Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The company uses a December 31 measurement date for the Arrow SERP and the Wyle defined benefit plan. Pension information for the years ended December 31 is as follows:

	Arrow SERP						Wyle Defined Benefit Plan
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Accumulated benefit obligation	$	76,261		$	67,320		$	136,298		$	126,481
Changes in projected benefit obligation:
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	75,312		$	73,327		$	126,481		$	128,771
Service cost	1,330			2,126			—			—
Interest cost	3,280			2,846			5,491			5,038
Actuarial loss (gain)	8,668			301			10,206			(1,158		)
Benefits paid	(3,476		)	(3,288		)	(5,880		)	(6,170		)
Projected benefit obligation at end of year	$	85,114		$	75,312		$	136,298		$	126,481
Changes in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	—		$	—		$	104,714		$	92,976
Actual return on plan assets	—			—			2,264			17,608
Company contributions	—			—			4,500			300
Benefits paid	—			—			(5,880		)	(6,170		)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	—		$	—		$	105,598		$	104,714
Funded status	$	(85,114	)	$	(75,312	)	$	(30,700	)	$	(21,767	)
Amounts recognized in the company's consolidated balance sheets:
Current liabilities	$	(3,700	)	$	(3,531	)	$	—		$	—
Noncurrent liabilities	(81,414		)	(71,781		)	(30,700		)	(21,767		)
Net liabilities at end of year	$	(85,114	)	$	(75,312	)	$	(30,700	)	$	(21,767	)
Components of net periodic pension cost:
Service cost	$	1,330		$	2,126		$	—		$	—
Interest cost	3,280			2,846			5,491			5,038
Expected return on plan assets	—			—			(7,066		)	(6,516		)
Amortization of net loss	1,997			2,707			1,270			1,956
Amortization of prior service cost	42			42			—			—
Net periodic pension cost	$	6,649		$	7,721		$	(305	)	$	478
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligation:
Discount rate	4.00		%	4.50		%	4.00		%	4.50		%
Rate of compensation increase	5.00		%	5.00		%	N/A			N/A
Expected return on plan assets	N/A			N/A			6.75		%	6.75		%
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic pension cost:
Discount rate	4.50		%	4.00		%	4.50		%	4.00		%
Rate of compensation increase	5.00		%	5.00		%	N/A			N/A
Expected return on plan assets	N/A			N/A			6.75		%	7.25		%

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]

Benefit payments are expected to be paid as follows:

	Arrow SERP		Wyle Defined Benefit Plan
2015	$	3,766	$	6,657
2016	3,877		6,861
2017	3,837		6,976
2018	4,360		7,042
2019	5,763		7,235
2020-2024	28,390		38,452

Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

The fair values of the company's pension plan assets for the Wyle defined benefit plan at December 31, 2014, utilizing the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 7, are as follows:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Equities:
U.S. common stocks	$	44,100	$	—	$	—	$	44,100
International mutual funds	14,873		—		—		14,873
Index mutual funds	16,477		—		—		16,477
Fixed Income:
Mutual funds	29,134		—		—		29,134
Insurance contracts	—		1,014		—		1,014
Total	$	104,584	$	1,014	$	—	$	105,598

The fair values of the company's pension plan assets for the Wyle defined benefit plan at December 31, 2013, utilizing the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 7, are as follows:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Equities:
U.S. common stocks	$	42,638	$	—	$	—	$	42,638
International mutual funds	15,276		—		—		15,276
Index mutual funds	15,482		—		—		15,482
Fixed Income:
Mutual funds	27,827		—		—		27,827
Insurance contracts	—		3,491		—		3,491
Total	$	101,223	$	3,491	$	—	$	104,714