Consolidated Statement of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 02, 2011
Consolidated Statement of Income [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 8,635,381	$ 8,723,712
Cost of sales	8,167,824	8,269,640
Gross profit	467,557	454,072
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	362,949	354,287
Reorganization costs (credits)	557	(269)
Total operating expenses	363,506	354,018
Income from operations	104,051	100,054
Other expense (income):
Interest income	(3,766)	(1,373)
Interest expense	11,729	13,195
Net foreign exchange loss	5,566	3,009
Other	1,932	3,818
Total other expense (income)	15,461	18,649
Income before income taxes	88,590	81,405
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	(1,383)	25,095
Net income	$ 89,973	$ 56,310
Basic earning per shares	$ 0.60	$ 0.35
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.58	$ 0.34