Document and Entity Information Document (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Jan. 30, 2015	Jun. 28, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Arrow Electronics Inc
Entity Central Index Key	0000007536
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		95,643,137
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 5,860,202,246