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NET INCOME PER SHARE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share

The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted net income per share attributable to Intuitive Surgical, Inc. for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, and 2017 (in millions, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended   September 30,								Nine Months Ended   September 30,
	2018				2017				2018				2017
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$	292.5			$	298.6			$	835.4			$	702.4
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding used in basic calculation	114.0				111.8				113.4				111.6
Add: dilutive effect of potential common shares	5.2				5.0				5.2				4.3
Weighted average shares outstanding used in diluted calculation	119.2				116.8				118.6				115.9
Net income per share attributable to Intuitive Surgical, Inc.:
Basic	$	2.57			$	2.67			$	7.37			$	6.29
Diluted	$	2.45			$	2.56			$	7.04			$	6.06

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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