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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block] | The following table sets forth the details of basic and diluted earnings per share:
| Three Months Ended
| March 31,
(In thousands, except per share data) | 2017 |  | 2016
Net income attributable to WESCO International, Inc. | $ | 37,729 |  |  | $ | 36,053 |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding used in computing basic earnings per share | 48,707 |  |  | 42,210 |
Common shares issuable upon exercise of dilutive equity awards | 694 |  |  | 414 |
Common shares issuable from contingently convertible debentures (see below for basis of calculation) | — |  |  | 4,189 |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding and common share equivalents used in computing diluted earnings per share | 49,401 |  |  | 46,813 |
Earnings per share attributable to WESCO International, Inc. |  |  |
Basic | $ | 0.77 |  |  | $ | 0.85 |
Diluted | $ | 0.76 |  |  | $ | 0.77 |

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