Earnings or Loss per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings or Loss per Share

Earnings or Loss per Share

Basic earnings or loss per share (EPS) is computed by dividing net earnings or loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS presents the dilutive effect, if any, on a per share basis of potential shares (e.g., options, SARs, RSUs and PSUs) as if they had been exercised, vested or converted at the beginning of the periods presented.

We reported losses attributable to Liberty Global shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. Therefore, the potentially dilutive effect at March 31, 2018 and 2017 of the following items were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share attributable to Liberty Global shareholders because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive to the computation or, in the case of certain PSUs, because such awards had not yet met the applicable performance criteria: (i) the aggregate number of outstanding options, SARs and RSUs of approximately 51.9 million and 48.7 million, respectively, and (ii) the aggregate number of PSUs of approximately 7.3 million and 7.9 million, respectively.