Per Share Data

Basic net income per share attributable to the Company and income from continuing operations per share are calculated by dividing the respective after-tax income by the weighted average number of outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock.

Diluted net income per share attributable to the Company and income from continuing operations per share are calculated by dividing the respective after-tax income by the weighted average number of outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, which have been adjusted for the dilutive effect of potentially issuable common shares. Reconciliations of the applicable income components used for diluted EPS - Continuing operations and basic weighted average common shares outstanding to diluted weighted average common shares outstanding are presented below. The reconciling items related to the calculation of diluted weighted average common shares outstanding are the same for net income attributable to the Company.



Basic and Diluted EPS Calculation - Continuing Operations	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In millions, except per share figures)	2015		2014
Net income from continuing operations	$	498	$	457
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	13		13
	$	485	$	444
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	539		548
Dilutive effect of potentially issuable common shares	6		8
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	545		556
Average stock price used to calculate common stock equivalents	$	56.37	$	47.84

There were 17.2 million and 21.6 million stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.