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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Jun. 29, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2011
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate | 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits | $ 44,701 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 45,987 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 46,980 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 45,987 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits |  | $ 63,498 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Expected to be Paid | 125 arw_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsExpectedToBePaid |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Interest on Income Taxes Expense | 1,570 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense | 267 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense | 18 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense |  |  |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued | 12,173 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued | 10,637 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued |  | 10,637 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards | 51,151 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Undistributed Foreign Earnings | 2,947,255 us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes Paid, Net | 223,909 us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet | 235,102 us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet | 179,408 us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet |  |  |
International [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount | 346,852 us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount / us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis = arw_InternationalMember |  |  |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward, Subject to Expiration | 22,516 arw_TaxCreditCarryforwardSubjectToExpiration / us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis = arw_InternationalMember |  |  |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward, No Expiration | 324,336 arw_TaxCreditCarryforwardNoExpiration / us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis = arw_InternationalMember |  |  |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward, Deferred Tax Asset | 93,318 us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardDeferredTaxAsset / us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis = arw_InternationalMember |  |  |  |  |
Other Tax Carryforward, Valuation Allowance | 3,858 us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance / us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis = arw_InternationalMember |  |  |  |  |
Increase in Interest Expense [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Adjustments, Settlements, and Unusual Provisions |  | 1,623 us-gaap_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions / arw_ComponentofOtherExpensesNonoperatingAxis = arw_IncreaseinInterestExpenseMember |  |  |  |
Tax Adjustments Settlements And Unusual Provisions, Net of Tax |  | 1,236 arw_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisionsNetOfTax / arw_ComponentofOtherExpensesNonoperatingAxis = arw_IncreaseinInterestExpenseMember |  |  |  |
Tax Adjustments, Settlements, and Unusual Provisions, Per Share Basic and Diluted |  | $ 0.01 arw_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisionsPerShareBasicAndDiluted / arw_ComponentofOtherExpensesNonoperatingAxis = arw_IncreaseinInterestExpenseMember |  |  |  |
Increase in the Provision for Income Taxes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Adjustments, Settlements, and Unusual Provisions |  | $ 20,809 us-gaap_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions / arw_ComponentofOtherExpensesNonoperatingAxis = arw_IncreaseintheProvisionforIncomeTaxesMember |  | $ 15,447 us-gaap_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions / arw_ComponentofOtherExpensesNonoperatingAxis = arw_IncreaseintheProvisionforIncomeTaxesMember | $ 5,362 us-gaap_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions / arw_ComponentofOtherExpensesNonoperatingAxis = arw_IncreaseintheProvisionforIncomeTaxesMember |
Tax Adjustments, Settlements, and Unusual Provisions, Per Share Basic and Diluted |  | $ 0.20 arw_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisionsPerShareBasicAndDiluted / arw_ComponentofOtherExpensesNonoperatingAxis = arw_IncreaseintheProvisionforIncomeTaxesMember |  | $ 0.16 arw_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisionsPerShareBasicAndDiluted / arw_ComponentofOtherExpensesNonoperatingAxis = arw_IncreaseintheProvisionforIncomeTaxesMember | $ 0.05 arw_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisionsPerShareBasicAndDiluted / arw_ComponentofOtherExpensesNonoperatingAxis = arw_IncreaseintheProvisionforIncomeTaxesMember |

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