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EARNINGS PER SHARE INFORMATION
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
EARNINGS PER SHARE INFORMATION
NOTE 16. EARNINGS PER SHARE INFORMATION
Three months ended March 31
2020
 
2019
(In millions; per-share amounts in dollars)
Diluted

Basic

 
Diluted

Basic

 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings from continuing operations for per-share calculation
$
6,358

$
6,358

 
$
936

$
954

Preferred stock dividends
(43
)
(43
)
 
(40
)
(40
)
Earnings from continuing operations attributable to
common shareholders for per-share calculation
6,315

6,315

 
897

915

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
for per-share calculation
(175
)
(175
)
 
2,604

2,622

Net earnings (loss) attributable to GE common
shareholders for per-share calculation
$
6,140

$
6,140

 
$
3,519

$
3,537

 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares of GE common stock outstanding
8,742

8,742

 
8,711

8,711

Employee compensation-related shares (including stock options)
7

—

 
15

—

Total average equivalent shares
8,749

8,742

 
8,726

8,711

 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share from continuing operations
$
0.72

$
0.72

 
$
0.10

$
0.10

Earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations
(0.02
)
(0.02
)
 
0.30

0.30

Net earnings (loss) per share
0.70

0.70

 
0.40

0.41

 
 
 
 
 
 
Potentially dilutive securities(a)
422

 
 
471

 
(a) Outstanding stock awards not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect was antidilutive.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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. For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, application of this treatment had an insignificant effect.

Earnings per share amounts are computed independently for earnings from continuing operations, earnings from discontinued operations and net earnings. As a result, the sum of per-share amounts from continuing operations and discontinued operations may not equal the total per-share amounts for net earnings.