Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding [Text Block]

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2015		2014
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	1,333.7		1,321.7
Net effect of common stock equivalents	—	*	27.5
Weighted average shares outstanding - assuming dilution	1,333.7		1,349.2

* We generated a net loss in the first quarter of 2015. Our weighted-average shares outstanding for earnings per share calculations exclude common stock equivalents of 24.0 million for the first quarter of 2015 due to our net loss position in this period.

Weighted average shares outstanding, assuming dilution, excludes the impact of 10 million stock options for the first quarter of 2015 and 12 million stock options for the first quarter of 2014, due to the exercise prices of these stock options being greater than the average fair market value of our common stock during the period.

We issued approximately 13 million shares of our common stock in the first quarter of 2015 and 10 million shares of our common stock in the first quarter of 2014, following the exercise or vesting of underlying stock options or deferred stock units, or purchases under our employee stock purchase plans. We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock during the first quarter of 2015. We repurchased 10 million shares of our common stock during the first quarter of 2014 for approximately $125 million, pursuant to our authorized repurchase programs as discussed in Note L – Stockholders' Equity to our audited financial statements contained in Item 8 of our 2014 Annual Report filed on Form 10-K.