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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2014

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, 2013 (a)	$	1,000,860	$	1,038,433		$	2,039,293
Acquisitions	45,652		—			45,652
Foreign currency translation adjustment	662		(1,715		)	(1,053		)
Balance as of March 29, 2014 (a)	$	1,047,174	$	1,036,718		$	2,083,892

(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 29, 2014:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trade names	indefinite	$	179,000	$	—		$	179,000
Customer relationships	10 years	389,576		(144,813		)	244,763
Developed technology	5 years	9,778		(4,609		)	5,169
Other intangible assets	(b)	2,908		(1,365		)	1,543
		$	581,262	$	(150,787	)	$	430,475

Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2013:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trade names	indefinite	$	179,000	$	—		$	179,000
Customer relationships	10 years	374,244		(134,817		)	239,427
Developed technology	5 years	9,625		(4,051		)	5,574
Other intangible assets	(b)	4,609		(2,541		)	2,068
		$	567,478	$	(141,409	)	$	426,069

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