Capital Stock and Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Schedule of Cash Dividends per Common Share

We declared and paid cash dividends per common share during the periods presented as follows:



	Dividend Per Common Share		Amount ($ in millions)
2018:
First quarter	$	0.07	$	24.3
Second quarter	0.07		24.4
Third quarter	0.07		24.5
Fourth quarter	0.07		23.4
Total	$	0.28	$	96.6

2017:
First quarter	$	0.07	$	24.3
Second quarter	0.07		24.3
Third quarter	0.07		24.3
Fourth quarter	0.07		24.3
Total	$	0.28	$	97.2

The sum of the components of total dividends paid may not equal the total amount due to rounding.

We declared and paid cash dividends on our MCPS during the periods presented as follows:



	Dividend Per Preferred Share		Amount ($ in millions)
2018:
Third quarter	$	12.78	$	17.6
Fourth quarter	12.50		17.3
Total	$	25.28	$	34.9

Schedule of Earnings Per Share

Information related to the calculation of net earnings per share of common stock is summarized as follows ($ and shares in millions, except per share amounts)



	Year Ended December 31,
	2018			2017		2016
Numerator
Net earnings from continuing operations	$	918.3		$	884.3	$	740.2
Mandatory convertible preferred stock cumulative dividends	(34.9		)	—		—
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders from continuing operations	$	883.4		$	884.3	$	740.2

Denominator
Weighted average common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per share	345.5			347.5		345.7
Incremental common shares from:
Assumed exercise of dilutive options and vesting of dilutive Stock Awards	5.2			5.1		1.6
Weighted average common shares outstanding used in diluted earnings per share	350.7			352.6		347.3

Net earnings from continuing operations per common share - Basic	$	2.56		$	2.54	$	2.14
Net earnings from continuing operations per common share - Diluted	$	2.52		$	2.51	$	2.13