Segment and Geographic Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 26, 2020	Sep. 28, 2019	Sep. 26, 2020	Sep. 28, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Sales:
Sales	[1]	$ 7,231,260	$ 7,078,118	$ 20,219,171	$ 21,578,657
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)		238,182	173,218	573,099	(130,412)
Loss on disposition of businesses, net		0	14,573	0	15,439
Restructuring, integration, and other charges (credits)		(2,840)	43,120	6,948	74,692
Assets		15,496,633		15,496,633		$ 16,400,796
Global Components
Sales:
Sales		5,307,737	5,048,880	14,579,593	15,511,742
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	[2]	203,603	171,591	550,206	(159,993)
Loss on disposition of businesses, net			14,573		14,573
Impairments			253		698,246
Restructuring, integration, and other charges (credits)			12,034		12,034
Inventory Write-down			1,101		21,215
Receivables and Inventory Write-down charge (credit)			(664)		15,187
Assets		10,290,291		10,290,291		10,253,006
Global ECS
Sales:
Sales		1,923,523	2,029,238	5,639,578	6,066,915
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	[3]	82,529	92,375	197,883	277,481
Assets		4,514,397		4,514,397		5,479,919
Foreign tax and other loss contingencies				29,858
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of				4,918
Corporate
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	[4]	(47,950)	(90,748)	(174,990)	(247,900)
Loss on disposition of businesses, net					866
Restructuring, integration, and other charges (credits)		(2,840)	$ 31,086		$ 62,658
Assets		$ 691,945		$ 691,945		$ 667,871

[1] Includes sales related to the United States of $2,524,988 and $7,400,960 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2020 and $2,875,687 and $8,560,115 for the third quarter and first nine months 2019, 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. During 2019, the company made the decision to narrow its digital inventory offerings and 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] Global ECS operating income for the first nine months of 2020 includes reserves and other adjustments of approximately $29,858 primarily related to foreign tax and other loss contingencies. These reserves are principally associated with transactional taxes on activity from several prior years, not significant to any one year. Global ECS operating income for the first nine months of 2020 also includes $4,918 in impairment charges related to various long-lived assets.

[4] Corporate operating income includes restructuring, integration, and other charges (credits) of $(2,840) and $6,948 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2020, respectively, and $2,305 of impairment charges related to various long-lived assets for the third quarter and first nine months of 2020. Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges of $31,086 and $62,658 for the third quarter and first nine months 2019, respectively. Also included in the first nine months of 2019 was a net loss on disposition of businesses of $866.