Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Gross Sales	$ 1,492,586		$ 1,394,800		$ 4,254,256		$ 4,067,016
Cash discounts	(6,135)		(5,508)		(16,775)		(16,060)
Net Sales	1,486,451		1,389,292		4,237,481		4,050,956
Cost of merchandise sold	(1,208,788)		(1,133,046)		(3,460,021)		(3,289,222)
Gross Margin	277,663		256,246		777,460		761,734
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(220,791)		(213,396)		(652,950)		(635,618)
Depreciation and amortization	(9,251)		(8,059)		(27,268)		(24,013)
Other income, net	451		915		1,653		32,988
Income from Operations	48,072		35,706		98,895		135,091
Interest expense, net	(407)		(416)		(1,171)		(1,876)
Income before Provision for Income Taxes	47,665		35,290		97,724		133,215
Provision for income taxes	(18,946)		(15,210)		(39,100)		(53,849)
Net Income	28,719		20,080		58,624		79,366
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(86)		(68)		(154)		(211)
Net Income attributable to Graybar Electric Company, Inc.	$ 28,633		$ 20,012		$ 58,470		$ 79,155
Net Income per share of Common Stock (A)	$ 1.85	[1]	$ 1.29	[1]	$ 3.76	[1]	$ 5.08	[1]
Cash Dividends per share of Common Stock (B)	$ 0.30	[2]	$ 0.30	[2]	$ 0.90	[2]	$ 0.90	[2]
Average Common Shares Outstanding (A)	15,507	[1]	15,568	[1]	15,565	[1]	15,595	[1]

[1] (A)Adjusted for the declaration of a twenty percent (20%) stock dividend in 2012, shares related to which were issued in February 2013. Prior to the adjustment, the average common shares outstanding were 12,973 and 12,996 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

[2] (B)Cash dividends declared were $4,665 and $3,896 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Cash dividends declared were $14,041 and $11,729 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.