Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule Of Earnings Per Share

The following table presents Duke Energy’s basic and diluted EPS calculations, the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and common and preferred share dividends declared.

	Years Ended December 31,
(in millions, except per share amounts)	2019		2018		2017
Income from continuing operations available to Duke Energy common stockholders excluding impact of participating securities and including accumulated preferred stock dividends	$	3,694	$	2,642	$	3,059
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted	729		708		700
EPS from continuing operations available to Duke Energy common stockholders
Basic and diluted	$	5.07	$	3.73	$	4.37
Potentially dilutive items excluded from the calculation(a)	2		2		2
Dividends declared per common share	$	3.75	$	3.64	$	3.49
Dividends declared on Series A preferred stock per depositary share	$	1.03	$	—	$	—

(a)

Performance stock awards were not included in the dilutive securities calculation because the performance measures related to the awards had not been met.