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Interim Financial Information (Schedule Of Interim Financial Information) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Jan. 31, 2012
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Oct. 31, 2011
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Jul. 31, 2011
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Apr. 30, 2011
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Jan. 31, 2011
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Oct. 31, 2010
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Jul. 31, 2010
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Apr. 30, 2010
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Jan. 31, 2012
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Jan. 31, 2011
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Jan. 31, 2010
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| Interim Financial Information [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| Net sales | $ 7,112,552 | $ 6,593,983 | $ 6,449,461 | $ 6,332,128 | $ 7,117,195 | $ 6,163,762 | $ 5,473,961 | $ 5,621,055 | $ 26,488,124 | $ 24,375,973 | $ 22,099,876 |
| Gross profit | 374,944 | 344,747 | 340,838 | 333,462 | 378,746 | 324,202 | 287,537 | 292,803 | 1,393,991 | 1,283,288 | 1,152,354 |
| Consolidated net income | 59,209 | 57,163 | 51,756 | 48,720 | 81,224 | 51,163 | 40,832 | 45,644 | 216,848 | 218,863 | 181,200 |
| Net income attributable to shareholders of Tech Data Corporation | 54,069 | 53,519 | 50,107 | 48,701 | 77,297 | 50,458 | 40,855 | 45,633 | 206,396 | 214,243 | 180,155 |
| Basic | $ 1.31 | $ 1.27 | $ 1.11 | $ 1.04 | $ 1.66 | $ 1.08 | $ 0.82 | $ 0.89 | $ 4.72 | $ 4.41 | $ 3.57 |
| Diluted | $ 1.29 | $ 1.26 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.03 | $ 1.63 | $ 1.07 | $ 0.82 | $ 0.88 | $ 4.66 | $ 4.36 | $ 3.54 |
| Loss on disposal of subsidiaries | $ 28,300 | $ 28,294 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |||||||
| Decrease in diluted earnings per share | $ 0.46 | ||||||||||