Lines of Credit - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 PNC Bank Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 PNC Bank Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jul. 25, 2011 PNC Bank Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 PNC Bank Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 PNC Bank Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 PNC Bank Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 PNC Bank Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 PNC Bank Revolving Credit Facility [Member] PNC Bank Prime Rate Plus [Member]	Nov. 08, 2013 PNC Bank Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 PNC Bank Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Minimum [Member]	Nov. 08, 2013 PNC Bank Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 PNC Bank Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jul. 25, 2011 Miami Operations [Member] PNC Bank Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Miami Operations [Member] PNC Bank Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Miami Operations [Member] PNC Bank Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jan. 25, 2012 Miami Operations [Member] PNC Bank Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Miami Operations [Member] PNC Bank Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Miami Operations [Member] Standby Letters of Credit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Miami Operations [Member] Standby Letters of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 In-Country Operations [Member] Line of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 In-Country Operations [Member] Standby Letters of Credit [Member] Intcomex Chile [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 In-Country Operations [Member] Standby Letters of Credit [Member] Intcomex Chile [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 In-Country Operations [Member] Standby Letters of Credit [Member] Intcomex Panama [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 In-Country Operations [Member] Standby Letters of Credit [Member] Intcomex Panama [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Remaining credit amount available under lines of credit	$ 29,078	$ 36,588																$ 14,316	$ 11,426			$ 0	$ 0		$ 18,925	$ 21,200	$ 500	$ 0
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity																	30,000			50,000
Standby letters of credit commitments in an aggregate undrawn face amount																	3,000
Percentage of eligible accounts receivable used to determine borrowings available under credit facility																	85.00%
Percentage of eligible inventory used to determine borrowings available under credit facility							60.00%										90.00%
Line of credit facility, term, in years					3 years
Maximum Value of Eligible Inventory Used to Determine Borrowings Available Under Credit Facility																				25,000
Line of credit facility, initiation date																	Jul. 25, 2011
Line of credit facility, expiration date																		Jul. 25, 2014
Interest on credit facility margin	2.00%											0.50%
Additional daily LIBOR rate	2.75%											1.00%
Interest rate based on number of days					60 days				30 days		90 days
Commitment fee, percentage of unused commitment amount																		0.375%
Line of Credit facility interest rate LIBOR description																		Borrowings under the PNC Credit Facility bear interest at the daily PNC Bank prime rate plus applicable margin of up to 0.50%, but not less than the federal funds open rate plus 0.50%, or the daily LIBOR rate plus 1.0%, whichever is greater. Alternatively, at SBA’s option, borrowings may bear interest at a rate based on 30, 60 or 90 Day LIBOR plus an applicable margin of up to 2.75%, and in each such case payment is due at the end of the respective period. Additional default interest of 2.0% is payable after an event of default.
Minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio						1.00															1.10
Required guarantor fixed charge coverage ratio								0.84	1.00	1.00	1.00		0.85	1.00	1.00	1.00
Outstanding draws on line of credit																		35,684	38,574
Excess cash in bank																		$ 2,991	$ 193
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage rate range, minimum																								4.00%
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage rate range, maximum																								9.40%
Line of credit maturity date			2013-12	2014-07

Intcomex, Inc. 10-Q