Earnings Per Share

6 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Note 10: Earnings Per Share

Calculation of net earnings per common share ("EPS") — basic and diluted (in millions, except EPS):

	Quarter Ended				Two Quarters Ended
	Apr 1, 2012		Apr 3, 2011		Apr 1, 2012		Apr 3, 2011
Net earnings attributable to Starbucks	$	309.9	$	261.6	$	691.9	$	608.1
Weighted average common shares and common stock units outstanding (for basic calculation)		754.6		750.3		751.3		748.0
Dilutive effect of outstanding common stock options and RSUs		18.7		21.5		19.6		21.3
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding (for diluted calculation)		773.3		771.8		770.9		769.3
EPS — basic	$	0.41	$	0.35	$	0.92	$	0.81
EPS — diluted	$	0.40	$	0.34	$	0.90	$	0.79

Potential dilutive shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options (both vested and non-vested) and unvested RSUs, calculated using the treasury stock method. The calculation of dilutive shares outstanding excludes out-of-the-money stock options (i.e., such options' exercise prices were greater than the average market price of our common shares for the period) because their inclusion would have been antidilutive. Out-of-the-money stock options totaled less than 0.1 million as of April 1, 2012 and 2.2 million as of April 3, 2011, respectively.