UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Net sales	$ 2,286.2	$ 2,705.1	$ 7,324.3	$ 7,874.9
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)	1,647.9	2,026.9	5,359.4	5,876.2
Warehouse, delivery, selling, general and administrative	428.9	472.9	1,315.8	1,358.8
Depreciation and amortization	54.4	54.0	164.6	158.6
Impairment of long-lived assets	53.3		53.3
Total costs and expenses	2,184.5	2,553.8	6,893.1	7,393.6
Operating income	101.7	151.3	431.2	481.3
Other expense:
Interest	(21.2)	(20.8)	(63.3)	(61.2)
Other expense, net	(2.8)	(0.1)	(3.7)	(1.4)
Income before income taxes	77.7	130.4	364.2	418.7
Income tax provision	24.9	33.5	116.9	136.1
Net income	52.8	96.9	247.3	282.6
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1.4	1.4	4.4	3.4
Net income attributable to Reliance	$ 51.4	$ 95.5	$ 242.9	$ 279.2
Earnings per share attributable to Reliance stockholders:
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.69	$ 1.21	$ 3.21	$ 3.55
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	0.70	1.23	3.24	3.59
Cash dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.40	$ 0.35	$ 1.20	$ 1.05