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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Continued)


Note 13.
Earnings per Share:


Basic and diluted EPS from continuing and discontinued operations were calculated using the following:

(in millions)
For the Years Ended December 31, 2004  2003 2002
Earnings from continuing
     operations $9,420 $9,121 $11,021
(Loss) earnings from discontinued
     operations (4 ) 83 81
Net earnings 9,416 $9,204 $11,102
Weighted average shares for

 

     basic EPS 2,047 2,028 2,111
Plus incremental shares from
assumed conversions:
          Restricted stock and stock
               rights 3 2 1
          Stock options 13 8 17
Weighted average shares for
     diluted EPS 2,063 2,038 2,129


Incremental shares from assumed conversions are calculated as the number of shares that would be issued, net of the number of shares that could be purchased in the marketplace with the cash received upon stock option exercise or, in the case of restricted stock and rights, the number of shares corresponding to the unamortized compensation expense. For the 2004, 2003 and 2002 computations, 2 million, 43 million and 11 million stock options, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of weighted average shares for diluted EPS because their effects were antidilutive (i.e., the cash that would be received upon exercise is greater than the average market price of the stock during the year).

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