Employee Benefit Plan - Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Other Comprehensive Income (loss), Reclassification, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Gain (loss) Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Cost, After Tax	$ 7,615	$ (9,120)	$ (15,228)
Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Prior Service Cost (Credit), After Tax	19	19	19
Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Gain (Loss), After Tax	(2,854)	(2,311)	(1,103)
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Prior Service Cost (Credit), After Tax	7	25
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Actuarial Cost (Credit), After Tax	(36,584)	(47,053)
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Cash Contributions to ESOP		5,966	5,222
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost Recognized	14,102	14,014	10,063
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount	7,403
Current Arrow SERP [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of Participants	10
Former Arrow SERP [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of Participants	16
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefits Paid	(3,288)	(3,238)
Wyle Defined Benefit Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefits Paid	(6,170)	(5,670)
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer	300	5,450
Defined Benefit Plan, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Next Fiscal Year	5,600
Defined Benefit Plan, Prior Service Cost [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Net Gains (Losses)	19
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Loss [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Net Gains (Losses)	2,500
International [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost Recognized	$ 26,038	$ 23,990	$ 23,450
Equities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	65.00%
Fixed Income [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	35.00%