Earnings Per Share Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

	2014				2013				2012
(In millions; per-share amounts in dollars)	Diluted		Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted		Basic

Amounts attributable to the Company:
Consolidated
Earnings from continuing operations attributable to
common shareowners for per-share calculation(a)(b)	$	14,323	$	14,322	$	13,423	$	13,435	$	13,797	$	13,796
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
for per-share calculation(a)(b)		891		891		(406)		(394)		(173)		(173)
Net earnings attributable to GE common
shareowners for per-share calculation(a)(b)	$	15,213	$	15,212	$	13,028	$	13,040	$	13,622	$	13,622

Average equivalent shares
Shares of GE common stock outstanding		10,045		10,045		10,222		10,222		10,523		10,523
Employee compensation-related shares (including
stock options) and warrants		78		-		67		-		41		-
Total average equivalent shares		10,123		10,045		10,289		10,222		10,564		10,523

Per-share amounts
Earnings from continuing operations	$	1.41	$	1.43	$	1.30	$	1.31	$	1.31	$	1.31
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		0.09		0.09		(0.04)		(0.04)		(0.02)		(0.02)
Net earnings		1.50		1.51		1.27		1.28		1.29		1.29

Our unvested restricted stock unit awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents are considered participating securities and, therefore, are included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. Application of this treatment has an insignificant effect.

Included an insignificant amount of dividend equivalents in each of the three years presented.
Included in 2013 is a dilutive adjustment for the change in income for forward purchase contracts that may be settled in stock.