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REVENUE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

The following tables disaggregate WESCO’s net sales by end market and geography:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2018				2017				2016
Industrial	$	2,983,062			$	2,852,357			$	2,644,442
Construction	2,684,844				2,546,261				2,482,624
Utility	1,303,697				1,181,704				1,158,651
Commercial, Institutional and Government	1,204,998				1,098,699				1,050,300
Total by end market	$	8,176,601			$	7,679,021			$	7,336,017

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2018				2017				2016
United States	$	6,089,130			$	5,775,988			$	5,635,803
Other (1)	2,087,471				1,903,033				1,700,214
Total by geography	$	8,176,601			$	7,679,021			$	7,336,017

⁽¹⁾  Other primarily includes net sales originating in Canada.

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Tabular disclosure of disaggregation of revenue into categories depicting how nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factor.

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