Restructuring and Other Impairment Charges - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013 2012 Restructuring Charges	Dec. 31, 2012 2012 Restructuring Charges Facility	Mar. 31, 2013 LMA Restructuring Program	Dec. 31, 2012 LMA Restructuring Program	Mar. 31, 2013 LMA Restructuring Program Employee Termination Cost	Mar. 31, 2013 LMA Restructuring Program Contract Termination Costs	Dec. 31, 2012 LMA Restructuring Program Contract Termination Costs	Mar. 31, 2013 LMA Restructuring Program Facility Closure Costs	Dec. 31, 2011 2011 Restructuring Program Facility	Mar. 31, 2013 2011 Restructuring Program	Dec. 31, 2011 2011 Restructuring Program Contract Termination Costs	Mar. 31, 2013 2013 Restructuring Program	Mar. 31, 2013 2013 Restructuring Program North America and Europe	Mar. 31, 2013 2007 Arrow Integration Program	Apr. 01, 2012 2007 Arrow Integration Program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected restructuring charges		$ 2,300,000		$ 15,000,000		$ 5,000,000	$ 9,000,000		$ 1,000,000			$ 2,700,000
Restructuring charges		1,500,000		2,655,000									480,000	500,000	80,000	(1,930,000)
Restructuring reserve		3,000,000		3,375,000	2,033,000		426,000	277,000	79,000		1,700,000			400,000	400,000
Number of facilities under restructuring program			3							3
Contract termination costs				(442,000)												2,022,000
In-process research and development impairment	$ 4,494,000