Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2017

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, 2016 (a)	$	1,239,741		$	1,152,479	$	2,392,220
Acquisitions and related adjustments	(102		)	—		(102		)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	4,050			8,992		13,042
Balance as of April 1, 2017 (a)	$	1,243,689		$	1,161,471	$	2,405,160

(a) The total carrying value of goodwill 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 April 1, 2017:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trade names	indefinite	$	101,000	$	—		$	101,000
Customer relationships	10 years	465,655		(246,521		)	219,134
Developed technology	5 years	6,340		(2,092		)	4,248
Other intangible assets	(b)	6,776		(5,238		)	1,538
		$	579,771	$	(253,851	)	$	325,920

(b) Consists of 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, 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	(c)	6,721		(4,514		)	2,207
		$	593,037	$	(256,155	)	$	336,882

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