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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Total
Common Stock [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Treasury Stock [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2012   $ 54,830 $ 812,573 $ 5,278,577 $ 53,578 $ (3,175,646) $ 93,454
Exercise of stock options   0 4,035 0 0 64,140 583
Tax benefits on stock-based compensation awards   0 62,385 0 0 0 0
Stock option expense   0 17,373 0 0 0 72
Amortization of other stock-based compensation awards   0 34,049 0 0 0 0
Settlement and vesting of other stock-based compensation awards   0 (37,851) 0 0 (3,709) 0
Purchase of treasury stock   0 0 0 0 (433,758) (183)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest - Colombia   0 (51) 0 0 0 (9,612)
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest $ 10,713           10,713
Net earnings attributable to W.W. Grainger, Inc. 797,036 0 0 797,036 0 0  
Other comprehensive earnings (40,286) 0 0 0 (24,664) 0 (15,622)
Cash dividends paid   0 542 (253,001) 0 0 (3,007)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2013   54,830 893,055 5,822,612 28,914 (3,548,973) 76,398
Exercise of stock options   0 4,709 0 0 42,920 872
Tax benefits on stock-based compensation awards   0 36,618 0 0 0 0
Stock option expense   0 14,547 0 0 0 152
Amortization of other stock-based compensation awards   0 31,480 0 0 0 0
Settlement and vesting of other stock-based compensation awards   $ 0 (32,711) 0 $ 0 (1,636) 0
Purchase of treasury stock   0 0 (524,926) (194)
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest 10,567           10,567
Net earnings attributable to W.W. Grainger, Inc. 801,729 $ 0 0 801,729 $ 0 0  
Other comprehensive earnings (135,467) 0 0 0 (125,587) 0 (9,880)
Cash dividends paid   0 642 (288,351) 0 0 (3,686)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014 3,284,101 54,830 948,340 6,335,990 (96,673) (4,032,615) 74,229
Exercise of stock options   0 1,454 0 0 58,713 460
Tax benefits on stock-based compensation awards   0 31,614 0 0 0 0
Stock option expense   0 14,311 0 0 0 163
Amortization of other stock-based compensation awards   0 28,332 0 0 0 0
Settlement and vesting of other stock-based compensation awards   $ 0 (24,235) 0 $ 0 4,122 0
Purchase of treasury stock   0 0 (1,399,931) (140)
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest 16,178           16,178
Net earnings attributable to W.W. Grainger, Inc. 768,996 $ 0 0 768,996 $ 0 0  
Other comprehensive earnings (124,950) 0 0 0 (124,418) 0 (532)
Cash dividends paid   0 660 (302,856) 0 0 (4,278)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015 $ 2,352,714 $ 54,830 $ 1,000,476 $ 6,802,130 $ (221,091) $ (5,369,711) $ 86,080