Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

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

	Quarter Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011			September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011
Sales:
Global components	$	3,372,117		$	3,648,858		$	10,175,358		$	11,410,789
Global ECS	1,590,214			1,537,999			4,827,065			4,539,002
Consolidated	$	4,962,331		$	5,186,857		$	15,002,423		$	15,949,791
Operating income (loss):
Global components	$	155,061		$	194,178		$	496,293		$	647,094
Global ECS	55,273			53,710			176,721			156,480
Corporate (a)	(46,517		)	(38,726		)	(133,059		)	(126,914		)
Consolidated	$	163,817		$	209,162		$	539,955		$	676,660

(a) Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges of $14,562 and $36,152 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012 and $8,848 and $23,676 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, respectively. Also included in the first nine 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:

	September 29, 2012		December 31, 2011
Global components	$	6,517,451	$	5,974,174
Global ECS	2,893,186		3,206,788
Corporate	664,726		648,117
Consolidated	$	10,075,363	$	9,829,079

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				Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2012		October 1, 2011		September 29, 2012		October 1, 2011
Americas (b)	$	2,562,485	$	2,577,865	$	7,797,971	$	7,698,152
EMEA (c)	1,322,837		1,630,990		4,341,158		5,239,577
Asia/Pacific	1,077,009		978,002		2,863,294		3,012,062
Consolidated	$	4,962,331	$	5,186,857	$	15,002,423	$	15,949,791

(b) Includes sales related to the United States of $2,370,154 and $7,164,717 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012 and $2,376,928 and $7,057,773 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, respectively.

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

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

	September 29, 2012		December 31, 2011
Americas (d)	$	499,440	$	479,420
EMEA	62,537		56,552
Asia/Pacific	21,176		20,257
Consolidated	$	583,153	$	556,229

(d) Includes net property, plant and equipment related to the United States of $498,088 and $478,376 at September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.