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

6 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2016

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, 2015 (a)	$	1,230,832	$	1,138,000	$	2,368,832
Acquisitions and related adjustments	2,224		39,613		41,837
Foreign currency translation adjustment	2,359		5,930		8,289
Balance as of July 2, 2016 (a)	$	1,235,415	$	1,183,543	$	2,418,958

(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 July 2, 2016:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trade names	indefinite	$	101,000	$	—		$	101,000
Customer relationships	10 years	494,506		(238,118		)	256,388
Developed technology	5 years	14,199		(10,203		)	3,996
Other intangible assets	(b)	7,903		(3,684		)	4,219
		$	617,608	$	(252,005	)	$	365,603

(b) Consists of non-competition agreements, sales backlog, and an amortizable trade name with useful lives ranging from two to five years.

Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2015:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trade names	indefinite	$	101,000	$	—		$	101,000
Customer relationships	10 years	498,319		(215,263		)	283,056
Developed technology	5 years	13,154		(7,894		)	5,260
Other intangible assets	(c)	917		(907		)	10
		$	613,390	$	(224,064	)	$	389,326

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