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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2015

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, 2014 (a)	$	1,051,783		$	1,017,426		$	2,069,209
Acquisitions	90,864			14			90,878
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(4,556		)	(53,339		)	(57,895		)
Balance as of March 28, 2015 (a)	$	1,138,091		$	964,101		$	2,102,192

(a) The total carrying value of cost in excess of net assets of companies acquired for all periods in the table above is reflected net of $1,018,780 of accumulated impairment charges, of which $716,925 was recorded in the global components business segment and $301,855 was recorded in the global ECS business segment.

Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of March 28, 2015:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trade names	indefinite	$	101,000	$	—		$	101,000
Customer relationships	10 years	411,160		(178,098		)	233,062
Developed technology	5 years	13,223		(5,970		)	7,253
Other intangible assets	(b)	1,143		(871		)	272
		$	526,526	$	(184,939	)	$	341,587

Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2014:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trade names	indefinite	$	101,000	$	—		$	101,000
Customer relationships	10 years	402,036		(171,071		)	230,965
Developed technology	5 years	8,806		(5,444		)	3,362
Other intangible assets	(b)	1,719		(1,335		)	384
		$	513,561	$	(177,850	)	$	335,711

(b) Consists of non-competition agreements with useful lives ranging from two to three years.