Earnings Per Share Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

	2016				2015				2014
(In millions; per-share amounts in dollars)	Diluted		Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted		Basic

Amounts attributable to the Company:
Consolidated
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations for
per-share calculation(a)(b)	$	9,759	$	9,765	$	1,680	$	1,679	$	9,523	$	9,523
Preferred stock dividends declared		(656)		(656)		(18)		(18)		-		-
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to
common shareowners for per-share calculation(a)(b)	$	9,103	$	9,109	$	1,662	$	1,661	$	9,523	$	9,523
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
for per-share calculation(a)(b)		(955)		(950)		(7,795)		(7,795)		5,691		5,691
Net earnings (loss) attributable to GE common
shareowners for per-share calculation(a)(b)	$	8,152	$	8,158	$	(6,135)	$	(6,135)	$	15,213	$	15,212

Average equivalent shares
Shares of GE common stock outstanding		9,025		9,025		9,944		9,944		10,045		10,045
Employee compensation-related shares (including
stock options) and warrants		105		-		72		-		78		-
Total average equivalent shares		9,130		9,025		10,016		9,944		10,123		10,045

Per-share amounts
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	1.00	$	1.01	$	0.17	$	0.17	$	0.94	$	0.95
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		(0.10)		(0.11)		(0.78)		(0.78)		0.56		0.57
Net earnings (loss)		0.89		0.90		(0.61)		(0.62)		1.50		1.51

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 had an insignificant effect.

Included a dilutive adjustment of an insignificant amount of dividend equivalents in each of the three years presented.
Included in 2016 is a dilutive adjustment for the change in income for forward purchase contracts that may be settled in stock.