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Acquisitions Acquisitions (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 02, 2016
immixGroup [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the net consideration paid to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the immixGroup acquisition:
Accounts receivable, net | $ | 145,130 |
Other current assets | 24,181 |
Property, plant, and equipment | 1,569 |
Other assets | 5,313 |
Identifiable intangible assets | 44,000 |
Cost in excess of net assets acquired | 186,240 |
Accounts payable | (136,921 | )
Accrued expenses | (11,736 | )
Other liabilities | (5,527 | )
Cash consideration paid, net of cash acquired | $ | 252,249 |
2015 Acquisition [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the company's unaudited consolidated results of operations for the first quarter of 2015, as well as the unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations of the company, as though the 2015 acquisitions occurred on January 1:
| Quarter Ended
| March 28, 2015
| As Reported |  | Pro Forma
Sales | $ | 5,002,385 |  |  | $ | 5,302,792 |
Net income attributable to shareholders | 106,058 |  |  | 108,375 |
Net income per share: |  |  |
Basic | $ | 1.11 |  |  | $ | 1.13 |
Diluted | $ | 1.09 |  |  | $ | 1.12 |

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