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Earnings Per Share Data
12 Months Ended
Oct. 29, 2017
Earnings Per Share Data  
Earnings Per Share Data

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Earnings Per Share Data

 

The reported net earnings attributable to the Company were used when computing basic and diluted earnings per share for all years presented. A reconciliation of the shares used in the computation is as follows:

 

(in thousands)

2017

2016

2015

Basic weighted-average shares outstanding

528,363
529,290
528,143

Dilutive potential common shares

10,753
13,183
12,859

 

 

 

 

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

539,116
542,473
541,002

 

 

 

 

 

For fiscal years 2017, 2016, and 2015, a total of 3.7 million, 1.1 million, and 0.9 million weighted-average outstanding stock options, respectively, were not included in the computation of dilutive potential common shares since their inclusion would have had an antidilutive effect on earnings per share.