Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Text Block]

Goodwill of companies acquired, allocated to the company's business segments, is as follows:

	Global Components		Global ECS		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2017 (a)	$	1,264,869	$	1,205,178	$	2,470,047
Acquisitions and related adjustments	202,267		14,201		216,468
Foreign currency translation adjustment	4,565		12,462		17,027
Balance as of March 31, 2018 (a)	$	1,471,701	$	1,231,841	$	2,703,542

(a) The total carrying value of goodwill for all periods in the table above is reflected net of $1,026,702 of accumulated impairment charges, of which $716,925 was recorded in the global components business segment and $309,777 was recorded in the global ECS business segment.

Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of March 31, 2018:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Non-amortizable trade names	indefinite	$	101,000	$	—		$	101,000
Customer relationships	10 years	454,492		(211,062		)	243,430
Developed technology	5 years	6,340		(3,360		)	2,980
Amortizable trade name	5 years	2,409		(1,441		)	968
		$	564,241	$	(215,863	)	$	348,378

Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2017:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Non-amortizable trade names	indefinite	$	101,000	$	—		$	101,000
Customer relationships	10 years	440,167		(259,337		)	180,830
Developed technology	5 years	6,340		(3,043		)	3,297
Amortizable trade name	5 years	2,409		(1,321		)	1,088
		$	549,916	$	(263,701	)	$	286,215