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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, WESCO granted the following stock-settled stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and performance-based awards at the following weighted-average fair values:

Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30,
2021
September 30,
2020
September 30,
2021
September 30,
2020
Stock-settled stock appreciation rights granted— — 139,592 262,091 
Weighted-average fair value$— $— $33.19 $13.86 
Restricted stock units granted6,897 444,375 314,480 655,825 
Weighted-average fair value$108.76 $32.18 $77.81 $37.38 
Performance-based awards granted— — 122,812 158,756 
Weighted-average fair value$— $— $76.76 $48.67 
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option and Stock Appreciation Rights, Activity [Table Text Block]
The following table sets forth a summary of stock-settled stock appreciation rights and related information for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:
AwardsWeighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual Term (In years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(In thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 20202,161,556 $60.48   
     Granted139,592 77.05   
     Exercised(671,272)55.93  
     Forfeited(12,719)52.57   
Outstanding at September 30, 2021
1,617,157 63.87 5.7$83,206 
Exercisable at September 30, 2021
1,247,342 $64.94 4.9$62,835 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the aggregate intrinsic value of stock-settled stock appreciation rights exercised during such period was $31.0 million.
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit, Activity [Table Text Block]
The following table sets forth a summary of time-based restricted stock units and related information for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:
AwardsWeighted-
Average
Fair
Value
Unvested at December 31, 2020
921,495 $43.15 
     Granted314,480 77.81 
     Vested(228,584)44.02 
     Forfeited(30,182)62.68 
Unvested at September 30, 2021
977,209 $53.41 
Schedule of Nonvested Performance-based Units Activity [Table Text Block]
The following table sets forth a summary of performance-based awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:
AwardsWeighted-
Average
Fair
Value
Unvested at December 31, 2020
305,269 $52.61 
     Granted122,812 76.76 
     Vested(22,371)62.34 
     Forfeited(27,802)59.87 
Unvested at September 30, 2021
377,908 $59.35 
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]
The fair value of stock-settled stock appreciation rights was estimated using the following weighted-average assumptions:
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2021
September 30,
2020
Risk free interest rate0.8 %1.4 %
Expected life (in years)75
Expected volatility41 %30 %