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Earnings per Share
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings per Share Earnings per Share
The holders of our Class A and Class B common stock (together, "common stock") have identical liquidation and dividend rights but different voting rights. Accordingly, we present the earnings per share (EPS) for Class A and Class B common stock together.

Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares of our Class A and Class B common stock outstanding. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing the net income by the weighted-average number of fully diluted common stock outstanding and assumes the conversion of our Class B common stock to Class A common stock.

For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, 5 million and 86 million shares of Class A common stock equivalents of restricted stock units (RSUs) were excluded from the diluted EPS calculation, respectively, as including them would have an anti-dilutive effect.

The numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted EPS computations for our common stock are calculated as follows (in millions, except per share amounts):
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2024
2023 (2)
Basic EPS:
Numerator
Distributed earnings$1,273 $— 
Undistributed earnings11,096 5,709 
Net income$12,369 $5,709 
Denominator
Shares used in computation of basic EPS (1)
2,545 2,587 
Basic EPS$4.86 $2.21 
Diluted EPS:
Numerator
Net income for diluted EPS$12,369 $5,709 
Denominator
Shares used in computation of basic EPS2,545 2,587 
Weighted-average effect of dilutive RSUs80 
Shares used in computation of diluted EPS2,625 2,596 
Diluted EPS$4.71 $2.20 
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(1)    Include 2,197 million and 2,223 million shares of Class A common stock and 348 million and 364 million shares of Class B common stock, for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
(2)    The prior period EPS for Class A and Class B has been presented together to conform with current period presentation, which had no impact on our previously reported basic or diluted EPS.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, distributed earnings through dividends was $0.50 per share for each share of common stock, totaling to $1.10 billion and $174 million for Class A and Class B common stock, respectively. EPS for Class B common stock is not presented separately as under the two-class method Class A and Class B EPS is not meaningfully different.