Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Earnings Per Common Share

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Earnings Per Common Share
 3 Months Ended
May 31, 2012
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:

Earnings per common share – basic excludes the effect of common stock equivalents and is computed using the two-class computation method. Earnings per common share – diluted for Class A Common Stock reflects the potential dilution that could result if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. Earnings per common share – diluted for Class A Common Stock has been computed using the more dilutive of the if-converted or two-class computation method. Using the if-converted method, earnings per common share – diluted for Class A Common Stock assumes the exercise of stock options using the treasury stock method and the conversion of Class B Convertible Common Stock. Using the two-class computation method, earnings per common share – diluted for Class A Common Stock assumes the exercise of stock options using the treasury stock method and no conversion of Class B Convertible Common Stock. For the three months ended May 31, 2012, and May 31, 2011, earnings per common share – diluted for Class A Common Stock has been calculated using the if-converted method. For the three months ended May 31, 2012, and May 31, 2011, earnings per common share – diluted for Class B Convertible Common Stock is presented without assuming conversion into Class A Common Stock and is computed using the two-class computation method.

The computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share is as follows:

 
For the Three Months Ended
 
May 31,
 
2012
 
2011
(in millions, except per share data)
 
 
 
Income available to common stockholders
$
72.0

 
$
74.5

 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic:
 
 
 
Class A Common Stock
162.259

 
187.046

Class B Convertible Common Stock
23.554

 
23.604

 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted:
 
 
 
Class A Common Stock
162.259

 
187.046

Class B Convertible Common Stock
23.554

 
23.604

Stock-based awards, primarily stock options
4.448

 
4.264

Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted
190.261

 
214.914

 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share – basic:
 
 
 
Class A Common Stock
$
0.39

 
$
0.36

Class B Convertible Common Stock
$
0.36

 
$
0.32

Earnings per common share – diluted:
 
 
 
Class A Common Stock
$
0.38

 
$
0.35

Class B Convertible Common Stock
$
0.35

 
$
0.32



For the three months ended May 31, 2012, and May 31, 2011, stock-based awards, primarily stock options, which could result in the issuance of 9.8 million and 8.7 million shares, respectively, of Class A Common Stock were outstanding, but were not included in the computation of earnings per common share – diluted for Class A Common Stock because the effect of including such awards would have been antidilutive.