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Income Taxes Narrative (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]      
Income tax credits $ 30.6us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards $ 31.3us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards  
Net operating loss carryforwards 46.3us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards 53.1us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards  
Valuation allowance 34.3us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 28.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance  
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries 750us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries    
Amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability, undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries 150us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilityNotRecognizedAmountOfUnrecognizedDeferredTaxLiabilityUndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries    
Income taxes paid 125.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 127.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 113.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate 17.8us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate    
Unrecognized tax benefits timing of deductibility unknown 0.5hubb_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsTimingOfDeductibilityUnknown    
Significant (increase) decrease in unrecognized tax benefits is reasonably possible, estimated range of change, upper bound 1.9us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound    
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest expense 1.7us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit (0.2)us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit (0.5)us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest accrued 2.9us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 1.2us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Tax credit carryforward indefinitely      
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]      
Income tax credits 9.1us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= hubb_TaxCreditCarryforwardIndefinitelyMember
   
Net operating loss carryforwards 17.7us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= hubb_TaxCreditCarryforwardIndefinitelyMember
   
Carryforward Subject To Expiration      
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]      
Income tax credits 21.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= hubb_CarryforwardSubjectToExpirationMember
   
Net operating loss carryforwards 28.1us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= hubb_CarryforwardSubjectToExpirationMember
   
Federal, State, and Local      
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]      
Net operating loss carryforwards $ 45.8us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= hubb_FederalStateandLocalMember