Earnings per share

3 Months Ended

May 05, 2017

Earnings per share

Earnings per share

2.Earnings per share

Earnings per share is computed as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

	13 Weeks Ended May 5, 2017					13 Weeks Ended April 29, 2016
			Weighted					Weighted
	Net		Average	Per Share		Net		Average	Per Share
	Income		Shares	Amount		Income		Shares	Amount
Basic earnings per share	$	279,489	274,692	$	1.02	$	295,124	285,886	$	1.03
Effect of dilutive share-based awards			523					1,092
Diluted earnings per share	$	279,489	275,215	$	1.02	$	295,124	286,978	$	1.03

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is determined based on the dilutive effect of share-based awards using the treasury stock method.

Share-based awards that were outstanding at the end of the respective periods, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect of exercising such awards would be antidilutive, were 2.6 million and 1.6 million in the 2017 and 2016 13-week periods, respectively.