Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2012	May 17, 2012
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Apr. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
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 Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		39,869,249