Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

Sales and operating income (loss), by segment, for the years ended December 31 are as follows:

	2011			2010			2009
Sales:
Global components	$	14,853,823		$	13,168,381		$	9,751,305
Global ECS	6,536,441			5,576,295			4,932,796
Consolidated	$	21,390,264		$	18,744,676		$	14,684,101
Operating income (loss):
Global components	$	823,774		$	715,333		$	318,866
Global ECS	262,893			191,489			167,748
Corporate (a)	(177,824		)	(156,047		)	(213,827		)
Consolidated	$	908,843		$	750,775		$	272,787

(a) Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges of $37,811, $33,494, and $105,514 in 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively. Also included in 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, at December 31 are as follows:

	2011		2010
Global components	$	5,974,174	$	5,862,386
Global ECS	3,206,788		2,836,006
Corporate	648,117		902,146
Consolidated	$	9,829,079	$	9,600,538

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

Sales, by geographic area, for the years ended December 31 are as follows:

	2011		2010		2009
Americas (b)	$	10,576,106	$	9,111,557	$	7,056,745
EMEA	6,889,479		5,633,508		4,248,049
Asia/Pacific	3,924,679		3,999,611		3,379,307
Consolidated	$	21,390,264	$	18,744,676	$	14,684,101

(b) Includes sales related to the United States of $9,706,593, $8,254,191, and $6,374,447 in 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively.

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

	2011		2010
Americas (c)	$	479,420	$	431,066
EMEA	56,552		55,607
Asia/Pacific	20,257		18,867
Consolidated	$	556,229	$	505,540

(c) Includes net property, plant and equipment related to the United States of $478,376 and $429,922 at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively