Earnings Per Share of Common Stock (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share of Common Stock Reconciliation Table

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2017			2016
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations after income taxes attributable to DuPont	$	1,330		$	1,223
Preferred dividends	(2		)	(2		)
Income from continuing operations after income taxes available to DuPont common stockholders	$	1,328		$	1,221
(Loss) income from discontinued operations after income taxes available to DuPont common stockholders	$	(217	)	$	3
Net income available to common stockholders	$	1,111		$	1,224
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - Basic	866,516,000			873,546,000
Dilutive effect of the company’s employee compensation plans	4,567,000			3,705,000
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - Diluted	871,083,000			877,251,000

Average Number of Antidilutive Stock Options

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2017	2016
Average number of stock options	6,000	5,104,000