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Earnings Per Share
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Share

Note 4 Earnings Per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) were computed as follows:

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2017September 30, 2016
(Shares in thousands, dollars in millions, except per share amounts)Effect of Effect of
BasicDilutionDilutedBasicDilutionDiluted
Shareholders' net income $560$560$456$456
Shares:
Weighted average249,242249,242255,519255,519
Common stock equivalents4,1684,1684,2354,235
Total shares249,2424,168253,410255,5194,235259,754
EPS$2.25$(0.04)$2.21$1.78$(0.02)$1.76

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2017September 30, 2016
(Shares in thousands, dollars in millions, except per share amounts)Effect of Effect of
BasicDilutionDilutedBasicDilutionDiluted
Shareholders' net income $1,971$1,971$1,485$1,485
Shares:
Weighted average252,980252,980255,242255,242
Common stock equivalents4,0784,0784,3264,326
Total shares252,9804,078257,058255,2424,326259,568
EPS$7.79$(0.12)$7.67$5.82$(0.10)$5.72

The following outstanding employee stock options were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 because their effect was anti-dilutive.

Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
(In millions)2017201620172016
Anti-dilutive options - 2.6 1.2 2.2

The Company held 48,572,794 shares of common stock in Treasury as of September 30, 2017, and 39,425,208 shares as of September 30, 2016.