Accounts Receivable (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 EUR (€)
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable	$ 12,384,553	$ 12,416,114
Allowance for credit losses	(146,480)	(93,397)
Accounts receivable, net	12,238,073	12,322,717
Allowances for doubtful accounts	146,480	93,397	$ 75,901
Allowance for credit loss charged to income	37,400
Agreement amount with purchaser to transfer financial assets accounted for as sales | €				€ 600.0
EMEA asset securitization, sales of accounts receivables	3,160,247	2,524,276	2,193,983
Receivables sold to unaffiliated financial institutions that were uncollected	529,266	628,930
Sales of accounts receivables under the factoring programs	1,618,726	1,612,909	1,625,951
Receivables sold under the factoring programs that were uncollected	375,940	224,433
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	93,397	75,901	92,792
Charged to income	71,984	34,590	7,039
Translation Adjustments	690	(1,476)	(1,963)
Write-offs	(19,591)	(15,618)	(21,967)
Balance at end of period	146,480	93,397	$ 75,901
Variable interest entity, primary beneficiary | Asset pledged as collateral
Accounts Receivable
Collateralized accounts receivable held by Arrow EMEA funding Corp B.V.	$ 805,788	$ 932,243