Corporate Information And Statement Of Ifrs Compliance [Abstract]

Bekaert NV - Filing #3120219

Concept	As at 2021-12-31	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31	As at 2020-12-31
Corporate information and statement of IFRS compliance [abstract]
Name of reporting entity or other means of identification	—	‘Bekaert	—
Domicile of entity	—	Belgium	—
Legal form of entity	—	NV	—
Country of incorporation	—	Belgium	—
Address of entity's registered office	—	Bekaertstraat 2	—
Principal place of business	—	Belgium (i.e. the country of domicile), Chile, China, the USA and Slovakia	—
Description of nature of entity's operations and principal activities	—	world market and technology leader in steel wire	—
Name of parent entity	—	NV Bekaert SA	—
Name of ultimate parent of group	—	NV Bekaert SA	—
Disclosure of amounts to be recovered or settled after twelve months for classes of assets and liabilities that contain amounts to be recovered or settled both no more and more than twelve months after reporting date [text block]	—	—	—
Disclosure of amounts to be recovered or settled after twelve months for classes of assets and liabilities that contain amounts to be recovered or settled both no more and more than twelve months after reporting date [abstract]
Disclosure of amounts to be recovered or settled after twelve months for classes of assets and liabilities that contain amounts to be recovered or settled both no more and more than twelve months after reporting date [line items]
Current inventories	1 121 219 EUR	—	683 477 EUR
Current trade payables	1 062 185 EUR	—	668 422 EUR