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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Mar. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2012
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Reporting period   89 days  
Fair value measurements, transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 $ 0us-gaap_FairValueAssetsLevel1ToLevel2TransfersAmount    
Original maturity period of cash and cash equivalents Three months or less    
Fair value of cash and cash equivalents based on quoted market prices in active markets Level 1 valuation 500,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure    
Gain/(Loss) on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax   (562,000)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax  
Thermax and Raydex [Member]      
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Cash proceeds from the sales of discontinued operations     265,600,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= bdc_ThermaxAndRaydexMember
Gain/(Loss) on disposal of discontinued operations, before tax   (900,000)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= bdc_ThermaxAndRaydexMember
211,600,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= bdc_ThermaxAndRaydexMember
Gain/(Loss) on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax   (600,000)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= bdc_ThermaxAndRaydexMember
124,700,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= bdc_ThermaxAndRaydexMember
Standby letters of credit [Member]      
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Standby letters of credit, surety bonds and bank guaranties 7,500,000us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossPortionNotAccrued
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember
   
Bank guaranties [Member]      
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Standby letters of credit, surety bonds and bank guaranties 1,600,000us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossPortionNotAccrued
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMember
   
Surety bonds [Member]      
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Standby letters of credit, surety bonds and bank guaranties $ 1,800,000us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossPortionNotAccrued
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_GuaranteeOfIndebtednessOfOthersMember
   
First Quarter Fiscal Year 2015 [Member]      
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Reporting period 88 days    
Guideline used to determine the end date of first quarter 91 days    
Fiscal Second Quarter 2015 [Member]      
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Reporting period 91 days    
Fiscal Third Quarter 2015 [Member]      
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Reporting period 91 days