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Earnings Per Share | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
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Earnings per Share | 5. Earnings Per Share Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders is computed by dividing Net income (loss) attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders is computed by dividing Net income (loss) attributable t o U.S. Cellular shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period adjusted to include the effects of potentially dilutive securities. Potentially dilutive securities primarily include incremental shares issuable upo n exercise of outstanding stock options and the vesting of restricted stock units The amounts used in computing earnings (loss) per common share and the effects of potentially dilutive securities on the weighted average number of common shares were as foll ows:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  | June 30, |  | June 30,
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders | $ | 19,352 |  | $ | (18,789) |  | $ | 179,416 |  | $ | 693
Weighted average number of shares used in basic earnings (loss) per share |  | 84,293 |  |  | 84,341 |  |  | 84,168 |  |  | 84,277
Effects of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Stock options |  | 166 |  |  | – |  |  | 159 |  |  | 193
| Restricted stock units |  | 433 |  |  | – |  |  | 522 |  |  | 571
Weighted average number of shares used in diluted earnings (loss) per share |  | 84,892 |  |  | 84,341 |  |  | 84,849 |  |  | 85,041
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders | $ | 0.23 |  | $ | (0.22) |  | $ | 2.13 |  | $ | 0.01
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders | $ | 0.23 |  | $ | (0.22) |  | $ | 2.11 |  | $ | 0.01
Certain Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options or vesting of restricted stock units were not included in average diluted shares outstanding for the calculation of Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders because their effects were antidilutive. The number of such Common Shares excluded, if any, is shown in the table below.
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  | June 30, |  | June 30,
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
(Shares in thousands) |  |  |  |
Stock options | 3,539 |  | 3,559 |  | 2,953 |  | 1,820
Restricted stock units | 85 |  | 1,191 |  | 205 |  | 141

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