Earnings per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliation of the number of shares used for calculating basic and diluted earnings per common share

The calculation for basic and diluted EPS is as follows:

(in millions, except per share data)	Year Ended December 31,
	2013		2012			2011
Amount attributable to McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. common shareholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	812	$	676		$	607
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	564		(239		)	304
Net income attributable to the Company	$	1,376	$	437		$	911
Basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	274.5		278.6			298.1
Effect of stock options and other dilutive securities	5.3		6.0			5.5
Diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	279.8		284.6			303.6
Basic EPS:
Income from continuing operations	$	2.96	$	2.43		$	2.03
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	2.05		(0.86		)	1.02
Net income	$	5.01	$	1.57		$	3.05
Diluted EPS:
Income from continuing operations	$	2.90	$	2.37		$	2.00
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	2.01		(0.84		)	1.00
Net income	$	4.91	$	1.53		$	3.00

Number of stock options excluded from the computation of EPS

For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the number of stock options excluded from the computation are as follows:

(in millions)	Year Ended December 31,
	2013	2012	2011
Stock options excluded from diluted EPS computation	1.2	3.4	10.1