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BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES	12 Months Ended
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES	Dec. 31, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES	BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES On September 1, 2015, the Company acquired all of the issued share capital of Cromwell Group (Holdings) Limited (Cromwell). With sales of £285 million ($437 million) for fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, prior to the acquisition, Cromwell was the largest independent MRO distributor in the United Kingdom. This acquisition brings together Cromwell's product strength and customer relationships with Grainger's expertise in supply chain and eCommerce to accelerate growth in the core and online Cromwell business. The Company paid £310 million ($464 million), subject to customary adjustments, for the Cromwell acquisition. The acquisition was partially funded with newly issued debt in the United Kingdom. The goodwill recorded in the acquisition totaled approximately $123 million. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. The intangibles recorded in the acquisition consisted primarily of tradename (approximately $84 million) and customer relationships (approximately $132 million) intangibles. The tradename is deemed to have an indefinite life and the customer relationship will be amortized over 15 years. The purchase price allocation has been finalized during 2016 and the impact to the consolidated financial statements was not material. Disclosure of pro forma results was not required. During 2014, the Company announced plans to close the business in Brazil. In 2014, the Company recorded shutdown costs of $29 million in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings, including $9 million reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (losses) related to foreign currency translation losses from the consolidation of the business unit.