CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss) attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc.	$ 16,888	$ 7,702	$ (38,536)
Less net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	(359)	(551)	(534)
Net income (loss)	16,529	7,151	(39,070)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	10,520	11,933	12,622
Amortization of intangible assets	17,266	18,061	20,621
Impairment of goodwill	0	0	68,735
Bad debt expense	3,416	180	2,014
Amortization of debt issuance costs	1,548	1,856	1,211
Write off of debt issuance costs	578	0	0
Gain on sale of subsidiary	0	(5,635)	0
Stock compensation expense	1,708	3,580	2,973
Tax loss related to vesting of restricted stock	0	619	0
Deferred income taxes	(3,827)	2,687	(9,024)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets and liabilities acquired in business acquisitions:
Trade accounts receivable	(20,539)	12,080	71,261
Costs and estimated profits in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts	(8,419)	3,457	(2,047)
Inventories	(7,544)	5,453	12,724
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(3,287)	620	159
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses	3,189	(8,595)	(42,862)
Billings in excess of costs & estimated profits on uncompleted contracts	1,406	(5,203)	(513)
Net cash provided by operating activities	12,544	48,244	98,804
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment	(2,811)	(4,868)	(13,992)
Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets	0	1,206	0
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary	0	31,476	0
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	0	0	(15,501)	[1]
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(2,811)	27,814	(29,493)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from debt	728,822	517,689	393,551
Principal payments on revolving line of credit and other long-term debt	(702,402)	(643,568)	(453,480)
Debt issuance costs	(11,208)	(801)	(543)
Noncontrolling interest holder contributions, net of tax benefits			2,346
Noncontrolling interest holder distributions, net of tax benefits	0	(335)
Preferred dividends paid	(90)	(90)	(90)
Purchase of treasury stock	0	0	(8,908)
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net	0	51,889	0
Payment for employee taxes withheld from stock awards	(934)	(238)	(815)
Tax (loss) related to vesting of restricted stock	0	(619)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	14,188	(76,073)	(67,939)
EFFECT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY ON CASH	68	(88)	274
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH	23,989	(103)	1,646
CASH AT BEGINNING OF YEAR	1,590	1,693	47
CASH AT END OF YEAR	25,579	1,590	1,693
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for Interest	15,205	13,708	9,721
Cash paid for Income Taxes	$ 714	$ 4,780	$ 13,792

[1] Purchases of businesses in 2015 exclude $4.4 million in common stock issued in connection with an acquisition.