Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

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

		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		June 30				June 30
		2014		2013		2014		2013
Numerator:
	Net income attributable to Hubbell	$	90.2	$	82.1	$	154.4	$	148.0
	Less: Earnings allocated to participating securities		0.3		0.3		0.5		0.5
	Net income available to common shareholders	$	89.9	$	81.8	$	153.9	$	147.5
Denominator:
	Average number of common shares outstanding		59.0		59.1		59.0		59.1
	Potential dilutive shares		0.4		0.5		0.5		0.5
	Average number of diluted shares outstanding		59.4		59.6		59.5		59.6
Earnings per share:
	Basic	$	1.53	$	1.38	$	2.61	$	2.49
	Diluted	$	1.51	$	1.37	$	2.59	$	2.47