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CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK AND SIGNIFICANT SUPPLIERS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract] |
CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK AND SIGNIFICANT SUPPLIERS | 4. CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK AND SIGNIFICANT SUPPLIERS WESCO distributes its products and services and extends credit to a large number of customers in the industrial, construction, utility, and commercial, institutional and government markets. Based upon WESCO’s broad customer base, the Company has concluded that it has no material credit risk as a result of customer concentration. WESCO's largest supplier is Eaton Corporation, accounting for approximately 11% of its purchases in 2017, 2016 and 2015. Therefore, WESCO could potentially incur risk due to supplier concentration.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for any concentrations existing at the date of the financial statements that make an entity vulnerable to a reasonably possible, near-term, severe impact. This disclosure informs financial statement users about the general nature of the risk associated with the concentration, and may indicate the percentage of concentration risk as of the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 275 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2134479 + Details
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