Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Net sales	$ 515,250	$ 450,430
Cost of sales	372,227	325,629
Gross profit	143,023	124,801
Selling and administrative expenses	113,493	109,202
Operating income	29,530	15,599
Interest and other non-operating expenses, net	2,964	1,995
Income before income taxes and equity earnings	26,566	13,604
Provision for income taxes	10,228	5,292
Equity earnings in unconsolidated investments, net	25	121
Net income	16,363	8,433
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	8	(14)
Net income attributable to Pool Corporation	$ 16,371	$ 8,419
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.39	$ 0.19
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.38	$ 0.19
Weighted average shares outstanding: [Abstract]
Basic (in shares)	42,226	43,601
Diluted (in shares)	43,317	44,756
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.26	$ 0.22