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Earnings Per Common Share Attributable to Pfizer Inc. Common Shareholders
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Common Share Attributable to Pfizer Inc. Common Shareholders Earnings Per Common Share Attributable to Pfizer Inc. Common Shareholders
The following table provides the detailed calculation of Earnings per common share (EPS):
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
(IN MILLIONS)
 
2019

 
2018

 
2017

EPS Numerator––Basic
 
 

 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
 
$
16,298

 
$
11,179

 
$
21,353

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
29

 
36

 
47

Income from continuing operations attributable to Pfizer Inc.
 
16,269

 
11,143

 
21,306

Less: Preferred stock dividends––net of tax
 
1

 
1

 
1

Income from continuing operations attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders
 
16,268

 
11,142

 
21,305

Discontinued operations––net of tax
 
4

 
10

 
2

Less: Discontinued operations––net of tax, attributable to noncontrolling interests
 

 

 

Discontinued operations––net of tax, attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders
 
4

 
10

 
2

Net income attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders
 
$
16,272

 
$
11,152

 
$
21,307

EPS Numerator––Diluted
 
 

 
 

 
 
Income from continuing operations attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders and assumed conversions
 
$
16,269

 
$
11,143

 
$
21,306

Discontinued operations––net of tax, attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders and assumed conversions
 
4

 
10

 
2

Net income attributable to Pfizer Inc. common shareholders and assumed conversions
 
$
16,273

 
$
11,153

 
$
21,308

EPS Denominator
 
 

 
 

 
 
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding––Basic(a)
 
5,569

 
5,872

 
5,970

Common-share equivalents: stock options, stock issuable under employee compensation plans, convertible preferred stock and accelerated share repurchase agreements(a)
 
106

 
105

 
89

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding––Diluted
 
5,675

 
5,977

 
6,058

Stock options that had exercise prices greater than the average market price of our common stock issuable under employee compensation plans(b)
 
2

 
2

 
36

Cash dividends declared per share
 
$
1.46

 
$
1.38

 
$
1.30

(a) 
2017 includes the effect of the modification for a commitment to pay 15.2 million common-share equivalents that were scheduled for near-term settlement. These common share equivalents were paid in the first quarter of 2018.
(b) 
These common stock equivalents were outstanding for the periods presented, but were not included in the computation of diluted EPS for those periods because their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect.