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Earnings Per Share | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Earnings Per Share | Earnings Per Share Computation of Diluted EPS
| Three Months Ended March 31
| 2017 | 2016
(in millions, except per share amounts) | Net Income Attributable to Comcast Corporation | Shares | Per Share Amount | Net Income Attributable to Comcast Corporation | Shares | Per Share Amount
Basic EPS attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders | $ | 2,566 |  | 4,747 |  | $ | 0.54 |  | $ | 2,134 |  | 4,868 |  | $ | 0.44 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Assumed exercise or issuance of shares relating to stock plans |  | 85 |  |  |  | 57 |  |
Diluted EPS attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders | $ | 2,566 |  | 4,832 |  | $ | 0.53 |  | $ | 2,134 |  | 4,925 |  | $ | 0.43 |
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders (“diluted EPS”) considers the impact of potentially dilutive securities using the treasury stock method. Our potentially dilutive securities include potential common shares related to our stock options and our restricted share units (“RSUs”). The amount of potential common shares related to our share-based compensation plans that were excluded from diluted EPS because their effect would have been antidilutive was not material for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

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