Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Earnings Attributable to Liberty Media Corporation Stockholders Per Common Share

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Earnings Attributable to Liberty Media Corporation Stockholders Per Common Share
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Attributable to Liberty Media Corporation Stockholders Per Common Share

(4)   Earnings Attributable to Liberty Media Corporation Stockholders Per Common Share

Basic earnings (loss) per common share ("EPS") is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of potential common shares as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented.

Series A, Series B and Series C Common Stock

The basic and diluted EPS calculations are based on the following weighted average outstanding shares of common stock. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liberty Common Stock

 

 

 

Three months

 

Three months

 

 

 

ended

 

ended

 

 

    

March 31, 2016

    

March 31, 2015

 

 

 

numbers of shares in millions

 

Basic EPS

 

335

 

342

 

Potentially dilutive shares

 

2

 

3

 

Diluted EPS

 

337

 

345

 

Excluded from diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are 24 million potential common shares because their inclusion would be antidilutive.