Employee Benefit Plan - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Employees	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Other Comprehensive Income (loss), Reclassification, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Gain (loss) Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Cost, After Tax	$ (185)	$ (14,901)	$ 7,615
Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Prior Service Cost (Credit), After Tax	15	19	19
Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Gain (Loss), After Tax	(3,282)	(1,994)	(2,854)
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Prior Service Cost (Credit), After Tax	0	(12)
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Actuarial Cost (Credit), After Tax	(46,725)	(49,491)
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost Recognized	13,604	12,584	14,102
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount	7,151	7,139	7,403
International [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost Recognized	$ 26,945	27,284	$ 26,038
Equities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	65.00%
Fixed Income [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	35.00%
Current Arrow SERP [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of Participants | Employees	8
Former Arrow SERP [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of Participants | Employees	20
Wyle Defined Benefit Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefits Paid	$ 6,016	5,880
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer	0	$ 4,500
Defined Benefit Plan, Prior Service Cost [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Net Gains (Losses)	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Loss [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Net Gains (Losses)	$ 3,123