Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
		Jun. 29, 2019	Sep. 28, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	[1]		$ 2,624,690
Impairments and dispositions			(571,561)
Foreign currency translation adjustment			(12,056)
Goodwill, Ending Balance	[2]		2,041,073
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss			1,588,955	$ 1,018,780
Global Components [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	[1]		1,437,501
Impairments and dispositions			(570,175)
Foreign currency translation adjustment			10,673
Goodwill, Ending Balance	[2]		877,999
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss			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			(22,729)
Goodwill, Ending Balance	[2]		1,163,074
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss			301,855	$ 301,855
Americas [Member] | Global Components [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss		$ 509,000
Goodwill, Ending Balance			$ 600,000
Goodwill, Impairment Loss, Net of Tax		$ 457,806
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount		0.00%
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 September 28, 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 ECS business segment.