Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011
Gross Sales	$ 1,386,830		$ 1,375,852		$ 2,672,216		$ 2,567,359
Cash discounts	(5,413)		(4,882)		(10,552)		(9,221)
Net Sales	1,381,417		1,370,970		2,661,664		2,558,138
Cost of merchandise sold	(1,122,742)		(1,122,229)		(2,156,176)		(2,083,447)
Gross Margin	258,675		248,741		505,488		474,691
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(209,487)		(199,037)		(422,222)		(394,668)
Depreciation and amortization	(8,164)		(7,377)		(15,954)		(17,002)
Other income, net	(30,181)		(834)		(32,073)		(1,554)
Income from Operations	71,205		43,161		99,385		64,575
Interest expense, net	(683)		(1,812)		(1,460)		(3,662)
Income before Provision for Income Taxes	70,522		41,349		97,925		60,913
Provision for income taxes	(27,665)		(17,345)		(38,639)		(25,264)
Net Income	42,857		24,004		59,286		35,649
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(69)		(83)		(143)		(200)
Net Income attributable to Graybar Electric Company, Inc	$ 42,788		$ 23,921		$ 59,143		$ 35,449
Net Income per share of Common Stock	$ 3.29	[1]	$ 1.86	[1]	$ 4.54	[1]	$ 2.75	[1]
Cash Dividends per share of Common Stock	$ 0.30	[2]	$ 0.30	[2]	$ 0.60	[2]	$ 0.60	[2]
Average Common Shares Outstanding	13,021	[1]	12,885	[1]	13,013	[1]	12,888	[1]

[1] (A)Adjusted for the declaration of a ten percent (10%) stock dividend in 2011, shares related to which were issued in February 2012. Prior to the adjustment, the average common shares outstanding were 11,714 and 11,716 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.

[2] (B)Cash dividends declared were $3,912 and $3,525 for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Cash dividends declared were $7,833 and $7,053 for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.