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Belden Inc
(NYSE:BDC) 

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Belden Inc. operates as a signal transmission solutions company in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates in two segments, Enterprise Solutions and Industrial Solutions. The Enterprise Solutions segment offers copper cable and connectivity solutions, fiber c...

Founded: 1902
Full Time Employees: 7,000
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Electrical Equipment & Parts

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      revenues
    696,375,000 720,120,000 698,221,000 671,992,000 624,861,000 666,042,000 654,926,000 604,336,000 535,675,000 551,243,000 626,807,000 692,245,000 641,789,000 659,072,000 670,491,000 666,551,000 610,371,000 638,910,000 630,835,000 601,974,000 536,381,000 498,540,000 475,839,000 424,811,000 463,526,000 286,255,000 620,318,000 637,530,000 587,175,000 655,390,000 655,774,000 668,639,000 605,565,000 604,884,000 621,745,000 610,633,000 551,381,000 612,435,000 601,109,000 601,631,000 541,497,000 597,244,000 579,266,000 585,755,000 546,957,000 608,910,000 610,774,000 600,891,000 487,690,000 509,751,000 522,478,000 529,491,000 507,473,000 402,039,000 490,367,000 484,042,000 464,291,000 464,361,000 519,713,000 536,251,000 461,628,000 379,129,000 411,472,000 426,140,000 400,349,000 387,770,000 355,159,000 343,821,000 328,512,000 417,267,000 520,494,000 556,303,000 511,826,000 584,584,000 561,611,000 549,943,000 336,703,000   330,310,000 281,454,000 184,307,000       
      cost of sales
    -438,287,000 -456,554,000 -435,023,000 -413,424,000 -379,021,000 -416,226,000 -410,922,000 -377,530,000 -334,079,000 -344,878,000 -385,639,000 -430,917,000 -395,684,000 -412,594,000 -431,845,000 -444,246,000 -401,511,000 -410,703,000 -407,559,000 -390,439,000 -345,037,000 -323,284,000 -308,247,000 -274,871,000 -293,025,000 -193,903,000 -384,916,000 -396,507,000 -362,447,000 -396,025,000 -394,917,000 -411,043,000 -374,971,000 -375,292,000 -381,921,000 -368,124,000 -329,267,000 -350,651,000 -355,147,000 -353,418,000 -316,462,000 -347,127,000 -353,135,000 -351,479,000 -339,308,000 -391,295,000 -389,042,000 -396,506,000 -311,973,000 -334,712,000 -339,637,000 -350,295,000 -340,120,000 -275,855,000 -343,593,000 -332,121,000 -322,573,000 -332,362,000 -366,962,000 -379,637,000 -331,173,000 -281,735,000 -285,777,000 -300,343,000 -281,941,000 -275,356,000 -247,086,000 -235,303,000 -244,319,000 -319,527,000 -366,842,000 -389,830,000 -366,009,000 -422,800,000 -403,914,000 -398,743,000 -246,014,000   249,131,000 228,036,000 151,113,000 114,354,000 96,134,000 99,758,000 97,648,000 93,558,000 86,154,000 
      gross profit
    258,088,000 263,566,000 263,198,000 258,568,000 245,840,000 249,816,000 244,004,000 226,806,000 201,596,000 206,365,000 241,168,000 261,328,000 246,105,000 246,478,000 238,646,000 222,305,000 208,860,000 228,207,000 223,276,000 211,535,000 191,344,000 175,256,000 167,592,000 149,940,000 170,501,000 92,352,000 235,402,000 241,023,000 224,728,000 259,365,000 260,857,000 257,596,000 230,594,000 229,592,000 239,824,000 242,509,000 222,114,000 261,784,000 245,962,000 248,213,000 225,035,000 250,117,000 226,131,000 234,276,000 207,649,000 217,615,000 221,732,000 204,385,000 175,717,000 175,039,000 182,841,000 179,196,000 167,353,000 126,184,000 146,774,000 151,921,000 141,718,000 131,999,000 152,751,000 156,614,000 130,455,000 97,394,000 125,695,000 125,797,000 118,408,000 112,414,000 108,073,000 108,518,000 84,193,000 97,740,000 153,652,000 166,473,000 145,817,000 161,784,000 157,697,000 151,200,000 90,689,000   81,179,000 53,418,000 33,194,000 34,567,000 25,065,000 30,890,000 31,823,000 28,569,000 25,870,000 
      yoy
    4.98% 5.50% 7.87% 14.00% 21.95% 21.06% 1.18% -13.21% -18.09% -16.27% 1.06% 17.55% 17.83% 8.01% 6.88% 5.09% 9.15% 30.21% 33.23% 41.08% 12.22% 89.77% -28.81% -37.79% -24.13% -64.39% -9.76% -6.43% -2.54% 12.97% 8.77% 6.22% 3.82% -12.30% -2.50% -2.30% -1.30% 4.66% 8.77% 5.95% 8.37% 14.94% 1.98% 14.62% 18.17% 24.32% 21.27% 14.06% 5.00% 38.72% 24.57% 17.95% 18.09% -4.41% -3.91% -3.00% 8.63% 35.53% 21.53% 24.50% 10.17% -13.36% 16.31% 15.92% 40.64% 15.01% -29.66% -34.81% -42.26% -39.59% -2.57% 10.10% 60.79%   86.26% 69.77%   223.87% 72.93% 4.31% 20.99% -3.11%     
      qoq
    -2.08% 0.14% 1.79% 5.18% -1.59% 2.38% 7.58% 12.51% -2.31% -14.43% -7.71% 6.19% -0.15% 3.28% 7.35% 6.44% -8.48% 2.21% 5.55% 10.55% 9.18% 4.57% 11.77% -12.06% 84.62% -60.77% -2.33% 7.25% -13.35% -0.57% 1.27% 11.71% 0.44% -4.27% -1.11% 9.18% -15.15% 6.43% -0.91% 10.30% -10.03% 10.61% -3.48% 12.82% -4.58% -1.86% 8.49% 16.31% 0.39% -4.27% 2.03% 7.08% 32.63% -14.03% -3.39% 7.20% 7.36% -13.59% -2.47% 20.05% 33.95% -22.52% -0.08% 6.24% 5.33% 4.02% -0.41% 28.89% -13.86% -36.39% -7.70% 14.17% -9.87% 2.59% 4.30% 66.72%    51.97% 60.93% -3.97% 37.91% -18.86% -2.93% 11.39% 10.43%  
      gross margin %
    Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity%   Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 23.21% 20.68% 23.64% 24.58% 23.39% 23.09% 
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    -138,652,000 -130,507,000 -139,415,000 -131,922,000 -131,522,000 -137,362,000 -126,976,000 -119,497,000 -110,768,000 -126,414,000 -118,079,000 -126,635,000 -121,574,000 -129,889,000 -110,478,000 -105,203,000 -103,066,000 -112,369,000 -109,963,000 -105,554,000 -98,449,000 -91,059,000 -85,037,000 -91,703,000 -98,389,000 -51,890,000 -120,169,000 -122,482,000 -122,788,000 -129,488,000 -132,716,000 -138,842,000 -124,872,000 -114,236,000 -116,429,000 -117,771,000 -112,586,000 -122,099,000 -126,662,000 -123,057,000 -122,406,000 -130,405,000 -128,140,000 -127,927,000 -140,816,000 -128,091,000 -119,104,000 -145,902,000 -94,848,000 -96,327,000 -96,197,000 -93,503,000 -91,982,000 -84,649,000 -100,120,000 -77,931,000 -83,226,000 -81,279,000 -85,355,000 -84,380,000 -74,936,000 -59,902,000 -71,392,000 -74,523,000 -73,860,000 -73,907,000 -71,489,000 -67,579,000 -76,697,000 -94,897,000 -85,149,000 -89,522,000 -97,715,000 -102,522,000 -93,756,000 -97,601,000 -52,049,000   54,453,000 47,527,000 24,229,000 24,963,000 26,267,000 23,770,000 24,715,000 23,237,000 21,755,000 
      research and development expenses
    -30,089,000 -32,542,000 -33,859,000 -33,940,000 -28,417,000 -28,968,000 -27,941,000 -28,457,000 -26,999,000 -25,883,000 -30,190,000 -30,970,000 -29,384,000 -28,599,000 -26,306,000 -25,989,000 -23,456,000 -29,787,000 -32,451,000 -30,922,000 -31,500,000 -25,663,000 -30,324,000 -25,090,000 -26,219,000 6,179,000 -31,351,000 -35,034,000 -34,154,000                                                      1,192,000 1,150,000 1,105,000 1,138,000 1,026,000 804,000 
      amortization of intangibles
    -11,388,000 -12,975,000 -13,636,000 -13,470,000 -13,275,000 -14,307,000 -13,738,000 -9,940,000 -10,809,000 -10,113,000 -9,526,000 -11,126,000 -9,610,000 -9,761,000 -10,105,000 -9,177,000 -8,817,000 -9,601,000 -9,696,000 -9,102,000 -9,947,000 -16,089,000 -16,104,000 -16,017,000 -16,185,000 -6,657,000 -22,243,000 -22,368,000 -23,341,000 -23,839,000 -25,533,000 -25,039,000 -24,418,000 -26,053,000 -27,162,000 -27,113,000 -23,669,000 -22,782,000 -23,808,000 -26,263,000 -25,532,000 -25,701,000 -25,669,000 -25,917,000 -26,504,000 -15,687,000 -15,203,000 -15,795,000 -11,741,000 -12,395,000 -12,326,000 -13,105,000 -12,977,000 -9,189,000 -7,798,000 -2,570,000 -3,235,000 -3,375,000 -3,371,000 -3,347,000 -3,679,000 1,369,000 -4,152,000 -4,140,000 -4,266,000 -4,321,000 -3,983,000 -3,911,000 -3,865,000 -4,154,000 -4,125,000                  
      operating income
    77,959,000 87,542,000 76,288,000 79,236,000 72,626,000 69,179,000 75,349,000 68,912,000 53,020,000 43,955,000 95,429,000 92,597,000 85,537,000 78,229,000 129,648,000 81,936,000 73,521,000 -64,011,000 71,166,000 65,957,000 51,448,000 42,445,000 36,127,000 17,130,000 29,708,000 382,130,000 -280,507,000 61,139,000 44,445,000 73,234,000 131,278,000 56,506,000 44,203,000 60,081,000 60,791,000 62,481,000 51,337,000 58,668,000 61,980,000 62,241,000 40,964,000 57,010,000 34,502,000 44,143,000 4,898,000 43,271,000 58,011,000 12,326,000 49,511,000 49,174,000 53,935,000 53,913,000 44,240,000 13,790,000 -7,609,000 58,351,000 43,965,000 34,858,000 51,863,000 58,212,000 42,073,000 25,708,000 38,410,000 36,945,000 28,126,000 16,579,000 18,440,000 4,269,000 -37,647,000 -482,382,000 47,738,000 65,858,000 26,598,000 59,262,000 72,497,000 51,729,000 37,248,000            
      yoy
    7.34% 26.54% 1.25% 14.98% 36.98% 57.39% -21.04% -25.58% -38.02% -43.81% -26.39% 13.01% 16.34% -222.21% 82.18% 24.23% 42.90% -250.81% 96.99% 285.04% 73.18% -88.89% -112.88% -71.98% -33.16% 421.79% -313.67% 8.20% 0.55% 21.89% 115.95% -9.56% -13.90% 2.41% -1.92% 0.39% 25.32% 2.91% 79.64% 41.00% 736.34% 31.75% -40.53% 258.13% -90.11% -12.00% 7.56% -77.14% 11.91% 256.59% -808.83% -7.61% 0.63% -60.44% -114.67% 0.24% 4.50% 35.59% 35.02% 57.56% 49.59% 55.06% 108.30% 765.43% -174.71% -103.44% -61.37% -93.52% -241.54% -913.98% -34.15% 27.31% -28.59%                
      qoq
    -10.95% 14.75% -3.72% 9.10% 4.98% -8.19% 9.34% 29.97% 20.62% -53.94% 3.06% 8.25% 9.34% -39.66% 58.23% 11.45% -214.86% -189.95% 7.90% 28.20% 21.21% 17.49% 110.90% -42.34% -92.23% -236.23% -558.80% 37.56% -39.31% -44.21% 132.33% 27.83% -26.43% -1.17% -2.70% 21.71% -12.50% -5.34% -0.42% 51.94% -28.15% 65.24% -21.84% 801.25% -88.68% -25.41% 370.64% -75.10% 0.69% -8.83% 0.04% 21.86% 220.81% -281.23% -113.04% 32.72% 26.13% -32.79% -10.91% 38.36% 63.66% -33.07% 3.97% 31.36% 69.65% -10.09% 331.95% -111.34% -92.20% -1110.48% -27.51% 147.61% -55.12% -18.26% 40.15% 38.88%             
      operating margin %
    Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity%   NaN% NaN% NaN% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 
      interest expense
    -13,459,000 -12,489,000 -11,562,000 -12,200,000 -10,104,000 -10,849,000 -10,855,000 -9,017,000 -7,582,000 -8,032,000 -8,580,000 -8,812,000 -8,201,000 -7,984,000 -9,883,000 -11,276,000 -14,411,000 -16,055,000 -16,251,000 -14,878,000 -15,511,000 -15,700,000 -15,607,000 -14,257,000 -13,324,000 -13,253,000 -14,200,000 -14,168,000 -14,193,000 -15,021,000 -14,472,000 -15,088,000 -16,978,000 -16,477,000 -19,385,000 -23,533,000 -23,506,000 -23,092,000 -23,513,000 -24,049,000 -24,396,000 -26,582,000 -25,416,000 -24,769,000 -23,926,000 -23,477,000 -21,656,000 -18,203,000 -18,820,000 -19,586,000 -19,259,000 -18,345,000 -15,905,000 -13,723,000 -13,892,000 -12,502,000 -11,921,000 -11,880,000 -11,690,000 -12,748,000 -11,808,000 -10,914,000 -11,779,000 -14,187,000 -12,946,000 -13,064,000 -12,575,000 -8,895,000 -7,323,000 -9,642,000 -8,671,000 -10,528,000 -7,819,000 -8,747,000 -7,561,000 -8,682,000 -2,526,000   3,011,000 3,537,000 3,167,000 1,405,000 1,241,000 1,264,000 1,218,000 1,219,000 1,451,000 
      non-operating pension cost
    -456,000                                                                                        
      loss on debt extinguishment
    -1,273,000                -6,392,000  -5,715,000             -3,030,000 -19,960,000  -51,594,000 -847,000                  -1,865,000 -50,585,000                                  
      income before taxes
    62,771,000 73,861,000 64,252,000 66,672,000 62,081,000 42,643,500 64,780,000 60,125,000 45,669,000                 -53,991,750 -294,218,000 47,452,000 30,799,000 57,047,000 118,162,000 38,131,000 6,990,000 13,936,000 -10,188,000 38,101,000 27,831,000    16,568,000                         -10,017,000 8,482,000 -3,693,000 -44,857,000 30,300,250 41,106,000 59,191,000 20,904,000       1,168,750 -6,742,000 7,530,000       
      income tax expense
    -11,744,000 -5,972,000 -7,562,000 -5,666,000 -10,144,000 1,014,000 -11,091,000 -11,091,000 -8,360,000 2,185,000 -14,850,000 -15,656,000 -14,879,000 -10,631,000 -16,104,000 -13,088,000 -9,822,000 102,000 -8,875,000 -8,552,000 -7,880,000 -8,501,000 -631,000 -400,000 -2,192,000 -3,395,000 -2,797,000 -5,162,000 -5,621,000   -9,339,000 -4,420,000    -2,250,000    -143,000    -688,000 -642,750 -2,667,000  -5,685,000   -6,225,000 -6,198,000   -3,670,000 -8,120,000 3,526,000 -9,019,000 -10,739,000 -8,406,000 1,300,000 -6,002,000   -1,187,000 -15,958,000   -8,544,500 -9,453,000 -17,041,000 -7,684,000 -18,847,000 -16,904,000 -15,254,000 -13,435,000   16,420,000 -3,669,000 1,896,000       
      net income
    51,027,000 67,889,000 56,690,000 61,006,000 51,937,000 58,382,000 53,689,000 49,034,000 37,309,000 38,509,000 72,327,000 68,775,000 62,945,000 62,015,000 98,321,000 58,642,000 35,844,000 -49,713,000 41,317,000 43,972,000 28,741,000 6,961,000 17,081,000 -67,881,000 -11,219,000 -147,229,000 -297,015,000 42,290,000 25,178,000 43,491,000 85,858,000 28,792,000 2,570,000 30,436,000 945,000 35,891,000 25,581,000 33,906,000 35,565,000 41,750,000 16,425,000 49,656,000 14,569,000 21,591,000 -19,636,000 15,993,000 33,847,000 15,000 24,594,000 22,508,000 29,068,000 29,492,000 22,245,000 166,602,000 -38,777,000 42,390,000 24,275,000 26,527,000 31,203,000 34,725,000 21,890,000 56,435,000 20,605,000 19,672,000 11,747,000 19,915,000 -7,476,000 -4,886,000 -32,454,000 -448,050,000 31,653,000 42,150,000 13,220,000 35,589,000 49,416,000 30,104,000 22,014,000   18,622,000 -7,411,000 2,831,000 3,609,000 -3,422,000 2,747,000 -37,530,000 2,009,000 166,000 
      yoy
    -1.75% 16.28% 5.59% 24.42% 39.21% 51.61% -25.77% -28.70% -40.73% -37.90% -26.44% 17.28% 75.61% -224.75% 137.97% 33.36% 24.71% -814.16% 141.89% -164.78% -356.18% -104.73% -105.75% -260.51% -144.56% -438.53% -445.94% 46.88% 879.69% 42.89% 8985.50% -19.78% -89.95% -10.23% -97.34% -14.03% 55.74% -31.72% 144.11% 93.37% -183.65% 210.49% -56.96% 143840.00% -179.84% -28.95% 16.44% -99.95% 10.56% -86.49% -174.96% -30.43% -8.36% 528.05% -224.27% 22.07% 10.90% -53.00% 51.43% 76.52% 86.35% 183.38% -375.62% -502.62% -136.20% -104.44% -123.62% -111.59% -345.49% -1358.96% -35.95% 40.01% -39.95%   61.66% -397.04%   -644.18% -369.79% -107.54% 79.64% -2161.45%     
      qoq
    -24.84% 19.75% -7.07% 17.46% -11.04% 8.74% 9.49% 31.43% -3.12% -46.76% 5.16% 9.26% 1.50% -36.93% 67.66% 63.60% -172.10% -220.32% -6.04% 52.99% 312.89% -59.25% -125.16% 505.05% -92.38% -50.43% -802.33% 67.96% -42.11% -49.35% 198.20% 1020.31% -91.56% 3120.74% -97.37% 40.30% -24.55% -4.66% -14.81% 154.19% -66.92% 240.83% -32.52% -209.96% -222.78% -52.75% 225546.67% -99.94% 9.27% -22.57% -1.44% 32.58% -86.65% -529.64% -191.48% 74.62% -8.49% -14.99% -10.14% 58.63% -61.21% 173.89% 4.74% 67.46% -41.01% -366.39% 53.01% -84.94% -92.76% -1515.51% -24.90% 218.84% -62.85% -27.98% 64.15% 36.75%    -351.28% -361.78% -21.56% -205.46% -224.57% -107.32% -1968.09% 1110.24%  
      net income margin %
    Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity%   Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% 2.42% -2.82% 2.10% -28.99% 1.65% 0.15% 
      weighted-average number of common shares and equivalents:
                                                                                            
