Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Summary of the Computation of Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in millions, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Hubbell	$	60.9		$	62.4
Less: Earnings allocated to participating securities	(0.2		)	(0.2		)
Net income available to common shareholders	$	60.7		$	62.2
Denominator:
Average number of common shares outstanding	56.3			58.0
Potential dilutive common shares	0.2			0.3
Average number of diluted shares outstanding	56.5			58.3
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.08		$	1.07
Diluted	$	1.08		$	1.07