Stock Based Compensation Plans Stock Based Compensation Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 29, 2013

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury rates at the date of grant with maturity dates approximately equal to the expected term at the grant date. The historical volatility of Avnet’s stock is used as the basis for the volatility assumption.

	Years Ended
	June 29, 2013		June 30, 2012		July 2, 2011
Expected term (years)	6.00		6.00		6.00
Risk-free interest rate	0.9	%	1.2	%	1.8	%
Weighted average volatility	35.0	%	33.7	%	33.7	%
Dividend yield	—		—		—

Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of the changes in outstanding options for fiscal 2013:

	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
Outstanding at June 30, 2012	2,881,918		$	23.78	61 Months
Granted	416,128		$	32.34	110 Months
Exercised	(708,421	)	$	18.25	12 Months
Forfeited or expired	(10,437	)	$	30.50	40 Months
Outstanding at June 29, 2013	2,579,188		$	26.65	70 Months
Exercisable at June 29, 2013	1,634,898		$	25.37	53 Months

Schedule of Nonvested Share Activity [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of the changes in non-vested stock options for the fiscal year ended June 29, 2013:

	Shares		Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested stock options at June 30, 2012	887,295		$	9.41
Granted	416,128		$	11.33
Vested	(359,133	)	$	9.53
Forfeited	—		$	—
Non-vested stock options at June 29, 2013	944,290		$	10.21

Schedule Of Nonvested Incentive Share Activity [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of the changes in non-vested incentive shares for the fiscal year ended June 29, 2013:

	Shares		Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested incentive shares at June 30, 2012	1,749,519		$	26.82
Granted	1,292,030		$	32.42
Vested	(900,701	)	$	28.24
Forfeited	(131,338	)	$	28.64
Non-vested incentive shares at June 29, 2013	2,009,510		$	29.62