Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Earnings Per Share

Calculation Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share

	Six Months Ended June 30,						Three Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Earnings:
Earnings from continuing operations	$	101.8		$	101.1		$	55.5		$	53.6
(Earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of tax		(2.1	)		(3.2	)		(.8	)		(1.4	)
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders.	$	99.7		$	97.9		$	54.7		$	52.2
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		—			(.1	)		—			.5
Net earnings attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders	$	99.7		$	97.8		$	54.7		$	52.7
Weighted average number of shares:
Weighted average number of common shares used in basic EPS		147.4			152.0			145.6			151.5
Additional dilutive shares principally from the assumed exercise of outstanding stock options		1.7			2.1			1.8			2.3
Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares used in diluted EPS		149.1			154.1			147.4			153.8
Basic and Diluted EPS:
Basic EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders
Continuing operations	$	.68		$	.64		$	.38		$	.34
Discontinued operations		—			.00			—			.00
Basic EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders	$	.68		$	.64		$	.38		$	.35
Diluted EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders
Continuing operations	$	.67		$	.64		$	.37		$	.34
Discontinued operations		—			.00			—			.00
Diluted EPS attributable to Leggett & Platt, Inc. common shareholders	$	.67		$	.63		$	.37		$	.34
Other information:
Shares issuable under employee and non-employee stock options		11.6			12.6			11.6			12.6
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from diluted EPS computation		2.0			3.0			1.7			1.5