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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Average Common Shares Outstanding Basic and Diluted

A reconciliation of the average number of common shares outstanding used in the basic and diluted EPS computations follows:

		Three Months Ended September 30						Nine Months Ended September 30
(Millions of shares)		2016			2015			2016			2015
Basic		359.2			363.9			360.0			364.5
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted share unit awards		2.3			2.3			2.4			2.4
Diluted		361.5			366.2			362.4			366.9

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