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REVENUE (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
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,
| 2023 |  | 2022(1) |  | 2021(1)
| 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)
Manufacturing | 30 | % |  | 30 | % |  | 30 | % |  | 31 | % |  | 30 | % |  | 30 | % |  | 29 | % |  | 30 | % |  | 30 | %
Government | 19 | % |  | 3 | % |  | 16 | % |  | 18 | % |  | 3 | % |  | 15 | % |  | 19 | % |  | 3 | % |  | 15 | %
Wholesale | 7 | % |  | 16 | % |  | 9 | % |  | 7 | % |  | 16 | % |  | 9 | % |  | 7 | % |  | 14 | % |  | 8 | %
Commercial Services | 7 | % |  | 12 | % |  | 8 | % |  | 7 | % |  | 13 | % |  | 8 | % |  | 7 | % |  | 13 | % |  | 8 | %
Contractors | 5 | % |  | 12 | % |  | 6 | % |  | 5 | % |  | 12 | % |  | 6 | % |  | 5 | % |  | 13 | % |  | 6 | %
Healthcare | 7 | % |  | 2 | % |  | 6 | % |  | 7 | % |  | 2 | % |  | 6 | % |  | 8 | % |  | 2 | % |  | 7 | %
Retail | 4 | % |  | 4 | % |  | 4 | % |  | 4 | % |  | 4 | % |  | 4 | % |  | 4 | % |  | 5 | % |  | 4 | %
Transportation | 4 | % |  | 2 | % |  | 4 | % |  | 4 | % |  | 2 | % |  | 4 | % |  | 4 | % |  | 2 | % |  | 4 | %
Utilities | 3 | % |  | 2 | % |  | 3 | % |  | 3 | % |  | 2 | % |  | 3 | % |  | 3 | % |  | 2 | % |  | 3 | %
Warehousing | 4 | % |  | — | % |  | 3 | % |  | 5 | % |  | — | % |  | 4 | % |  | 5 | % |  | — | % |  | 4 | %
Other(3) | 10 | % |  | 17 | % |  | 11 | % |  | 9 | % |  | 16 | % |  | 11 | % |  | 9 | % |  | 16 | % |  | 11 | %
Total net sales | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | %
Percent of total company revenue | 81 | % |  | 18 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 80 | % |  | 18 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 78 | % |  | 20 | % |  | 100 | %
(1) Customer industry results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, and 2021 were reclassified to reflect the Company's current year classifications, which primarily uses the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) beginning January 1, 2023.
(2) Total Company includes Other, which includes the Cromwell busine ss. Other accounts for approximately 1%, 2% and 2% of revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(3) Other primarily includes revenue from industries and customers that are not material individually, including hospitality, restaurants, property management and natural resources.

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