Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Text Block]

Sales and operating income (loss), by segment, are as follows:

	Quarter Ended
	April 1, 2017			April 2, 2016
Sales:
Global components	$	4,058,803		$	3,675,929
Global ECS	1,700,749			1,798,248
Consolidated	$	5,759,552		$	5,474,177
Operating income (loss):
Global components	$	173,533		$	170,770
Global ECS	80,879			78,212
Corporate (a)	(62,690		)	(67,618		)
Consolidated	$	191,722		$	181,364

(a) Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges of $15,505 and $20,788 for the first quarters of 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Text Block]

Total assets, by segment, are as follows:

	April 1, 2017		December 31, 2016
Global components	$	8,561,728	$	8,360,926
Global ECS	4,096,249		5,053,172
Corporate	761,398		792,268
Consolidated	$	13,419,375	$	14,206,366

Schedule Of Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets By Geographical Areas Table [Text Block]

Sales, by geographic area, are as follows:

	Quarter Ended
	April 1, 2017		April 2, 2016
Americas (b)	$	2,642,988	$	2,620,477
EMEA (c)	1,685,841		1,665,880
Asia/Pacific	1,430,723		1,187,820
Consolidated	$	5,759,552	$	5,474,177

(b) Includes sales related to the United States of $2,378,480 and $2,396,063 for the first quarter of 2017 and 2016, respectively.

(c) Defined as Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Net property, plant, and equipment, by geographic area, is as follows:

	April 1, 2017		December 31, 2016
Americas (d)	$	658,135	$	631,386
EMEA	92,333		90,834
Asia/Pacific	36,128		34,079
Consolidated	$	786,596	$	756,299

(d) Includes net property, plant, and equipment related to the United States of $653,648 and $626,964 at April 1, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.