Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Text Block]

Sales and operating income (loss), by segment, are as follows:

	Quarter Ended						Nine Months Ended
	October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010			October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010
Sales:
Global components	$	3,648,858		$	3,437,632		$	11,410,789		$	9,824,670
Global ECS	1,537,999			1,220,209			4,539,002			3,681,844
Consolidated	$	5,186,857		$	4,657,841		$	15,949,791		$	13,506,514
Operating income (loss):
Global components	$	194,178		$	196,803		$	647,094		$	533,405
Global ECS	53,710			35,479			156,480			102,415
Corporate (a)	(38,726		)	(47,763		)	(126,914		)	(116,840		)
Consolidated	$	209,162		$	184,519		$	676,660		$	518,980

(a) Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges of $8,848 and $23,676 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 and $14,338 and $27,424 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2010, respectively. Also included in the first nine months of 2011 is a charge of $5,875 related to the settlement of a legal matter.

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Text Block]

Total assets, by segment, are as follows:

	October 1, 2011		December 31, 2010
Global components	$	6,882,169	$	5,862,386
Global ECS	2,406,890		2,836,006
Corporate	579,668		902,146
Consolidated	$	9,868,727	$	9,600,538

Schedule Of Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets By Geographical Areas Table [Text Block]

Sales, by geographic area, are as follows:

	Quarter Ended				Nine Months Ended
	October 1, 2011		October 2, 2010		October 1, 2011		October 2, 2010
Americas (b)	$	2,577,865	$	2,278,632	$	7,698,152	$	6,424,651
EMEA (c)	1,630,990		1,364,472		5,239,577		4,009,187
Asia/Pacific	978,002		1,014,737		3,012,062		3,072,676
Consolidated	$	5,186,857	$	4,657,841	$	15,949,791	$	13,506,514

(b) Includes sales related to the United States of $2,376,928 and $7,057,773 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 and $2,078,575 and $5,798,499 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2010, respectively.

(c) Defined as Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Net property, plant and equipment, by geographic area, is as follows:

	October 1, 2011		December 31, 2010
Americas (d)	$	473,630	$	431,066
EMEA	57,573		55,607
Asia/Pacific	19,511		18,867
Consolidated	$	550,714	$	505,540

(d) Includes net property, plant and equipment related to the United States of $472,548 and $429,922 at October 1, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.