Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

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, 2014 and 2013 (dollars in millions, except per share amounts, and shares in thousands):

	Quarter				Nine Months
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Net income attributable to HCA Holdings, Inc.	$	518	$	365	$	1,348	$	1,132
Weighted average common shares outstanding		432,617		447,329		437,832		446,125
Effect of dilutive incremental shares		14,643		16,240		14,706		16,926
Shares used for diluted earnings per share		447,260		463,569		452,538		463,051
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$	1.20	$	0.82	$	3.08	$	2.54
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.16	$	0.79	$	2.98	$	2.44