CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Sales		$ 34,477,018	$ 28,673,363	$ 28,916,847
Cost of sales		30,274,653	25,482,233	25,618,466
Gross profit		4,202,365	3,191,130	3,298,381
Operating expenses:
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		2,435,030	2,087,050	2,191,612
Depreciation and amortization		195,120	189,058	189,790
Loss on disposition of businesses, net (Note 2)		0	0	21,252
Impairments (Notes 2 and 3)		4,482	7,223	698,246
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost		10,911	13,288	89,785
Total operating expenses		2,645,543	2,296,619	3,190,685
Operating income		1,556,822	894,511	107,696
Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliated companies		3,508	(531)	(2,765)
Gain on investments, net		12,951	5,348	11,831
Employee benefit plan expense, net		(5,180)	(2,859)	(24,849)
Interest and other financing expense, net		(131,727)	(137,210)	(203,743)
Income (loss) before income taxes		1,436,374	759,259	(111,830)
Provision for income taxes		325,906	172,795	88,338
Consolidated net income (loss)		1,110,468	586,464	(200,168)
Noncontrolling interests		2,271	2,026	3,919
Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders		$ 1,108,197	$ 584,438	$ (204,087)
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic		$ 15.29	$ 7.49	$ (2.44)
Diluted	[1]	$ 15.10	$ 7.43	$ (2.44)
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic		72,472	77,992	83,568
Diluted		73,385	78,635	83,568
Global Components [Member]
Sales		$ 26,357,517	$ 20,502,687	$ 20,250,735
Operating expenses:
Impairments (Notes 2 and 3)		4,482		698,246
Global ECS [Member]
Sales		$ 8,119,501	$ 8,170,676	$ 8,666,112

[1] Stock-based compensation awards for the issuance of 1,143 shares and 1,614 shares for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, were excluded from the computation of net income (loss) per share on a diluted basis as their effect was anti-dilutive. As the company reported a net loss attributable to shareholders for 2019, basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to shareholders are the same.