Cost in Excess of Net Assets of Companies Acquired (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

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, 2012 (a)	$	957,916		$	753,787		$	1,711,703
Acquisitions	6,789			—			6,789
Foreign currency translation	(4,898		)	(9,353		)	(14,251		)
Balance as of March 30, 2013 (a)	$	959,807		$	744,434		$	1,704,241

(a) The total carrying value of cost in excess of net assets of companies acquired for all periods in the table above is reflected net of $1,018,780 of accumulated impairment charges, of which $716,925 was recorded in the global components business segment and $301,855 was recorded in the global ECS business segment.

Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of March 30, 2013:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trade names	indefinite	$	179,000	$	—		$	179,000
Customer relationships	11 years	323,722		(107,157		)	216,565
Developed technology	5 years	10,416		(2,845		)	7,571
Other intangible assets	(b)	2,566		(1,730		)	836
		$	515,704	$	(111,732	)	$	403,972

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

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trade names	indefinite	$	179,000	$	—		$	179,000
Customer relationships	11 years	325,509		(100,172		)	225,337
Developed technology	5 years	11,154		(2,508		)	8,646
Other intangible assets	(b)	2,761		(1,711		)	1,050
		$	518,424	$	(104,391	)	$	414,033

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