Earnings Per Share Basic and diluted earnings per share were calculated as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | Earnings: | | | | | | Earnings from continuing operations | $ | 333.9 |
| | $ | 306.1 |
| | $ | 293.6 |
| (Earnings) attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of tax | (.1 | ) | | (.2 | ) | | (.1 | ) | Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Leggett & Platt common shareholders | 333.8 |
| | 305.9 |
| | 293.5 |
| Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | — |
| | — |
| | (.9 | ) | Net earnings attributable to Leggett & Platt common shareholders | $ | 333.8 |
| | $ | 305.9 |
| | $ | 292.6 |
| | | | | | | Weighted average number of shares (in millions): | | | | | | Weighted average number of common shares used in basic EPS | 134.8 |
| | 134.3 |
| | 136.0 |
| Dilutive effect of equity-based compensation | .6 |
| | .9 |
| | 1.3 |
| Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares used in diluted EPS | 135.4 |
| | 135.2 |
| | 137.3 |
| | | | | | | Basic and Diluted EPS: | | | | | | Basic EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt common shareholders | | | | | | Continuing operations | $ | 2.48 |
| | $ | 2.28 |
| | $ | 2.16 |
| Discontinued operations | — |
| | — |
| | (.01 | ) | Basic EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt common shareholders | $ | 2.48 |
| | $ | 2.28 |
| | $ | 2.15 |
| Diluted EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt common shareholders | | | | | | Continuing operations | $ | 2.47 |
| | $ | 2.26 |
| | $ | 2.14 |
| Discontinued operations | — |
| | — |
| | (.01 | ) | Diluted EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt common shareholders | $ | 2.47 |
| | $ | 2.26 |
| | $ | 2.13 |
| | | | | | | Other information: | | | | | | Anti-dilutive shares excluded from diluted EPS computation | .2 |
| | .1 |
| | — |
| | | | | | | Cash dividends declared per share | $ | 1.58 |
| | $ | 1.50 |
| | $ | 1.42 |
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