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Organization and Basis of Presentation	12 Months Ended
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Organization and Basis of Presentation
Organization and Basis of Presentation	(1) Organization and Basis of Presentation Business Description ScanSource, Inc. (the "Company") is a leading wholesale distributor of specialty technology products, providing value-added distribution sales to resellers in the specialty technology markets. The Company has two geographic distribution segments: one serving North America from the Southaven, Mississippi distribution center, and an international segment currently serving Latin America and Europe from distribution centers located in Florida, Mexico and Brazil, and in Belgium and Germany, respectively. The North American distribution segment markets automatic identification and data capture ("AIDC") and point-of-sale ("POS") products through its ScanSource POS and Barcoding sales unit; voice, data and converged communications equipment through its Catalyst Telecom sales unit; video conferencing, telephony, and communications products through its ScanSource Communications unit; and electronic security products and wireless infrastructure products through its ScanSource Security Distribution unit. The international distribution segment markets AIDC, POS, communications and security products as follows: ScanSource Latin America markets AIDC, POS, communications and security products. ScanSource Europe markets AIDC and POS products, while communication products are marketed through its ScanSource Communications sales unit in Europe. In the quarter ended December 31, 2009, the Company established a new entity, ScanSource Communications GmbH, that acquired substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of Algol Europe, GmbH ("Algol"), as a value-add distributor specializing in convergence communications solutions. The purchase transaction closed on November 30, 2009. Algol, headquartered in Cologne, Germany, has joined ScanSource Communications UK as part of ScanSource Communications Europe. On April 15, 2011, the Company purchased all of the shares of CDC Brasil S.A. ("CDC"), formerly known as CDC Brasil Distribuidora LTDA. CDC is the leading POS and Barcoding distributor in Brazil. The share purchase transaction was completed on April 15, 2011. CDC, headquartered in Curitiba, Brazil, is now included under the ScanSource Latin America operating unit.

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