Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 27, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

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

	Quarter Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 27, 2015			June 28, 2014			June 27, 2015			June 28, 2014
Sales:
Global components	$	3,698,175		$	3,569,344		$	7,044,938		$	6,990,525
Global ECS	2,131,814			2,107,195			3,787,436			3,768,054
Consolidated	$	5,829,989		$	5,676,539		$	10,832,374		$	10,758,579
Operating income (loss):
Global components	$	169,817		$	159,642		$	334,712		$	320,788
Global ECS	98,394			95,990			165,911			160,148
Corporate (a)	(61,268		)	(47,363		)	(116,246		)	(94,927		)
Consolidated	$	206,943		$	208,269		$	384,377		$	386,009

(a) Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges of $17,147 and $33,343 for the second quarter and first six months of 2015 and $9,632 and $21,246 for the second quarter and first six months of 2014, respectively.

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Text Block]

Total assets, by segment, are as follows:

	June 27, 2015		December 31, 2014
Global components	$	7,598,165	$	6,952,342
Global ECS	3,832,796		4,761,628
Corporate	680,853		721,331
Consolidated	$	12,111,814	$	12,435,301

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				Six Months Ended
	June 27, 2015		June 28, 2014		June 27, 2015		June 28, 2014
Americas (b)	$	2,912,126	$	2,802,626	$	5,374,315	$	5,200,058
EMEA (c)	1,665,013		1,761,961		3,169,937		3,415,873
Asia/Pacific	1,252,850		1,111,952		2,288,122		2,142,648
Consolidated	$	5,829,989	$	5,676,539	$	10,832,374	$	10,758,579

(b) Includes sales related to the United States of $2,702,783 and $4,953,205 for the second quarter and first six months of 2015 and $2,581,909 and $4,756,574 for the second quarter and first six months of 2014, respectively.

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

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

	June 27, 2015		December 31, 2014
Americas (d)	$	553,498	$	537,967
EMEA	93,226		76,487
Asia/Pacific	24,724		21,845
Consolidated	$	671,448	$	636,299

(d) Includes net property, plant, and equipment related to the United States of $551,048 and $535,397 at June 27, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.