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Net Income per Common and Common Equivalent Share | 12 Months Ended
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Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Net Income Per Common and Common Equivalent Share | Note 9—Net Income per Common and Common Equivalent Share The following table shows the amounts used in computing net income per share and the weighted average number of shares of basic and of potentially dilutive common shares outstanding (shares in 000’s):
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Net income attributable to Costco | $ | 5,844 |  |  | $ | 5,007 |  |  | $ | 4,002 |
Weighted average basic shares | 443,651 |  |  | 443,089 |  |  | 442,297 |
RSUs | 1,106 |  |  | 1,257 |  |  | 1,604 |
Weighted average diluted shares | 444,757 |  |  | 444,346 |  |  | 443,901 |

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