Cost in Excess of Net Assets of Companies Acquired and Intangible Assets, net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Text Block]

Cost in excess of net assets of companies acquired, allocated to the company's business segments, is as follows:

	Global Components			Global ECS			Total
December 31, 2009	$	473,421		$	452,875		$	926,296
Acquisitions	197,465			221,781			419,246
Other (primarily foreign currency translation)	(15		)	(9,176		)	(9,191		)
December 31, 2010	670,871			665,480			1,336,351
Acquisitions	94,837			50,685			145,522
Other (primarily foreign currency translation)	(1,756		)	(6,784		)	(8,540		)
December 31, 2011	$	763,952		$	709,381		$	1,473,333

Schedule of Definite and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2011:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trade names	indefinite	$	179,000	$	—		$	179,000
Customer relationships	11 years	267,729		(69,762		)	197,967
Developed technology	6 years	11,029		(693		)	10,336
Procurement agreement	5 years	12,000		(11,400		)	600
Other intangible assets	(a)	14,573		(9,713		)	4,860
		$	484,331	$	(91,568	)	$	392,763

Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2010:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trade names	indefinite	$	130,000	$	—		$	130,000
Customer relationships	12 years	217,294		(47,336		)	169,958
Developed technology	10 years	1,700		(57		)	1,643
Procurement agreement	5 years	12,000		(9,000		)	3,000
Other intangible assets	(a)	8,099		(1,853		)	6,246
		$	369,093	$	(58,246	)	$	310,847

(a) Consists of non-competition agreements and sales backlog with useful lives ranging from one to three years.