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Earnings Per Share | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Earnings Per Share | NOTE 2. EARNINGS PER SHARE A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of basic and diluted earnings per share is shown in the table below:
Year Ended December 31, | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Numerators |  |  |  |  |
Numerator for basic earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |
Net Income (Loss) | $ | (3,821) |  |  | $ | 14,975 |  |  | $ | 19,953 |
Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | (1,355) |  |  | (1,072) |  |  | (583) |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to AT&T | (5,176) |  |  | 13,903 |  |  | 19,370 |
Less: Preferred Stock Dividends | (193) |  |  | (3) |  |  | — |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stock | (5,369) |  |  | 13,900 |  |  | 19,370 |
Dilutive potential common shares: |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payment 1 | 23 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 19 |
Numerator for diluted earnings per share | $ | (5,346) |  |  | $ | 13,921 |  |  | $ | 19,389 |
Denominators (000,000) |  |  |  |  |
Denominator for basic earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 7,157 |  |  | 7,319 |  |  | 6,778 |
Dilutive potential common shares: |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payment (in shares) 1 | 26 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 28 |
Denominator for diluted earnings per share | 7,183 |  |  | 7,348 |  |  | 6,806 |
Basic Earnings Per Share Attributable to Common Stock | $ | (0.75) |  |  | $ | 1.90 |  |  | $ | 2.85 |
Diluted Earnings Per Share Attributable to Common Stock 1 | $ | (0.75) |  |  | $ | 1.89 |  |  | $ | 2.85 |
1 For 2020, dilutive potential common shares are not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect is antidilutive as a result of the net loss.
In the first quarter of 2020, we completed an accelerated share repurchase agreement with a third-party financial institution to repurchase AT&T common stock (see Note 17). Under the terms of the agreement, we paid the financial institution $4,000 and received 104.8 million shares.

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