Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Text Block]

Sales and operating income (loss), by segment, are as follows:

	Quarter Ended
	April 2, 2016			March 28, 2015
Sales:
Global components	$	3,675,929		$	3,346,763
Global ECS	1,798,248			1,655,622
Consolidated	$	5,474,177		$	5,002,385
Operating income (loss):
Global components	$	170,770		$	164,895
Global ECS	78,212			67,517
Corporate (a)	(67,618		)	(54,978		)
Consolidated	$	181,364		$	177,434

(a) Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges of $20,788 and $16,196 for the first quarters of 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Text Block]

Total assets, by segment, are as follows:

	April 2, 2016		December 31, 2015
Global components	$	7,561,662	$	7,276,143
Global ECS	4,105,308		5,074,529
Corporate	685,817		671,258
Consolidated	$	12,352,787	$	13,021,930

Schedule Of Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets By Geographical Areas Table [Text Block]

Sales, by geographic area, are as follows:

	Quarter Ended
	April 2, 2016		March 28, 2015
Americas (b)	$	2,620,477	$	2,462,189
EMEA (c)	1,665,880		1,504,924
Asia/Pacific	1,187,820		1,035,272
Consolidated	$	5,474,177	$	5,002,385

(b) Includes sales related to the United States of $2,396,063 and $2,250,422 for the first quarters of 2016 and 2015, respectively.

(c) Defined as Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Net property, plant, and equipment, by geographic area, is as follows:

	April 2, 2016		December 31, 2015
Americas (d)	$	602,643	$	582,973
EMEA	92,408		88,727
Asia/Pacific	30,269		28,478
Consolidated	$	725,320	$	700,178

(d) Includes net property, plant, and equipment related to the United States of $599,808 and $580,791 at April 2, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.