Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

Share-based compensation cost recognized in the consolidated income statements is summarized below:



	2019			2018			2017
Before-Tax Share-Based Compensation Cost – Total		$41.2			$38.8			$40.7
Before-Tax Share-Based Compensation Cost – Discontinued Operations	—			—			.8
Before-Tax Share-Based Compensation Cost – Continuing Operations		$41.2			$38.8			$39.9
Income tax benefit – Continuing Operations	(9.7		)	(9.1		)	(14.0		)
After-Tax Share-Based Compensation Cost – Continuing Operations		$31.5			$29.7			$25.9

On a total company basis, before-tax share-based compensation cost by type of program was as follows:



	2019		2018		2017
Deferred stock units		$41.1		$38.3		$34.5
Stock options	—		.2		1.4
Restricted stock	.1		.3		4.8
Before-Tax Share-Based Compensation Cost – Total		$41.2		$38.8		$40.7



Deferred Stock Units	Shares (000)		Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Outstanding at 30 September 2018	940			$137.78
Granted	285		193.29
Paid out	(113	)	119.59
Forfeited/adjustments	(136	)	136.11
Outstanding at 30 September 2019	976			$156.31

A summary of restricted stock activity is presented below:



Restricted Stock	Shares (000)		Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Outstanding at 30 September 2018	42			$140.28
Vested	(16	)	144.09
Outstanding at 30 September 2019	26			$138.00

A summary of stock option activity is presented below:



Stock Options	Shares (000)		Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at 30 September 2018	2,186			$89.33
Exercised	(842	)	82.27
Forfeited	—		—
Outstanding and Exercisable at 30 September 2019	1,344			$93.75

Stock Options

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)

Aggregate Intrinsic Value

Outstanding and Exercisable at 30 September 2019