Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Earnings Per Common Share

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Earnings Per Common Share
 6 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2014
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 six months and three months ended August 31, 2014, and August 31, 2013, earnings per common share – diluted for Class A Common Stock has been calculated using the if-converted method. For the six months and three months ended August 31, 2014, and August 31, 2013, 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 Six Months
Ended August 31,
 
For the Three Months
Ended August 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
(in millions, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income available to common stockholders
$
402.5

 
$
1,574.9

 
$
195.8

 
$
1,522.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A Common Stock
168.663

 
163.277

 
169.158

 
164.825

Class B Convertible Common Stock
23.408

 
23.485

 
23.401

 
23.472

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A Common Stock
168.663

 
163.277

 
169.158

 
164.825

Class B Convertible Common Stock
23.408

 
23.485

 
23.401

 
23.472

Stock-based awards, primarily stock options
8.508

 
9.294

 
8.241

 
8.470

Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted
200.579

 
196.056

 
200.800

 
196.767

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share – basic:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A Common Stock
$
2.12

 
$
8.53

 
$
1.03

 
$
8.18

Class B Convertible Common Stock
$
1.93

 
$
7.75

 
$
0.93

 
$
7.43

Earnings per common share – diluted:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A Common Stock
$
2.01

 
$
8.03

 
$
0.98

 
$
7.74

Class B Convertible Common Stock
$
1.84

 
$
7.38

 
$
0.90

 
$
7.11



For the six months ended August 31, 2014, and August 31, 2013, stock-based awards, primarily stock options, which could result in the issuance of 1.0 million and 1.4 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. For the three months ended August 31, 2014, and August 31, 2013, stock-based awards, primarily stock options, which could result in the issuance of 0.9 million and 1.4 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.