Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share from Continuing Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Earnings (loss) per common share [Table Text Block]


	Year Ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2018
	(Dollars in millions, except per-share amounts; shares in thousands)
Income (loss) from continuing operations available to common stockholders	$	208	$	862	$	(156)
Basic weighted-average shares	1,213,631		1,212,037		973,626
Effect of dilutive securities:
Nonvested restricted stock units	1,531		1,811		—
Stock options	3		163		—
Diluted weighted-average shares (1)	1,215,165		1,214,011		973,626
Earnings (loss) per common share from continuing operations:
Basic	$	.17	$	.71	$	(.16)
Diluted	$	.17	$	.71	$	(.16)

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(1) For the year ended December 31, 2018, 2.0 million weighted-average nonvested restricted stock units and 0.5 million weighted-average stock options have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per common share as their inclusion would be antidilutive due to our loss from continuing operations attributable to The Williams Companies, Inc.