      basic
    38,814,000 39,605,000 39,516,000 39,511,000 40,166,000 40,694,000 40,798,000 40,690,000 40,986,000 42,237,000 42,053,000 42,497,000 42,827,000 43,845,000 43,466,000 44,252,000 44,811,000 44,802,000 44,851,000 44,759,000 44,679,000 44,778,000 44,567,000 44,557,000 45,390,000 42,203,000 44,444,000 39,389,000 39,420,000 40,675,000 40,510,000 40,735,000 41,633,000 42,220,000 42,256,000 42,283,000 42,216,000 42,093,000 42,126,000 42,085,000 42,008,000 42,390,000 42,417,000 42,655,000 42,535,000 43,273,000 43,201,000 43,603,000 43,514,000 43,871,000 43,694,000 43,928,000 44,420,000 45,097,000 44,787,000 45,526,000 45,912,000 47,109,000 47,344,000 47,401,000 47,209,000 46,805,000 46,813,000 46,779,000 46,697,000 46,594,000 46,607,000 46,587,000 46,526,000 44,692,000 44,571,000 43,506,000 44,139,000 44,877,000 45,084,000 45,078,000 44,465,000   35,404,000 42,517,000 25,546,000       
      diluted
    39,395,000 40,210,000 40,137,000 40,002,000 40,844,000 41,299,000 41,417,000 41,204,000 41,491,000 42,859,000 42,625,000 43,088,000 43,669,000 44,537,000 44,063,000 44,782,000 45,567,000 45,361,000 45,425,000 45,262,000 45,045,000 44,937,000 44,709,000 44,665,000 45,538,000 42,416,000 44,444,000 39,611,000 39,660,000 40,956,000 47,678,000 40,974,000 41,633,000 42,643,000 42,256,000 42,832,000 42,675,000 42,557,000 42,601,000 42,548,000 42,440,000 42,953,000 42,908,000 43,233,000 42,535,000 43,997,000 43,910,000 44,292,000 44,293,000 44,737,000 44,537,000 44,790,000 45,427,000 45,942,000 44,787,000 46,305,000 46,938,000 48,104,000 48,244,000 48,414,000 48,330,000 47,783,000 47,721,000 47,788,000 47,510,000 46,594,000 46,607,000 46,587,000 46,526,000 44,692,000 47,082,000 47,478,000 48,377,000 50,615,000 50,131,000 50,920,000 51,689,000   38,724,000 42,517,000 25,832,000       
      basic income per share
    1.31                                                                 -0.24 -0.16 -0.1 -0.7 0.493 0.71 0.97 0.3                
      diluted income per share
    1.3                                                                 -0.24 -0.16 -0.1 -0.7 0.458 0.67 0.89 0.27                
      comprehensive income
    52,516                                         1,009 -9,803 19,562 -5,723 14,489.5 30,783 13,894 13,281 18,404.5 34,776 23,950 14,892 6,091.5 -24,687 14,152 34,901                 33,476.25 68,878 37,943 27,084            
      common stock dividends declared per share
    0.05 0.038 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.038 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.038 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.038 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.038 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.038 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.038 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.038 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.038 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.038 0.05                                                  
      non-operating pension benefit
     -1,192,000 -398,000 -364,000 -441,000 -962,000 286,000 230,000 231,000 401,000 328,000 646,000 488,000 1,709,000 26,000 1,070,000 1,200,000 1,355,000 992,000 1,445,000 684,000 -2,474,000 680,000 700,000 699,000 -500,000 489,000 481,000 547,000 206,000 1,356,000                                                          
      loss related to revolver refinancing
      -76,000                                                                                      
      less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
         -4,250 -3,000  -4,000                    -24,000 -35,000 -23,000 -77,000 -48,000 -83,000 -82,000 -86,000 -106,000 -71,000 -88,000 -99,000 -99,000                                                
      net income attributable to belden stockholders
     42,408,250 56,690,000 61,006,000 51,937,000 35,012,250 53,692,000 49,044,000 37,313,000 51,073,000 72,347,000 68,753,000 63,192,000 48,174,000 98,294,000 58,561,000 35,841,000 28,423,500 41,264,000 43,764,000 28,666,000                   41,849,000 16,524,000                                                
      basic income per share attributable to belden stockholders
     1.068 1.43 1.54 1.29 0.858 1.32 1.21 0.91                                0.39                                                
      diluted income per share attributable to belden stockholders
     1.053 1.41 1.53 1.27 0.848 1.3 1.19 0.9                                0.39                                                
      comprehensive income attributable to belden
     20,990.25 48,064 21,110 14,787 31,543.75 23,760 55,956 46,461 50,924.25 93,915 63,890 45,892 75,097 149,907 110,712 39,769 43,570 69,390 22,499 82,391   -112,351 11,134 -45,952.75 -263,530 25,507 54,211 32,431.75 68,620 89,897 -28,790 4,354 -18,127 19,267 16,276 22,534.25 31,846                                                  
      gain on sale of assets
              12,056,000                                                           -2,843,000     8,556,000         -133,000     
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
           -10,000  42,000 -20,000 22,000 -247,000 48,000 27,000 81,000 3,000 56,000 53,000 208,000 75,000 25,000 85,000 24,000                                                                 
      income from continuing operations before taxes
             36,324,000 87,177,000 84,431,000 77,824,000 71,954,000 119,791,000 71,730,000 53,918,000 -51,675,000 50,192,000 52,524,000 36,621,000 24,271,000 21,200,000 3,573,000 17,083,000             33,234,000 38,467,000 38,192,000  30,428,000 9,086,000 19,374,000 -18,948,000 19,957,000 36,514,000 -5,766,000 30,841,000 28,121,000 34,768,000 35,717,000 28,443,000 -1,498,000 -71,915,000 46,060,000 32,395,000 23,463,000 40,384,000 45,620,000 30,424,000 15,532,000 26,758,000 24,359,000 15,363,000         54,436,000 66,320,000 45,358,000 35,449,000            
      income from continuing operations
             38,509,000 72,327,000 68,775,000 62,945,000 61,323,000 103,687,000 58,642,000 44,096,000 -51,573,000 41,317,000 43,972,000 28,741,000 15,770,000 20,569,000 3,173,000 14,891,000             33,906,000 35,565,000 41,750,000  49,656,000 14,811,000 21,677,000 -19,636,000 15,414,000 33,847,000 15,000 25,156,000 23,929,000 29,068,000 29,492,000 22,245,000 27,705,000 -51,134,000 42,390,000 24,275,000 26,989,000 31,365,000 34,881,000 22,018,000 16,832,000 20,756,000 19,827,000 11,883,000         35,589,000 49,416,000 30,104,000 22,014,000            
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                    -3,685,000     3,882,000 -6,231,000  -26,110,000                 -60,500 -242,000               -462,000 -162,000 -156,000 -128,000 -5,244,000 -151,000 -155,000 -136,000                        
      loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax
                 -2,483,250 -5,366,000  -4,567,000                                                                        
      basic income per share attributable to belden stockholders:
                                                                                            
