XML 30 R19.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.7.0.1

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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								Six Months Ended
	June 30,								June 30,
(In thousands, except per share data)	2017				2016				2017				2016
Net income attributable to WESCO International, Inc.	$	49,510			$	49,798			$	87,238			$	85,852
Weighted-average common shares outstanding used in computing basic earnings per share	48,294				42,238				48,499				42,224
Common shares issuable upon exercise of dilutive equity awards	482				569				582				494
Common shares issuable from contingently convertible debentures (see below for basis of calculation)	—				5,820				—				5,120
Weighted-average common shares outstanding and common share equivalents used in computing diluted earnings per share	48,776				48,627				49,081				47,838
Earnings per share attributable to WESCO International, Inc.
Basic	$	1.03			$	1.18			$	1.80			$	2.03
Diluted	$	1.02			$	1.02			$	1.78			$	1.79

X

- References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_EarningsPerShareAbstract
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_ScheduleOfEarningsPerShareBasicAndDilutedTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration