Consolidated Statement Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 26,821,904	$ 25,358,329	$ 25,647,313
Cost of products sold	25,459,558	24,055,275	24,269,872
Gross profit	1,362,346	1,303,054	1,377,441
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,116,553	1,009,872	1,044,601
Operating Expenses, Restatement and LCD Settlement	18,280	0	0
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries (Note 7)	0	0	(28,294)
Value added tax assessment (Note 13)	0	29,462	0
Operating expenses, Total	1,134,833	1,039,334	1,072,895
Operating income	227,513	263,720	304,546
Interest expense	26,606	30,126	31,377
Other (income) expense, net	(3,402)	4,128	858
Income before income taxes	204,309	229,466	272,311
Provision for income taxes	24,377	46,426	71,109
Consolidated net income	179,932	183,040	201,202
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	(6,785)	(10,452)
Net income attributable to shareholders of Tech Data Corporation	$ 179,932	$ 176,255	$ 190,750
Net income per share attributable to shareholders of Tech Data Corporation
Basic (in USD per share)	$ 4.73	$ 4.53	$ 4.36
Diluted (in USD per share)	$ 4.71	$ 4.50	$ 4.30
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (shares)	38,020	38,871	43,749
Diluted (shares)	38,228	39,180	44,327