Analysis Of Income And Expense [Abstract]

Barco NV - Filing #3117475

Concept	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]
Revenue [abstract]
Interest income	1,845 EUR	7,648 EUR	5,915 EUR
Revenue	770,083 EUR	1.082.570 EUR	1.028.531 EUR
Material income and expense [abstract]
Research and development expense	102,610 EUR	119,389 EUR	120,279 EUR
Interest expense	1,965 EUR	1,866 EUR	1,566 EUR
Other operating income (expense)	8,302 EUR	280,000 EUR	2,488 EUR
Selling, general and administrative expense [abstract]
General and administrative expense	50,362 EUR	57,632 EUR	57,464 EUR
Sales and marketing expense	112,329 EUR	142,517 EUR	147,723 EUR
Miscellaneous other comprehensive income [abstract]
Other comprehensive income, net of tax, exchange differences on translation of foreign operations and hedges of net investments in foreign operations [abstract]
Other comprehensive income, net of tax, exchange differences on translation of foreign operations	29,625 EUR	5,250 EUR	952,000 EUR
Other comprehensive income, attributable to owners of parent	8,764 EUR	1,075 EUR	3,303 EUR
Other comprehensive income, attributable to non-controlling interests	2,457 EUR	461,000 EUR	77,000 EUR
Share of profit (loss) of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method [abstract]
Share of profit (loss) of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method	276,000 EUR	1,566 EUR	191,000 EUR
Comprehensive income, continuing and discontinued operations [abstract]
Comprehensive income	15,950 EUR	95,003 EUR	74,086 EUR
Comprehensive income attributable to owners of parent, continuing and discontinued operations [abstract]
Comprehensive income, attributable to owners of parent	13,157 EUR	94,288 EUR	71,662 EUR
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests, continuing and discontinued operations [abstract]
Comprehensive income, attributable to non-controlling interests	2,793 EUR	715,000 EUR	2,424 EUR