Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

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):

	2016			2015			2014
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Hubbell	$	293.0		$	277.3		$	325.3
Less: Earnings allocated to participating securities	(0.9		)	(0.7		)	(0.9		)
Net income available to common shareholders	$	292.1		$	276.6		$	324.4
Denominator:
Average number of common shares outstanding	55.5			57.7			58.8
Potential dilutive shares	0.2			0.3			0.4
Average number of diluted shares outstanding	55.7			58.0			59.2
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	5.26		$	4.79		$	5.51
Diluted	$	5.24		$	4.77		$	5.48