Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Earnings Per Share

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Earnings Per Share
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Share
Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the calculation of basic and diluted net earnings per common share ($ in millions, except per share data):

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Earnings attributable to Centene Corporation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings from continuing operations, net of tax
$
170

 
$
88

 
$
154

 
$
152

Discontinued operations, net of tax
(1
)
 

 
(2
)
 
(1
)
Net earnings
$
169

 
$
88

 
$
152

 
$
151

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares used in computing per share amounts:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
170,558,778

 
119,003,569

 
148,050,927

 
118,894,269

Common stock equivalents (as determined by applying the treasury stock method)
3,219,759

 
3,961,442

 
3,096,713

 
3,891,190

Weighted average number of common shares and potential dilutive common shares outstanding
173,778,537

 
122,965,011

 
151,147,640

 
122,785,459

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings per common share attributable to Centene Corporation:
Basic:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
1.00

 
$
0.74

 
$
1.04

 
$
1.28

Discontinued operations
(0.01
)
 

 
(0.01
)
 
(0.01
)
Basic earnings per common share
$
0.99

 
$
0.74

 
$
1.03

 
$
1.27

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
0.98

 
$
0.72

 
$
1.02

 
$
1.24

Discontinued operations
(0.01
)
 

 
(0.01
)
 
(0.01
)
Diluted earnings per common share
$
0.97

 
$
0.72

 
$
1.01

 
$
1.23



The calculation of diluted earnings per common share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 excludes the impact of 47,886 and 51,175 shares, respectively, related to anti-dilutive restricted stock and restricted stock units. The calculation of diluted earnings per common share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 excludes the impact of 49,754 and 59,828 shares, respectively, related to anti-dilutive restricted stock and restricted stock units.