CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 597	$ 1,036
Accounts receivable (less allowance for credit losses of $34 and $32, respectively)	2,472	2,232
Inventories – net	2,357	2,306
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	224	163
Total current assets	5,650	5,737
Property, buildings and equipment – net	2,107	1,927
Goodwill	365	355
Intangibles – net	267	243
Operating lease right-of-use	355	371
Other assets	193	196
Total assets	8,937	8,829
Current liabilities
Current maturities	2	499
Trade accounts payable	1,204	952
Accrued compensation and benefits	260	324
Operating lease liability	81	78
Accrued expenses	414	407
Income taxes payable	41	45
Total current liabilities	2,002	2,305
Long-term debt	2,341	2,279
Long-term operating lease liability	305	327
Deferred income taxes and tax uncertainties	102	101
Other non-current liabilities	104	114
Shareholders' equity
Cumulative preferred stock – $5 par value – 12,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding	0	0
Common Stock – $0.50 par value – 300,000,000 shares authorized; 109,659,219 shares issued	55	55
Additional contributed capital	1,414	1,399
Retained earnings	14,429	13,677
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(199)	(274)
Treasury stock, at cost – 61,749,526 and 61,326,349 shares, respectively	(12,025)	(11,499)
Total W.W. Grainger, Inc. shareholders’ equity	3,674	3,358
Noncontrolling interest	409	345
Total shareholders' equity	4,083	3,703
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 8,937	$ 8,829