Segment and Geographic Information - Geographic Sales (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Apr. 03, 2021	Mar. 28, 2020
Revenues From External Customers [Line Items]
Sales	[1]	$ 8,385,919	$ 6,381,417
United States [Member]
Revenues From External Customers [Line Items]
Sales		2,497,998	2,412,087
Global Components
Revenues From External Customers [Line Items]
Sales		6,443,253	4,550,601
Global Components | Americas
Revenues From External Customers [Line Items]
Sales		1,701,173	1,552,798
Global Components | EMEA [Member]
Revenues From External Customers [Line Items]
Sales		1,568,602	1,309,990
Global Components | Asia Pacific
Revenues From External Customers [Line Items]
Sales		3,173,478	1,687,813
Global ECS
Revenues From External Customers [Line Items]
Sales		1,942,666	1,830,816
Global ECS | Americas
Revenues From External Customers [Line Items]
Sales		1,151,338	1,128,688
Global ECS | EMEA [Member]
Revenues From External Customers [Line Items]
Sales		$ 791,328	$ 702,128

[1] Includes sales related to the United States of $2,497,998 and $2,412,087 for the first quarter of 2021 and 2020, respectively.