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Earnings Per Share
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Earnings Per Share  
Earnings Per Share

   

18.  Earnings Per Share

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

($ in millions, except per share amounts; shares in thousands)

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation

 

$
280.9 

 

$
470.0 

 

$
406.8 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average common shares

 
137,300 

 
138,508 

 
145,943 

 

Effect of dilutive securities

 
3,684 

 
3,922 

 
3,280 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings per share

 
140,984 

 
142,430 

 
149,223 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$
2.05 

 

$
3.39 

 

$
2.79 

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$
1.99 

 

$
3.30 

 

$
2.73 

 

 

Certain outstanding options and SSARs were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because they were anti-dilutive (i.e., the sum of the proceeds, including the unrecognized compensation and windfall tax benefits, exceeded the average closing stock price for the period). The options and SSARs excluded totaled 1.2 million in 2015 and 1.3 million in 2013. There were no options or SSARs excluded in 2014.