Read the following texts and table with financial data from an S&P 500 earnings report carefully.Based on the question-answer history (if provided), answer the last question. The answer may require mathematical calculation based on the data provided.

Text: notes to consolidated financial statements 2014 ( continued ) becton , dickinson and company ( b ) these reclassifications were recorded to interest expense and cost of products sold . additional details regarding the company's cash flow hedges are provided in note 13 . on august 25 , 2016 , in anticipation of proceeds to be received from the divestiture of the respiratory solutions business in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017 , the company entered into an accelerated share repurchase ( "asr" ) agreement . subsequent to the end of the company's fiscal year 2016 and as per the terms of the asr agreement , the company received approximately 1.3 million shares of its common stock , which was recorded as a $ 220 million increase to common stock in treasury . note 4 2014 earnings per share the weighted average common shares used in the computations of basic and diluted earnings per share ( shares in thousands ) for the years ended september 30 were as follows: . <table class='wikitable'><tr><td>1</td><td>-</td><td>2016</td><td>2015</td><td>2014</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>average common shares outstanding</td><td>212702</td><td>202537</td><td>193299</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>dilutive share equivalents from share-based plans</td><td>4834</td><td>4972</td><td>4410</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>average common and common equivalent shares outstanding 2014 assuming dilution</td><td>217536</td><td>207509</td><td>197709</td></tr></table> average common and common equivalent shares outstanding 2014 assuming dilution 217536 207509 197709 upon closing the acquisition of carefusion corporation ( 201ccarefusion 201d ) on march 17 , 2015 , the company issued approximately 15.9 million of its common shares as part of the purchase consideration . additional disclosures regarding this acquisition are provided in note 9 . options to purchase shares of common stock are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share when their inclusion would have an anti-dilutive effect on the calculation . for the years ended september 30 , 2016 , 2015 and 2014 there were no options to purchase shares of common stock which were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation. .
Question: what are the number of outstanding shares in 2016?
Answer: 212702.0
Question: what are the number of shares in 2015?
Answer: 202537.0
Question: what is the sum?
Answer: 415239.0
Question: what is the total sum including shares from 2014?

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