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Investments in Affiliated Companies | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Investments in Affiliated Companies [Text Block] | Investments in Affiliated Companies The company owns a 50% interest in several joint ventures with Marubun Corporation (collectively "Marubun/Arrow") and several interests ranging from 43% to 50% in other joint ventures and equity method investments. These investments are accounted for using the equity method. The following table presents the company's investment in affiliated companies:
|  | September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Marubun/Arrow |  | $ | 68,179 |  |  | $ | 65,237 |
Other |  | 18,447 |  |  | 23,164 |
|  | $ | 86,626 |  |  | $ | 88,401 |
The equity in earnings of affiliated companies consists of the following:
|  | Quarter Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | September 30, 2017 |  | October 1, 2016 |  | September 30, 2017 |  | October 1, 2016
Marubun/Arrow |  | $ | 1,886 |  |  | $ | 1,549 |  |  | $ | 5,168 |  |  | $ | 5,059 |
Other |  | (670 | ) |  | (238 | ) |  | (2,303 | ) |  | 335 |
|  | $ | 1,216 |  |  | $ | 1,311 |  |  | $ | 2,865 |  |  | $ | 5,394 |
Under the terms of various joint venture agreements, the company is required to pay its pro-rata share of the third party debt of the joint ventures in the event that the joint ventures are unable to meet their obligations. At September 30, 2017, the company's pro-rata share of this debt was approximately $850. There were no outstanding borrowings under the third party debt agreements of the joint ventures as of December 31, 2016. The company believes there is sufficient equity in each of the joint ventures to meet the obligations.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. + 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=66011266&loc=d3e33918-111571 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64825282&loc=d3e32847-111569 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.12) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64825282&loc=d3e32787-111569 + Details
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