Statement Of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Bekaert NV - Filing #3120217

Concept	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Statement of comprehensive income [abstract]
Profit (loss)	43 643 EUR	—	—	—	406 977 EUR	—	450 620 EUR	406 977 EUR	134 687 EUR	148 037 EUR	—	—	13 350 EUR	134 687 EUR	—	—
Other comprehensive income [abstract]
Components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss, before tax [abstract]
Other comprehensive income, before tax, gains (losses) on remeasurements of defined benefit plans	—	—	—	—	—	—	47 351 EUR	—	—	2 497 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—
Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss [abstract]
Income tax relating to remeasurements of defined benefit plans included in other comprehensive income	—	—	—	—	—	—	3 500 EUR	—	—	1 024 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—
Other comprehensive income	774,000.000 EUR	5 882 EUR	46 753 EUR	89 370 EUR	138 683 EUR	3 321 EUR	137 909 EUR	—	—	117 286 EUR	113 858 EUR	1 319 EUR	5 832 EUR	111 454 EUR	3 473 EUR	250,000.000 EUR
Comprehensive income	—	—	—	—	—	—	588 529 EUR	—	—	30 751 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—
Comprehensive income attributable to [abstract]
Comprehensive income, attributable to owners of parent	—	—	—	—	—	—	545 660 EUR	—	—	23 233 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—
Comprehensive income, attributable to non-controlling interests	—	—	—	—	—	—	42 869 EUR	—	—	7 518 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—