Interim Financial Information - Current (Condensed Income Statement)(Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended										12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013		Oct. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012		Oct. 31, 2011	Jul. 31, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2012		Jan. 31, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 7,442,372,000	[1],[2]	$ 6,037,475,000	$ 5,968,419,000	$ 5,910,063,000	$ 6,874,391,000	[3]	$ 6,404,585,000	$ 6,214,304,000	$ 6,154,033,000	$ 25,358,329,000	$ 25,647,313,000	[4]	$ 23,619,938,000	[4]
Gross profit	370,974,000	[1],[2]	306,079,000	302,593,000	323,408,000	366,263,000	[3]	337,778,000	336,085,000	337,315,000	1,303,054,000	1,377,441,000	[4]	1,278,253,000	[4]
Operating income	57,356,000	[1],[2]	63,595,000	60,311,000	82,458,000	70,604,000		83,252,000	73,138,000	77,552,000	263,720,000	304,546,000	[4]	321,408,000	[4]
Consolidated net income	44,441,000	[1],[2]	44,060,000	38,527,000	56,012,000	49,116,000	[3]	53,506,000	46,995,000	51,585,000	183,040,000	201,202,000	[4]	212,992,000	[4]
Net income attributable to shareholders of Tech Data Corporation	44,441,000	[1],[2]	42,937,000	34,699,000	54,178,000	43,976,000	[3]	49,862,000	45,346,000	51,566,000	176,255,000	190,750,000	[4]	208,372,000	[4]
Net income per share attributable to shareholders of Tech Data Corporation
Basic (in USD per share)	$ 1.18	[1],[2]	$ 1.14	$ 0.89	$ 1.32	$ 1.07		$ 1.18	$ 1.01	$ 1.10	$ 4.53	$ 4.36	[4]	$ 4.29	[4]
Diluted (in USD per share)	$ 1.17	[1],[2]	$ 1.13	$ 0.89	$ 1.30	$ 1.05		$ 1.17	$ 0.99	$ 1.09	$ 4.50	$ 4.30	[4]	$ 4.25	[4]
Reversal of valuation allowance											16,000,000	27,600,000		(100,000)
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries						28,294,000		0	0	0	0	28,294,000	[4]	0	[4]
SPAIN
Net income per share attributable to shareholders of Tech Data Corporation
Increase in accrual for value added tax matters	41,000,000
Decrease in diluted earnings per share	$ 0.89
Europe
Net income per share attributable to shareholders of Tech Data Corporation
Reversal of valuation allowance	(25,100,000)										25,100,000	13,600,000
Increase in diluted earnings per share	$ 0.66
Brazil and Columbia
Net income per share attributable to shareholders of Tech Data Corporation
Decrease in diluted earnings per share						$ 0.46
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries						$ (28,300,000)

[1] During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company recorded a $41.0 million increase in an accrual for various value added tax matters in one of the Company’s subsidiaries in Spain, which decreased earnings per diluted share by $0.89 for the quarter ended January 31, 2013 (see Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies for further discussion).

[2] During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $25.1 million for the reversal of deferred tax valuation allowances related to a specific jurisdiction in Europe which had been recorded in prior fiscal years, which increased earnings per diluted share by $0.66 for the quarter ended January 31, 2013 (see further discussion in Note 9 - Income Taxes).

[3] During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company recorded a $28.3 million loss on disposal of subsidiaries related to the closure of the commercial operations in Brazil and Colombia, which decreased earnings per diluted share by $0.46 for the quarter ended January 31, 2012 (see also Note 7 - Loss on Disposal of Subsidiaries).

[4] See Note 2 - Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements.