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Share-Based Compensation | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Share-Based Compensation | Note 9: Share-Based Compensation Our share-based compensation primarily consists of awards of stock options and RSUs to certain employees and directors as part of our approach to long-term incentive compensation. Additionally, through our employee s tock purchase plans, employees are able to purchase shares of Comcast Class A common stock at a discount through payroll deductions. In March 201 4, we granted 16.4 million stock options and 5.4 million RSUs related to our annual management awards. The wei ghted-average fair values associated with these grants were $11.09 per stock option and $46.57 per RSU.
Recognized Share-Based Compensation Expense
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30 |  | September 30
(in millions) | 2014 | 2013 |  | 2014 | 2013
Stock options | $ | 38 | $ | 34 |  | $ | 121 | $ | 102
Restricted share units |  | 55 |  | 44 |  |  | 171 |  | 130
Employee stock purchase plans |  | 5 |  | 4 |  |  | 18 |  | 15
Total | $ | 98 | $ | 82 |  | $ | 310 | $ | 247
As of September 30, 2014, we had unrecognized pretax compensation expense of $356 million and $489 million related to nonvested stock options and nonvested RSUs, respectively.
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Share-Based Compensation | Note 8: Share-Based Compensation Comcast maintains share-based compensation plans that primarily consist of awards of stock options and restricted share units (“RSUs”) to certain employees and directors as part of its approach to long-term incentiv e compensation. Additionally, through Comcast’s employee stock purchase plans, employees are able to purchase shares of its Class A common stock at a discount through payroll deductions. Certain of our employees participate in these plans and the expense a ssociated with their participation is settled in cash with Comcast.
Recognized Share-Based Compensation Expense
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
| September 30 | September 30
(in millions) | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013
Stock options | $ | 4 | $ | 4 | $ | 13 | $ | 11
Restricted share units |  | 15 |  | 11 |  | 52 |  | 30
Employee stock purchase plans |  | 1 |  | 1 |  | 5 |  | 4
Total | $ | 20 | $ | 16 | $ | 70 | $ | 45

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