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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, 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)
Net earnings attributable to W.W. Grainger, Inc. $ 801,729 0 0 801,729 0 0  
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest 10,567           10,567
Other comprehensive (losses) 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   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)
Net earnings attributable to W.W. Grainger, Inc. 768,996 0 0 768,996 0 0  
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest 16,178           16,178
Other comprehensive (losses) 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
Exercise of stock options   0 (2,216) 0 0 36,131 58
Tax benefits on stock-based compensation awards   0 12,284 0 0 0 0
Stock option expense   0 11,508 0 0 0 441
Amortization of other stock-based compensation awards   0 23,407 0 0 0 0
Settlement and vesting of other stock-based compensation awards   0 (15,921) 0 0 5,176 0
Purchase of treasury stock   0 0 (800,012) (130)
Net earnings attributable to W.W. Grainger, Inc. 605,928 0 0 605,928 0 0  
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest 26,910           26,910
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings (50,297) 0 0 0 (51,203) 0 3,664
Cash dividends paid   0 718 (294,499) 0 0 (9,190)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2016 $ 1,905,768 $ 54,830 $ 1,030,256 $ 7,113,559 $ (272,294) $ (6,128,416) $ 107,833