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Acquisitions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
2011 Acquisitions [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Text Block] | The following table summarizes the allocation of the net consideration paid to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the Richardson RFPD and Nu Horizons acquisitions:
Accounts receivable, net | $ | 194,312 |
Inventories | 169,881 |
Property, plant and equipment | 11,278 |
Other assets | 6,965 |
Identifiable intangible assets | 90,900 |
Cost in excess of net assets of companies acquired | 31,951 |
Accounts payable | (98,967 | )
Accrued expenses | (18,900 | )
Other liabilities | (4,080 | )
Noncontrolling interest | (3,239 | )
Fair value of net assets acquired | 380,101 |
Gain on bargain purchase | (1,088 | )
Cash consideration paid, net of cash acquired | $ | 379,013 |
In connection with the Richardson RFPD and Nu Horizons acquisitions, the company allocated the following amounts to identifiable intangible assets:
| Weighted-Average Life |
Customer relationships | 8 years | $ | 35,400 |
Trade names | indefinite | 49,000 |
Other intangible assets | (a) | 6,500 |
Total identifiable intangible assets |  | $ | 90,900 |
(a) | Consists of non-competition agreements and sales backlog with useful lives ranging from one to three years.
Business Acquisition Results of Operations And Pro Forma Information [Text Block] | The following table summarizes the company's unaudited consolidated results of operations for 2011 and 2010, as well as the unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations of the company, as though the Richardson RFPD, Nu Horizons, Pansystem, Cross, InScope, LWP, C1S, and Flection acquisitions occurred on January 1:
|  | For the Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  | As Reported |  | Pro Forma |  | As Reported |  | Pro Forma
Sales |  | $ | 21,390,264 |  |  | $ | 21,573,260 |  |  | $ | 18,744,676 |  |  | $ | 20,082,596 |
Net income attributable to shareholders |  | 598,810 |  |  | 603,243 |  |  | 479,630 |  |  | 497,415 |
Net income per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 5.25 |  |  | $ | 5.29 |  |  | $ | 4.06 |  |  | $ | 4.22 |
Diluted |  | $ | 5.17 |  |  | $ | 5.20 |  |  | $ | 4.01 |  |  | $ | 4.16 |
2010 Acquisitions [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Text Block] | The following table summarizes the allocation of the net consideration paid to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the Intechra, Shared, and Converge acquisitions:
Accounts receivable, net | $ | 91,001 |
Inventories | 11,785 |
Property, plant and equipment | 11,187 |
Other assets | 8,615 |
Identifiable intangible assets | 146,200 |
Cost in excess of net assets of companies acquired | 342,446 |
Accounts payable | (38,961 | )
Accrued expenses | (46,328 | )
Other liabilities | (38,552 | )
Cash consideration paid, net of cash acquired | $ | 487,393 |
In connection with the Intechra, Shared, and Converge acquisitions, the company allocated the following amounts to identifiable intangible assets:
| Weighted-Average Life |
Customer relationships | 10 years | $ | 59,800 |
Trade names | indefinite | 78,000 |
Developed technology | 10 years | 1,700 |
Other intangible assets | (a) | 6,700 |
Total identifiable intangible assets |  | $ | 146,200 |
(a) | Consists of non-competition agreements and sales backlog with useful lives ranging from one to two years.
Business Acquisition Results of Operations And Pro Forma Information [Text Block] | The following table summarizes the company's unaudited consolidated results of operations for 2010 and 2009, as well as the unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations of the company, as though the Intechra, Shared, Converge, Verical, Sphinx, Transim, ETG, and Diasa acquisitions occurred on January 1:
|  | For the Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2010 |  | 2009
|  | As Reported |  | Pro Forma |  | As Reported |  | Pro Forma
Sales |  | $ | 18,744,676 |  |  | $ | 19,326,092 |  |  | $ | 14,684,101 |  |  | $ | 15,566,217 |
Net income attributable to shareholders |  | 479,630 |  |  | 491,688 |  |  | 123,512 |  |  | 130,633 |
Net income per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 4.06 |  |  | $ | 4.17 |  |  | $ | 1.03 |  |  | $ | 1.09 |
Diluted |  | $ | 4.01 |  |  | $ | 4.11 |  |  | $ | 1.03 |  |  | $ | 1.08 |
2009 Acquisitions [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Business Acquisition Results of Operations And Pro Forma Information [Text Block] | The following table summarizes the company's unaudited consolidated results of operations for 2009 as well as the unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations of the company, as though the Petsche acquisition occurred on January 1, 2009:
|  |  |  |  |  | For the Year Ended
|  |  |  |  |  | December 31, 2009
|  |  |  |  |  | As Reported |  | Pro Forma
Sales |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 14,684,101 |  |  | $ | 14,867,421 |
Net income attributable to shareholders |  |  |  |  |  | 123,512 |  |  | 133,568 |
Net income per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1.03 |  |  | $ | 1.11 |
Diluted |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1.03 |  |  | $ | 1.11 |

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