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Investments in Affiliated Companies (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 29, 2014
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Equity Method Investments [Text Block] | The following table presents the company's investment in Marubun/Arrow and the company's investment and long-term note receivable in Altech Industries:
|  | March 29, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
Marubun/Arrow |  | $ | 55,825 |  |  | $ | 54,672 |
Altech Industries |  | 12,539 |  |  | 12,557 |
|  | $ | 68,364 |  |  | $ | 67,229 |
Equity in Earnings of Affiliated Companies [Text Block] | The equity in earnings of affiliated companies consists of the following:
|  | Quarter Ended
|  | March 29, 2014 |  | March 30, 2013
Marubun/Arrow |  | $ | 1,148 |  |  | $ | 1,633 |
Altech Industries |  | 269 |  |  | 350 |
|  | $ | 1,417 |  |  | $ | 1,983 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of equity method investments including, but not limited to, name of each investee or group of investments, percentage ownership, difference between recorded amount of an investment and the value of the underlying equity in the net assets, and summarized financial information. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 + Details
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