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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Subsequent to December 31, 2022, the Company reached a settlement agreement related to the First Scheduled Trial as described in Note 15. On January 25, 2023, Grainger's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.72 per share of common stock, payable March 1, 2023 to shareholders of record on February 13, 2023. Grainger evaluated all subsequent event activity and concluded that no other subsequent events have occurred that would require recognition in the Consolidated Financial Statements or disclosure in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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