Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2017
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	NOTE 16 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Acquisition of TS On February 27, 2017, the Company completed the acquisition of TS. The Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of TS for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $2.672 billion, comprised of approximately $2.425 billion in cash and 2,785,402 shares of Tech Data's common stock, valued at $247 million based on the closing price of the Company's common stock on February 27, 2017, with the cash consideration subject to certain working capital and other adjustments. TS delivers technology services, software, hardware and solutions across the data center. The TS acquisition diversifies the Company's end-to-end solutions, deepens its value added capabilities and balances its solutions portfolio. The addition of TS also extends the Company's geographic reach into the Asia-Pacific region while broadening its capabilities in Europe and the Americas, including re-entering Latin America with a focus on the delivery of new technologies that drive and complement the data center in this market. The acquisition will be accounted for as a business combination, with a portion of the goodwill being tax deductible. Since the closing of this acquisition occurred subsequent to the Company's fiscal year-end, the allocation of the purchase price to the underlying assets acquired and liabilities assumed is subject to a formal valuation process, which has not yet been completed. The major classes of assets acquired will include trade receivables, inventories, trade payables and goodwill. The Company's first quarter fiscal 2018 operating results will include the results from TS following the date of acquisition. Based on the timing of the acquisition and lack of available information, the Company has determined it to be impracticable to disclose a preliminary purchase price allocation or proforma financial information at this time. Term Loan Credit Agreement In connection with the acquisition of TS on February 27, 2017, the Company borrowed $1.0 billion under its Term Loan Credit Agreement in order to fund a portion of the cash consideration paid to Avnet. The borrowings are comprised of $250.0 million of three-year senior unsecured term loans (the “2020 Term Loans”) and $750.0 million of five-year senior unsecured term loans (the “2022 Term Loans”). The outstanding principal amount of the 2020 Term Loans is payable on February 27, 2020. The outstanding principal amount of the 2022 Term Loans is payable in equal quarterly installments of i) for the first three years after the closing date, 5.0% per annum of the initial principal amount and ii) for the fourth and fifth years after the closing date, 10.0% per annum of the initial principal amount, with the remaining balance payable on February 27, 2022. The Company pays interest on advances under the Term Loan Credit Agreement at a fixed rate based on LIBOR (or similar interbank offered rates depending on currency draw) plus a predetermined margin that is based on the Company's debt rating.

NOTE 16 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Acquisition of TS

On February 27, 2017, the Company completed the acquisition of TS. The Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of TS for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $2.672 billion, comprised of approximately $2.425 billion in cash and 2,785,402 shares of Tech Data's common stock, valued at $247 million based on the closing price of the Company's common stock on February 27, 2017, with the cash consideration subject to certain working capital and other adjustments. TS delivers technology services, software, hardware and solutions across the data center. The TS acquisition diversifies the Company's end-to-end solutions, deepens its value added capabilities and balances its solutions portfolio. The addition of TS also extends the Company's geographic reach into the Asia-Pacific region while broadening its capabilities in Europe and the Americas, including re-entering Latin America with a focus on the delivery of new technologies that drive and complement the data center in this market. The acquisition will be accounted for as a business combination, with a portion of the goodwill being tax deductible.

Since the closing of this acquisition occurred subsequent to the Company's fiscal year-end, the allocation of the purchase price to the underlying assets acquired and liabilities assumed is subject to a formal valuation process, which has not yet been completed. The major classes of assets acquired will include trade receivables, inventories, trade payables and goodwill. The Company's first quarter fiscal 2018 operating results will include the results from TS following the date of acquisition. Based on the timing of the acquisition and lack of available information, the Company has determined it to be impracticable to disclose a preliminary purchase price allocation or proforma financial information at this time.

Term Loan Credit Agreement

In connection with the acquisition of TS on February 27, 2017, the Company borrowed $1.0 billion under its Term Loan Credit Agreement in order to fund a portion of the cash consideration paid to Avnet. The borrowings are comprised of $250.0 million of three-year senior unsecured term loans (the “2020 Term Loans”) and $750.0 million of five-year senior unsecured term loans (the “2022 Term Loans”). The outstanding principal amount of the 2020 Term Loans is payable on February 27, 2020. The outstanding principal amount of the 2022 Term Loans is payable in equal quarterly installments of i) for the first three years after the closing date, 5.0% per annum of the initial principal amount and ii) for the fourth and fifth years after the closing date, 10.0% per annum of the initial principal amount, with the remaining balance payable on February 27, 2022. The Company pays interest on advances under the Term Loan Credit Agreement at a fixed rate based on LIBOR (or similar interbank offered rates depending on currency draw) plus a predetermined margin that is based on the Company's debt rating.