Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
		Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 29, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	[1]		$ 2,624,690
Impairments and dispositions			(571,561)
Foreign currency translation adjustment			14,370
Goodwill, Ending Balance	[2]	$ 2,067,499	2,067,499
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss		$ 1,588,955	$ 1,588,955	$ 1,018,780
Document Period End Date			Jun. 29, 2019
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount		0.00%	0.00%
Global Components [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	[1]		$ 1,437,501
Impairments and dispositions			(570,175)
Foreign currency translation adjustment			16,823
Goodwill, Ending Balance	[2]	$ 884,149	884,149
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss		1,287,100	1,287,100	716,925
Global ECS [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	[1]		1,187,189
Impairments and dispositions			(1,386)
Foreign currency translation adjustment			(2,453)
Goodwill, Ending Balance	[2]	1,183,350	1,183,350
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss		301,855	301,855	$ 301,855
Americas [Member] | Global Components [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss		509,000
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Ending Balance		601,336	$ 601,336
Goodwill, Impairment Loss, Net of Tax		457,806
Asia Pacific [Member] | Global Components [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss, Net of Tax		$ 61,175

[1] The total carrying value of goodwill as of December 31, 2018 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 enterprise computing solutions (“ECS”) business segment.

[2] The total carrying value of goodwill as of June 29, 2019 in the table above is reflected net of $1,588,955 of accumulated impairment charges, of which $1,287,100 was recorded in the global components business segment and $301,855 was recorded in the global enterprise computing solutions (“ECS”) business segment.