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Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 29, 2019 | Jun. 29, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Beginning Balance | [1] |  | $ 2,624,690 |
Impairments and dispositions |  |  | (571,561) |
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  |  | 14,370 |
Goodwill, Ending Balance | [2] | $ 2,067,499 | 2,067,499 |
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss |  | $ 1,588,955 | $ 1,588,955 | $ 1,018,780
Document Period End Date |  |  | Jun. 29, 2019 |
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount |  | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Global Components [Member] |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Beginning Balance | [1] |  | $ 1,437,501 |
Impairments and dispositions |  |  | (570,175) |
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  |  | 16,823 |
Goodwill, Ending Balance | [2] | $ 884,149 | 884,149 |
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss |  | 1,287,100 | 1,287,100 | 716,925
Global ECS [Member] |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Beginning Balance | [1] |  | 1,187,189 |
Impairments and dispositions |  |  | (1,386) |
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  |  | (2,453) |
Goodwill, Ending Balance | [2] | 1,183,350 | 1,183,350 |
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss |  | 301,855 | 301,855 | $ 301,855
Americas [Member] | Global Components [Member] |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Impairment Loss |  | 509,000 |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Ending Balance |  | 601,336 | $ 601,336 |
Goodwill, Impairment Loss, Net of Tax |  | 457,806 |  |
Asia Pacific [Member] | Global Components [Member] |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Impairment Loss, Net of Tax |  | $ 61,175 |  |
[1] | The total carrying value of goodwill as of December 31, 2018 in the table above is reflected net of $1,018,780 of accumulated impairment charges, of which $716,925 was recorded in the global components business segment and $301,855 was recorded in the global enterprise computing solutions (“ECS”) business segment.
[2] | The total carrying value of goodwill as of June 29, 2019 in the table above is reflected net of $1,588,955 of accumulated impairment charges, of which $1,287,100 was recorded in the global components business segment and $301,855 was recorded in the global enterprise computing solutions (“ECS”) business segment.

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