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SCHEDULE OF ASSUMED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Jun. 22, 2021 | Nov. 01, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Jun. 22, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 3,240,931 |  |  | $ 3,208,333 | $ 3,187,169 |
Business Combination, Goodwill Recognized, Description | During the second quarter of 2021, the Company finalized its allocation of the purchase consideration to the respective fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition of Anixter. As the Company obtained additional information during the measurement period, it recorded adjustments to its preliminary estimates of fair value, which were as of June 30, 2020. As presented in the table below, the net impact of these measurement period adjustments was an increase to goodwill of $16.4 million. |  |  |  |  |
Anixter International [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents |  | $ 103,463 |  |  |  | $ 103,463
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables |  | 1,300,966 |  |  |  | 1,309,894
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Other |  | 116,386 |  |  |  | 116,386
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Inventory |  | (14,906) |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory |  | 1,409,862 |  |  |  | 1,424,768
BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentOtherCurrentAssets |  | 14,202 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Property, Plant, and Equipment |  | (3,792) |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Prepaid Expense and Other Assets |  | 67,664 |  |  |  | 53,462
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment |  | 211,721 |  |  |  | 215,513
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Operating Lease Assets |  | 18,047 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Operating Lease Assets |  | 280,285 |  |  |  | 262,238
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Intangibles |  | 5,365 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 1,838,065 |  |  |  | 1,832,700
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments |  | 16,356 |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 1,384,337 |  |  |  | 1,367,981
BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentsNoncurrentAssets |  | 25,589 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Assets |  | 139,847 |  |  |  | 114,258
BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentsAssets |  | 51,933 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets |  | 6,852,596 |  |  |  | 6,800,663
wcc:BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentAccountsPayable |  | (1,239) |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable |  | 918,924 |  |  |  | 920,163
Business Combination, Recongized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs |  | 69,480 |  |  |  | 69,480
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt |  | 13,225 |  |  |  | 13,225
BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentCurrentLiabilitiesOther |  | 12,745 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Other |  | 234,319 |  |  |  | 221,574
BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentNoncurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt |  | (205) |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt |  | 77,617 |  |  |  | 77,822
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Operating Lease Liabilities |  | 17,017 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Asset Acquired and Liability Assumed, Lease Obligation |  | 217,303 |  |  |  | 200,286
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Deferred Income Taxes |  | (15,111) |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities |  | 377,054 |  |  |  | 392,165
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Other Noncurrent Liabilities |  | 38,726 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other |  | 246,338 |  |  |  | 207,612
BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentsLiabilities |  | 51,933 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities |  | 2,154,260 |  |  |  | 2,102,327
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net |  | 4,698,336 |  |  |  | $ 4,698,336
wcc:BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentAccountsReceivable |  | $ (8,928) |  |  |  |
Rahi Systems |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents |  |  | $ 68,629 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables |  |  | 52,594 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory |  |  | 49,424 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  | 105,750 |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 97,426 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Assets |  |  | 41,140 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets |  |  | 414,963 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable |  |  | 58,029 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Asset Acquired and Liability Assumed, Lease Obligation |  |  | 20,078 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities |  |  | 25,025 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other |  |  | 56,415 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities |  |  | 159,547 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net |  |  | $ 255,416 |  |  |

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