11.EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per basic common share equals net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. less income allocated to participating securities divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per diluted common share equals net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. less income allocated to participating securities divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, after giving effect to dilutive stock options. The following table provides a reconciliation of net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. and shares used in calculating net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per basic common share to those used in calculating net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per diluted common share:


	For the year ended					For the year ended					For the year ended
	February 2, 2019					February 3, 2018					January 28, 2017
				Per					Per					Per
	Earnings		Shares	Share		Earnings		Shares	Share		Earnings		Shares	Share
(in millions, except per share amounts)	(Numerator)		(Denominator)	Amount		(Numerator)		(Denominator)	Amount		(Numerator)		(Denominator)	Amount
Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per basic common share	$	3,076	810	$	3.80	$	1,890	895	$	2.11	$	1,959	942	$	2.08
Dilutive effect of stock options			8					9					16

Net earnings attributable to The Kroger Co. per diluted common share	$	3,076	818	$	3.76	$	1,890	904	$	2.09	$	1,959	958	$	2.05

The Company had combined undistributed and distributed earnings to participating securities totaling $34, $17 and $16 in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The Company had stock options outstanding for approximately 10.1 million, 15.6 million and 7.1 million shares, respectively, for the years ended February 2, 2019, February 3, 2018, and January 28, 2017, which were excluded from the computations of net earnings per diluted common share because their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect on net earnings per diluted share.