Employee Benefit Plans - Arrow SERP and Wyle Defined Benefit Plan (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 104,714	$ 92,976
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Expected Long-Term Return on Assets	6.75%	7.25%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Return on Assets	7.25%	7.50%
Current Arrow SERP [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of Participants	10
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation	67,320	63,584
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation	75,312	73,327	61,690
Defined Benefit Plan, Service Cost	2,126	2,064
Defined Benefit Plan, Interest Cost	2,846	3,031
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Net (Gains) Losses	301	9,780
Defined Benefit Plan, Funded Status of Plan	(75,312)	(73,327)
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Current Liabilities	(3,531)	(3,483)
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent	(71,781)	(69,844)
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Gains (Losses)	(2,707)	(2,013)
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost	7,721	7,150
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Discount Rate	4.50%	4.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Rate of Compensation Increase	5.00%	5.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate	4.00%	4.75%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Rate of Compensation Increase	5.00%	5.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year One	3,602
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Two	3,564
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit)	42	42
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Three	3,617
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Four	3,568
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Five	4,054
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Five Fiscal Years Thereafter	25,890
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefits Paid	3,288	3,238
Wyle Defined Benefit Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation	126,481	128,771
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation	126,481	128,771	118,191
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	104,714	92,976	81,719
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Return on Plan Assets	17,608	11,477
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer	300	5,450
Defined Benefit Plan, Service Cost	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Interest Cost	5,038	5,442
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Return on Plan Assets	(6,516)	(6,200)
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Net (Gains) Losses	(1,158)	10,808
Defined Benefit Plan, Funded Status of Plan	(21,767)	(35,795)
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Current Liabilities	0	0
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent	(21,767)	(35,795)
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Gains (Losses)	(1,956)	(1,745)
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost	478	987
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Discount Rate	4.50%	4.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate	4.00%	4.75%
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year One	6,755
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Two	6,804
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit)	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Three	6,980
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Four	7,053
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Year Five	7,089
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments in Five Fiscal Years Thereafter	37,572
Defined Benefit Plans, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Next Fiscal Year	5,600
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefits Paid	$ 6,170	$ 5,670