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BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Employees
segment
countries
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]      
Net sales [1] $ 18,217,512 $ 12,325,995 $ 8,358,917
Operating Income (Loss) 801,873 347,038 346,217
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net sales [1] 18,217,512 12,325,995 8,358,917
Operating Income (Loss) 801,873 347,038 346,217
Adjusted EBITDA $ 1,175,683 $ 660,317 $ 430,516
Adjusted EBITDA Margin Percentage 6.50% 5.40% 5.20%
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit), Gain (Loss) Due to Settlement and Curtailment $ 36,600    
Depreciation and amortization 198,554 $ 121,600 $ 62,107
Other, net (48,112) (2,395) (1,554)
Stock-based compensation expense (EBITDA) 25,699 [2] 16,714 [3] 19,062
Stock-based compensation expense 30,821 19,279 19,062
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs 158,484 132,236 3,130
Merger-related Inventory Fair Value Adjustments   43,693  
Segment Reporting Information Out-of-period Adjustment   18,852  
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets   (19,816)  
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business (8,927) (19,816) 0
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets 54,746 56,671 44,067
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic 407,974 70,421 223,426
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest 1,020 (521) (1,228)
Preferred Stock Dividends, Income Statement Impact 57,408 30,139 0
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) 115,510 22,803 59,863
Interest expense, net 268,073 226,591 65,710
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]      
Assets $ 12,617,699 11,880,214  
Number of Reportable Segments | segment 3    
EES      
Segment Reporting [Abstract]      
Net sales $ 7,621,263 5,479,760 4,860,541
Operating Income (Loss) 542,059 260,207 261,788
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net sales 7,621,263 5,479,760 4,860,541
Operating Income (Loss) 542,059 260,207 261,788
Adjusted EBITDA $ 604,461 $ 308,327 $ 291,473
Adjusted EBITDA Margin Percentage 7.90% 5.60% 6.00%
Depreciation and amortization $ 55,998 $ 35,811 $ 28,569
Other, net 1,872 1,780 1,554
Stock-based compensation expense (EBITDA) 6,404 4,080 [4] 1,116
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs 0 0 0
Merger-related Inventory Fair Value Adjustments   15,411  
Segment Reporting Information Out-of-period Adjustment   12,634  
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets   (19,816)  
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business 0    
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets 4,469 7,081 20,405
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic 543,633 262,829 264,570
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest 298 (842) (1,228)
Preferred Stock Dividends, Income Statement Impact 0 0  
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $ 0 0 0
Entity Number of Employees | Employees 6,400    
Additional countries (in countries) | countries 50    
Interest expense, net $ 0 0 0
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]      
Assets 4,098,335 3,726,855  
CSS      
Segment Reporting [Abstract]      
Net sales 5,715,238 3,323,264 909,496
Operating Income (Loss) 395,343 217,163 43,835
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net sales 5,715,238 3,323,264 909,496
Operating Income (Loss) 395,343 217,163 43,835
Adjusted EBITDA $ 480,820 $ 280,656 $ 51,067
Adjusted EBITDA Margin Percentage 8.40% 8.40% 5.60%
Depreciation and amortization $ 82,870 $ 37,765 $ 7,155
Other, net (1,312) 48 0
Stock-based compensation expense (EBITDA) 2,607 1,403 [4] 77
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs 0 0 0
Merger-related Inventory Fair Value Adjustments   22,000  
Segment Reporting Information Out-of-period Adjustment   2,325  
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets   0  
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business 0    
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets 3,197 1,495 3,093
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic 394,031 217,211 43,835
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest 0 0 0
Preferred Stock Dividends, Income Statement Impact 0 0  
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $ 0 0 0
Entity Number of Employees | Employees 3,300    
Additional countries (in countries) | countries 50    
Interest expense, net $ 0 0 0
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]      
Assets 4,601,132 4,275,611  
UBS      
Segment Reporting [Abstract]      
Net sales 4,881,011 3,522,971 2,588,880
Operating Income (Loss) 412,740 231,702 184,931
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net sales 4,881,011 3,522,971 2,588,880
Operating Income (Loss) 412,740 231,702 184,931
Adjusted EBITDA $ 428,367 $ 265,593 $ 198,745
Adjusted EBITDA Margin Percentage 8.80% 7.50% 7.70%
Depreciation and amortization $ 22,447 $ 22,380 $ 13,583
Other, net (42) (24) 0
Stock-based compensation expense (EBITDA) 2,107 1,336 [4] 231
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs 0 0 0
Merger-related Inventory Fair Value Adjustments   6,282  
Segment Reporting Information Out-of-period Adjustment   3,893  
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets   0  
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business 8,927    
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets 5,207 12,834 6,460
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic 412,698 231,678 184,931
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest 0 0 0
Preferred Stock Dividends, Income Statement Impact 0 0  
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $ 0 0 0
Entity Number of Employees | Employees 2,400    
Interest expense, net $ 0 0 0
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]      
Assets 3,266,231 2,947,406  
Corporate Segment      
Segment Reporting [Abstract]      
Net sales 0 0 0
Operating Income (Loss) (548,269) (362,034) (144,337)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net sales 0 0 0
Operating Income (Loss) (548,269) (362,034) (144,337)
Adjusted EBITDA (337,965) (194,259) (110,769)
Merger-related Stock-based compensation expense (5,100) (2,600)  
Depreciation and amortization 37,239 25,644 12,800
Other, net 47,594 [5] 591 0
Stock-based compensation expense (EBITDA) 14,581 9,895 [4] 17,638
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs 158,484 132,236 3,130
Merger-related Inventory Fair Value Adjustments   0  
Segment Reporting Information Out-of-period Adjustment   0  
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets   0  
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business 0    
Payments for (Proceeds from) Productive Assets 41,873 35,261 14,109
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic (942,388) (641,297) (269,910)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest 722 321 0
Preferred Stock Dividends, Income Statement Impact 57,408 30,139  
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) 115,510 22,803 59,863
Interest expense, net (268,073) (226,591) $ (65,710)
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]      
Assets [6] $ 652,001 $ 930,342  
[1] (2)    Wesco attributes revenues from external customers to individual countries on the basis of point of sale.
[2] (2) Stock-based compensation expense in the calculation of adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2021 excludes $5.1 million as such amount is included in merger-related and integration costs.
[3] (4) Stock-based compensation expense in the calculation of adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2020 excludes $2.6 million as such amount is included in merger-related and integration costs.
[4] (3) Stock-based compensation and the out-of-period adjustment by reportable segment for the year ended December 31, 2020, as previously reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, have been reallocated to conform to the current period's presentation.
[5] (1) Corporate other non-operating income in the calculation of adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2021 includes a $36.6 million curtailment gain resulting from the remeasurement of the Company's pension obligations in the U.S. and Canada due to amending certain terms of such defined benefit plans.
[6] Total assets for Corporate primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, deferred income taxes, fixed assets and right-of-use assets associated with operating leases.