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EARNINGS PER SHARE
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
EARNINGS PER SHARE
NOTE 17 - EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table summarizes the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
(In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts)
Three Months Ended
September 30,		Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2021202020212020
Income (loss) from continuing operations $1,281 $2 $2,132 $(155)
Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest(8)(12)(39)(31)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Cliffs shareholders1,273 (10)2,093 (186)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax1 — 2 — 
Net income (loss) attributable to Cliffs shareholders$1,274 $(10)$2,095 $(186)
Weighted average number of shares:
Basic500 399 497365
Redeemable preferred shares17 — 44—
Convertible senior notes24 — 21—
Employee stock plans6 — 5—
Diluted547 399 567365
Earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Cliffs shareholders - basic1:
Continuing operations$2.46 $(0.02)$3.87 $(0.51)
Discontinued operations— — — — 
$2.46 $(0.02)$3.87 $(0.51)
Earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Cliffs shareholders - diluted:
Continuing operations$2.33 $(0.02)$3.69 $(0.51)
Discontinued operations— — — — 
$2.33 $(0.02)$3.69 $(0.51)
1 For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing Net income (loss) attributable to Cliffs shareholders, less $42 million and $172 million, respectively, of earnings attributed to Series B Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock, by the weighted average number of basic common shares outstanding during the period presented.
For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we had 2 million shares related to employee stock plans that were excluded from the diluted EPS calculation as they were anti-dilutive. There was no dilution during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 related to the common share equivalents for the convertible senior notes as our common shares average price did not exceed the conversion price.