Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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		)	6,251		6,149
Foreign currency translation adjustment	17,451			54,756		72,207
Balance as of September 30, 2017 (a)	$	1,257,090		$	1,213,486	$	2,470,576

(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 September 30, 2017:

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Non-amortizable trade names	indefinite	$	101,000	$	—		$	101,000
Customer relationships	10 years	476,656		(274,847		)	201,809
Developed technology	5 years	6,340		(2,973		)	3,367
Amortizable trade name	5 years	2,409		(1,200		)	1,209
		$	586,405	$	(279,020	)	$	307,385

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

	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Non-amortizable 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.