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 attributable to common shares 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 attributable to common shares 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 components used to calculate basic and diluted EPS - Continuing operations are presented below. The reconciling items related to the EPS calculation of net income attributable to the Company is the same for both basic and diluted EPS.



Basic and Diluted EPS Calculation - Continuing Operations	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions, except per share amounts)	2016		2015		2016		2015
Net income from continuing operations	$	384	$	329	$	1,354	$	1,256
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	5		8		22		31
	$	379	$	321	$	1,332	$	1,225
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	518		528		520		534
Dilutive effect of potentially issuable common shares	5		5		5		6
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	523		533		525		540
Average stock price used to calculate common stock equivalents	$	66.98	$	55.80	$	62.33	$	56.64

There were 13.6 million and 15.5 million stock options outstanding as of September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.