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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Basic and Diluted EPS Computations | Reconciliations of the amounts of income and shares of PPL common stock (in thousands) for the periods ended June 30 used in the EPS calculation are:
| Three Months |  | Six Months
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Income (Numerator) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from continuing operations after income taxes available to PPL common shareowners - Basic and Diluted | $ | (536) |  |  | $ | 153 |  |  | $ | (333) |  |  | $ | 357 |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (net of income taxes) available to PPL common shareowners - Basic and Diluted | $ | 555 |  |  | $ | 191 |  |  | $ | (1,488) |  |  | $ | 541 |
Net income (loss) available to PPL common shareowners - Basic and Diluted | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 344 |  |  | $ | (1,821) |  |  | $ | 898 |
Shares of Common Stock (Denominator) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average shares - Basic EPS | 769,466 |  |  | 768,768 |  |  | 769,313 |  |  | 768,358 |
Add: Dilutive share-based payment awards (a) | — |  |  | 640 |  |  | — |  |  | 715 |
Weighted-average shares - Diluted EPS | 769,466 |  |  | 769,408 |  |  | 769,313 |  |  | 769,073 |
Basic and Diluted EPS |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available to PPL common shareowners: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations after income taxes | $ | (0.69) |  |  | $ | 0.20 |  |  | $ | (0.44) |  |  | $ | 0.47 |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (net of income taxes) | 0.72 |  |  | 0.25 |  |  | (1.93) |  |  | 0.70 |
Net Income (Loss) available to PPL common shareowners | $ | 0.03 |  |  | $ | 0.45 |  |  | $ | (2.37) |  |  | $ | 1.17 |
(a) All share-based payment awards were excluded from dilutive shares under the Treasury Stock Method for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive due to the loss from continuing operations.
Common Stock Issuances | For the periods ended June 30, PPL issued common stock related to stock-based compensation plans and the DRIP as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months |  | Six Months
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Stock-based compensation plans | 137 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 657 |  |  | 607 |
DRIP | — |  |  | 509 |  |  | — |  |  | 943 |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Diluted EPS | For the periods ended June 30, the following shares (in thousands) were excluded from the computations of diluted EPS because the effect would have been antidilutive.
| Three Months |  | Six Months
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Stock-based compensation awards | 3,443 |  |  | 1,170 |  |  | 1,838 |  |  | 710 |

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