Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Significant Accounting Policies

Earnings per share

Earnings Per Share Computations

	Three months ended
	March 31,
(Amounts in millions, except per share amounts)	2017		2016
Numerator:
Net income attributable to 3M	$	1,323	$	1,275
Denominator:
Denominator for weighted average 3M common shares outstanding – basic		598.1		607.4
Dilution associated with the Company’s stock-based compensation plans		13.9		13.9
Denominator for weighted average 3M common shares outstanding – diluted		612.0		621.3
Earnings per share attributable to 3M common shareholders – basic	$	2.21	$	2.10
Earnings per share attributable to 3M common shareholders – diluted	$	2.16	$	2.05