Net Income Per Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Income Per Share [Text Block]

3.Net Income Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of Net Income Per Share for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands, except per share data):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Numerator for Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share -
Net Income	$	706,353	$	659,692	$	1,367,281	$	1,154,417
Denominator for Basic Earnings Per Share -
Weighted Average Shares	543,099		540,033		542,675		539,330
Potential Dilutive Common Shares -
Stock Options/SARs	2,759		1,973		2,597		2,100
Restricted Stock/Units and Performance Units/Stock	2,818		3,471		2,774		3,516
Denominator for Diluted Earnings Per Share -
Adjusted Diluted Weighted Average Shares	548,676		545,477		548,046		544,946
Net Income Per Share
Basic	$	1.30	$	1.22	$	2.52	$	2.14
Diluted	$	1.29	$	1.21	$	2.49	$	2.12

The diluted earnings per share calculation excludes stock options and SARs that were anti-dilutive. Shares underlying the excluded stock options and SARs totaled 6 thousand and 0.2 million shares for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and 0.1 million and 0.2 million shares for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.