EARNINGS PER SHARE DATA
 3 Months Ended
Jan. 29, 2017
EARNINGS PER SHARE DATA  
EARNINGS PER SHARE DATA

NOTE MEARNINGS PER SHARE DATA

 

The reported net earnings attributable to the Company were used when computing basic and diluted earnings per share.  The following table sets forth the shares used as the denominator for those computations:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

(in thousands)

 

January 29,
2017

 

January 24,
2016

 

Basic weighted-average shares outstanding

 
528,585

 
528,862

 

Dilutive potential common shares

 
11,479

 
13,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

 
540,064

 
542,737

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended January 29, 2017, and January 24, 2016, a total of 3.4 million and 1.0 million weighted- average stock options, respectively, were not included in the computation of dilutive potential common shares since their inclusion would have had an antidilutive effect on earnings per share.