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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, 2014   $ 54,830 $ 948,340 $ 6,335,990 $ (96,673) $ (4,032,615) $ 74,229
Exercise, settlement and vesting of stock based compensation awards $ 61,863 0 (22,781) 0 0 62,835 460
Stock based compensation expense   0 42,643 0 0 0 163
Tax benefits on stock-based compensation awards   0 31,614 0 0 0 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   0 0 0 (124,418) 0 (532)
Cash dividends paid   0 660 (302,856) 0 0 (4,278)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015   54,830 1,000,476 6,802,130 (221,091) (5,369,711) 86,080
Exercise, settlement and vesting of stock based compensation awards 34,573 0 (18,137) 0 0 41,307 58
Stock based compensation expense   0 34,915 0 0 0 441
Tax benefits on stock-based compensation awards   0 12,284 0 0 0 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   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
Exercise, settlement and vesting of stock based compensation awards 47,181 0 (22,906) 0 0 60,273 206
Stock based compensation expense   0 32,514 0 0 0 137
Purchase of treasury stock   0 0 (607,566) (114)
Net earnings attributable to W.W. Grainger, Inc. 585,730 0 0 585,730 0 0  
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest 36,713           36,713
Other comprehensive (losses) earnings   0 0 0 137,620 0 3,831
Cash dividends paid   0 629 (294,097) 0 0 (11,005)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017 $ 1,827,733 $ 54,830 $ 1,040,493 $ 7,405,192 $ (134,674) $ (6,675,709) $ 137,601