Earnings Per Share
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Share
Earnings Per Share


 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2015
 
March 31, 2014
 
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company
 
Shares
(millions)
 
Per
Share
 
Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company
 
Shares
(millions)
 
Per
Share
Basic EPS
$
542

 
907.7

 
$
0.60

 
$
388

 
919.5

 
$
0.42

Stock options and
restricted stock units
 
 
8.6

 
 

 
 

 
9.1

 
 

Diluted EPS
$
542

 
916.3

 
$
0.59

 
$
388

 
928.6

 
$
0.42


For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the average number of stock options and restricted stock units that were anti-dilutive and not included in diluted earnings per share calculations were 1,566,993 and 3,374,995, respectively.

Basic and diluted earnings per share are computed independently for each quarter and any year-to-date period presented. As a result of changes in shares outstanding during the year and rounding, the sum of the quarters’ earnings per share may not necessarily equal the earnings per share for any year-to-date period.