EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic and diluted earnings per share were calculated as follows:



	Six Months Ended June 30,					Three Months Ended June 30,
	2017		2016			2017		2016
Earnings:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	173.7	$	190.5		$	87.6	$	99.5
Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of tax	—		(.2		)	—		1.4
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders	173.7		190.3			87.6		100.9
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		20.4			—		20.3
Net earnings attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders	$	173.7	$	210.7		$	87.6	$	121.2

Weighted average number of shares (in millions):
Weighted average number of common shares used in basic EPS	136.4		138.4			136.0		137.8
Dilutive effect of stock-based compensation	1.4		2.2			1.4		2.3
Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares used in diluted EPS	137.8		140.6			137.4		140.1

Basic and Diluted EPS:
Basic EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders
Continuing operations	$	1.27	$	1.37		$	.64	$	.73
Discontinued operations	—		.15			—		.15
Basic EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders	$	1.27	$	1.52		$	.64	$	.88
Diluted EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders
Continuing operations	$	1.26	$	1.35		$	.64	$	.72
Discontinued operations	—		.15			—		.15
Diluted EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders	$	1.26	$	1.50		$	.64	$	.87

Other information:
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from diluted EPS computation	—		—			—		—