Segment Information - Financial Information by Reporting Segments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 29, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 29, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 10,308,015	$ 8,777,895	$ 20,570,459	$ 17,413,276
Stock-based compensation expense	(6,541)	(5,129)	(13,957)	(14,575)
Income from operations	113,796	97,785	204,592	201,836
Capital expenditures	24,026	20,745	39,457	45,505
Depreciation	20,569	11,107	38,796	22,601
Amortization of intangible assets	11,997	2,706	23,762	5,631
Identifiable assets	10,593,832		10,593,832		11,480,448
Long-lived assets	819,392		819,392		853,806
North America [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	4,039,064	3,837,244	7,906,883	7,444,191
Income from operations	65,885	68,729	121,460	138,377
Capital expenditures	19,483	16,760	30,509	32,058
Depreciation	8,708	6,351	15,827	13,377
Amortization of intangible assets	1,786	1,667	3,571	3,357
Identifiable assets	3,695,019		3,695,019		4,103,657
Long-lived assets	339,072		339,072		329,175
Europe [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	2,430,372	2,460,141	5,099,366	5,107,197
Income from operations	12,713	14,913	26,657	36,914
Capital expenditures	1,241	1,057	2,047	1,815
Depreciation	2,512	2,530	5,048	5,121
Amortization of intangible assets	493	544	991	1,094
Identifiable assets	2,387,341		2,387,341		2,883,678
Long-lived assets	44,676		44,676		50,498
Asia-Pacific [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	2,130,658	2,038,112	4,325,166	3,987,864
Income from operations	19,061	14,835	32,896	29,255
Capital expenditures	1,263	2,615	2,389	11,171
Depreciation	1,922	1,921	3,767	3,475
Amortization of intangible assets	209	268	421	728
Identifiable assets	1,862,175		1,862,175		1,880,431
Long-lived assets	40,315		40,315		45,898
Latin America [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	459,828	442,398	921,786	874,024
Income from operations	9,527	4,437	15,078	11,865
Capital expenditures	546	313	862	461
Depreciation	341	305	670	628
Amortization of intangible assets	220	227	442	452
Identifiable assets	518,346		518,346		652,552
Long-lived assets	9,502		9,502		9,415
BrightPoint [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	1,248,093	0	2,317,258	0
Income from operations	13,151	0	22,458	0
Capital expenditures	1,493	0	3,650	0
Depreciation	7,086	0	13,484	0
Amortization of intangible assets	9,289	0	18,337	0
Identifiable assets	2,130,951		2,130,951		1,960,130
Long-lived assets	$ 385,827		$ 385,827		$ 418,820