Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Text Block]

Sales and operating income (loss), by segment, are as follows:

	Quarter Ended						Six Months Ended
	July 2, 2011			July 3, 2010			July 2, 2011			July 3, 2010
Sales:
Global components	$	3,875,331		$	3,259,016		$	7,761,931		$	6,387,038
Global ECS	1,664,600			1,354,291			3,001,003			2,461,635
Consolidated	$	5,539,931		$	4,613,307		$	10,762,934		$	8,848,673
Operating income (loss):
Global components	$	224,035		$	182,494		$	452,916		$	336,602
Global ECS	63,690			43,023			102,770			66,936
Corporate (a)	(39,395		)	(36,326		)	(88,188		)	(69,077		)
Consolidated	$	248,330		$	189,191		$	467,498		$	334,461

(a) Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges of $5,221 and $14,828 for the second quarter and first six months of 2011 and $5,649 and $13,086 for the second quarter and first six months of 2010, respectively. Also included in the first six months of 2011 is a charge of $5,875 related to the settlement of a legal matter.

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Text Block]

Total assets, by segment, are as follows:

	July 2, 2011		December 31, 2010
Global components	$	6,890,203	$	5,862,386
Global ECS	2,514,820		2,836,006
Corporate	665,011		902,146
Consolidated	$	10,070,034	$	9,600,538

Schedule Of Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets By Geographical Areas Table [Text Block]

Sales, by geographic area, are as follows:

	Quarter Ended				Six Months Ended
	July 2, 2011		July 3, 2010		July 2, 2011		July 3, 2010
Americas (b)	$	2,837,737	$	2,254,263	$	5,319,628	$	4,146,019
EMEA (c)	1,765,289		1,327,361		3,555,140		2,644,715
Asia/Pacific	936,905		1,031,683		1,888,166		2,057,939
Consolidated	$	5,539,931	$	4,613,307	$	10,762,934	$	8,848,673

(b) Includes sales related to the United States of $2,628,746 and $4,880,186 for the second quarter and first six months of 2011 and $2,038,351 and $3,719,924 for the second quarter and first six months of 2010, respectively.

(c) Defined as Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Net property, plant and equipment, by geographic area, is as follows:

	July 2, 2011		December 31, 2010
Americas (c)	$	462,568	$	431,066
EMEA	62,410		55,607
Asia/Pacific	19,246		18,867
Consolidated	$	544,224	$	505,540

(d) Includes net property, plant and equipment related to the United States of $461,345 and $429,922 at July 2, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.