Corporate Information And Statement Of Ifrs Compliance [Abstract]

bpost SA/NV - Filing #3125944

Concept	As at 2021-12-31	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31	As at 2020-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Corporate information and statement of IFRS compliance [abstract]
Name of reporting entity or other means of identification	—	bpost NV/SA	—	—
Domicile of entity	—	Belgium	—	—
Legal form of entity	—	limited liability company	—	—
Country of incorporation	—	Belgium	—	—
Address of entity's registered office	—	Muntcentrum-Centre Monnaie, 1000 Brussels.	—	—
Principal place of business	—	Belgium	—	—
Description of nature of entity's operations and principal activities	—	bpost NV/SA, through its subsidiaries and business units, also sells a range of other products and services, including postal, parcels, banking and	—	—
Name of parent entity	—	bpost NV/SA	—	—
Name of ultimate parent of group	—	bpost NV/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	20,700,000 EUR	—	32,700,000 EUR	—
Dividends proposed or declared before financial statements authorised for issue but not recognised as distribution to owners	—	98,000,000 EUR	—	0 EUR
Dividends proposed or declared before financial statements authorised for issue but not recognised as distribution to owners per share	—	0.49	—	0.0