Segment and Geographic Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 28, 2019	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 28, 2019	Sep. 29, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Sales:
Sales	[1]	$ 7,078,118	$ 7,490,445	$ 21,578,657	$ 21,758,586
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)		173,218	290,310	(130,412)	813,132
Loss on disposition of businesses, net		14,573	2,042	15,439	3,604
Impairments		253	0	698,246	0
Restructuring, integration, and other charges		43,120	10,143	74,692	50,497
Assets		15,689,711		15,689,711		$ 17,784,445
Global Components [Member]
Sales:
Sales		5,048,880	5,381,078	15,511,742	15,595,374
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	[2]	171,591	271,939	(159,993)	755,325
Loss on disposition of businesses, net		14,573
Impairments		253		698,246
Restructuring, integration, and other charges		12,034
Inventory Write-down		1,101		21,215
Receivables and Inventory Write-down charge (credit)		(664)		15,187
Assets		10,447,811		10,447,811		11,425,579
Global ECS [Member]
Sales:
Sales		2,029,238	2,109,367	6,066,915	6,163,212
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)		92,375	82,187	277,481	275,410
Assets		4,518,883		4,518,883		5,632,102
Corporate Segment [Member]
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	[3]	(90,748)	$ (63,816)	(247,900)	$ (217,603)
Loss on disposition of businesses, net		866
Restructuring, integration, and other charges		31,086		62,658
Assets		$ 723,017		$ 723,017		$ 726,764

[1] Includes sales related to the United States of $2,875,687 and $8,560,115 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2019 and $3,181,227 and $8,799,364 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2018, respectively.

[2] Global components operating income includes impairments of $253 and $698,246 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2019, respectively. Also included are non-recurring charges of $1,101 and $21,215 in the third quarter and first nine months of 2019, respectively, related to a subset of inventory held by its digital business and a non-recurring charge (credit) of $(664) and $15,187 in the third quarter and first nine months of 2019, respectively, related to the receivables and inventory of its financing solutions business. The company has made the decision to narrow its digital inventory offerings and will no longer provide notes to its components customers. Also included are restructuring, integration, and other charges of $12,034 and a loss on disposition of businesses, net, of $14,573 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2019.

[3] Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges of $31,086 and $62,658 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2019 and $10,143 and $50,497 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2018, respectively.