Segment and Geographic Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016	Oct. 01, 2016	Jul. 02, 2016	Apr. 02, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 26, 2015	Jun. 27, 2015	Mar. 28, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Sales:
Sales		$ 6,442,891	$ 5,936,092	$ 5,972,101	$ 5,474,177	$ 6,751,342	$ 5,698,304	$ 5,829,989	$ 5,002,385	$ 23,825,261	$ 23,282,020	$ 22,768,674
Operating income (loss):
Operating income										858,539	824,482	762,257
Restructuring, integration, and other charges										73,602	68,765	39,841
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)												78,000
Assets		14,206,366				13,021,930				14,206,366	13,021,930
Trade name impairment charge										0	0	78,000
Global components [Member]
Sales:
Sales										15,408,839	14,405,793	14,313,026
Operating income (loss):
Operating income										686,466	649,396	653,992
Assets		8,360,926				7,276,143				8,360,926	7,276,143
Global ECS [Member]
Sales:
Sales										8,416,422	8,876,227	8,455,648
Operating income (loss):
Operating income										441,803	424,063	389,571
Assets		5,053,172				5,074,529				5,053,172	5,074,529
Corporate Segment [Member]
Operating income (loss):
Operating income	[1]									(269,730)	(248,977)	$ (281,306)
Assets		$ 792,268				$ 671,258				$ 792,268	$ 671,258

[1] Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges of $73,602, $68,765, and $39,841 in 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively. Also included is a non-cash impairment charge associated with discontinuing the use of a trade name of $78,000 in 2014.