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

Note 3. Earnings per Share

The following is a reconciliation of basic earnings per share to diluted earnings per share for income from continuing operations attributable to our common stockholders (in millions, except per share data):

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2015      2014  

Income from continuing operations

   $ 99       $ 136   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares for basic earnings per share

     170         190   

Effect of dilutive stock options and restricted stock awards

     1         2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares for diluted earnings per share

     171         192   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.59       $ 0.71   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.58       $ 0.71   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Approximately 0.8 million shares and 0.3 million shares for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted shares, as their impact would have been anti-dilutive.