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

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 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	22,179			—		22,179
Foreign currency translation	(5,218		)	4,126		(1,092		)
Balance as of September 28, 2013 (a)	$	974,877		$	757,913	$	1,732,790

(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 September 28, 2013:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trade names	indefinite	$	179,000	$	—		$	179,000
Customer relationships	11 years	332,394		(125,132		)	207,262
Developed technology	5 years	10,106		(3,762		)	6,344
Other intangible assets	(b)	2,568		(2,122		)	446
		$	524,068	$	(131,016	)	$	393,052

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.