Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Text Block]

Goodwill 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	20,724			36,430			57,154
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(11,815		)	(21,951		)	(33,766		)
Balance as of December 31, 2016 (a)	$	1,239,741		$	1,152,479		$	2,392,220
Acquisitions	6,149			—			6,149
Impairment of assets held for sale	—			(7,922		)	(7,922		)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	18,979			60,621			79,600
Balance as of December 31, 2017 (b)	$	1,264,869		$	1,205,178		$	2,470,047

(a) The total carrying value of goodwill of companies acquired as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 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.

(b) The total carrying value of goodwill of companies acquired as of December 31, 2017 in the table above is reflected net of $1,026,702 of accumulated impairment charges, of which $716,925 was recorded in the global components business segment and $309,777 was recorded in the global ECS business segment.

Schedule of Definite and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2017:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Non-amortizable trade names	indefinite	$	101,000	$	—		$	101,000
Customer relationships	10 years	440,167		(259,337		)	180,830
Developed technology	5 years	6,340		(3,043		)	3,297
Amortizable trade name	5 years	2,409		(1,321		)	1,088
		$	549,916	$	(263,701	)	$	286,215

Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2016:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Non-amortizable trade names	indefinite	$	101,000	$	—		$	101,000
Customer relationships	10 years	476,176		(247,206		)	228,970
Developed technology	5 years	9,140		(4,435		)	4,705
Other intangible assets	(c)	6,721		(4,514		)	2,207
		$	593,037	$	(256,155	)	$	336,882

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