Document and Entity Information Document	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Apr. 26, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Arrow Electronics Inc
Entity Central Index Key	0000007536
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		104,670,333
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes