Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

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):

	2015			2014			2013
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Hubbell	$	277.3		$	325.3		$	326.5
Less: Earnings allocated to participating securities	(0.7		)	(0.9		)	(1.0		)
Net income available to common shareholders	$	276.6		$	324.4		$	325.5
Denominator:
Average number of common shares outstanding	57.7			58.8			59.1
Potential dilutive shares	0.3			0.4			0.5
Average number of diluted shares outstanding	58.0			59.2			59.6
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	4.79		$	5.51		$	5.51
Diluted	$	4.77		$	5.48		$	5.47