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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share Diluted

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2017				March 31, 2016
Net income attributable to common stockholders – diluted	$	2,608			$	1,952
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	1,505				1,546
Dilutive effect of warrants and awards under stock incentive plans	27				34
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted	1,532				1,580
Diluted earnings per common share	$	1.70			$	1.24
Potentially dilutive securities(a)	—				26

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(a) Potentially dilutive securities attributable to outstanding stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the securities would have had an antidilutive effect.

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