BASIC AND DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES
The reconciliation of basic to diluted weighted average common shares for fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011 was as follows (amounts in millions):
|
| | | | | | | | |
| Fiscal Year Ended |
| February 2,
2014 | | February 3,
2013 | | January 29,
2012 |
Weighted average common shares | 1,425 |
| | 1,499 |
| | 1,562 |
|
Effect of potentially dilutive securities: | | | | | |
Stock plans | 9 |
| | 12 |
| | 8 |
|
Diluted weighted average common shares | 1,434 |
| | 1,511 |
| | 1,570 |
|
Stock plans consist of shares granted under the Company’s employee stock plans as described in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Options to purchase 1 million, 1 million and 23 million shares of common stock at February 2, 2014, February 3, 2013 and January 29, 2012, respectively, were excluded from the computation of Diluted Earnings per Share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.
