Cost in Excess of Net Assets of Companies Acquired (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Text Block]

Cost in excess of net assets of companies acquired, allocated to the company's business segments, is as follows:

	Global Components			Global ECS		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2015 (a)	$	1,230,832		$	1,138,000	$	2,368,832
Acquisitions and related adjustments	(2,341		)	47,613		45,272
Foreign currency translation adjustment	5,651			17,279		22,930
Balance as of April 2, 2016 (a)	$	1,234,142		$	1,202,892	$	2,437,034

(a) The total carrying value of cost in excess of net assets of companies acquired for all periods in the table above is reflected net of $1,018,780 of accumulated impairment charges, of which $716,925 was recorded in the global components business segment and $301,855 was recorded in the global ECS business segment.

Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of April 2, 2016:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trade names	indefinite	$	101,000	$	—		$	101,000
Customer relationships	10 years	501,895		(227,733		)	274,162
Developed technology	5 years	13,625		(8,975		)	4,650
Other intangible assets	(b)	5,623		(1,932		)	3,691
		$	622,143	$	(238,640	)	$	383,503

(b) Consists of non-competition agreements and sales backlog with useful lives ranging from two to three years.

Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2015:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trade names	indefinite	$	101,000	$	—		$	101,000
Customer relationships	10 years	498,319		(215,263		)	283,056
Developed technology	5 years	13,154		(7,894		)	5,260
Other intangible assets	(c)	917		(907		)	10
		$	613,390	$	(224,064	)	$	389,326

(c) Consists of non-competition agreements with useful lives ranging from two to three years.