Earnings Per Common Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Common Share

NOTE 14—EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share:

Table 14.1: Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Common Share

	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars and shares in millions, except per share data)	2015			2014			2013
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$	4,012		$	4,423		4,354
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	38			5			(233		)
Net income	4,050			4,428			4,121
Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities(1)	(20		)	(18		)	(17		)
Preferred stock dividends	(158		)	(67		)	(53		)
Net income available to common stockholders	$	3,872		$	4,343		$	4,051
Total weighted-average basic shares outstanding	541.8			563.1			579.7
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options	2.6			2.7			2.2
Other contingently issuable shares	1.3			1.6			1.5
Warrants(2)	2.3			4.5			4.2
Total effect of dilutive securities	6.2			8.8			7.9
Total weighted-average diluted shares outstanding	548.0			571.9			587.6
Basic earnings per common share:
Net income from continuing operations per share	$	7.08		$	7.70		$	7.39
Income (loss) from discontinued operations per share	0.07			0.01			(0.40		)
Net income per basic common share	$	7.15		$	7.71		$	6.99
Diluted earnings per common share:(3)
Net income from continuing operations per share	$	7.00		$	7.58		$	7.28
Income (loss) from discontinued operations per share	0.07			0.01			(0.39		)
Net income per diluted common share	$	7.07		$	7.59		$	6.89

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⁽¹⁾  Includes undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities using the two-class method under the accounting guidance for computing earnings per share.

⁽²⁾  Represents warrants issued as part of the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Troubled Assets Relief Program (“TARP”). As of December 31, 2015, there were 4.1 million warrants to purchase common stock outstanding.

⁽³⁾  Excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share were 1.9 million shares related to options with exercise prices ranging from $70.96 to $88.81, 2.9 million shares related to options with exercise prices ranging from $70.96 to $88.81 and 5.2 million shares related to options with exercise prices ranging from $56.28 to $88.81 for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.