Cost in Excess of Net Assets of Companies Acquired (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Text Block]

Cost in excess of net assets of companies acquired, allocated to the company's business segments, is as follows:

	Global Components			Global ECS			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	763,952		$	709,381		$	1,473,333
Acquisitions	135,921			35,416			171,337
Other (primarily foreign currency translation)	(2,279		)	(3,529		)	(5,808		)
Balance as of June 30, 2012	$	897,594		$	741,268		$	1,638,862

Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of June 30, 2012:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trade names	indefinite	$	179,000	$	—		$	179,000
Customer relationships	11 years	298,442		(83,677		)	214,765
Developed technology	5 years	11,791		(1,490		)	10,301
Other intangible assets	(a)	9,446		(7,188		)	2,258
		$	498,679	$	(92,355	)	$	406,324

Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2011:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trade names	indefinite	$	179,000	$	—		$	179,000
Customer relationships	11 years	267,729		(69,762		)	197,967
Developed technology	6 years	11,029		(693		)	10,336
Procurement agreement	5 years	12,000		(11,400		)	600
Other intangible assets	(a)	14,573		(9,713		)	4,860
		$	484,331	$	(91,568	)	$	392,763

(a) Consists of non-competition agreements and sales backlog with useful lives ranging from one to three years.