EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

The weighted average number of shares outstanding used to compute earnings per common share were as follows (in millions):



	Quarters Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2018	September 24, 2017	September 30, 2018	September 24, 2017
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic computations	284.3	287.1	284.9	288.5
Weighted average dilutive effect of equity awards	2.4	2.9	2.3	2.8
Weighted average common shares outstanding for diluted computations	286.7	290.0	287.2	291.3

We compute basic and diluted earnings per common share by dividing net earnings by the respective weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the periods presented. Our calculation of diluted earnings per common share also includes the dilutive effects for the assumed vesting of outstanding restricted stock units (RSUs) and performance stock units (PSUs) and exercise of outstanding stock options based on the treasury stock method. There were no significant anti-dilutive equity awards during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2018 or September 24, 2017.