Segment and Geographic Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Document Period End Date				Jun. 29, 2019
Sales:
Sales	[1]	$ 7,344,548	$ 7,392,528	$ 14,500,539	$ 14,268,141
impairments		697,993	0	697,993	0
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)		(549,190)	286,827	(303,630)	522,822
Restructuring, integration, and other charges		19,912	19,183	31,572	40,354
Loss on disposition of businesses, net		0	0	866	1,562
Assets		16,024,369		16,024,369		$ 17,784,445
Global Components [Member]
Sales:
Sales		5,270,935	5,284,364	10,462,862	10,214,296
impairments		697,993
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	[2]	(561,878)	253,840	(327,346)	483,386
Inventory Write-down		20,114
Receivables and Inventory write down		15,851
Assets		10,644,553		10,644,553		11,425,579
Global ECS [Member]
Sales:
Sales		2,073,613	2,108,164	4,037,677	4,053,845
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)		98,388	109,417	185,106	193,223
Assets		4,571,761		4,571,761		5,632,102
Corporate Segment [Member]
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	[3]	(85,700)	$ (76,430)	(161,390)	$ (153,787)
Assets		$ 808,055		$ 808,055		$ 726,764

[1] Includes sales related to the United States of $2,902,393 and $5,684,428 for the second quarter and first six months of 2019 and $2,968,469 and $5,618,137 for the second quarter and first six months of 2018, respectively.

[2] Global components operating income includes impairments of $697,993 for the second quarter and first six months of 2019. Also included is a non-recurring charge of $20,114 in the second quarter of 2019 related to a subset of inventory held by its digital business and a non-recurring charge of $15,851 related to the receivables and inventory of its financing solutions business. The company has made the decision to narrow its digital inventory offerings and will no longer provide notes to its components customers.

[3] Includes restructuring, integration, and other charges of $19,912 and $31,572 for the second quarter and first six months of 2019 and $19,183 and $40,354 for the second quarter and first six months of 2018, respectively.