      continuing operations
             0.94 1.72 1.62 1.48 1.43 2.38 1.32 0.98 -1.15 0.92 0.98 0.64                 0.59 0.69 0.99  1.17 0.35 0.51 -0.46 0.36 0.78  0.58 0.55 0.67 0.67 0.5 0.62 -1.14 0.93 0.53 0.58 0.66 0.73 0.47 0.36 0.44 0.42 0.25         0.8 1.1 0.67 0.5   0.27 -0.07 0.22       
      discontinued operations
                    -0.08                          -0.01   0.02   -0.01     0.32 0.05   -0.01   -0.01 -0.1                  0.31 -0.07 -0.23       
      disposal of discontinued operations
                 0.01 -0.12  -0.1                                     2.76 0.22                         -0.04 -0.03 0.12       
      diluted income per share attributable to belden stockholders:
                                                                                            
      asset impairments
                                                                                            
      gain on sale of asset
                  37,891,000                                                                          
      gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax
                         685,750 2,743,000                                                                  
      net income attributable to belden
                         6,936,000 16,996,000 -67,905,000 -11,189,000 -147,408,000 -297,009,000 42,200,000 25,202,000 43,526,000 85,881,000 28,869,000 2,618,000 30,519,000 1,027,000 35,977,000 25,687,000 33,977,000 35,653,000                                                  
      less: preferred stock dividends
                              971,000 8,733,000 8,733,000 8,733,000 8,732,000 8,733,000 8,733,000 8,733,000 8,732,000 8,733,000 8,733,000 8,733,000 6,695,000                                                  
      net income attributable to belden common stockholders
                         6,936,000 16,996,000 -67,905,000 -11,189,000 -147,408,000 -297,980,000 33,467,000 16,469,000 34,793,000 77,149,000 20,136,000 -6,115,000 21,786,000 -7,705,000 27,244,000 16,954,000 25,244,000 28,958,000                                                  
      basic income per share attributable to belden common stockholders:
                                                                                            
      continuing operations attributable to belden common stockholders
                         0.35 0.46 0.07 0.33                                                                
      discontinued operations attributable to belden common stockholders
                         0.09 -0.14 -1.59 -0.58                                                                
      disposal of discontinued operations attributable to belden common stockholders
                         -0.28 0.06                                                                  
      net income per share
                         -0.348 0.38 -1.52 -0.25                                                                
      diluted income per share attributable to belden common stockholders:
                                                                                            
      comprehensive loss attributable to belden
                         -34,034.5 -34,921                                                                  
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                           -71,054,000                              14,200,000 2,574,000                                  
      less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                            -30,000                                                                
      goodwill and other asset impairment
                             -85,536,500 -342,146,000                                                              
      gain from patent litigation
                                  62,141,000                                                          
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                             15,000 -6,000 90,000                                                             
      basic income per share attributable to belden common stockholders
                             -1.51 -6.7 0.85 0.42 0.558 1.9 0.49 -0.15 0.215 -0.18 0.64 0.4                                                    
      diluted income per share attributable to belden common stockholders
                             -1.51 -6.7 0.84 0.42 0.553 1.8 0.49 -0.15 0.215 -0.18 0.64 0.4                                                    
      research and development
                                 -26,945,250 -33,471,000 -37,209,000 -37,101,000 -29,222,000 -35,442,000 -35,144,000 -34,522,000 -34,304,000 -33,512,000 -36,652,000 -36,133,000 -37,312,000 -38,168,000 -36,632,000 -36,199,000 -31,281,000 -30,444,000 -31,618,000 -20,571,000 -20,780,000 -21,141,000 -20,931,000 -20,425,000 -17,328,000 -19,020,000 -15,029,000 -14,033,000 -13,911,000 -13,641,000 -14,530,000 -13,629,000 386,000 -14,794,000 -13,400,000 -14,797,000 -16,032,000 -14,161,000 -14,122,000 -16,555,000 -14,038,000 -15,887,000 -11,093,000 -9,071,000                
      income tax benefit
                                 -13,556,000 -32,304,000   -13,168,000 11,133,000 -2,210,000  672,000 -2,902,000 3,558,000  19,228,000 5,725,000 2,303,000    5,781,000  -4,192,000 -5,700,000   29,203,000 20,781,000         -4,532,000 -3,480,000    12,403,000                    
      non-operating pension costs
                                   -257,000 -275,000                                                        
      loss from disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax
                                               -86,000  -140,500   -562,000                                        
      comprehensive income attributable to belden stockholders
                                           43,485 14,806                                                
      dividends declared per share
                                           0.05 0.05 0.038 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.038 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.038 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.038 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.038 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.038 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.038 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.038 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.038 0.05 0.05 0.05   0.038 0.05 0.05       
      income from equity method investment
                                             311,000 348,000 343,000 768,000 715,000 1,030,000 1,256,000 954,000 3,637,000 758,000 2,256,000 2,271,000 2,450,000 2,553,000 1,960,000 2,741,000 3,973,000 1,479,000 3,855,000 3,862,000 3,035,000 3,053,000 3,211,000 2,641,000                        
      basic income per share:
                                                                                            
      diluted income per share:
                                                                                            
      interest income
                                                80,000 163,000 159,000 111,000 150,000 145,000 92,000 149,000 108,000 300,000 171,000 211,000 351,000 485,000 211,000 156,000 159,000 738,000 127,000 136,000 183,000 245,000 199,000 238,000 364,000 1,242,000 1,226,000 1,875,000 957,000 1,258,000 803,000 1,740,000 2,743,000            
      asset impairment
                                                         -7,499,500 -29,998,000           -6,544,000  -1,453,000 -24,723,000 -3,075,500 -753,000  -11,549,000   -1,870,000 -1,392,000            
      gain from disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                         124,697,000 9,783,000                                  
      other income
                                                                   1,465,000  1,894,000 2,418,000 695,000 -251,000 2,359,000 813,000 1,986,000 1,168,000 2,663,000 581,000 571,000             
      loss on sale of assets
                                                                     -4,296,000  -17,184,000     -884,000          30,000      
      other expense
                                                                                -2,016,000      86,000 4,000 -128,000 85,000 -352,000 -20,000 
      reconciliation between net income and comprehensive income:
                                                                                            
      adjustments to translation component of equity
                                                                             8,092.75 19,462 7,839 5,070            
      other operating expenses
                                                                                   2,217,750 8,871,000        
      operating earnings
                                                                                   29,726,000 -2,980,000 8,965,000       
      nonoperating income
                                                                                   -433,000  -1,732,000       
      minority interest in earnings
                                                                                   146,000 225,000        
      net income from continuing operations
                                                                                   1,301,000 -3,073,000 5,634,000    -338,250 2,056,000 166,000 
      net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of 1,489, 1,547, 5,606 and 4,249, respectively
                                                                                   -2,532,000 -2,809,000        
      net gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax expense of (860), 0, 839 and 0, respectively
                                                                                   372,750 -1,529,000        
      basic earnings per share:
                                                                                            
      earnings per share
                                                                                   -0.028 -0.17 0.11       
      diluted earnings per share:
                                                                                            
      net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of 3,276, 714, 4,117 and 2,702, respectively
                                                                                     -5,823,000       
      net gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax expense of 1,699, 0, 1,699 and 0, respectively
                                                                                     3,020,000       
      net sales
                                                                                      148,921,000 121,199,000 130,648,000 129,471,000 122,127,000 112,024,000 
      yoy
                                                                                      21.94% 8.19%     
      qoq
                                                                                      22.87% -7.23% 0.91% 6.01% 9.02%  
      business restructuring expense
                                                                                      -40,000 -22,000  3,965,000 -71,000  
      income from operations
                                                                                      8,422,000 -2,197,000 6,015,000 2,005,000 4,377,000 1,855,000 
      income from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                      6,931,000 -3,442,000 4,879,000    
      income tax provision
                                                                                      3,022,000 -238,000 1,878,000 943,000 1,187,000 118,000 
      minority interest in earnings of subsidiaries
                                                                                      300,000 218,000 254,000 1,425,000 267,000 140,000 
      net income from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                                      3,609,000 -3,422,000 2,747,000    
      discontinued operations:
                                                                                            
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of 293 for the nine months ended april 30, 2003
                                                                                            
      loss on sale of business, net of tax benefit of 22 and 12,698 for the three and nine months ended april 30, 2003, respectively
                                                                                         -8,013,750 -47,000  
      net loss from discontinued operations
                                                                                            
      cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax benefit
                                                                                            
      basic earnings per common share:
                                                                                            
      continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                                      90 -80 70    
      cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                                            
      diluted earnings per common share:
                                                                                            
      basic weighted-average common shares outstanding
                                                                                      41,771,293,000 41,702,078,000 41,501,168,000 44,345,000   
      diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding
                                                                                      54,218,107,000 41,702,078,000 53,824,700,000 44,345,000   
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of 293 for the six months ended january 31, 2003
                                                                                            
      loss on sale of business, net of tax benefit of 12,676 for the six months ended january 31, 2003
                                                                                            
      basic and diluted earnings per common share:
                                                                                            
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of 293 for the three months ended october 31, 2002
                                                                                            
      loss on sale of business, net of tax benefit of 12,676 for the three months ended october 31, 2002
                                                                                            
      amortization of goodwill
                                                                                            
      income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest
                                                                                         -463,500 3,510,000 424,000 
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax provision of 1 for the three months ended april 30, 2002 and tax benefit of 293 and 709 for the nine months ended april 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively
                                                                                         -159,000   
      net income from discontinued operations
                                                                                         -141,000 -47,000  
      from continuing operations
                                                                                         -7.5 50  
      from discontinued operations
                                                                                         -182.5   
      weighted-average common shares outstanding
                                                                                          44,569,872,000 44,536,876,000 
      weighted-average common shares outstanding and common stock equivalents
                                                                                          44,630,160,000 44,637,538,000 
      business restructuring expenses
                                                                                           1,456,000 
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of 364 for the three months ended january 31, 2002 and 293 and 710 for the six months ended january 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively
                                                                                            
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        assets
                                                                                              
        current assets:
                                                                                              
