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Net Investment Hedge	12 Months Ended
Net Investment Hedge	Dec. 31, 2018
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Net Investment Hedge	Net Investment Hedge All of our euro denominated notes were issued by Belden Inc., a USD functional currency entity. As of December 31, 2018, all of our outstanding foreign denominated debt is designated as a net investment hedge on the foreign currency risk of our net investment in our euro foreign operations. The objective of the hedge is to protect the net investment in the foreign operations against adverse changes in the euro exchange rate. The transaction gain or loss is reported in the cumulative translation adjustment section of other comprehensive income. The amount of the cumulative translation adjustment associated with these notes at December 31, 2018 and 2017 was a gain of $87.5 million and a loss of $56.2 million, respectively.