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Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Oct. 31, 2014
Jul. 31, 2014
Apr. 30, 2014
Jan. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Apr. 30, 2013
Oct. 31, 2012
Jul. 31, 2012
Jan. 31, 2015
Jan. 31, 2014
Jan. 31, 2013
Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                        
Operating Expenses, Restatement and Remediation Related $ 2,300,000tecd_OperatingExpensesRestatementandRemediationRelated $ 2,100,000tecd_OperatingExpensesRestatementandRemediationRelated $ 5,400,000tecd_OperatingExpensesRestatementandRemediationRelated $ 12,200,000tecd_OperatingExpensesRestatementandRemediationRelated $ 24,800,000tecd_OperatingExpensesRestatementandRemediationRelated   $ 3,000,000tecd_OperatingExpensesRestatementandRemediationRelated $ 15,000,000tecd_OperatingExpensesRestatementandRemediationRelated $ 11,000,000tecd_OperatingExpensesRestatementandRemediationRelated $ 22,043,000tecd_OperatingExpensesRestatementandRemediationRelated $ 53,791,000tecd_OperatingExpensesRestatementandRemediationRelated $ 0tecd_OperatingExpensesRestatementandRemediationRelated
Product Warranty Period                   2 years    
Accounts Receivable Sold To and Held by Financial Institutions 310,900,000tecd_AccountsReceivableSoldToandHeldbyFinancialInstitutions       263,700,000tecd_AccountsReceivableSoldToandHeldbyFinancialInstitutions         310,900,000tecd_AccountsReceivableSoldToandHeldbyFinancialInstitutions 263,700,000tecd_AccountsReceivableSoldToandHeldbyFinancialInstitutions  
Discount fees on sale of accounts receivable                   4,400,000tecd_SaleOfAccountsReceivableDiscountFees 3,400,000tecd_SaleOfAccountsReceivableDiscountFees 2,600,000tecd_SaleOfAccountsReceivableDiscountFees
Intangible assets, useful life, minimum, years                   7 years 7 years  
Value added tax payable 197,400,000tecd_ValueAddedTaxPayable       233,900,000tecd_ValueAddedTaxPayable         197,400,000tecd_ValueAddedTaxPayable 233,900,000tecd_ValueAddedTaxPayable  
Value added tax receivable 37,800,000us-gaap_ValueAddedTaxReceivable       100,000,000us-gaap_ValueAddedTaxReceivable         37,800,000us-gaap_ValueAddedTaxReceivable 100,000,000us-gaap_ValueAddedTaxReceivable  
Accumulated other comprehensive income, tax portion 23,000,000tecd_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax       23,000,000tecd_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax         23,000,000tecd_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax 23,000,000tecd_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax 23,000,000tecd_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement   (5,100,000)us-gaap_GainLossRelatedToLitigationSettlement     (12,600,000)us-gaap_GainLossRelatedToLitigationSettlement (22,900,000)us-gaap_GainLossRelatedToLitigationSettlement       (5,059,000)us-gaap_GainLossRelatedToLitigationSettlement (35,511,000)us-gaap_GainLossRelatedToLitigationSettlement 0us-gaap_GainLossRelatedToLitigationSettlement
Capitalized software and development costs                        
Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                        
Intangible assets, useful life, minimum, years                   4 years 6 years 8 years
Personal Computer Related Software [Member]                        
Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                        
Intangible assets, useful life, minimum, years                   3 years    
Mainframe Software Licenses [Member]                        
Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                        
Intangible assets, useful life, minimum, years                   5 years    
Maximum                        
Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                        
Revenue from configured product, percentage of net sales                   10.00%tecd_RevenueFromConfiguredProductPercentageOfNetSales
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
10.00%tecd_RevenueFromConfiguredProductPercentageOfNetSales
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= us-gaap_MaximumMember
10.00%tecd_RevenueFromConfiguredProductPercentageOfNetSales
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= us-gaap_MaximumMember
Product warranty charges, percentage of net sales                   10.00%tecd_ConcentratioinOfCreditRiskPercentageOfNetSales
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= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Maximum | Capitalized software and development costs                        
Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                        
Intangible assets, useful life, minimum, years                   10 years    
Maximum | Strategic Applications [Member]                        
Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                        
Intangible assets, useful life, minimum, years                   10 years    
Minimum | Capitalized software and development costs                        
Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                        
Intangible assets, useful life, minimum, years                   3 years    
Minimum | Strategic Applications [Member]                        
Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                        
Intangible assets, useful life, minimum, years                   7 years    
Hewlett-Packard | Supplier Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net                        
Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                        
Concentration risk, percentage                   19.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember
/ tecd_MajorSupplierAxis
= tecd_HewlettPackardMember
21.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember
/ tecd_MajorSupplierAxis
= tecd_HewlettPackardMember
21.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember
/ tecd_MajorSupplierAxis
= tecd_HewlettPackardMember
Apple | Supplier Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net                        
Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                        
Concentration risk, percentage                   15.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember
/ tecd_MajorSupplierAxis
= tecd_AppleMember
13.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember
/ tecd_MajorSupplierAxis
= tecd_AppleMember
12.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember
/ tecd_MajorSupplierAxis
= tecd_AppleMember
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities                        
Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                        
Loss Contingency Accrual         56,400,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= tecd_AccruedExpensesandOtherLiabilitiesMember
          56,400,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
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= tecd_AccruedExpensesandOtherLiabilitiesMember
 
Europe                        
Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                        
Operating Expenses, Restatement and Remediation Related                   $ 18,100,000tecd_OperatingExpensesRestatementandRemediationRelated
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$ 40,600,000tecd_OperatingExpensesRestatementandRemediationRelated
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= us-gaap_EuropeMember