Document and Entity Information Document - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Feb. 02, 2018	Jul. 01, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Arrow Electronics Inc
Entity Central Index Key	0000007536
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		87,709,565
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 6,807,202,729