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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

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
Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	763,952		$	709,381	$	1,473,333
Acquisitions	137,777			—		137,777
Other (primarily foreign currency translation)	(2,717		)	6,817		4,100
Balance as of March 31, 2012	$	899,012		$	716,198	$	1,615,210

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

Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of March 31, 2012:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trade names	indefinite	$	179,000	$	—		$	179,000
Customer relationships	11 years	300,939		(77,182		)	223,757
Developed technology	6 years	15,759		(1,135		)	14,624
Other intangible assets	(a)	9,547		(6,200		)	3,347
		$	505,245	$	(84,517	)	$	420,728

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

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