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REVENUE (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
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,
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
| 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 | % |  | 15 | % |  | 10 | % |  | 9 | % |  | 16 | % |  | 10 | % |  | 9 | % |  | 15 | % |  | 10 | %
Commercial | 9 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 9 |
Government | 17 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 16 |
Healthcare | 7 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 7 |
Manufacturing | 31 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 30 |
Retail/Wholesale | 9 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 9 |
Transportation | 6 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 5 |
Other(1) | 12 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 14 |
Total net sales | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | %
Percent of total company revenue | 80 | % |  | 18 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 78 | % |  | 20 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 78 | % |  | 18 | % |  | 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 busine ss, as well as Grainger's divested businesses in the periods prior to their divestitures. Other businesses account for approximately 2%, 2% and 4% of revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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