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REVENUE (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
REVENUE [Abstract] |
Disaggregation of Revenue | The following table presents the Company's percentage of revenue by reportable segment and by major customer industry:
| Twelve Months Ended December 31,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
| High-Touch Solutions N.A. |  | Endless Assortment |  | Total Company (2) |  | High-Touch Solutions N.A. |  | Endless Assortment |  | Total Company (2) |  | High-Touch Solutions N.A. |  | Endless Assortment |  | Total Company (2)
Contractors | 9 | % |  | 16 | % |  | 10 | % |  | 9 | % |  | 15 | % |  | 10 | % |  | 10 | % |  | 16 | % |  | 10 | %
Commercial | 9 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 11 |
Government | 18 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 14 |
Healthcare | 7 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 6 |
Manufacturing | 30 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 31 |
Retail/Wholesale | 10 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 8 |
Transportation | 5 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 5 |
Other (1) | 12 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 15 |
Total net sales | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | %
Percent of Total Company Revenue | 78 | % |  | 20 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 78 | % |  | 18 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 79 | % |  | 16 | % |  | 100 | %
(1) Other primarily includes revenue from industries and customers that are not material individually, including agriculture, mining, natural resources and resellers not aligned to a major industry segment.
(2) Total Company includes other businesses, which includes the Cromwell business, as well as the Fabory and China businesses in the periods prior to t heir divestitures in the second and third quarter of 2020, respectively. Other businesses account for approximately 2%, 4% a nd 5% of revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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