Earnings Per Share of Common Stock

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 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:

	2014			2013			2012
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations after income taxes attributable to DuPont	$	3,610		$	2,849		$	2,447
Preferred dividends	(10		)	(10		)	(10		)
Income from continuing operations after income taxes available to DuPont common stockholders	$	3,600		$	2,839		$	2,437
Income from discontinued operations after income taxes	$	15		$	1,999		$	308
Net income available to common stockholders	$	3,615		$	4,838		$	2,745
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding – Basic	914,752,000			925,984,000			933,275,000
Dilutive effect of the company's equity compensation plans	7,121,000			7,163,000			8,922,000
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding – Diluted	921,873,000			933,147,000			942,197,000

The weighted-average number of common shares outstanding in 2014 and 2013 decreased as a result of the company's repurchase and retirement of its common stock, partially offset by the issuance of new shares from the company's equity compensation plans(see Notes 16 and 18, respectively).

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

	2014	2013	2012
Average number of stock options	3,000	2,596,000	12,158,000

The change in the average number of stock options that were antidilutive in 2014 and 2013 was due to changes in the company's average stock price.