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Cost in Excess of Net Assets of Companies Acquired - Intangibles (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015
Mar. 29, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Gross Carrying Amount $ 526,526arw_FiniteAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross   $ 513,561arw_FiniteAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
Accumulated Amortization (184,939)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization   (177,850)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Net 341,587us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill   335,711us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Amortization of Intangible Assets 11,107us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 10,947us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets  
Amortization of intangible assets, net of tax 9,029arw_AmortizationofIntangibleAssetsNetofTax 8,907arw_AmortizationofIntangibleAssetsNetofTax  
Amortization of intangible assets, per share basic $ 0.09arw_Amortizationofintangibleassetspersharebasic $ 0.09arw_Amortizationofintangibleassetspersharebasic  
Amortization of intangible assets, per share diluted $ 0.09arw_Amortizationofintangibleassetspersharediluted $ 0.09arw_Amortizationofintangibleassetspersharediluted  
Customer Relationships [Member]      
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Weighted-Average Life 10 years   10 years
Gross Carrying Amount 411,160arw_FiniteAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
  402,036arw_FiniteAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Accumulated Amortization (178,098)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
  (171,071)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Net 233,062us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
  230,965us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Developed Technology [Member]      
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Weighted-Average Life 5 years   5 years
Gross Carrying Amount 13,223arw_FiniteAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember
  8,806arw_FiniteAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember
Accumulated Amortization (5,970)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember
  (5,444)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember
Net 7,253us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember
  3,362us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember
Other Intangible Assets [Member]      
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Gross Carrying Amount 1,143arw_FiniteAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
[1]   1,719arw_FiniteAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
[1]
Accumulated Amortization (871)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
[1]   (1,335)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
[1]
Net 272us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
[1]   384us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
[1]
Trade Names [Member]      
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Gross Carrying Amount 101,000arw_FiniteAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
  101,000arw_FiniteAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Accumulated Amortization 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
  0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Net $ 101,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
  $ 101,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Minimum [Member] | Other Intangible Assets [Member]      
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life 2 years    
Maximum [Member] | Other Intangible Assets [Member]      
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life 3 years    
[1] Consists of non-competition agreements with useful lives ranging from two to three years.