Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

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

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30				September 30
		2013		2012		2013		2012
Numerator:
	Net income attributable to Hubbell	$	96.5	$	87.1	$	244.5	$	227.8
	Less: Earnings allocated to participating securities		0.3		0.3		0.8		0.8
	Net income available to common shareholders	$	96.2	$	86.8	$	243.7	$	227.0
Denominator:
	Average number of common shares outstanding		59.1		59.1		59.1		59.2
	Potential dilutive shares		0.4		0.6		0.4		0.6
	Average number of diluted shares outstanding		59.5		59.7		59.5		59.8
Earnings per share:
	Basic	$	1.63	$	1.47	$	4.12	$	3.84
	Diluted	$	1.62	$	1.45	$	4.09	$	3.80