Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income [Abstract]
Net Sales		$ 2,672.6	$ 2,381.8
Cost of merchandise sold		(2,125.7)	(1,902.5)
Gross Margin		546.9	479.3
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(361.7)	(324.0)
Depreciation and amortization		(14.3)	(13.0)
Other income, net		0.8	0.9
Income from Operations		171.7	143.2
Non-operating expenses		(2.8)	(5.5)
Income before Provision for Income Taxes		168.9	137.7
Provision for income taxes		(43.9)	(35.3)
Net Income		125.0	102.4
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(0.2)	(0.2)
Net Income attributable to Graybar Electric Company, Inc.		$ 124.8	$ 102.2
Net Income attributable to Graybar Electric Company, Inc. per share of Common Stock	[1]	$ 4.64	$ 3.85
Cash Dividends per share of Common Stock		$ 0.30	$ 0.30
Average common shares outstanding	[1]	26.9	26.6

[1] Adjusted for the declaration of a 15% stock dividend in 2022, shares related to which were issued in February 2023. Prior to the adjustment, the average common shares outstanding were 23.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022.