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Severance, Restructuring and Acquisition Integration Activities - Severance, Restructuring and Integration Costs by Segment (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 28, 2014
Jun. 29, 2014
Mar. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 29, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                      
Total Costs $ 22,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 9,200us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 38,200us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 1,400us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 5,400us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 5,900us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 7,700us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 800us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 70,827us-gaap_RestructuringCharges $ 14,900us-gaap_RestructuringCharges  
Broadcast Solutions [Member]                      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                      
Total Costs                 48,557us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bdc_BroadcastSolutionsMember
  4,900us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bdc_BroadcastSolutionsMember
Enterprise Connectivity Solutions [Member]                      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                      
Total Costs                 3,318us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bdc_EnterpriseConnectivitySolutionsMember
  3,200us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bdc_EnterpriseConnectivitySolutionsMember
Industrial Connectivity Solutions [Member]                      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                      
Total Costs                 11,953us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bdc_IndustrialConnectivitySolutionsMember
  9,200us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bdc_IndustrialConnectivitySolutionsMember
Industrial IT Segment [Member]                      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                      
Total Costs                 6,999us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bdc_IndustrialItMember
   
Employee Severance [Member]                      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                      
Severance                 37,254us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
   
Employee Severance [Member] | Broadcast Solutions [Member]                      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                      
Severance                 20,025us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bdc_BroadcastSolutionsMember
   
Employee Severance [Member] | Enterprise Connectivity Solutions [Member]                      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                      
Severance                 2,183us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bdc_EnterpriseConnectivitySolutionsMember
   
Employee Severance [Member] | Industrial Connectivity Solutions [Member]                      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                      
Severance                 9,732us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bdc_IndustrialConnectivitySolutionsMember
   
Employee Severance [Member] | Industrial IT Segment [Member]                      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                      
Severance                 5,314us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bdc_IndustrialItMember
   
Other Restructuring [Member]                      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                      
Other Restructuring Costs                 33,573us-gaap_OtherRestructuringCosts
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
   
Other Restructuring [Member] | Broadcast Solutions [Member]                      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                      
Other Restructuring Costs                 28,532us-gaap_OtherRestructuringCosts
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bdc_BroadcastSolutionsMember
   
Other Restructuring [Member] | Enterprise Connectivity Solutions [Member]                      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                      
Other Restructuring Costs                 1,135us-gaap_OtherRestructuringCosts
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bdc_EnterpriseConnectivitySolutionsMember
   
Other Restructuring [Member] | Industrial Connectivity Solutions [Member]                      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                      
Other Restructuring Costs                 2,221us-gaap_OtherRestructuringCosts
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bdc_IndustrialConnectivitySolutionsMember
   
Other Restructuring [Member] | Industrial IT Segment [Member]                      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]                      
Other Restructuring Costs                 $ 1,685us-gaap_OtherRestructuringCosts
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bdc_IndustrialItMember