BASIS OF PRESENTATION	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
BASIS OF PRESENTATION	BASIS OF PRESENTATION Systemax Inc., through its operating subsidiaries, is primarily a direct marketer of brand name and private label industrial and business equipment and supplies in North America going to market through a system of branded e-commerce websites and relationship marketers. As previously disclosed, in August 2018 the Company sold its France-based IT business. With the completion of the sale, Systemax operates and is internally managed in one reportable business segment. The Company sells a wide array of industrial and general business hard goods and supplies and to a lesser extent products that would fall into the generally recognizable category of maintenance, repair and operations ("MRO"), markets the Company has served since 1949. As previously disclosed, in 2018 the Company sold its France-based IT value added reseller business and recorded a pre-tax book gain of approximately $178.9 million. Also, as previously disclosed in 2017 the Company sold Systemax Europe SARL and its subsidiaries (the "SARL Businesses") and recorded a pre-tax book loss on the sale of $23.7 million. The France business and SARL Businesses were reported within the Company's former European Technology Products Group ("ETG") segment. The sale of the France business and SARL Businesses met the “strategic shift with major impact” criteria as defined under Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity, which requires disclosures of both discontinued operations and certain other disposals that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation. Under ASU 2014-08, in order for a disposal to qualify for discontinued operations presentation in the financial statements, the disposal must be a “strategic shift” with a major impact for the reporting entity. If the entity meets this threshold, and other requirements, only the components that were in operation at the time of disposal are presented as discontinued operations. Therefore, the prior year results of the France business and SARL Businesses are included in discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Net sales of the France business, included within discontinued operations, totaled $352.0 million and $473.6 million in 2018 and 2017, respectively. Net gain from the sale of the France business and eight months of operating activity, included within discontinued operations, totaled $175.8 million in 2018, and net income from the France business, included in discontinued operations, was $10.6 million in 2017. Net sales of the SARL Businesses, included within discontinued operations, totaled $117.0 million in 2017 and net income included in discontinued operations totaled $0.2 million in 2018, and net loss of $28.2 million in 2017. Also included in discontinued operations is the Company's former North American Technology Products Group ("NATG"), which was sold in December 2015 and has been winding down its operations since then. The sale of the NATG business had a major impact on the Company and therefore certain components met the strategic shift criteria as defined under ASU 2014-08. Accordingly, these components and any related results of operations are reflected in discontinued operations. For the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, net loss from the discontinued NATG business totaled $1.5 million, $0.8 million and $7.5 million, respectively. During 2018 the Company's recorded a net gain of $3.1 million related to the settlement of previously disclosed state audits offset by an impairment charge resulting from the decision to impair the trade and domain names of C&H Distributors, which was recorded within selling, distribution and administrative expenses.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Systemax Inc., through its operating subsidiaries, is primarily a direct marketer of brand name and private label industrial and business equipment and supplies in North America going to market through a system of branded e-commerce websites and relationship marketers. As previously disclosed, in August 2018 the Company sold its France-based IT business. With the completion of the sale, Systemax operates and is internally managed in one reportable business segment. The Company sells a wide array of industrial and general business hard goods and supplies and to a lesser extent products that would fall into the generally recognizable category of maintenance, repair and operations ("MRO"), markets the Company has served since 1949.

As previously disclosed, in 2018 the Company sold its France-based IT value added reseller business and recorded a pre-tax book gain of approximately $178.9 million. Also, as previously disclosed in 2017 the Company sold Systemax Europe SARL and its subsidiaries (the "SARL Businesses") and recorded a pre-tax book loss on the sale of $23.7 million. The France business and SARL Businesses were reported within the Company's former European Technology Products Group ("ETG") segment.

The sale of the France business and SARL Businesses met the “strategic shift with major impact” criteria as defined under Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity, which requires disclosures of both discontinued operations and certain other disposals that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation. Under ASU 2014-08, in order for a disposal to qualify for discontinued operations presentation in the financial statements, the disposal must be a “strategic shift” with a major impact for the reporting entity. If the entity meets this threshold, and other requirements, only the components that were in operation at the time of disposal are presented as discontinued operations. Therefore, the prior year results of the France business and SARL Businesses are included in discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Net sales of the France business, included within discontinued operations, totaled $352.0 million and $473.6 million in 2018 and 2017, respectively. Net gain from the sale of the France business and eight months of operating activity, included within discontinued operations, totaled $175.8 million in 2018, and net income from the France business, included in discontinued operations, was $10.6 million in 2017.

Net sales of the SARL Businesses, included within discontinued operations, totaled $117.0 million in 2017 and net income included in discontinued operations totaled $0.2 million in 2018, and net loss of $28.2 million in 2017.

Also included in discontinued operations is the Company's former North American Technology Products Group ("NATG"), which was sold in December 2015 and has been winding down its operations since then. The sale of the NATG business had a major impact on the Company and therefore certain components met the strategic shift criteria as defined under ASU 2014-08. Accordingly, these components and any related results of operations are reflected in discontinued operations. For the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, net loss from the discontinued NATG business totaled $1.5 million, $0.8 million and $7.5 million, respectively.

During 2018 the Company's recorded a net gain of $3.1 million related to the settlement of previously disclosed state audits offset by an impairment charge resulting from the decision to impair the trade and domain names of C&H Distributors, which was recorded within selling, distribution and administrative expenses.