Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013
Gross Sales	$ 1,318,121		$ 1,287,905
Cash discounts	(5,321)		(4,983)
Net Sales	1,312,800		1,282,922
Cost of merchandise sold	(1,063,343)		(1,047,090)
Gross Margin	249,457		235,832
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(219,925)		(213,780)
Depreciation and amortization	(9,677)		(9,017)
Other income, net	729		557
Income from Operations	20,584		13,592
Interest expense, net	(390)		(363)
Income before Provision for Income Taxes	20,194		13,229
Provision for income taxes	(8,844)		(5,250)
Net Income	11,350		7,979
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(29)		(33)
Net Income attributable to Graybar Electric Company, Inc.	$ 11,321		$ 7,946
Net Income per share of Common Stock(A)	$ 0.71	[1]	$ 0.50	[1]
Cash Dividends per share of Common Stock(B)	$ 0.30	[2]	$ 0.30	[2]
Average Common Shares Outstanding(A)	15,969	[1]	16,025	[1]

[1] (A)Adjusted for the declaration of a two and a half percent (2.5%) stock dividend in 2013, shares related to which were issued in February 2014. Prior to the adjustment, the average common shares outstanding were 15,634 for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

[2] (B)Cash dividends declared were $4,792 and $4,700 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.