Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

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, 2014 (a)	$	1,051,783		$	1,017,426		$	2,069,209
Acquisitions	187,977			174,074			362,051
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(8,928		)	(53,500		)	(62,428		)
Balance as of December 31, 2015 (a)	1,230,832			1,138,000			2,368,832
Acquisitions	20,724			36,430			57,154
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(11,815		)	(21,951		)	(33,766		)
Balance as of December 31, 2016 (a)	$	1,239,741		$	1,152,479		$	2,392,220

(a) The total carrying value of goodwill 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.

Schedule of Definite and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2016:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trade names	indefinite	$	101,000	$	—		$	101,000
Customer relationships	10 years	476,176		(247,206		)	228,970
Developed technology	5 years	9,140		(4,435		)	4,705
Other intangible assets	(b)	6,721		(4,514		)	2,207
		$	593,037	$	(256,155	)	$	336,882

(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.