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Cost in Excess of Net Assets of Companies Acquired (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill [Text Block] | Cost in excess of net assets of companies acquired, allocated to the company's business segments, is as follows:
|  | Global Components |  | Global ECS |  | Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 763,952 |  |  | $ | 709,381 |  |  | $ | 1,473,333 |
Acquisitions |  | 195,844 |  |  | 36,102 |  |  | 231,946 |
Other (primarily foreign currency translation) |  | (508 | ) |  | 1,040 |  |  | 532 |
Balance as of September 29, 2012 |  | $ | 959,288 |  |  | $ | 746,523 |  |  | $ | 1,705,811 |
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block] | Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of September 29, 2012:
|  | Weighted-Average Life |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Trade names |  | indefinite |  | $ | 179,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 179,000 |
Customer relationships |  | 11 years |  | 325,757 |  |  | (91,637 | ) |  | 234,120 |
Developed technology |  | 5 years |  | 12,006 |  |  | (2,121 | ) |  | 9,885 |
Other intangible assets |  | (a) |  | 4,990 |  |  | (3,447 | ) |  | 1,543 |
|  |  |  | $ | 521,753 |  |  | $ | (97,205 | ) |  | $ | 424,548 |
Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2011:
|  | Weighted-Average Life |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Trade names |  | indefinite |  | $ | 179,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 179,000 |
Customer relationships |  | 11 years |  | 267,729 |  |  | (69,762 | ) |  | 197,967 |
Developed technology |  | 6 years |  | 11,029 |  |  | (693 | ) |  | 10,336 |
Procurement agreement |  | 5 years |  | 12,000 |  |  | (11,400 | ) |  | 600 |
Other intangible assets |  | (a) |  | 14,573 |  |  | (9,713 | ) |  | 4,860 |
|  |  |  | $ | 484,331 |  |  | $ | (91,568 | ) |  | $ | 392,763 |
(a) Consists of non-competition agreements and sales backlog with useful lives ranging from one to three years.

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- Definition Disclosure of amortizable intangible assets, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization. Disclosure of the carrying value of intangible assets not subject to amortization, excluding goodwill. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the oeprations of the company. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total. Disclosure details may include, but are not limited to, the carrying amount of goodwill, goodwill acquired during the year, goodwill impairment losses recognized, goodwill written-off due to the sale of a business unit, goodwill not yet allocated, and any other changes to goodwill. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6905597&loc=d3e13854-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6905597&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph c -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph e -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 47 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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