Earnings Per Share of Common Stock

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share of Common Stock

Earnings Per Share of Common Stock

Set forth below is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator for basic and diluted earnings per share calculations for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations after income taxes attributable to DuPont	$	1,070		$	1,026		$	2,509		$	2,406
Preferred dividends	(3		)	(2		)	(5		)	(5		)
Income from continuing operations after income taxes available to DuPont common stockholders	$	1,067		$	1,024		$	2,504		$	2,401
Income from discontinued operations after income taxes	$	—		$	4		$	—		$	1,972
Net income available to common stockholders	$	1,067		$	1,028		$	2,504		$	4,373
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - Basic	918,684,000			922,684,000			921,058,000			925,500,000
Dilutive effect of the company’s employee compensation plans	6,903,000			6,796,000			7,087,000			6,811,000
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - Diluted	925,587,000			929,480,000			928,145,000			932,311,000

The following average number of stock options were antidilutive, and therefore, were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculations: 

	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	June 30,		June 30,
	2014	2013	2014	2013
Average number of stock options	4,000	—	2,000	5,192,000

The change in the average number of stock options that were antidilutive in the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 compared to the same period last year was due to changes in the company’s average stock price.