Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Text Block]

Sales and operating income (loss), by segment, are as follows:

	Quarter Ended
	March 29, 2014			March 30, 2013
Sales:
Global components	$	3,421,181		$	3,192,580
Global ECS	1,660,859			1,657,049
Consolidated	$	5,082,040		$	4,849,629
Operating income (loss):
Global components	$	161,146		$	128,280
Global ECS	64,158			61,591
Corporate (a)	(47,564		)	(52,319		)
Consolidated	$	177,740		$	137,552

(a) Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges of $11,614 and $21,610 for the first quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Text Block]

Total assets, by segment, are as follows:

	March 29, 2014		December 31, 2013
Global components	$	6,773,585	$	6,596,255
Global ECS	3,606,986		4,807,400
Corporate	652,345		657,228
Consolidated	$	11,032,916	$	12,060,883

Schedule Of Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets By Geographical Areas Table [Text Block]

Sales, by geographic area, are as follows:

	Quarter Ended
	March 29, 2014		March 30, 2013
Americas (b)	$	2,397,432	$	2,486,147
EMEA	1,653,912		1,442,171
Asia/Pacific	1,030,696		921,311
Consolidated	$	5,082,040	$	4,849,629

(b) Includes sales related to the United States of $2,174,665 and $2,265,377 for the first quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Net property, plant, and equipment, by geographic area, is as follows:

	March 29, 2014		December 31, 2013
Americas (c)	$	537,522	$	526,640
EMEA	82,616		84,383
Asia/Pacific	21,383		21,366
Consolidated	$	641,521	$	632,389

(c) Includes net property, plant, and equipment related to the United States of $535,919 and $525,080 at March 29, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.