Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012		Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012		Jul. 31, 2012 As Previously Reported	Jul. 31, 2012 As Previously Reported	Jul. 31, 2012 Adjustments		Jul. 31, 2012 Adjustments		Jul. 31, 2012 Vendor Accounting Errors Adjustments	Jul. 31, 2012 Vendor Accounting Errors Adjustments	Jul. 31, 2012 Improper Deferral of Foreign Currency Exchange Losses [Member] Adjustments	Jul. 31, 2012 Investment Income Adjustments	Jul. 31, 2012 Investment Income Adjustments	Jul. 31, 2012 Europe Vendor Accounting Errors Adjustments subsidiary	Jan. 31, 2014 Minimum Subsequent Event	Jan. 31, 2014 Maximum Subsequent Event
Restatement-related expenses	$ 10,963	$ 0	[1]	$ 13,986	$ 0	[1]													$ 54,000	$ 56,000
Consolidated Statement of Income [Abstract]
Net sales	6,327,476	5,968,419	[1]	12,475,233	11,878,482	[1]	5,961,500	11,857,061	6,919	[2]	21,421	[2]
Cost of products sold	6,011,636	5,665,826	[1]	11,836,979	11,252,481	[1]	5,660,256	11,235,600	5,570	[2]	16,881	[2]
Gross profit	315,840	302,593	[1]	638,254	626,001	[1]	301,244	621,461	1,349	[3]	4,540	[4]	2,300	5,900	(200)			(600)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	275,018	242,282	[1]	558,378	483,232	[1]	241,988	481,312	294		1,920	[5]					500
Operating income	29,859	60,311	[1]	65,890	142,769	[1]	59,256	140,149	1,055		2,620
Interest expense	6,219	3,422	[1]	13,317	6,491	[1]	3,422	6,491	0		0
Other expense (income), net	654	1,812	[1]	(1,510)	2,047	[1]	1,178	2,522	634	[6]	(475)	[7]				600	500
Income before income taxes	22,986	55,077	[1]	54,083	134,231	[1]	54,656	131,136	421		3,095
Provision for income taxes	8,291	16,550	[1]	21,628	39,692	[1]	16,370	39,324	180	[8]	368	[9]
Consolidated net income	14,695	38,527	[1]	32,455	94,539	[1]	38,286	91,812	241		2,727
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	(3,828)	[1]	0	(5,662)	[1]	(3,828)	(5,662)	0		0
Net income attributable to shareholders of Tech Data Corporation	14,695	34,699	[1]	32,455	88,877	[1]	34,458	86,150	241		2,727
Net income per share attributable to shareholders of Tech Data Corporation
Basic (in USD per share)	$ 0.39	$ 0.89	[1]	$ 0.85	$ 2.22	[1]	$ 0.89	$ 2.15	$ 0.00		$ 0.07
Diluted (in USD per share)	$ 0.38	$ 0.89	[1]	$ 0.85	$ 2.20	[1]	$ 0.88	$ 2.14	$ 0.01		$ 0.06
Number of subsidiaries																		2
Statement of Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(1,956)	(111,143)	[1]	(49,565)	(83,972)	[1]	(111,257)	(83,261)	114		(711)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	12,739	(72,616)	[1]	(17,110)	10,567	[1]	(72,971)	8,551	355		2,016
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	(1,758)	[1]	0	(3,942)	[1]	(1,758)	(3,942)	0		0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Tech Data Corporation	12,739	(74,374)	[1]	(17,110)	6,625	[1]	(74,729)	4,609	355		2,016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash received from customers				13,484,962	12,609,784			12,030,773			579,011
Cash paid to vendors and employees				(13,042,982)	(12,555,920)			(11,956,158)			(599,762)
Interest paid, net				(11,731)	(5,516)			(5,516)			0
Income taxes paid				(37,989)	(65,004)			(65,004)			0
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities				392,260	(16,656)			4,095			(20,751)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired				8,044	(8,782)			(8,782)			0
Expenditures for property and equipment				(7,115)	(8,422)			(6,758)			(1,664)
Software and software development costs				(7,819)	(14,844)			(13,570)			(1,274)
Net cash used in investing activities				(8,409)	(32,048)			(29,110)			(2,938)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from the reissuance of treasury stock				1,139	3,037			3,037			0
Cash paid for purchase of treasury stock				0	(180,781)			(180,781)			0
Return of capital to joint venture partner				0	(9,074)			(9,074)			0
Net repayments on revolving credit loans				(125,676)	(9,764)			(9,764)			0
Repayments of Long-term Debt, Long-term Capital Lease Obligations, and Capital Securities				261	247			247			0
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation				894	4,915			4,915			0
Net cash used in financing activities				(130,087)	(191,914)			(191,914)			0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents				(7,488)	(10,242)			(10,616)			374
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease)				246,276	(250,860)			(227,545)			(23,315)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year				340,564	486,262			505,178			(18,916)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	586,840	235,402		586,840	235,402		277,633	277,633	(42,231)		(42,231)
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	18,108	13,193		36,075	26,590			26,590			0
Provision for losses on accounts receivable				7,070	5,330			5,241			89
Stock-based compensation expense	2,227	3,666		5,318	6,607			6,682			(75)
Accretion of debt discount on Senior Notes				132	0			0			0
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation				(894)	(4,915)			(4,915)			0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable				357,085	138,323			180,171			(41,848)
Inventories				177,381	(59,422)			(59,537)			115
Prepaid expenses and other assets				130,485	(4,584)			(5,552)			968
Accounts payable				(287,967)	(105,328)			(117,813)			12,485
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				(64,880)	(113,796)			(118,584)			4,788
Total adjustments				$ 359,805	$ (111,195)			$ (87,717)			$ (23,478)

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

[2] Net sales and cost of products sold adjustments primarily reflect the impact of sales cutoff errors that were not appropriately recorded based on the delivery terms.

[3] Gross profit adjustments primarily reflect the impact of both vendor accounting errors in the Company's primary operating subsidiary in the UK and two other European subsidiaries of $2.3 million, and the reversal of an improper deferral of net foreign currency exchange losses in a European subsidiary of $0.2 million, partially offset by various other immaterial errors

[4] Gross profit adjustments primarily reflect the impact of both vendor accounting errors in the Company's primary operating subsidiary in the UK and two other European subsidiaries of $5.9 million, and the reversal of an improper deferral of net foreign currency exchange losses in a European subsidiary of $0.6 million, partially offset by various other immaterial errors.

[5] Selling, general and administrative expenses include an adjustment to reclassify investment income of $0.5 million related to the Company’s deferred compensation plan assets from selling, general and administrative expenses where it was recorded as a reduction of the corresponding payroll expense related to the plan to other expense (income), net and various other adjustments to correct immaterial errors.

[6] Other expense (income), net has been adjusted to reclassify investment losses of $0.6 million related to the Company’s deferredcompensation plan assets from selling, general and administrative expenses where it was recorded as a reduction of the corresponding payroll expense related to the plan.

[7] Other expense (income), net has been adjusted to reclassify investment income of $0.5 million related to the Company’s deferred compensation plan assets from selling, general and administrative expenses where it was recorded as a reduction of the corresponding payroll expense related to the plan.

[8] The provision for income taxes has been adjusted primarily to increase the tax expense as a result of the increase in profit resulting from the restatement adjustments described herein.

[9] The provision for income taxes has been adjusted primarily to increase tax expense as a result of the increase in profit resulting from the restatement adjustments described herein.