CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 26, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 336,744	$ 400,355
Accounts receivable, net		5,065,503	6,043,850
Inventories		2,478,907	2,335,257
Other current assets		300,647	253,145
Total current assets		8,181,801	9,032,607
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost:
Land		23,595	23,770
Buildings and improvements		164,568	144,530
Machinery and equipment		1,234,206	1,146,045
Property, plant, and equipment, gross		1,422,369	1,314,345
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(732,374)	(678,046)
Property, plant, and equipment, net		689,995	636,299
Investments in affiliated companies		72,498	69,124
Intangible assets, net		414,428	335,711
Cost in excess of net assets of companies acquired	[1]	2,366,968	2,069,209
Other assets		280,508	292,351
Total assets		12,006,198	12,435,301
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable		3,852,306	5,027,103
Accrued expenses		695,620	797,464
Short-term borrowings, including current portion of long-term debt		85,796	13,454
Total current liabilities		4,633,722	5,838,021
Long-term debt		2,748,283	2,067,898
Other liabilities		411,582	370,471
Equity:
Issued - 125,424 shares in both 2015 and 2014		125,424	125,424
Capital in excess of par value		1,094,859	1,086,082
Treasury stock (31,895 and 29,529 shares in 2015 and 2014, respectively), at cost		(1,330,916)	(1,169,673)
Retained earnings		4,515,988	4,176,754
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(247,115)	(64,617)
Total shareholders' equity		4,158,240	4,153,970
Noncontrolling interests		54,371	4,941
Total equity		4,212,611	4,158,911
Total liabilities and equity		$ 12,006,198	$ 12,435,301

[1] 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.