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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Earnings Per Share

A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per share computations of Common Stock based on the consolidated earnings of Prudential Financial for the years ended December 31, is as follows:

		2017											2016											2015
		Income				Weighted Average Shares			Per Share Amount				Income				Weighted Average Shares			Per Share Amount				Income				Weighted Average Shares			Per Share Amount
		(in millions, except per share amounts)
Basic earnings per share
Net income (loss)		$	7,974										$	4,419										$	5,712
Less: Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		111											51											70
Less: Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating unvested share-based payment awards		95											50											55
Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial available to holders of Common Stock		$	7,768			427.0			$	18.19			$	4,318			438.2			$	9.85			$	5,587			451.7			$	12.37
Effect of dilutive securities and compensation programs
Add: Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating unvested share-based payment awards—Basic		$	95										$	50										$	55
Less: Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating unvested share-based payment awards—Diluted		94											49											54
Stock options						2.1											1.8											2.3
Deferred and long-term compensation programs						1.1											0.9											0.9
Exchangeable Surplus Notes		17				5.8							17				5.7							17				5.5
Diluted earnings per share
Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial available to holders of Common Stock		$	7,786			436.0			$	17.86			$	4,336			446.6			$	9.71			$	5,605			460.4			$	12.17

Earnings Per Share Computation

For the years ended December 31, the number of stock options and shares related to deferred and long-term compensation programs that were considered antidilutive and were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share, weighted for the portion of the period they were outstanding, are as follows:

		2017							2016							2015
		Shares			Exercise Price Per Share				Shares			Exercise Price Per Share				Shares			Exercise Price Per Share
		(in millions, except per share amounts, based on weighted average)
Antidilutive stock options based on application of the treasury stock method		0.3			$	110.18			2.7			$	83.97			2.4			$	87.97
Antidilutive stock options due to net loss available to holders of Common Stock		0.0							0.0							0.0
Antidilutive shares based on application of the treasury stock method		0.1							0.0							0.0
Antidilutive shares due to net loss available to holders of Common Stock		0.0							0.0							0.0
Total antidilutive stock options and shares		0.4							2.7							2.4

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Tabular disclosure of securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would increase EPS amounts or decrease loss per share amounts for the period presented, by antidilutive securities.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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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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