Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

NOTE 4 — EARNINGS PER SHARE

We compute basic earnings per share using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. We compute diluted earnings per share using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, plus the dilutive effect of outstanding stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted share units, computed using the treasury stock method.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 (dollars in millions, except per share amounts, and shares in thousands):

	Quarter				Nine Months
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Net income attributable to HCA Holdings, Inc.	$	365	$	360	$	1,132	$	1,291
Weighted average common shares outstanding		447,329		440,899		446,125		439,441
Effect of dilutive incremental shares		16,240		18,616		16,926		19,381
Shares used for diluted earnings per share		463,569		459,515		463,051		458,822
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$	0.82	$	0.82	$	2.54	$	2.94
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.79	$	0.78	$	2.44	$	2.81