Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Feb. 10, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	tecd
Entity Registrant Name	TECH DATA CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000790703
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer		Yes
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			38,061,955