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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS (LOSSES) (AOCE) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Schedule of AOCE | The components of AOCE consisted of the following (in millions of dollars):
| Foreign Currency Translation and Other | Defined Postretirement Benefit Plan | Other Employment-related Benefit Plans |  | Total | Foreign Currency Translation Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests | AOCE Attributable to W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Balance at December 31, 2021 – net of tax | $ | (219) |  | $ | 99 |  | $ | (6) |  |  | $ | (126) |  | $ | (30) |  | $ | (96) |
Other comprehensive earnings (loss) before reclassifications – net of tax | $ | (101) |  | $ | (4) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (105) |  | $ | (34) |  | $ | (71) |
Amounts reclassified to net earnings | $ | — |  | $ | (13) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (13) |  | $ | — |  | $ | (13) |
Net current period activity | $ | (101) |  | $ | (17) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (118) |  | $ | (34) |  | $ | (84) |
Balance at December 31, 2022 – net of tax | $ | (320) |  | $ | 82 |  | $ | (6) |  |  | $ | (244) |  | $ | (64) |  | $ | (180) |
Other comprehensive earnings (loss) before reclassifications – net of tax | $ | (11) |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | — |  | $ | (21) |  | $ | 21 |
Amounts reclassified to net earnings | $ | — |  | $ | (13) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (13) |  | $ | — |  | $ | (13) |
Net current period activity | $ | (11) |  | $ | (5) |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (13) |  | $ | (21) |  | $ | 8 |
Balance at December 31, 2023 – net of tax | $ | (331) |  | $ | 77 |  | $ | (3) |  |  | $ | (257) |  | $ | (85) |  | $ | (172) |

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