Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance as of December 31, 2019	$ 2,061,322	[1]
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(16,424)
Balance as of March 28, 2020	2,044,898	[1]
Accumulated impairment charges	1,588,955
Global Components
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance as of December 31, 2019	883,496	[1]
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(2,418)
Balance as of March 28, 2020	881,078	[1]
Accumulated impairment charges	1,287,100
Global ECS
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance as of December 31, 2019	1,177,826	[1]
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(14,006)
Balance as of March 28, 2020	1,163,820	[1]
Accumulated impairment charges	$ 301,855
eInfochips
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount	2.00%
Americas | Global Components
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount	4.00%

[1] The total carrying value of goodwill as of March 28, 2020 and December 31, 2019 in the table above is reflected net of $1,588,955 of accumulated impairment charges, of which $1,287,100 was recorded in the global components business segment and $301,855 was recorded in the global enterprise computing solutions ("ECS") business segment.