        cash and cash equivalents
      272,151,000 389,887,000 314,257,000 301,486,000 258,997,000 370,302,000 322,982,000 564,751,000 506,830,000 597,044,000 530,971,000 514,767,000 589,045,000 687,676,000 547,466,000 527,682,000 559,582,000 643,757,000 457,753,000 423,291,000 370,552,000 501,994,000 391,497,000 359,702,000 250,993,000 407,480,000 296,742,000 295,243,000 338,982,000 420,610,000 329,027,000 261,449,000 362,863,000 561,108,000 461,363,000 670,360,000 815,924,000 848,116,000 748,305,000 175,772,000 146,264,000 216,751,000 241,897,000 208,419,000 166,700,000 741,162,000 449,102,000 444,965,000 569,579,000 613,304,000 503,837,000 476,201,000 469,406,000 395,095,000 385,639,000 337,278,000 370,017,000 382,716,000 348,190,000 329,312,000 323,085,000 358,653,000 296,081,000 245,615,000 238,883,000 308,879,000 311,792,000 274,640,000 224,443,000 227,413,000 215,439,000 189,666,000 196,842,000 159,964,000 120,324,000 90,096,000 602,530,000 254,151,000  188,798,000 152,448,000 168,902,000 48,928,000 41,454,000 37,790,000 32,701,000 10,977,000 13,363,000 
        receivables
      499,090,000 462,845,000 461,338,000 454,684,000 419,970,000 409,711,000 430,176,000 396,850,000 356,401,000 413,806,000 481,125,000 509,801,000 417,868,000 440,102,000 436,715,000 425,553,000 375,626,000 412,217,000 421,703,000 386,133,000 342,416,000 296,817,000 331,232,000 302,303,000 307,064,000 334,634,000 460,044,000 451,487,000 404,609,000 465,939,000 474,870,000 463,225,000 439,846,000 473,570,000 439,276,000 419,591,000 381,704,000 388,059,000 400,528,000 393,436,000 346,210,000 387,386,000 403,436,000 412,251,000 392,727,000 379,777,000 416,412,000 416,998,000 313,603,000 304,204,000 326,597,000 326,413,000 301,400,000 300,864,000 299,936,000 322,572,000 289,915,000 299,070,000 349,247,000 363,373,000 322,556,000 298,266,000 291,132,000 291,372,000 258,061,000  253,318,000 245,672,000 248,393,000  383,527,000 393,385,000 370,882,000  429,609,000 401,629,000 230,503,000  198,106,000  186,603,000 97,330,000       
        inventories
      423,124,000 402,345,000 393,911,000 388,787,000 373,045,000 343,099,000 368,435,000 374,991,000 374,419,000 366,987,000 336,420,000 345,427,000 370,729,000 341,563,000 351,440,000 394,346,000 396,497,000 345,354,000 312,088,000 304,821,000 275,405,000 247,298,000 244,815,000 242,677,000 252,921,000 231,333,000 290,995,000 309,711,000 326,770,000 316,418,000 322,194,000 319,133,000 328,797,000 297,226,000 262,494,000 252,534,000 218,404,000 190,408,000 193,500,000 198,625,000 215,947,000 195,942,000 210,088,000 233,100,000 238,243,000 228,398,000 223,714,000 228,443,000 220,098,000 207,980,000 211,827,000 209,691,000 219,068,000 215,282,000 208,478,000 183,954,000 200,900,000 202,143,000 197,100,000 201,930,000 208,080,000 175,659,000 167,483,000 154,983,000 160,675,000 151,262,000 150,476,000 155,635,000 181,228,000 216,022,000 264,851,000 260,472,000 262,687,000 257,540,000 259,542,000 269,740,000 191,722,000 202,248,000 261,963,000 227,034,000 209,883,000 91,737,000 118,985,000 119,390,000 116,218,000 111,589,000 116,368,000 114,864,000 
        other current assets
      85,522,000 94,303,000 89,825,000 77,682,000 80,509,000 73,117,000 76,706,000 75,951,000 76,739,000 79,142,000 63,831,000 66,525,000 63,431,000 66,866,000 48,987,000 61,268,000 61,980,000 65,700,000 48,890,000 50,725,000 59,741,000 52,289,000 39,211,000 36,112,000 31,781,000 29,172,000 74,876,000 60,017,000 59,381,000 55,757,000 50,361,000 48,779,000 51,976,000 40,167,000 67,048,000 43,623,000 36,475,000 29,176,000 55,345,000 51,403,000 44,489,000 43,085,000 77,227,000 72,388,000 58,432,000 42,656,000 51,149,000 59,645,000 47,691,000 41,243,000 20,435,000 21,786,000 23,013,000 28,456,000 18,977,000 21,013,000 20,781,000 21,832,000 21,847,000 18,575,000 19,914,000 18,804,000 18,077,000 24,104,000 32,639,000 35,036,000 40,419,000 51,258,000 42,710,000 34,826,000 25,459,000 25,388,000 17,313,000 17,392,000 16,860,000 17,719,000 12,017,000 10,465,000  8,689,000 12,543,000 5,523,000 28,212,000 33,041,000 31,952,000  33,223,000 33,486,000 
        total current assets
      1,279,887,000 1,349,380,000 1,259,331,000 1,222,639,000 1,132,521,000 1,196,229,000 1,198,299,000 1,412,543,000 1,314,389,000 1,456,979,000 1,412,347,000 1,436,520,000 1,441,073,000 1,536,207,000 1,384,608,000 1,408,849,000 1,393,685,000 1,467,028,000 1,267,993,000 1,164,970,000 1,064,393,000 1,098,398,000 1,006,755,000 1,191,116,000 1,186,971,000 1,377,754,000 1,122,657,000 1,116,458,000 1,129,742,000 1,258,724,000 1,176,452,000 1,092,586,000 1,183,482,000 1,372,071,000 1,266,134,000 1,416,851,000 1,478,423,000 1,478,952,000 1,397,678,000 819,236,000 752,910,000 843,164,000 953,375,000 947,346,000 877,275,000 1,414,150,000 1,168,863,000 1,178,681,000 1,179,638,000 1,195,498,000 1,114,434,000 1,077,191,000 1,030,790,000 959,582,000 1,002,978,000 884,890,000 901,736,000 925,421,000 926,043,000 922,287,000 882,866,000 860,855,000 799,627,000 742,779,000 716,945,000 764,318,000 781,600,000 747,852,000 716,224,000 793,103,000 910,854,000 890,451,000 876,655,000 836,582,000 867,163,000 819,741,000 1,071,404,000 719,436,000   626,863,000 397,756,000 291,085,000 277,202,000 273,214,000 260,284,000 243,082,000 238,040,000 
        property, plant and equipment
      569,389,000 566,020,000 537,510,000 525,385,000 505,648,000 495,625,000 477,304,000 460,949,000 453,988,000 451,069,000 404,950,000 392,593,000 381,901,000 381,864,000 332,458,000 340,610,000 340,081,000 349,814,000 334,407,000 360,338,000 356,780,000 368,620,000 347,668,000 340,000,000 336,441,000 345,918,000 384,183,000 383,067,000 371,881,000 365,970,000 351,628,000 345,593,000 351,122,000 337,322,000 324,617,000 319,371,000 311,393,000 309,291,000 323,110,000 314,697,000 316,435,000 310,629,000 311,338,000 319,455,000 319,110,000 316,385,000 319,689,000 328,039,000 300,785,000 300,835,000 301,290,000 299,838,000 302,767,000 307,048,000 290,815,000 287,802,000 290,257,000 286,933,000 283,992,000 291,793,000 286,637,000 278,866,000 282,517,000 275,119,000 289,139,000 299,586,000 301,911,000 298,548,000 301,998,000 324,569,000 334,114,000 326,835,000 328,516,000 369,803,000 382,885,000 386,950,000 267,613,000 272,285,000  338,247,000 352,658,000 172,381,000 200,407,000 210,356,000 207,949,000 204,738,000 209,181,000 209,999,000 
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      105,749,000 113,033,000 110,798,000 116,426,000 116,119,000 118,551,000 132,844,000 127,824,000 124,690,000 89,686,000 78,497,000 73,435,000 74,451,000 73,376,000 69,940,000 73,225,000 80,219,000 79,464,000 57,141,000 59,509,000 54,660,000 54,787,000 57,380,000 56,613,000 58,960,000 62,251,000 78,788,000 84,099,000 85,327,000                                                            
        goodwill
      1,034,037,000 1,036,821,000 1,036,666,000 1,034,870,000 1,018,777,000 1,018,677,000 1,056,549,000 1,031,119,000 901,924,000 907,331,000 892,711,000 893,419,000 864,244,000 862,253,000 848,506,000 861,131,000 859,276,000 1,152,472,000 1,283,364,000 1,286,617,000 1,284,913,000 1,251,938,000 1,247,432,000 1,244,895,000 1,238,837,000 1,243,669,000 1,265,006,000 1,607,848,000 1,563,827,000 1,557,653,000 1,554,830,000 1,553,269,000 1,569,970,000 1,478,257,000 1,475,467,000 1,453,993,000 1,389,264,000 1,385,995,000 1,399,847,000 1,404,099,000 1,406,058,000 1,385,115,000 1,406,593,000 1,418,031,000 1,411,971,000 943,374,000 939,500,000 934,285,000 766,678,000 773,048,000 778,640,000 772,014,000 778,989,000 778,708,000 516,424,000 343,795,000 349,552,000 348,032,000 352,847,000 353,849,000 353,772,000 322,556,000 308,864,000 302,524,000 308,616,000 313,030,000 308,620,000 314,194,000 316,719,000 321,478,000 780,558,000 712,395,000 704,399,000 648,882,000 637,095,000 619,035,000 275,554,000      11,230,000 11,491,000 11,020,000 10,980,000 66,169,000 65,059,000 
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization
      392,431,000 399,799,000 405,660,000 415,336,000 416,666,000 419,074,000 406,207,000 423,781,000 256,905,000 269,144,000 271,615,000 286,583,000 243,002,000 246,830,000 243,916,000 256,207,000 267,429,000 301,696,000 307,186,000 314,283,000 309,618,000 287,071,000 294,592,000 308,529,000 323,648,000 339,505,000 471,386,000 506,706,000 495,322,000 511,093,000 537,087,000 547,981,000 570,529,000 545,207,000 566,958,000 600,417,000 538,382,000 560,082,000 590,785,000 614,422,000 642,939,000 655,871,000 684,147,000 713,484,000 733,285,000 461,292,000 465,610,000 482,967,000 361,448,000 376,976,000 392,146,000 400,330,000 417,390,000 428,273,000 290,153,000 143,513,000 149,419,000 151,683,000 156,396,000 161,257,000 158,755,000 143,820,000 128,014,000 128,458,000 136,046,000 143,013,000 140,764,000 142,183,000 143,621,000 156,025,000 179,194,000 154,875,000 157,484,000 154,786,000 163,494,000 163,769,000 70,424,000 70,964,000           
        deferred income taxes
      14,099,000 14,512,000 17,101,000 17,970,000 16,289,000 16,353,000 17,290,000 16,318,000 16,575,000 15,739,000 14,830,000 15,412,000 14,798,000 14,642,000 29,702,000 33,731,000 32,747,000 32,321,000 29,057,000 30,144,000 29,114,000 29,536,000 29,845,000 22,412,000 23,758,000 25,216,000 88,118,000 90,112,000 79,254,000 56,018,000 63,853,000 65,439,000 66,649,000 42,549,000 35,565,000 35,735,000 34,445,000 33,706,000 30,596,000 34,747,000 36,481,000 34,295,000 20,727,000 21,188,000 21,173,000 22,157,000 28,486,000 28,630,000 28,667,000 28,767,000 21,545,000 22,718,000 17,903,000 19,885,000 15,648,000 20,073,000 20,123,000 19,660,000 9,659,000 9,097,000 9,231,000 9,473,000 26,854,000 26,705,000 26,687,000 26,996,000 25,595,000 20,647,000 19,450,000 22,606,000 21,578,000 21,540,000 28,931,000 28,578,000 40,828,000 40,557,000 34,632,000 34,664,000  15,911,000 31,886,000 11,015,000    424,000 15,912,000 15,418,000 
        other long-lived assets
      63,832,000 64,056,000 69,789,000 67,031,000 64,493,000 63,429,000 51,958,000 50,062,000 50,842,000 50,243,000 54,449,000 47,365,000 47,312,000 46,503,000 51,366,000 52,264,000 29,834,000 34,882,000 56,037,000 54,066,000 48,190,000 49,384,000 52,410,000 13,465,000 10,693,000 12,446,000 31,857,000 34,690,000 32,605,000 29,863,000 31,062,000 34,551,000 24,797,000 65,207,000 36,107,000 36,303,000 35,734,000 38,777,000 69,947,000 67,689,000 68,772,000 86,767,000 80,463,000 80,278,000 81,091,000 86,974,000 89,989,000 99,168,000 80,637,000 79,362,000 80,276,000 75,173,000 72,298,000 64,002,000 75,229,000 65,193,000 66,946,000 63,832,000 70,377,000 72,473,000 68,646,000 62,822,000 70,261,000 69,076,000 63,715,000 63,426,000 66,139,000 52,640,000 51,723,000 53,388,000 60,139,000 66,357,000 65,414,000 58,796,000 53,115,000 53,695,000 28,555,000 18,149,000  6,460,000 13,581,000 10,705,000       
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                              
        current liabilities:
                                                                                              
