EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO ECOLAB PER COMMON SHARE (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO ECOLAB PER COMMON SHARE

Computations of the basic and diluted earnings attributable to Ecolab per share amounts

	First Quarter Ended
	March 31
	2016		2015
(millions, except per share amounts)
Net income attributable to Ecolab		$ 230.8		$ 233.4
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
Basic		294.4		298.2
Effect of dilutive stock options, units and awards		3.9		5.0
Diluted		298.3		303.2
Earnings attributable to Ecolab per common share
Basic		$ 0.78		$ 0.78
Diluted		$ 0.77		$ 0.77
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from the computation of earnings per share		3.6		1.9