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Common Stock 1 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareTextBlock us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false false 0 0 <div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">8.  Common Stock</div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Earnings Per Share - The reconciliation of FPL Group's basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock is as follows:</div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div> <div align="left"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMIL Y: times new roman"> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px">  </td> <td valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"> </td> <td colspan="6" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Three Months Ended</div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">September 30,</div> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"> </td> <td colspan="6" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Nine Months Ended</div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">September 30,</div> </td> < ;td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px">  </td> <td valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"> </td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2009</div> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTT OM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"> </td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2008</div> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"> </td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2009</div> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"> </td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2008</div> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td colspan="14" valign="bottom"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">(millions, except per share amounts)</div> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> </tr><tr> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="52%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Numerator - net income</div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px">&#1 60;</td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right">533</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right">774</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" s tyle="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right">1,267</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> ;1,232</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="bottom" width="52%">  </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&a mp;#160;</td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> </tr><tr> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="52%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Denominator:</div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td&g t; <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> </tr><tr> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="52%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - basic</div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">405.1</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">400.4</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> & lt;/font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">403.7</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">399.8</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" va lign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> </tr><tr> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="52%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Restricted stock, performance share awards, options, warrants and equity units (a)</div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-A LIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2.9</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2.6</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2.7</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right">2.7</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" st yle="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> </tr><tr> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="52%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - assuming dilution</div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#1 60;</td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right">408.0</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> ;403.0</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right">406.4</td> <td n owrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right">402.5</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="bottom" width="52%">  </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </font&g t;</td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> </tr><tr> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="52%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Earnings per share of common stock:</div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> < /td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> </tr><tr> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="52%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Basic</div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"><fo nt style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">1.32</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">1.93</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">3.14</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">3.08</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> </tr><tr> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width= "52%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Assuming dilution</div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">1.31</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">1.92</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT- ALIGN: left">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">3.12</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">3.06</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </td> </tr></table> </div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾</div> <div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" width="2%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">(a)</div> </td> <td valign="top" width="81%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Performance share awards are included in diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding based upon what would be issued if the end of the reporting period was the end of the term of the award.  Restricted stock, performance share awards, options, warrants and equity units are included in diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding by applying the treasury stock method.</div> </td> </tr></table> </div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Restricted stock, performance share awards and common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options which were not included in the denominator above due to their antidilutive effect were approximately 0.5 million and 0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and 0.8 million and 0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.</div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Continuous Offering of FPL Group Common Stock - In January 2009, FPL Group entered into an agreement under whic h FPL Group may offer and sell, from time to time, FPL Group common stock having a gross sales price of up to $400 million.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, FPL Group received gross proceeds through the sale and issuance of common stock under this agreement of approximately $95 million and $160 million, respectively, consisting of 1,680,000 shares and 2,890,000 shares, respectively, at an average price of $56.66 and $55.53 per share, respectively.</div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div> </div> 8.  Common Stock Earnings Per Share - The reconciliation of FPL Group's basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock is as false false No definition available. 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