Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

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Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		June 30				June 30
		2013		2012		2013		2012
Numerator:
	Net income attributable to Hubbell	$	82.1	$	77.5	$	148.0	$	140.7
	Less: Earnings allocated to participating securities		0.3		0.3		0.5		0.5
	Net income available to common shareholders	$	81.8	$	77.2	$	147.5	$	140.2
Denominator:
	Average number of common shares outstanding		59.1		59.1		59.1		59.2
	Potential dilutive shares		0.5		0.6		0.5		0.6
	Average number of diluted shares outstanding		59.6		59.7		59.6		59.8
Earnings per share:
	Basic	$	1.38	$	1.31	$	2.49	$	2.37
	Diluted	$	1.37	$	1.29	$	2.47	$	2.34