Earnings per share

6 Months Ended

Aug. 04, 2017

2. Earnings per share

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


	13 Weeks Ended August 4, 2017					13 Weeks Ended July 29, 2016
			Weighted					Weighted
	Net		Average	Per Share		Net		Average	Per Share
	Income		Shares	Amount		Income		Shares	Amount
Basic earnings per share	$	294,783	273,690	$	1.08	$	306,518	283,130	$	1.08
Effect of dilutive share-based awards			442					986
Diluted earnings per share	$	294,783	274,132	$	1.08	$	306,518	284,116	$	1.08


	26 Weeks Ended August 4, 2017					26 Weeks Ended July 29, 2016
			Weighted					Weighted
	Net		Average	Per Share		Net		Average	Per Share
	Income		Shares	Amount		Income		Shares	Amount
Basic earnings per share	$	574,272	274,191	$	2.09	$	601,642	284,508	$	2.11
Effect of dilutive share-based awards			483					1,039
Diluted earnings per share	$	574,272	274,674	$	2.09	$	601,642	285,547	$	2.11

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 1.3 million in the respective 2017 and 2016 13-week periods, and 2.6 million and 1.4 million in the respective 2017 and 2016 26-week periods.