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2423403 - Disclosure - Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits - Change in Benefit Obligation (Detail)
(http://www.belden.com/role/PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitsChangeInBenefitObligationDetail)
TablePension And Other Employee Benefit Plans [Table]
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0000913142 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Pension And Other Employee Benefit Plans [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]
Pension Benefits [Member]Other Benefits [Member]Pension Benefits [Member]Other Benefits [Member]Pension Benefits [Member]Other Benefits [Member]
Change in benefit obligation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefit obligation, beginning of year
(275,205,000) 
(32,313,000) 
(300,339,000) 
(39,169,000) 
  
Service cost
(4,981,000) 
(46,000) 
(5,505,000) 
(52,000) 
(5,453,000) 
(49,000) 
Interest cost
(8,909,000) 
(1,259,000) 
(9,116,000) 
(1,301,000) 
(10,757,000) 
(1,647,000) 
Participant contributions
(106,000) 
(7,000) 
(109,000) 
(5,000) 
  
Actuarial gain (loss)
(16,250,000) 
578,000  
12,108,000  
1,720,000  
  
Settlements
29,256,000  
0  
1,579,000  
0  
  
Curtailments
227,000  
0  
128,000  
0  
359,000  
0  
Foreign currency exchange rate changes
10,723,000  
(580,000) 
12,132,000  
4,691,000  
  
Benefits paid
8,764,000  
1,589,000  
13,917,000  
1,803,000  
  
Benefit obligation, end of year
(256,481,000) 
 
(32,038,000) 
 
(275,205,000) 
 
(32,313,000) 
 
(300,339,000) 
 
(39,169,000)