EXHIBIT 11

                             SERVICEMASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                 EXHIBIT REGARDING DETAIL OF INCOME PER SHARE COMPUTATION
                           (In thousands, except per share data)

                                                       Years Ended December 31,

                                                   1994     1993      1992
                                                             

Number of shares used in computing
     income per share and equivalent
     shares--Shares outstanding on
     weighted average basis. . . . . . .         75,748     75,235    74,023

Equivalent shares--
     Options and subscriptions outstanding        1,690      1,611     1,665
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Total weighted average and equivalent shares     77,438     76,846    75,688
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Primary earnings per share . . . . . . .          $1.81      $1.90     $1.61
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Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       $139,883   $145,947  $122,065

Interest on convertible debentures . . .          2,078      2,539     2,374
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Adjusted net income. . . . . . . . . . .       $141,961   $148,486  $124,439
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Weighted average number of common
     shares outstanding. . . . . . . . .         77,656     77,466    75,747

     Other potentially dilutive securities        1,448      2,037     2,220
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Total weighted average number
     of shares . . . . . . . . . . . . .         79,104     79,503    77,967
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Fully diluted earnings per share . . . .          $1.79      $1.87     $1.60
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