,317		4,218
Other dilutive securities	817		611		548
Diluted	149,884		152,889		156,385

Outstanding stock awards that have been excluded from the calculations of diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders because their effect would have been antidilutive were approximately seven million for the year ended December 31, 2019, nine million for 2018, and four million for 2017.

The earnings per share amounts are the same for common stock and Class B common stock because the holders of each class are legally entitled to equal per share distributions whether through dividends or in liquidation.