        accounts payable
      326,931,000 361,432,000 308,797,000 303,868,000 307,057,000 315,724,000 306,745,000 260,857,000 263,627,000 343,215,000 304,851,000 290,382,000 295,049,000 350,058,000 297,759,000 349,446,000 359,811,000 384,223,000 321,253,000 299,428,000 250,426,000 244,120,000 211,269,000 188,970,000 220,195,000 268,466,000 275,889,000 266,897,000 256,939,000 352,646,000 304,923,000 302,651,000 300,670,000 376,277,000 301,173,000 280,796,000 264,079,000 258,203,000 220,827,000 204,272,000 208,921,000 223,514,000 209,656,000 225,891,000 233,604,000 272,439,000 240,870,000 248,095,000 200,160,000 199,897,000 194,715,000 190,531,000 191,376,000 183,672,000 231,477,000 214,595,000 222,725,000 227,571,000 233,989,000 239,138,000 228,585,000 212,084,000 203,835,000 192,455,000 186,541,000 169,763,000 162,625,000 142,367,000 128,484,000 160,744,000 220,830,000               28,078,000   
        accrued liabilities
      286,703,000 336,067,000 322,650,000 311,726,000 281,171,000 306,980,000 272,565,000 277,290,000 250,903,000 290,289,000 248,320,000 277,405,000 239,436,000 289,861,000 247,743,000 240,891,000 223,737,000 334,316,000 301,174,000 283,109,000 252,025,000 276,641,000 246,513,000 240,419,000 218,568,000 283,799,000 301,599,000 323,124,000 315,117,000 364,276,000 314,667,000 309,264,000 288,454,000 302,651,000 257,729,000 255,092,000 255,970,000 310,340,000 294,209,000 291,944,000 281,392,000 323,249,000 298,053,000 267,910,000 247,945,000 250,420,000 226,684,000 224,430,000 158,318,000 199,169,000 174,013,000 162,275,000 138,287,000 166,272,000 144,598,000 124,413,000 123,732,000 153,995,000 166,529,000 144,814,000 156,923,000 145,840,000 140,602,000 126,822,000 120,303,000 141,922,000 153,676,000 147,974,000 152,659,000 180,801,000 166,698,000                  
        total current liabilities
      613,634,000 697,499,000 631,447,000 615,594,000 588,228,000 622,704,000 579,310,000 829,655,000 514,530,000 633,504,000 553,171,000 567,787,000 534,485,000 639,919,000 545,502,000 590,337,000 583,548,000 718,539,000 622,427,000 582,537,000 508,006,000 520,761,000 457,782,000 539,062,000 574,218,000 722,544,000 577,488,000 590,021,000 572,056,000 716,922,000 619,590,000 611,915,000 589,124,000 678,928,000 560,634,000 537,691,000 521,710,000 570,279,000 517,536,000 498,716,000 492,813,000 549,263,000 510,209,000 496,301,000 484,049,000 525,359,000 470,054,000 475,025,000 360,978,000 401,566,000 389,988,000 376,616,000 344,991,000 452,482,000 409,509,000 339,008,000 346,457,000 381,566,000 400,518,000 383,952,000 385,508,000 357,924,000 344,437,000 319,277,000 306,844,000 357,953,000 316,301,000 290,341,000 281,143,000 341,545,000 387,528,000 490,484,000 485,693,000 460,047,000 520,219,000 531,779,000 214,422,000 262,008,000   213,049,000 175,990,000 79,722,000 71,838,000 76,448,000 73,151,000 71,257,000 72,190,000 
        long-term debt
      1,260,359,000 1,285,666,000 1,284,433,000 1,271,338,000 1,178,604,000 1,130,101,000 1,218,965,000 1,164,840,000 1,180,125,000 1,204,211,000 1,145,796,000 1,187,152,000 1,179,007,000 1,161,176,000 1,045,348,000 1,137,853,000 1,213,639,000 1,459,991,000 1,492,642,000 1,527,047,000 1,509,708,000 1,573,726,000 1,500,716,000 1,537,367,000 1,385,438,000 1,439,484,000 1,403,670,000 1,457,571,000 1,440,492,000 1,463,200,000 1,503,597,000 1,482,928,000 1,662,654,000 1,560,748,000 1,530,077,000 1,679,382,000 1,641,929,000 1,620,161,000 1,690,932,000 1,681,866,000 1,689,664,000 1,750,521,000 1,914,083,000 1,918,695,000 1,904,413,000 1,765,422,000 1,536,181,000 1,559,071,000 1,366,211,000 1,364,536,000 1,322,524,000 1,307,104,000 1,317,997,000 1,135,527,000 959,762,000 550,265,000 550,295,000 550,926,000 550,955,000 550,984,000 551,056,000 551,155,000 551,247,000 548,769,000 544,048,000 543,942,000 590,103,000 590,000,000 590,000,000 590,000,000 590,000,000 350,000,000 350,000,000 350,000,000 350,000,000 350,000,000 460,000,000 110,000,000 172,051,000 232,823,000 233,755,000 136,000,000    112,730,000   
        postretirement benefits
      62,767,000 63,598,000 69,484,000 69,308,000 65,247,000 63,260,000 70,356,000 70,250,000 71,839,000 74,573,000 65,063,000 67,248,000 67,403,000 67,828,000 96,608,000 107,394,000 116,597,000 120,997,000 144,526,000 152,080,000 154,171,000 160,400,000 130,581,000 130,427,000 124,968,000 136,227,000 127,090,000 131,023,000 131,607,000 132,791,000 124,013,000 126,023,000 151,916,000 102,085,000 112,938,000 109,599,000 105,877,000 104,050,000 106,779,000 106,862,000 107,054,000 105,230,000 114,543,000 115,806,000 113,884,000 122,627,000 112,419,000 120,856,000 103,274,000 105,924,000 141,139,000 139,573,000 140,690,000 144,320,000 132,731,000 129,421,000 133,948,000 131,237,000 116,926,000 119,485,000 118,668,000 112,426,000 115,642,000 111,894,000 114,607,000 121,745,000 124,903,000 120,370,000 121,006,000 120,256,000 100,869,000 103,229,000 103,387,000 98,084,000 127,891,000 115,162,000             
        long-term operating lease liabilities
      89,874,000 94,372,000 91,376,000 96,861,000 97,158,000 100,049,000 113,507,000 110,148,000 108,174,000 74,941,000 65,477,000 60,480,000 61,400,000 59,250,000 56,333,000 60,018,000 65,943,000 67,225,000 47,054,000 49,805,000 45,642,000 46,398,000 49,209,000 49,772,000 52,084,000 55,652,000 73,436,000 77,679,000 79,091,000                                                            
        other long-term liabilities
      37,331,000 40,002,000 36,584,000 41,948,000 41,306,000 39,755,000 34,802,000 37,415,000 38,125,000 37,188,000 32,780,000 31,497,000 31,775,000 30,970,000 22,907,000 21,483,000 15,935,000 34,853,000 39,898,000 41,155,000 41,580,000 42,998,000 50,311,000 43,560,000 42,769,000 38,308,000 40,309,000 53,929,000 39,998,000 38,877,000 38,639,000 34,774,000 36,767,000 36,273,000 37,311,000 38,554,000 36,455,000 36,720,000 38,283,000 39,291,000 45,416,000 39,270,000 35,400,000 36,275,000 35,019,000 42,233,000 52,452,000 60,658,000 33,816,000 43,186,000 41,241,000 46,039,000 41,842,000 40,394,000 24,598,000 27,827,000 29,138,000 29,842,000 32,539,000 39,338,000 36,327,000 36,464,000 31,050,000 41,039,000 43,884,000 45,890,000 20,732,000 19,842,000 18,531,000 21,624,000 14,877,000 14,797,000 13,558,000 9,915,000 6,866,000 7,112,000 26,074,000 25,263,000  25,340,000 40,686,000 29,641,000       
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                              
        common stock
      503,000  503,000 503,000 503,000  503,000 503,000 503,000  503,000 503,000 503,000  503,000 503,000 503,000  503,000 503,000 503,000  503,000 503,000 503,000  503,000 503,000 503,000  503,000 503,000 503,000  503,000 503,000 503,000  503,000 503,000 503,000  503,000 503,000 503,000  503,000 503,000 503,000  503,000 503,000 503,000  503,000 503,000 503,000  503,000 503,000 503,000  503,000 503,000 503,000  503,000 503,000 503,000 503,000 503,000 503,000 503,000 503,000 503,000 503,000 503,000 503,000   497,000 262,000 488,000 488,000 486,000 484,000 484,000 484,000 
        additional paid-in capital
      862,720,000 867,457,000 858,679,000 847,732,000 840,565,000 839,755,000 833,449,000 823,205,000 814,704,000 818,663,000 812,423,000 809,332,000 809,596,000 825,669,000 822,488,000 820,602,000 826,682,000 833,627,000 830,368,000 827,139,000 827,271,000 823,605,000 818,661,000 815,982,000 812,490,000 811,955,000 807,087,000 1,143,494,000 1,138,987,000 1,139,395,000 1,135,699,000 1,129,490,000 1,125,364,000 1,123,832,000 1,123,623,000 1,119,763,000 1,115,683,000 1,116,090,000 1,114,348,000 609,061,000 606,591,000 605,660,000 601,914,000 598,264,000 592,837,000 595,389,000 592,742,000 588,320,000 585,298,000 585,753,000 582,878,000 587,029,000 593,010,000 598,180,000 595,640,000 593,844,000 593,282,000 601,484,000 599,014,000 596,684,000 595,305,000 595,519,000 597,777,000 595,009,000 593,067,000 591,917,000 589,274,000 585,650,000 584,026,000 583,977,000 581,202,000 646,269,000 642,524,000 638,690,000 634,034,000 630,675,000 623,651,000 591,416,000  531,984,000 483,341,000 39,845,000       
        retained earnings
      1,454,639,000 1,405,572,000 1,339,666,000 1,284,960,000 1,225,949,000 1,176,036,000 1,119,684,000 1,068,052,000 1,021,061,000 985,807,000 949,422,000 879,179,000 812,564,000 751,522,000 691,722,000 595,613,000 539,294,000 505,717,000 557,764,000 518,774,000 477,279,000 450,876,000 446,198,000 431,459,000 501,611,000 518,004,000 667,703,000 967,970,000 936,479,000 922,000,000 889,189,000 814,071,000 795,977,000 833,610,000 813,936,000 823,761,000 798,642,000 783,812,000 760,688,000 733,852,000 694,119,000 679,716,000 632,044,000 619,593,000 600,158,000 621,896,000 608,069,000 576,403,000 578,599,000 556,214,000 535,898,000 509,041,000 481,750,000 461,756,000 297,382,000 338,419,000 298,321,000 276,363,000 252,185,000 223,382,000 191,063,000 171,568,000 117,508,000 99,276,000 81,993,000 72,625,000 55,069,000 64,904,000 72,145,000 108,676,000 559,059,000 529,757,000 489,790,000 478,776,000 445,469,000 398,317,000 370,503,000 348,069,000  252,114,000 228,723,000 238,486,000 141,412,000 137,803,000 141,225,000 138,478,000 176,008,000 173,999,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -95,715,000 -97,204,000 -89,204,000 -80,578,000 -40,682,000 -3,532,000 -55,153,000 -25,219,000 -32,131,000 -41,279,000 -6,605,000 -28,173,000 -23,171,000 -5,871,000  -14,487,000 -66,638,000 -70,566,000 -131,265,000 -159,391,000 -138,126,000 -191,851,000 -137,458,000 -85,541,000 -41,095,000 -63,418,000 -29,111,000 -62,591,000 -45,898,000 -74,907,000 -85,667,000 -68,406,000 -129,434,000 -98,026,000 -84,342,000 -65,188,000 -48,478,000 -39,067,000 -62,876,000 -59,069,000 -60,705,000 -58,987,000 -58,519,000 -34,147,000 -32,118,000 -46,031,000 -29,679,000 -26,615,000 -40,494,000 -29,181,000 -37,752,000 -43,460,000 -37,918,000 -30,565,000 -26,231,000 -40,321,000 -12,083,000 -22,709,000 -5,629,000                             -736,000 
        treasury stock
      -939,146,000 -911,904,000 -867,517,000 -818,142,000 -803,828,000 -718,026,000 -663,272,000 -646,695,000 -648,292,000 -597,437,000 -556,343,000 -497,873,000 -465,969,000 -428,812,000 -418,029,000 -354,029,000 -353,071,000 -313,994,000 -317,852,000 -319,274,000 -327,835,000 -332,552,000 -335,508,000 -338,484,000 -326,266,000 -307,197,000 -307,482,000 -621,167,000 -599,161,000 -599,845,000 -549,899,000 -525,054,000 -500,864,000 -425,685,000 -412,059,000 -400,501,000 -401,071,000 -401,026,000 -400,718,000 -401,089,000 -402,524,000 -402,793,000 -402,788,000 -363,707,000 -364,165,000 -364,571,000 -334,755,000 -303,835,000 -273,904,000 -276,748,000 -277,009,000 -257,801,000 -234,886,000 -218,014,000 -218,413,000 -194,645,000 -172,135,000 -161,092,000 -136,359,000 -111,541,000 -113,479,000 -120,156,000 -125,247,000 -125,440,000 -126,803,000 -128,611,000 -129,675,000 -129,675,000 -130,414,000 -132,515,000 -132,756,000 -202,054,000 -171,037,000 -138,504,000 -120,367,000 -109,939,000 -111,413,000 -111,100,000    -4,776,000 -65,273,000 -65,282,000 -65,159,000 -65,188,000 -45,188,000 -45,188,000 
        total stockholders’ equity
      1,283,001,000 1,264,424,000 1,242,127,000 1,234,475,000 1,222,507,000 1,294,736,000 1,235,239,000 1,219,877,000 1,155,886,000 1,166,302,000 1,199,403,000 1,162,991,000 1,134,217,000 1,143,950,000 1,134,674,000 1,049,083,000 947,595,000 956,082,000 945,771,000 874,098,000 845,460,000 757,051,000 798,587,000 829,882,000 953,035,000 965,819,000 1,144,810,000 1,433,533,000 1,431,329,000 1,387,588,000 1,390,302,000 1,351,110,000 1,292,146,000 1,434,866,000 1,442,360,000 1,479,103,000 1,466,121,000 1,461,317,000 1,413,052,000 884,455,000 839,307,000 825,523,000 773,154,000 820,506,000 797,215,000 807,186,000 836,880,000 834,776,000 850,002,000 836,541,000 804,518,000 795,312,000 802,459,000 811,860,000 648,881,000 697,800,000 707,888,000 694,549,000 709,714,000 730,467,000 687,230,000 638,515,000 583,283,000 532,700,000 541,268,000 551,048,000 550,140,000 537,489,000 518,357,000 570,868,000 1,120,141,000 1,127,917,000 1,115,755,000 1,072,663,000 1,007,023,000 947,478,000 903,327,000 843,901,000   726,397,000 278,903,000 293,265,000 295,708,000 288,650,000 275,877,000 337,040,000 329,705,000 
        common stock, par value 0.01 per share...
       503,000    503,000    503,000    503,000    503,000    503,000    503,000    503,000    503,000    503,000    503,000    503,000    503,000    503,000    503,000    503,000    503,000                       
        total belden stockholders’ equity
           1,294,736,000 1,235,211,000 1,219,846,000 1,155,845,000 1,166,257,000 1,199,400,000 1,162,968,000 1,133,523,000 1,143,011,000 1,133,810,000 1,048,202,000 946,770,000 955,287,000 939,518,000 867,751,000 839,092,000 750,581,000 792,396,000 823,919,000 947,243,000 959,847,000 1,138,700,000 1,428,210,000 1,430,911,000 1,387,147,000 1,389,826,000 1,350,605,000 1,291,547,000 1,434,235,000 1,441,662,000 1,478,339,000 1,465,280,000 1,460,313,000 1,411,946,000 883,258,000 837,984,000 824,099,000                                               
        noncontrolling interest
               45,000    939,000    795,000    6,470,000    5,972,000   418,000 441,000 476,000 505,000 599,000 631,000 698,000 764,000 841,000 1,004,000 1,106,000 1,197,000 1,323,000 1,424,000                                               
        noncontrolling interests
            28,000 31,000 41,000  3,000 23,000 694,000  864,000 881,000 825,000  6,253,000 6,347,000 6,368,000  6,191,000 5,963,000 5,792,000  6,110,000 5,323,000                                                             
        payable to sellers of precision optical technologies
             291,508,000                                                                                 
        assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                              
        liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                                              
        current assets of discontinued operations
                             250,322,000 344,212,000 375,135,000                                                      34,138,000 31,820,000 20,476,000       
        current liabilities of discontinued operations
                             109,673,000 135,455,000 170,279,000                            86,860,000                          17,534,000 14,606,000 20,859,000       
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                    37,126,000                                             21,439,000 13,838,000 -8,919,000 -7,258,000 -36,648,000 -7,492,000 14,614,000 34,969,000 16,107,000 -7,903,000 10,227,000 112,133,000 153,442,000 153,975,000 93,198,000 47,384,000 27,922,000 20,083,000 15,013,000  27,862,000 16,952,000 7,807,000 11,506,000 18,087,000 9,115,000 286,000 4,283,000  
        assets held for sale
                        27,559,000                35,953,000 30,743,000 25,916,000 23,193,000                                             5,392,000 3,968,000 6,769,000 6,648,000 5,822,000 3,701,000 
        current assets held for sale
                          16,279,000                                  52,829,000                                  
        current liabilities held for sale
                          5,555,000                                  20,664,000                                  
        long-term assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                              
        long-term liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                                     1,516,000 575,000 5,368,000       
        preferred stock, par value 0.01 per share...
                                   1,000    1,000    1,000                                                   
        preferred stock
                                 1,000 1,000  1,000 1,000 1,000  1,000 1,000 1,000  1,000                                                  
        liabilities held for sale
                                        1,732,000 1,803,000 1,661,000 1,736,000                                               965,000 892,000   
        current maturities of long-term debt
                                            2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 21,260,000 23,810,000 15,328,000 15,678,000 12,770,000           46,268,000      110,000,000 110,000,000 110,000,000 110,000,000 110,000,000  62,000,000  15,702,000 15,005,000 64,998,000 3,404,000 1,984,000 1,956,000 1,960,000 2,357,000 2,497,000 
        income tax receivable
                                                        30,193,000 20,382,000   21,471,000                                  
        receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 3,590 and 4,898 at 2009 and 2008, respectively
                                                                       242,145,000                       
        receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,898 and 3,893 at 2008 and 2007, respectively
                                                                           292,236,000                   
        preferred stock, par value .01 per share — 2,000,000 shares authorized; no shares outstanding
                                                                                              
        accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                                                             380,484,000 375,693,000 350,047,000 410,219,000 421,779,000 214,422,000 200,008,000 -209,031,000 185,035,000 183,438,000 90,133,000       
        receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 3,893 and 2,637 at 2007 and 2006, respectively
                                                                               373,108,000               
        postretirement benefits other than pensions
                                                                                  43,539,000 43,397,000  30,089,000 31,139,000 9,580,000       
        receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of 2,637 and 3,839 at 2006 and 2005, respectively
                                                                                   217,908,000           
        goodwill, less accumulated amortization
                                                                                   275,134,000           
        minority interest
                                                                                     9,241,000 8,687,000        
        unearned deferred compensation
                                                                                     -2,462,000 -3,116,000 -2,721,000       
        statement of operations data:
                                                                                              
        revenues
                                                                                    1,352,131,000          
        operating income
                                                                                    68,151,000          
        income from continuing operations
                                                                                    32,642,000          
        diluted income per share from continuing operations
                                                                                    680          
        balance sheet data:
                                                                                              
        operating working capital
                                                                                    251,038,000          
        total assets
                                                                                    1,286,076,000    516,226,000 513,253,000 509,109,000 492,953,000 528,363,000 521,959,000 
        total long-term debt, including current maturities
                                                                                    231,051,000          
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                                    713,508,000          
        other data:
                                                                                              
        diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding
                                                                                    52,122,000          
        dividends per common share
                                                                                    200          
        income taxes receivable
                                                                                     194,000 1,680,000 2,773,000       
        goodwill, less accumulated amortization of 12,640 and 13,768 at 2004 and 2003, respectively
                                                                                     286,163,000         
        intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 3,093 and 32 at 2004 and 2003, respectively
                                                                                     78,266,000         
        long-lived assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                     36,984,000 20,281,000 21,147,000       
        current assets
                                                                                              
        goodwill and other intangibles, less accumulated amortization
                                                                                      306,977,000 79,099,000       
        current liabilities
                                                                                              
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of 6,062 and 6,149, respectively
                                                                                        89,568,000      
        intangible assets
                                                                                        3,309,000 3,432,000 3,562,000 3,740,000 5,608,000 5,845,000 
        other assets
                                                                                        10,195,000 10,772,000 13,364,000 13,211,000 4,323,000 3,016,000 
        other current liabilities
                                                                                        76,318,000 69,854,000 73,527,000  68,900,000 69,078,000 
        long-term debt, excluding current maturities
                                                                                        111,173,000 111,921,000 112,337,000  81,403,000 82,647,000 
        other non-current liabilities
                                                                                        23,881,000 25,614,000 24,142,000 1,988,000 17,176,000 16,905,000 
        total liabilities
                                                                                        214,776,000 209,373,000 212,927,000 210,049,000 185,748,000 187,160,000 
        minority interest in subsidiaries
                                                                                        8,185,000 8,172,000 7,532,000 7,027,000 5,575,000 5,094,000 
        preferred stock, par value .01 per share—authorized 1,000,000 shares, no shares issued
                                                                                              
        paid-in capital
                                                                                        206,129,000 205,806,000 203,684,000 202,544,000 202,281,000 202,074,000 
        deferred compensation
                                                                                        -997,000 -1,194,000 -701,000 -727,000 -828,000 -928,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                        516,226,000 513,253,000 509,109,000 492,953,000 528,363,000 521,959,000 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of 5,975 and 6,149, respectively
                                                                                         79,349,000     
        preferred stock, par value .01 per share – authorized 1,000,000 shares, no shares issued
                                                                                              
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of 6,068 and 6,149, respectively
                                                                                          80,485,000    
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of 6,149 and 6,319, respectively
                                                                                           79,121,000   
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                                                                           15,610,000   
        current deferred income tax asset
                                                                                           14,615,000   
        non-current assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                              
        short-term obligations
                                                                                             615,000 
        accrued payroll and related benefits
                                                                                           14,053,000   
        accrued taxes
                                                                                           5,565,000   
        accrued marketing program costs
                                                                                           5,503,000   
        other accrued liabilities
                                                                                           17,100,000   
        pension and other postretirement benefits
                                                                                           21,756,000   
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                              
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of 6,602 and 6,319, respectively
                                                                                            76,692,000  
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of 6,526 and 6,319, respectively
                                                                                             72,626,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-09-28 2025-06-29 2025-03-30 2024-12-31 2024-09-29 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-10-01 2023-07-02 2023-04-02 2022-12-31 2022-10-02 2022-07-03 2022-04-03 2021-12-31 2021-10-03 2021-07-04 2021-04-04 2020-12-31 2020-09-27 2020-06-28 2020-03-29 2019-12-31 2019-09-29 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-07-01 2018-04-01 2017-12-31 2017-10-01 2017-07-02 2017-04-02 2016-12-31 2016-10-02 2016-07-03 2016-04-03 2015-12-31 2015-09-27 2015-06-28 2015-03-29 2014-12-31 2014-09-28 2014-06-29 2014-03-30 2013-12-31 2012-07-01 2012-04-01 2011-10-02 2011-07-03 2011-04-03 2010-12-31 2010-10-03 2010-07-04 2010-04-04 2009-12-31 2009-09-27 2009-06-28 2009-03-29 2008-12-31 2008-09-28 2008-06-29 2008-03-30 2007-12-31 2007-09-23 2004-12-31 2004-09-30 2004-04-30 2004-01-31 2003-10-31 2003-07-31 2003-04-30 
                                                                                  
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                  
          net income
        56,690,000 61,006,000 51,937,000 -73,852,000 53,689,000 49,034,000 37,309,000 38,509,000 72,327,000 68,775,000 62,945,000 62,015,000 98,321,000 58,642,000 35,844,000 -49,713,000 41,317,000 43,972,000 28,741,000 6,961,000 17,081,000 -67,881,000 -11,219,000 -147,229,000 -297,015,000 42,290,000 25,178,000 74,853,000 57,066,000 26,222,000 2,570,000 30,436,000 945,000 35,891,000 25,581,000 33,906,000 35,565,000 41,750,000 16,425,000 49,656,000 14,569,000 21,591,000 -19,636,000 15,993,000 33,847,000 15,000 24,594,000  18,115,000 24,275,000 -25,412,000 34,725,000 21,890,000  20,605,000 19,672,000 11,747,000  -7,476,000 -4,886,000 -32,454,000  31,653,000 42,150,000 13,220,000  49,416,000     2,747,000 -37,530,000  
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                  
          depreciation and amortization
        33,563,000 32,067,000 29,784,000 66,303,000 31,071,000 25,981,000 26,987,000 25,472,000 24,930,000 25,628,000 23,416,000 23,008,000 23,044,000 21,603,000 21,083,000 22,960,000 21,756,000 21,076,000 22,196,000 28,067,000 27,087,000 26,735,000 26,798,000 30,931,000 35,589,000 35,738,000 37,001,000 36,736,000 37,824,000 37,553,000 36,519,000 37,112,000 38,845,000 38,641,000 35,052,000 34,736,000 35,412,000 38,250,000 37,195,000 37,201,000 37,487,000 37,609,000 38,045,000 27,780,000 25,949,000 27,195,000 21,238,000  11,502,000 12,157,000 12,565,000 12,251,000 12,860,000  12,849,000 14,062,000 14,614,000  13,788,000 13,554,000 13,288,000  14,891,000 13,745,000 13,758,000  13,389,000  9,531,000 4,852,000 5,013,000 4,753,000   
          share-based compensation
        8,010,000 6,827,000 7,776,000 -4,334,000 7,436,000 8,246,000 6,397,000 6,181,000 2,689,000 5,901,000 6,253,000 5,238,000 7,568,000 5,646,000 5,224,000 6,629,000 4,729,000 6,228,000 7,285,000 6,380,000 4,852,000 5,090,000 3,708,000 5,636,000 4,521,000 5,378,000 2,216,000 3,840,000 6,789,000 4,742,000 3,126,000 1,216,000 4,507,000 4,994,000 3,930,000 4,235,000 5,356,000 4,487,000 4,100,000 3,931,000 3,923,000 4,885,000 5,006,000 4,622,000 4,712,000 4,958,000 4,566,000  3,362,000 2,977,000 2,664,000 2,791,000 2,925,000  2,951,000 3,263,000 3,325,000  3,654,000 2,699,000 2,020,000  3,322,000 4,005,000 3,287,000  3,202,000        
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of currency exchange rate changes, acquired businesses and disposals:
                                                                                  
