Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent EventsOn October 26, 2021, Hubbell entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Commercial and Industrial Lighting business to GE Current, a Daintree company, for a cash purchase price of $350 million, subject to customary adjustments with respect to working capital and net indebtedness. The Commercial and Industrial Lighting business had sales of approximately $515 million in 2020 as part of the Electrical Solutions segment and designs, manufactures, and sells LED lighting and control solutions for commercial and industrial customers. Hubbell expects the Commercial and Industrial Lighting business to be classified as held for sale in the fourth quarter of 2021. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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