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SCHEDULE OF ASSUMED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	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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