Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of earnings per share for the three years ended December 31 (in millions, except per share amounts):

	2014		2013		2012
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Hubbell	$	325.3	$	326.5	$	299.7
Less: Earnings allocated to participating securities	0.9		1.0		1.0
Net income available to common shareholders	$	324.4	$	325.5	$	298.7
Denominator:
Average number of common shares outstanding	58.8		59.1		59.1
Potential dilutive shares	0.4		0.5		0.7
Average number of diluted shares outstanding	59.2		59.6		59.8
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	5.51	$	5.51	$	5.05
Diluted	$	5.48	$	5.47	$	5.00