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Revenue (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Contract Liabilities
Significant changes in these contract liability balances were as follows for the periods ended March 31:
 
Three-month Period
 
2018
2017
Outstanding at beginning of period
$
31.3

24.9

Increase (decrease) attributed to:
 
 
Sales incentive accruals
11.9

9.1

Contract payments
(9.6
)
(7.1
)
Outstanding at end of period
$
33.6

26.9

Disaggregation of Revenue
Our revenues related to the following geographic areas were as follows for the periods ended March 31:
 
Three-month Period
 
2018
2017
United States
$
1,028.5

922.3

Canada
72.6

59.6

Other foreign countries
84.7

65.8

Total revenues
$
1,185.8

1,047.7


The percentages of our sales by end market were as follows for the periods ended March 31:
 
Three-month Period
 
2018
2017
Manufacturing
67.7
%
67.0
%
Non-Residential construction
12.7
%
13.1
%
Other
19.6
%
19.9
%
 
100.0
%
100.0
%

The percentages of our sales by product line were as follows for the periods ended March 31(1):
 
 
Three-month Period
Type
Introduced
2018
2017
Fasteners(2)
1967
35.0
%
35.6
%
Tools
1993
10.2
%
10.2
%
Cutting tools
1996
5.7
%
5.9
%
Hydraulics & pneumatics
1996
7.0
%
6.9
%
Material handling
1996
5.8
%
6.1
%
Janitorial supplies
1996
7.4
%
7.3
%
Electrical supplies
1997
4.8
%
4.7
%
Welding supplies
1997
4.2
%
4.3
%
Safety supplies(3)
1999
16.8
%
16.0
%
Other
 
3.1
%
3.0
%
 
 
100.0
%
100.0
%
(1) In 2018, we reclassified certain product category designations and have conformed the prior period percentages to the current year presentation.
(2) Fastener product line represents fasteners and miscellaneous supplies.
(3) The safety supplies product line has expanded as a percentage of sales in the last several years due to our industrial vending program.