Employee Benefit Plans - Arrow SERP and Wyle Defined Benefit Plan (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 105,598	$ 104,714
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Expected Long-Term Return on Assets	6.75%	6.75%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Return on Assets	6.75%	7.25%
Current Arrow SERP [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of Participants	9
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation	76,261	67,320
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation	85,114	75,312	73,327
Defined Benefit Plan, Service Cost	1,330	2,126
Defined Benefit Plan, Interest Cost	3,280	2,846
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Net (Gains) Losses	8,668	301
Defined Benefit Plan, Funded Status of Plan	(85,114)	(75,312)
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Current Liabilities	(3,700)	(3,531)
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent	(81,414)	(71,781)
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Gains (Losses)	(1,997)	(2,707)
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost	6,649	7,721
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Discount Rate	4.00%	4.50%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Rate of Compensation Increase	5.00%	5.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate	4.50%	4.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Rate of Compensation Increase	5.00%	5.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year One	3,766
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Two	3,877
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit)	42	42
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Three	3,837
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Four	4,360
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Five	5,763
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Five Fiscal Years Thereafter	28,390
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefits Paid	3,476	3,288
Wyle Defined Benefit Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation	136,298	126,481
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation	136,298	126,481	128,771
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	105,598	104,714	92,976
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Return on Plan Assets	2,264	17,608
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer	4,500	300
Defined Benefit Plan, Service Cost	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Interest Cost	5,491	5,038
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Return on Plan Assets	(7,066)	(6,516)
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Net (Gains) Losses	10,206	(1,158)
Defined Benefit Plan, Funded Status of Plan	(30,700)	(21,767)
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Current Liabilities	0	0
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent	(30,700)	(21,767)
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Gains (Losses)	(1,270)	(1,956)
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost	(305)	478
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Discount Rate	4.00%	4.50%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate	4.50%	4.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year One	6,657
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Two	6,861
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit)	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Three	6,976
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Four	7,042
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Five	7,235
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Five Fiscal Years Thereafter	38,452
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefits Paid	$ 5,880	$ 6,170