Segment and Geographic Information - Operations by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Segment and geographic information
Sales	$ 30,852,935	$ 27,923,324	$ 33,107,120
Cost of sales	27,386,216	24,630,916	28,958,102
Gross profit	3,466,719	3,292,408	4,149,018
Segment operating expenses	2,644,496	2,523,851	2,677,854
Operating income (loss)	822,223	768,557	1,471,164
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies	3,198	1,368	6,407
Gain (loss) on investments, net	109,888	(4,830)	19,284
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	(1,657)	0
Post-retirement expense, net	(2,277)	(4,285)	(3,777)
Interest and other financing expense, net	(215,104)	(269,834)	(328,724)
Consolidated income before taxes	717,928	489,319	1,164,354
Proceeds from settlements benefits			62,200
Restructuring, integration, and other	116,119	142,917	83,916
Operating segments
Segment and geographic information
Sales	30,852,935	27,923,324	33,107,120
Cost of sales	27,386,216	24,630,916	28,958,102
Gross profit	$ 3,466,719	$ 3,292,408	$ 4,149,018
Gross profit margin	11.20%	11.80%	12.50%
Segment operating expenses	$ 2,266,102	$ 2,141,060	$ 2,322,848
Operating income (loss)	$ 1,200,617	$ 1,151,348	$ 1,826,170
Segment operating income margin	3.90%	4.10%	5.50%
Corporate non segment
Segment and geographic information
Segment operating expenses	$ (378,394)	$ (382,791)	$ (355,006)
Global Components
Segment and geographic information
Proceeds from settlements benefits			62,200
Global Components | Operating segments
Segment and geographic information
Sales	21,501,289	19,983,267	25,419,899
Cost of sales	19,098,636	17,650,909	22,220,779
Gross profit	$ 2,402,653	$ 2,332,358	$ 3,199,120
Gross profit margin	11.20%	11.70%	12.60%
Segment operating expenses	$ 1,627,947	$ 1,591,085	$ 1,739,954
Operating income (loss)	$ 774,706	$ 741,273	$ 1,459,166
Segment operating income margin	3.60%	3.70%	5.70%
(recoveries) charges of inventory write down	$ (10,300)	$ 60,600
Global ECS
Segment and geographic information
Increase in charges to increase allowance for credit losses			$ 25,400
Reversal of charges for aged receivables collected		20,000
Global ECS | Operating segments
Segment and geographic information
Sales	9,351,646	7,940,057	7,687,221
Cost of sales	8,287,580	6,980,007	6,737,323
Gross profit	$ 1,064,066	$ 960,050	$ 949,898
Gross profit margin	11.40%	12.10%	12.40%
Segment operating expenses	$ 638,155	$ 549,975	$ 582,894
Operating income (loss)	$ 425,911	$ 410,075	$ 367,004
Segment operating income margin	4.60%	5.20%	4.80%
Decrease in the gross profit margin	$ 18,300
Corporate
Segment and geographic information
Restructuring, integration, and other	$ 116,100	$ 142,900	$ 83,900