Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

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Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended
		March 31
		2013		2012
Numerator:
	Net income attributable to Hubbell	$	65.9	$	63.2
	Less: Earnings allocated to participating securities		0.2		0.2
	Net income available to common shareholders	$	65.7	$	63.0
Denominator:
	Average number of common shares outstanding		59.1		59.2
	Potential dilutive shares		0.5		0.7
	Average number of diluted shares outstanding		59.6		59.9
Earnings per share:
	Basic	$	1.11	$	1.06
	Diluted	$	1.10	$	1.05