Corporate Information And Statement Of Ifrs Compliance [Abstract]

Bekaert NV - Filing #3120626

Concept	As at 2020-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2020-02-01 to 2020-02-29	As at 2019-12-31
Corporate information and statement of IFRS compliance [abstract]
Name of reporting entity or other means of identification	—	Bekaert	—	—
Domicile of entity	—	België	—	—
Legal form of entity	—	NV	—	—
Country of incorporation	—	—	België	—
Address of entity's registered office	—	Bekaertstraat 2	BE-8550 Zwevegem	—
Principal place of business	—	België (land waar de Onderneming is gevestigd), Chili, China, de Verenigde	—	—
Description of nature of entity's operations and principal activities	—	technologisch leider in staaldraadtransformatie en deklaagtechnologieën.	—	—
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	683 477 EUR	—	—	783 030 EUR
Current trade payables	668 422 EUR	—	—	652 384 EUR