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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
EARNINGS PER SHARE |
Schedule of basic and diluted earnings per share |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
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(In millions, except per share data) |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Numerator |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Axiall |  | $ | 165.3 |  | $ | 120.5 |  | $ | 57.7 |
Less: Net income attributable to participating securities |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | 1.2 |
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Net income attributable to common stockholders |  | $ | 165.2 |  | $ | 119.8 |  | $ | 56.5 |
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Denominator |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average common shares outstanding—Basic |  |  | 67.3 |  |  | 34.5 |  |  | 34.1 |
Plus: Dilutive effect of stock options and awards |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | - |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding—Diluted |  |  | 67.8 |  |  | 34.8 |  |  | 34.1 |
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Earnings per common share from net income attributable to Axiall's common stockholders: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 2.46 |  | $ | 3.47 |  | $ | 1.66 |
Diluted |  | $ | 2.44 |  | $ | 3.45 |  | $ | 1.66 |

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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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