          receivables
        -4,916,000 -25,839,000 -5,934,000 384,142,000 -27,636,000 -23,592,000 54,472,000 73,476,000 22,263,000 -85,140,000 13,928,000 9,203,000 -22,109,000 -58,316,000 37,617,000 9,985,000 -38,187,000 -40,602,000 -50,208,000 35,062,000 -16,957,000 8,975,000 43,627,000 16,924,000 -14,327,000 -41,059,000 61,388,000 -496,618,000 11,645,000 23,379,000 439,846,000 8,019,000 -14,968,000 -27,398,000 9,416,000 -272,000 -6,093,000 -48,848,000 45,098,000 12,598,000 -282,000 -16,591,000 10,341,000 28,773,000 -10,821,000 -27,272,000 -6,490,000  32,657,000 289,915,000 399,870,000 -38,192,000 -12,431,000  9,508,000 -41,127,000 -20,255,000  -1,871,000 1,808,000 40,847,000  12,530,000 -22,918,000 1,091,000  -13,235,000  5,909,000      
          inventories
        -4,576,000 -9,082,000 -26,676,000 187,024,000 8,714,000 9,861,000 -9,657,000 -31,542,000 5,864,000 38,499,000 -28,152,000 16,951,000 35,912,000 -346,000 -46,959,000 -34,084,000 -8,789,000 -30,798,000 -19,313,000 820,000 442,000 19,285,000 -29,054,000 12,216,000 14,910,000 26,836,000 -9,485,000 -336,973,000 3,061,000 -9,664,000 328,797,000 -33,856,000 -8,180,000 -14,807,000 -27,245,000 -2,949,000 5,258,000 16,993,000 -16,625,000 11,225,000 19,816,000 6,374,000 -18,211,000 -8,144,000 -4,183,000 16,754,000 -13,268,000  -16,946,000 200,900,000 215,716,000 6,006,000 -24,622,000  -9,572,000 1,194,000 -12,520,000  7,470,000 12,664,000 29,497,000  -3,694,000 181,000 -3,927,000  3,427,000  1,731,000 -1,444,000 -928,000 -1,962,000 2,769,000  
          accounts payable
        8,334,000 -14,850,000 -8,612,000 277,178,000 36,361,000 -13,121,000 -76,904,000 34,281,000 16,839,000 -3,239,000 -56,056,000 44,989,000 -42,021,000 -2,190,000 -21,373,000 61,926,000 23,582,000 46,889,000 3,269,000 26,012,000 16,803,000 -35,555,000 -50,827,000 36,819,000 13,196,000 5,908,000 -97,450,000 -334,324,000 2,272,000 1,981,000 300,670,000 70,462,000 15,542,000 11,348,000 3,400,000 43,187,000 16,841,000 -3,543,000 -17,187,000 17,066,000 -12,284,000 -9,127,000 -34,562,000 35,733,000 -3,029,000 -5,836,000 1,252,000  -8,130,000 222,725,000 214,707,000 8,754,000 10,528,000  7,106,000 8,753,000 18,429,000  18,186,000 15,535,000 -31,204,000              
          accrued liabilities
        6,957,000 26,599,000 -40,913,000 347,659,000 -7,622,000 29,080,000 -45,868,000 27,026,000 -20,463,000 31,696,000 -54,551,000 35,831,000 17,278,000 25,002,000 -83,527,000 43,445,000 17,569,000 30,992,000 -30,765,000 19,020,000 2,051,000 24,728,000 -38,425,000 52,714,000 -10,958,000 11,515,000 -70,925,000 -297,429,000 5,403,000 20,810,000 288,454,000 29,752,000 266,000 -1,361,000 -53,733,000 30,413,000 -4,238,000 13,251,000 -52,607,000 29,860,000 33,717,000 19,602,000 -23,965,000 18,816,000 7,857,000 8,477,000 -40,748,000  681,000 123,732,000 181,064,000 16,103,000 -30,638,000  9,698,000 15,962,000 -15,408,000  2,388,000 -7,559,000 -18,372,000              
          income taxes
        2,863,000 -11,168,000 6,813,000  -877,000 -7,373,000 9,470,000 -4,216,000 -4,656,000 2,503,000 2,701,000 4,682,000 -2,510,000 -2,046,000 2,209,000 -11,607,000 3,685,000 58,000 1,416,000 7,593,000 15,858,000 -29,774,000 -16,500,000 25,147,000 -7,289,000 -12,970,000 609,000 -8,853,000 8,605,000 -3,357,000 -785,000                                  8,145,000  15,116,000   516,000 2,067,000 1,449,000  -1,455,000 
          other assets
        -122,000 -40,000 -3,634,000 2,696,000 -7,494,000 3,081,000 -1,353,000 -2,608,000 -2,509,000 -86,000 -4,111,000 -1,389,000 6,904,000 281,000 -2,915,000 -10,899,000 5,130,000 -2,698,000 -4,226,000 158,000 -12,111,000 7,827,000 6,144,000 -7,030,000 -14,180,000 4,442,000 650,000 -5,481,000 4,008,000 -6,673,000 -10,602,000 -4,209,000 -2,473,000 -779,000 -5,794,000 -2,038,000 341,000 3,683,000 -1,226,000 -6,464,000 4,019,000 1,013,000 -1,638,000 1,367,000 1,644,000 9,629,000 -2,417,000  -1,617,000 -215,000 -1,397,000 2,104,000 -794,000  3,013,000 5,983,000 759,000  503,000 3,831,000 -2,347,000  6,066,000            
          other liabilities
        -1,797,000 16,509,000 -3,100,000 -1,516,000 -1,965,000 1,762,000 1,868,000 6,023,000 50,000 2,050,000 1,755,000 12,528,000 -7,048,000 1,098,000 -11,550,000 -3,259,000 -3,530,000 -6,968,000 -6,885,000 20,323,000 -1,544,000 -9,318,000 -9,501,000 5,493,000 1,279,000 -10,373,000 4,758,000 3,268,000 -2,009,000 -4,782,000 2,441,000 -221,000 2,304,000 9,804,000 -483,000 1,434,000 -2,590,000 -6,701,000 3,834,000 -538,000 -236,000 923,000 -1,764,000 -929,000 5,088,000 -2,690,000  -21,000 -4,063,000 -7,932,000 36,000 347,000  -3,532,000 -5,655,000 -2,019,000  -4,373,000 7,218,000 -3,679,000  -809,000            
          net cash from operating activities
        105,006,000 82,029,000 7,441,000 59,053,000 91,677,000 82,959,000 2,721,000 159,645,000 105,278,000 86,587,000 -31,872,000 202,496,000 87,381,000 49,374,000 -57,955,000 170,136,000 75,265,000 68,149,000 -41,495,000 134,675,000 50,819,000 39,922,000 -52,052,000 187,376,000 67,872,000 67,705,000 -46,060,000 188,361,000 130,221,000 54,498,000 -83,860,000 151,685,000 68,834,000 47,044,000 -12,263,000 167,988,000 86,352,000 47,775,000 12,679,000 144,429,000 86,935,000 53,251,000 -48,205,000 129,262,000 54,211,000 30,970,000 -20,415,000  17,814,000 12,748,000 68,312,000 46,777,000 -15,627,000  49,898,000 18,720,000 -13,207,000  50,602,000 56,711,000 12,623,000  53,292,000 43,883,000 30,692,000  51,972,000     5,381,000 15,557,000 2,674,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                  
          capital expenditures
        -39,681,000 -25,151,000 -32,202,000 15,790,000 -24,513,000 -21,996,000 -24,250,000 -54,861,000 -29,141,000 -18,885,000 -13,844,000 -54,844,000 -19,240,000 -20,047,000 -10,963,000 -35,413,000 -24,703,000 -19,643,000 -11,223,000 -33,406,000 -15,075,000 -20,799,000 -20,935,000 -35,934,000 -23,299,000 -27,174,000 -23,595,000 -34,396,000 -23,958,000 -23,593,000 -15,900,000 -30,831,000 -11,233,000 -11,798,000 -10,399,000 -17,917,000 -10,933,000 -11,693,000 -13,431,000 -15,863,000 -11,882,000 -11,768,000 -15,456,000 -14,402,000 -10,094,000 -10,607,000 -10,356,000  -14,196,000 -7,557,000 -6,877,000 -8,085,000 -6,798,000  -6,493,000 -5,703,000 -7,002,000  -7,836,000 -8,788,000 -9,554,000  -14,236,000 -11,280,000 -6,905,000  -13,351,000     -1,631,000 -2,155,000 -1,514,000 
          free cash flows
        65,325,000 56,878,000 -24,761,000 74,843,000 67,164,000 60,963,000 -21,529,000 104,784,000 76,137,000 67,702,000 -45,716,000 147,652,000 68,141,000 29,327,000 -68,918,000 134,723,000 50,562,000 48,506,000 -52,718,000 101,269,000 35,744,000 19,123,000 -72,987,000 151,442,000 44,573,000 40,531,000 -69,655,000 153,965,000 106,263,000 30,905,000 -99,760,000 120,854,000 57,601,000 35,246,000 -22,662,000 150,071,000 75,419,000 36,082,000 -752,000 128,566,000 75,053,000 41,483,000 -63,661,000 114,860,000 44,117,000 20,363,000 -30,771,000  3,618,000 5,191,000 61,435,000 38,692,000 -22,425,000  43,405,000 13,017,000 -20,209,000  42,766,000 47,923,000 3,069,000  39,056,000 32,603,000 23,787,000  38,621,000     3,750,000 13,402,000 1,160,000 
          proceeds from disposal of tangible assets
        53,000 9,000 106,000 427,000 46,000 60,000 13,776,000 8,000 1,000   1,368,000 56,000 26,985,000 3,237,000 12,000 71,000 1,000,000 2,090,000 6,000 9,000 10,000 24,000 39,000 1,492,000 25,000 1,024,000    110,000 241,000 31,000 10,000 388,000 65,000 74,000 6,000 111,000 1,760,000 1,000 12,000    -16,000 86,000 1,136,000  508,000 1,824,000     239,000 1,109,000 39,140,000  16,448,000        
          cash from business acquisitions
        -174,000 7,918,000                                                                        
          net cash from investing activities
        -39,802,000 -25,142,000 -24,178,000 -380,010,000 -320,584,000 -21,470,000 -24,190,000 -54,861,000 -24,492,000 -117,162,000 -3,843,000 -54,966,000 18,400,000 -56,812,000 261,789,000 26,918,000 -24,703,000 -11,881,000 -82,337,000 -28,565,000 34,976,000 -19,799,000 -18,255,000 -59,369,000 -23,733,000 -77,682,000 -23,585,000 -34,372,000 -23,919,000 -29,526,000 -52,859,000 -29,807,000 -11,169,000 -178,743,000 -10,399,000 -18,663,000 -11,663,000 -14,162,000 -28,769,000 -15,475,000 -8,290,000 -11,694,000 -710,795,000 -49,043,000 -9,932,000 -317,373,000 -16,000,000  -13,843,000 -8,144,000 -14,183,000 -37,225,000 -28,854,000  -6,493,000 -5,195,000 -5,015,000  -7,836,000 -8,403,000 -9,572,000  -150,731,000 -18,001,000 32,174,000  -13,973,000        
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                  
          payments under share repurchase program, including excise tax
        -50,000,000                                                                          
          payments on revolving credit facility
                                                                                 
          withholding tax payments for share-based payment awards
        -6,357,000 -486,000 -13,671,000  -820,000 -189,000 -7,921,000 -135,000 -369,000 -3,648,000 -13,292,000 -652,000 -1,367,000 -1,467,000 -3,700,000  -94,000 -1,104,000 -905,000  -273,000 -55,000 -1,003,000  -61,000 -62,000 -1,940,000  -425,000 -76,000 -1,503,000                                            
          cash dividends paid
        -1,976,000 -2,007,000 -2,017,000 -2,241,000 -2,035,000 -2,044,000 -2,075,000 -2,090,000 -2,123,000 -2,139,000 -2,146,000 -2,187,000 -2,242,000 -2,244,000 -2,276,000 -2,316,000 -2,247,000 -2,247,000 -2,246,000 -2,229,000 -2,228,000 -2,276,000 -2,296,000 -2,286,000 -10,705,000 -10,723,000 -10,725,000 -10,748,000 -10,387,000 -11,244,000 -10,790,000 -10,841,000 -10,847,000 -10,846,000 -10,842,000   -2,103,000 -2,101,000 -2,009,000 -2,151,000 -2,095,000 -2,140,000 -2,159,000 -2,182,000 -2,186,000 -2,172,000  -2,303,000 -2,409,000 -2,372,000 -2,326,000 -2,392,000  -2,340,000 -2,351,000 -2,361,000  -2,330,000 -2,334,000 -2,373,000  -2,158,000 -2,207,000 -2,251,000  -2,124,000 -7,287,069,000 -2,351,000      
          debt issuance costs paid
                       -388,000 -6,057,000           -140,000 -410,000 -7,059,000 -730,000 -14,542,000 -2,040,000 -4,000     -255,000 -21,000 -622,000 -4,128,000 -870,000 -4,000,000 -1,702,000                            
          payments under financing lease obligations
        -463,000 -456,000 -422,000  -239,000 -228,000 -227,000 -169,000 -139,000 -77,000 -38,000 -34,000 -40,000 -38,000 -45,000 -35,000                                                           
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
        7,810,000 3,818,000  5,765,000 3,152,000 4,889,000 1,679,000                                                         142,000 153,000 143,000   
          borrowings on revolving credit facility
                                                                                 
