Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (in millions, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Hubbell	$	86.7		$	73.3		$	228.6		$	215.8
Less: Earnings allocated to participating securities	(0.3		)	(0.2		)	(0.7		)	(0.6		)
Net income available to common shareholders	$	86.4		$	73.1		$	227.9		$	215.2
Denominator:
Average number of common shares outstanding	55.3			57.7			55.6			57.8
Potential dilutive common shares	0.2			0.2			0.2			0.3
Average number of diluted shares outstanding	55.5			57.9			55.8			58.1
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.56		$	1.27		$	4.10		$	3.73
Diluted	$	1.56		$	1.27		$	4.08		$	3.71