Net Earnings per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

The basic weighted average shares and common stock equivalents for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 are computed using the treasury stock method.

The following table summarizes the earnings per share attributable to FIS common stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (in millions, except per share amounts):



	Three months ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to FIS	$	138	$	55
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to FIS	—		—
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	138	$	55
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic	328		324
Plus: Common stock equivalent shares	5		3
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted	333		327
Net earnings per share — basic from continuing operations attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.42	$	0.17
Net earnings (loss) per share — basic from discontinued operations attributable to FIS common stockholders	—		—
Net earnings per share — basic attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.42	$	0.17
Net earnings per share — diluted from continuing operations attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.41	$	0.17
Net earnings (loss) per share — diluted from discontinued operations attributable to FIS common stockholders	—		—
Net earnings per share — diluted attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.41	$	0.17

Amounts in table may not sum due to rounding.

Options to purchase less than 1 million and approximately 11 million shares of our common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive.