XML 16 R46.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.2.0.727

Contingencies (Details) € in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
--- | --- | ---
Jun. 27, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 27, 2015 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Litigation Settlement, Gross |  |  | $ 110,000
Environmental Costs Recovered | $ 37,000 |  |
Huntsville Site [Member] |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Environmental Remediation Expense To Date | 4,000 |  |
Additional Expected Project Expenditures Low Estimate | 3,000 |  |
Additional Expected Project Expenditures High Estimate | 4,000 |  |
Huntsville Site [Member] | Investigation Report [Member] |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Additional Expected Project Expenditures Low Estimate | 500 |  |
Additional Expected Project Expenditures High Estimate | 750 |  |
Norco Site [Member] | Remediation, Project Management, Regulatory Oversight, and Investigative and Feasability Studies [Member] |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Environmental Remediation Expense To Date | 48,000 |  |
Additional Expected Project Expenditures Low Estimate | 16,300 |  |
Additional Expected Project Expenditures High Estimate | $ 24,500 |  |
Tekelec Matter [Member] |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Maximum | € |  | € 11,333 |
Loss Contingency Damages Sought Value | € |  | 3,742 |
Loss Contingency, Expenses Sought, Value | € |  | € 312 |

X
- Definition High-end of the range estimate of the loss exposure for reasonably possible environmental contingencies at an individual site. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | arw_AdditionalExpectedProjectExpendituresHighEstimate
Namespace Prefix: | arw_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Low-end of the range estimate of the loss exposure for reasonably possible environmental contingencies at an individual site. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | arw_AdditionalExpectedProjectExpendituresLowEstimate
Namespace Prefix: | arw_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Environmental Remediation Expense To Date. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | arw_EnvironmentalRemediationExpenseToDate
Namespace Prefix: | arw_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Loss Contingency, Expenses Sought, Value. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | arw_LossContingencyExpensesSoughtValue
Namespace Prefix: | arw_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount of judgment or settlement awarded to (against) the entity in respect of litigation. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14326-108349 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14557-108349 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14435-108349 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The estimated maximum amount of possible loss from the contingency. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14435-108349 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14557-108349 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Return of or reimbursements received in relation to direct costs and expenses previously paid or incurred. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_RecoveryOfDirectCosts
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_SiteContingencyLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | arw_LossContingencyBySiteAxis=arw_HuntsvilleSiteMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis=arw_InvestigationReportMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | arw_LossContingencyBySiteAxis=arw_NorcoSiteMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis=arw_RemediationProjectManagementRegulatoryOversightandInvestigativeandFeasabilityStudiesMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | arw_LossContingencyBySiteAxis=arw_TekelecMatterMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |