Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per share were calculated as follows:

	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014			2013
Earnings:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	328.0		$	225.2		$	186.3
(Earnings) attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of tax	(4.1		)	(3.2		)	(2.4		)
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Leggett & Platt common shareholders	323.9			222.0			183.9
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	1.2			(124.0		)	13.4
Net earnings attributable to Leggett & Platt common shareholders	$	325.1		$	98.0		$	197.3
Weighted average number of shares (in millions):
Weighted average number of common shares used in basic EPS	140.9			141.4			145.2
Dilutive effect of equity-based compensation	2.0			1.8			2.1
Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares used in diluted EPS	142.9			143.2			147.3
Basic and Diluted EPS:
Basic EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt common shareholders
Continuing operations	$	2.30		$	1.57		$	1.27
Discontinued operations	.01			(.88		)	.09
Basic EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt common shareholders	$	2.31		$	.69		$	1.36
Diluted EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt common shareholders
Continuing operations	$	2.27		$	1.55		$	1.25
Discontinued operations	.01			(.87		)	.09
Diluted EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt common shareholders	$	2.28		$	.68		$	1.34
Other information:
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from diluted EPS computation	—			—			—