SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	NOTE 11: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS In May 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. The authoritative guidance provides guidance on the period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements, the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements and the disclosures that an entity should make about events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date. The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date this report was filed with the SEC. On April 30, 2012, DXP entered into an Arrangement Agreement with HSE Integrated Ltd. ("HSE") pursuant to which DXP agreed to acquire all of the shares of HSE for CAD $1.80 per share (approximately USD $1.82 per share), for an enterprise value of approximately CAD $84 million (approximately USD $85 million), including approximately CAD $10.9 million (approximately USD $11.0 million) of debt. The arrangement is subject to approval by a two-thirds vote of HSE shareholders and Canadian court approval. On May 1, 2012, DXP acquired the stock of Industrial Paramedic Services ("IPS"), a provider of industrial medical and safety services to industrial customers operating in remote locations and large facilities in western Canada. IPS is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta and operates out of three locations in Calgary, Nisku and Dawson Creek. The $24.1 million purchase price was financed with $20.6 million of borrowings under DXP's existing credit facility, $2.5 million of promissory notes bearing a 5% interest rate and 19,685 shares of DXP common stock. [Sales for the last twelve months ending March 31, 2012 were approximately $21 million..]1 Pro forma results of DXP's consolidated operations, and the revenue and earnings of IPS during 2011 and 2012 have not been presented because the acquisition was not significant in relation to DXP's consolidated financial position.

NOTE 11: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In May 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. The authoritative guidance provides guidance on the period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements, the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements and the disclosures that an entity should make about events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date. The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date this report was filed with the SEC.

On April 30, 2012, DXP entered into an Arrangement Agreement with HSE Integrated Ltd. ("HSE") pursuant to which DXP agreed to acquire all of the shares of HSE for CAD $1.80 per share (approximately USD $1.82 per share), for an enterprise value of approximately CAD $84 million (approximately USD $85 million), including approximately CAD $10.9 million (approximately USD $11.0 million) of debt. The arrangement is subject to approval by a two-thirds vote of HSE shareholders and Canadian court approval.

On May 1, 2012, DXP acquired the stock of Industrial Paramedic Services ("IPS"), a provider of industrial medical and safety services to industrial customers operating in remote locations and large facilities in western Canada.

IPS is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta and operates out of three locations in Calgary, Nisku and Dawson Creek. The $24.1 million purchase price was financed with $20.6 million of borrowings under DXP's existing credit facility, $2.5 million of promissory notes bearing a 5% interest rate and 19,685 shares of DXP common stock. [Sales for the last twelve months ending March 31, 2012 were approximately $21 million..]1 Pro forma results of DXP's consolidated operations, and the revenue and earnings of IPS during 2011 and 2012 have not been presented because the acquisition was not significant in relation to DXP's consolidated financial position.