Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

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

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30				September 30
		2014		2013		2014		2013
Numerator:
	Net income attributable to Hubbell	$	89.6	$	96.5	$	244.0	$	244.5
	Less: Earnings allocated to participating securities		0.1		0.3		0.6		0.8
	Net income available to common shareholders	$	89.5	$	96.2	$	243.4	$	243.7
Denominator:
	Average number of common shares outstanding		58.9		59.1		59.0		59.1
	Potential dilutive shares		0.5		0.4		0.4		0.4
	Average number of diluted shares outstanding		59.4		59.5		59.4		59.5
Earnings per share:
	Basic	$	1.52	$	1.63	$	4.13	$	4.12
	Diluted	$	1.51	$	1.62	$	4.10	$	4.09