Profit Or Loss [Abstract]

Bekaert NV - Filing #3120635

Concept	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	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Profit or loss [abstract]
Profit (loss) [abstract]
Revenue	—	3 772 374 EUR	—	—	—	—	4 322 450 EUR	—
Cost of sales	—	3 214 056 EUR	—	—	—	—	3 795 320 EUR	—
Gross profit	—	558 318 EUR	—	—	—	—	527 131 EUR	—
Other income	—	84 659 EUR	—	—	—	—	27 655 EUR	—
Administrative expenses	—	133 526 EUR	—	—	—	—	127 676 EUR	—
Other expense, by function	—	33 422 EUR	—	—	—	—	12 758 EUR	—
Profit (loss) from operating activities	—	256 527 EUR	—	—	—	—	155 017 EUR	—
Share of profit (loss) of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method	—	34 355 EUR	—	—	—	—	28 959 EUR	—
Profit (loss) before tax	—	170 194 EUR	—	—	—	—	70 322 EUR	—
Tax expense (income)	—	56 513 EUR	—	—	—	—	51 081 EUR	—
Profit (loss)	134 687 EUR	148 037 EUR	13 350 EUR	134 687 EUR	41 329 EUR	41 329 EUR	48 200 EUR	6 871 EUR
Profit (loss), attributable to [abstract]
Profit (loss), attributable to owners of parent	—	134 687 EUR	—	—	—	—	41 329 EUR	—
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests	—	13 350 EUR	—	—	—	—	6 871 EUR	—
Earnings per share [text block]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Earnings per share [abstract]
Earnings per share [line items]
Basic earnings per share [abstract]
Basic earnings (loss) per share	—	2.382	—	—	—	—	0.731	—
Diluted earnings per share [abstract]
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	—	2.266	—	—	—	—	0.730	—