Earnings Per Share of Common Stock (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share of Common Stock Reconciliation Table

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Numerator:
Income (loss) from continuing operations after income taxes attributable to DuPont	$	260		$	(43	)	$	2,666		$	2,444
Preferred dividends	(3		)	(3		)	(8		)	(8		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations after income taxes available to DuPont common stockholders	$	257		$	(46	)	$	2,658		$	2,436
Income from discontinued operations after income taxes	$	25		$	48		$	1,997		$	219
Net income available to common stockholders	$	282		$	2		$	4,655		$	2,655
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - Basic	925,645,000			931,737,000			925,548,000			933,227,000
Dilutive effect of the company’s employee compensation plans1	7,360,000			8,789,000			6,994,000			9,297,000
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - Diluted	933,005,000			940,526,000			932,542,000			942,524,000

¹ Dilutive effect of the company's employee compensation plans are excluded from calculation of dilutive loss per share of common stock from continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012.

Average Number of Antidilutive Stock Options

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2013	2012	2013	2012
Average number of stock options	—	12,631,000	3,461,000	12,035,000