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2303301 - Disclosure - Inventories (Tables)
(http://www.sherwin.com/role/InventoriesTables)
Table(Implied)
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000089800 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
 
Inventories
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Percentage of total
inventories on LIFO
79
%
 
78
%
 
76
%
Excess of FIFO over
LIFO
$
253,353

 
$
251,060

 
$
331,867

(Decrease) increase in net
income due to LIFO
(1,421
)
 
49,658

 
3,230

(Decrease) increase in net
income per common
share due to LIFO
(.02
)
 
.53

 
.03