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Net Income Per Common Share | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Net income per common share | Net Income Per Common Share Basic net income per common share attributable to Walmart is based on the weighted-average common shares outstanding during the relevant period. Diluted net income per common share attributable to Walmart is based on the weighted-average common shares outstanding during the relevant period adjusted for the dilutive effect of share-based awards. The Company did not have significant share-based awards outstanding that were antidilutive and not included in the calculation of diluted net income per common share attributable to Walmart for fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016. The following table provides a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators used to determine basic and diluted net income per common share attributable to Walmart:
|  | Fiscal Years Ended January 31,
(Amounts in millions, except per share data) |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Numerator |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated net income |  | $ | 10,523 |  |  | $ | 14,293 |  |  | $ | 15,080 |
Consolidated net income attributable to noncontrolling interest |  | (661 | ) |  | (650 | ) |  | (386 | )
Consolidated net income attributable to Walmart |  | $ | 9,862 |  |  | $ | 13,643 |  |  | $ | 14,694 |
Denominator |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic |  | 2,995 |  |  | 3,101 |  |  | 3,207 |
Dilutive impact of stock options and other share-based awards |  | 15 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 10 |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted |  | 3,010 |  |  | 3,112 |  |  | 3,217 |
Net income per common share attributable to Walmart |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 3.29 |  |  | $ | 4.40 |  |  | $ | 4.58 |
Diluted |  | 3.28 |  |  | 4.38 |  |  | 4.57 |

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