          net cash from financing activities
        -54,164,000 -19,424,000 -96,784,000 78,796,000 -17,418,000 -2,461,000 -64,936,000 -44,529,000 -61,518,000 -42,088,000 -63,797,000 -16,537,000 -73,426,000 -16,591,000 -286,660,000 -8,888,000 -13,892,000 -5,111,000 -5,035,000 -2,326,000 -92,544,000 73,855,000 -53,896,000 -2,500,000 -38,010,000 -33,703,000 -12,735,000 -60,838,000 -35,952,000 -120,394,000 -64,586,000 -26,206,000 -271,563,000 -18,451,000 -15,228,000 -36,933,000 497,573,000 -3,310,000 -55,626,000 -152,234,000 -42,131,000 -1,740,000 190,086,000 216,834,000 -34,887,000 161,322,000 -6,051,000  -24,761,000 -21,711,000 -27,366,000 -4,892,000 3,228,000  1,934,000 -2,192,000 -48,364,000  -12,637,000 -2,676,000 -5,018,000  128,784,000 -33,128,000 -33,354,000  -12,485,000  -66,608,000      
          effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        1,731,000 5,026,000 2,216,000 -8,188,000 4,556,000 -1,107,000 -3,809,000 5,818,000 -3,064,000 -1,615,000 881,000 9,217,000 -12,571,000 -7,871,000 -1,349,000 -2,162,000 -2,208,000 1,284,000 -2,277,000 6,713,000 5,206,000 5,327,000 -7,947,000 3,636,000 -4,630,000 -59,000 752,000 -1,568,000 -2,772,000 -5,992,000 3,060,000 4,073,000 4,901,000 4,586,000 5,698,000 -12,581,000 271,000 -795,000 1,229,000 -1,866,000 -3,036,000 1,902,000 -5,548,000 -4,993,000 -5,255,000 467,000 -1,259,000  -11,949,000 4,408,000 -7,885,000 1,567,000 5,685,000  5,127,000 -4,601,000 -3,410,000  7,023,000 4,565,000 -1,003,000  -5,572,000 70,000 7,366,000  4,714,000        
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
        12,771,000 42,489,000 -111,305,000  -241,769,000 57,921,000 -90,214,000  16,204,000 -74,278,000 -98,631,000  19,784,000 -31,900,000 -84,175,000  34,462,000 52,441,000 -131,144,000  -1,543,000 99,305,000 -132,150,000  1,499,000 -43,739,000 -81,628,000  67,578,000 -101,414,000 -198,245,000   -145,564,000 -32,192,000   29,508,000 -70,487,000  33,478,000 41,719,000 -574,462,000      -32,739,000 -12,699,000 18,878,000 6,227,000 -35,568,000    -69,996,000                  
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
        370,302,000 144,118,000 597,044,000  687,676,000  643,757,000  501,994,000  425,885,000  420,610,000 561,108,000 848,116,000 216,751,000 741,162,000 613,304,000 382,716,000 358,653,000  308,879,000  227,413,000  159,964,000  94,860,045,000 32,701,000  
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
        12,771,000 42,489,000 258,997,000 -106,231,000 -241,769,000 57,921,000 506,830,000  16,204,000 -74,278,000 589,045,000  19,784,000 -31,900,000 559,582,000  34,462,000 52,441,000 370,850,000  -1,543,000 99,305,000 293,735,000  1,499,000 -43,739,000 338,982,000 91,583,000 67,578,000 -101,414,000 362,863,000 99,745,000 -208,997,000 -145,564,000 815,924,000 99,811,000 572,533,000 29,508,000 146,264,000 -25,146,000 33,478,000 41,719,000 166,700,000 292,060,000 4,137,000 -124,614,000 569,579,000 109,467,000 -32,739,000 370,017,000 18,878,000 6,227,000 323,085,000  50,466,000 6,732,000 238,883,000  37,152,000 50,197,000 224,443,000  25,773,000 -7,176,000 196,842,000  30,228,000 188,645,552,000 -16,454,000 7,474,000 3,664,000 37,790,000  -2,386,000 
          payments under share repurchase program
          -84,492,000 38,901,000 -20,089,000 -57,865,000 -42,135,000 -63,776,000 -36,224,000 -50,000,000 -13,664,000 -69,777,000 -16,559,000 -50,000,000     -13,761,000 -21,239,000 -27,185,000   -50,000,000 -25,000,000 -24,730,000 -75,270,000 -13,492,000           -30,000,000 -31,000,000    -25,000,000 -25,000,000             -32,038,000 -36,298,000          
          •
                                                                                  
          broadcast solutions
                                                                                  
          enterprise connectivity solutions
                                                                                  
          industrial connectivity solutions
                                                                                  
          industrial it solutions
                                                                                  
          network security solutions
                                                                                  
          see note 5 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding our segment measures.
                                                                                  
          copper spot prices per pound
                                                                                  
          high
                                                                                  
          low
                                                                                  
          name
                                                                                  
          john stroup
                                                                                  
          brian anderson
                                                                                  
          henk derksen
                                                                                  
          christoph gusenleitner
                                                                                  
          dean mckenna
                                                                                  
          glenn pennycook
                                                                                  
          ross rosenberg
                                                                                  
          dhrupad trivedi
                                                                                  
          roel vestjens
                                                                                  
          doug zink
                                                                                  
          item 1a.
                                                                                  
          item 1b.
                                                                                  
          item 2.
                                                                                  
          brazil
                                                                                  
          canada
                                                                                  
          china
                                                                                  
          czech republic
                                                                                  
          denmark
                                                                                  
          germany
                                                                                  
          hungary
                                                                                  
          italy
                                                                                  
          japan
                                                                                  
          mexico
                                                                                  
          netherlands
                                                                                  
          st. kitts
                                                                                  
          united kingdom
                                                                                  
          united states
                                                                                  
          total
                                                                                  
          item 3.
                                                                                  
          item 4.
                                                                                  
          item 5.
                                                                                  
          dividends per common share
                                                                                  
          common stock prices:
                                                                                  
          the chart above and the accompanying data are “furnished,” not “filed,” with the sec.
                                                                                  
          company name / index
                                                                                  
          belden inc.
                                                                                  
          s&p 500 index
                                                                                  
          s&p 1500 industrials index
                                                                                  
          item 6.
                                                                                  
          statement of operations data:
                                                                                  
          revenues
                                   1,929,594,000 -12,865,000 63,074,000 605,565,000                  19,751,000 464,291,000                         
          operating income
                                   173,943,000 74,772,000 12,303,000 44,203,000                  14,386,000 43,965,000                         
          operating income margin
                                                                                  
          income from continuing operations
                                                        18,115,000 24,275,000                         
          basic income per share from continuing operations attributable to belden stockholders
                                                                                  
          diluted income per share from continuing operations attributable to belden stockholders
                                                                                  
          balance sheet data:
                                                                                  
          total assets
                                                                                  
          long-term debt
                                    20,669,000 -179,726,000 1,662,654,000                  -30,000 550,295,000                         
          long-term debt, including current maturities
                                                                                  
          total stockholders’ equity
                                    39,192,000 58,964,000 1,292,146,000                  -10,088,000 707,888,000                         
          other data:
                                                                                  
          basic weighted-average common shares outstanding
                                                                                  
          diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding
                                                                                  
          adjusted results:
                                                                                  
          adjusted revenues
                                                                                  
          adjusted ebitda
                                                                                  
          adjusted ebitda margin
                                                                                  
          gaap revenues
                                                                                  
          deferred revenue adjustments
                                                                                  
          gaap operating income
                                                                                  
          amortization of intangible assets
                                                                                  
          deferred gross profit adjustments
                                                                                  
          depreciation expense
                                                                                  
          severance, restructuring, and acquisition integration costs
                                                                                  
          purchase accounting effects related to acquisitions
                                                                                  
          asset impairment and loss on sale of assets
                                                                                  
          gain on sale of assets
                                                                                 
          gaap operating income margin
                                                                                  
          see note 12 to the consolidated financial statements, severance, restructuring, and acquisition integration activities, for details.
                                                                                  
          item 7.
                                                                                  
          gross profit
                                   747,555,000 3,261,000 27,002,000 230,594,000                  10,203,000 141,718,000                         
          selling, general and administrative expenses
                                   -393,202,000 6,126,000 -13,970,000 -124,872,000                  5,295,000 -83,226,000                         
          research and development
                                    3,738,000 -108,000 -37,101,000                  -996,000 -14,033,000                         
          amortization of intangibles
                                   -73,296,000 -494,000 -621,000 -24,418,000                  665,000 -3,235,000                         
          interest expense
                                   -47,087,000 616,000 1,890,000 -16,978,000                  -581,000 -11,921,000                         
          income from continuing operations before taxes
                                                        13,665,000 32,395,000                         
          income tax expense
                                     -4,919,000 -4,420,000                  4,450,000 -8,120,000                         
          effective tax rate
                                                                                  
          as a percent of adjusted revenues
                                                                                  
          segment revenues
                                                                                  
          segment ebitda
                                                                                  
          as a percent of segment revenues
                                                                                  
          net cash provided by:
                                                                                  
          operating activities
                                                                                  
          investing activities
                                                                                  
          financing activities
                                                                                  
          effects of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                  
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                       99,745,000    99,811,000        292,060,000 4,137,000 -124,614,000 -43,725,000 109,467,000      62,572,000 50,466,000   -2,913,000 37,152,000 50,197,000 -2,970,000 11,974,000 25,773,000 -7,176,000 36,878,000 39,640,000 30,228,000 42,930,413,000 -67,360,000      
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
                                                                                  
          cash and cash equivalents, end of year
                                                                                  
          long-term debt payment obligations
                                                                                  
          interest payments on long-term debt obligations
                                                                                  
          operating lease obligations
                                                                                  
          purchase obligations
                                                                                  
          other commitments
                                                                                  
          pension and other postemployment obligations
                                                                                  
          as described in note 13 to the consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                  
          as described in note 20 to the consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                  
          includes agreements to purchase goods or services that are enforceable and legally binding on us and that specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased; fixed, minimum, or variable price provisions; and the approximate timing of the transaction.
                                                                                  
          does not include accounts payable reflected in the financial statements. includes obligations for uncertain tax positions (see note 14 to the consolidated financial statements).
                                                                                  
          standby financial letters of credit
                                                                                  
          bank guarantees
                                                                                  
          surety bonds
                                                                                  
          item 7a.
                                                                                  
          unconditional copper purchase obligations:
                                                                                  
          commitment volume in pounds
                                                                                  
          weighted-average price per pound
                                                                                  
          commitment amounts
                                                                                  
          unconditional aluminum purchase obligations:
                                                                                  
          total unconditional purchase obligations
                                                                                  
          revolving credit agreement due 2018
                                                                                  
          average interest rate
                                                                                  
          variable-rate term loan due 2020
                                                                                  
          fixed-rate senior subordinated notes due 2022
                                                                                  
          fixed-rate senior subordinated notes due 2023
                                                                                  
          fixed-rate senior subordinated notes due 2024
                                                                                  
          fixed-rate senior subordinated notes due 2019
                                                                                  
          item 8.
                                                                                  
          assets
                                                                                  
          current assets:
                                                                                  
          cash and cash equivalents
                                    67,578,000 -101,414,000 362,863,000                  -32,739,000 370,017,000                         
          other current assets
                                    1,582,000 -3,197,000 51,976,000                  232,000 20,781,000                         
          total current assets
                                    83,866,000 -90,896,000 1,183,482,000                  -16,846,000 901,736,000                         
          property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation
                                    6,035,000 -5,529,000 351,122,000                  -2,455,000 290,257,000                         
          goodwill
                                    1,561,000 -16,701,000 1,569,970,000                  -5,757,000 349,552,000                         
          intangible assets, less accumulated amortization
                                    -10,894,000 -22,548,000 570,529,000                  -5,906,000 149,419,000                         
          deferred income taxes
                                    -1,586,000 -1,210,000 66,649,000                  -50,000 20,123,000                    1,568,000 426,000 -53,000   
          other long-lived assets
                                    -3,489,000 9,754,000 24,797,000                  -1,753,000 66,946,000                         
          liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                  
          current liabilities:
                                                                                  
          current maturities of long-term debt
                                                                                  
          total current liabilities
                                    7,675,000 22,791,000 589,124,000                  -7,449,000 346,457,000                         
          postretirement benefits
                                    -2,010,000 -25,893,000 151,916,000                  -4,527,000 133,948,000                         
          other long-term liabilities
                                    3,865,000 -1,993,000 36,767,000                  -1,311,000 29,138,000                         
          stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                  
          preferred stock, par value 0.01 per share— 2,000 shares authorized; no shares outstanding
                                                                                  
          common stock, par value 0.01 per share— 200,000 shares authorized; 50,335 shares issued; 41,981 and 42,464 shares outstanding at 2015 and 2014, respectively
                                                                                  
          additional paid-in capital
                                    6,209,000 4,126,000 1,125,364,000                  562,000 593,282,000                         
          retained earnings
                                    75,118,000 18,094,000 795,977,000                  40,098,000 298,321,000                         
          accumulated other comprehensive loss
                                    -17,261,000 61,028,000 -129,434,000                  -28,238,000 -12,083,000                         
          treasury stock, at cost— 8,354 and 7,871 shares at 2015 and 2014, respectively
                                                                                  
          total belden stockholders’ equity
                                    39,221,000 59,058,000 1,291,547,000                                            
          noncontrolling interest
                                    -29,000 -94,000 599,000                                            
          cost of sales
                                   -1,182,039,000 16,126,000 -36,072,000 -374,971,000                  -9,548,000 -322,573,000                         
          income from equity method investment
                                               -311,000 -348,000 -343,000 -768,000 -715,000 -1,030,000 -1,256,000 -954,000  -781,000 2,741,000 9,196,000 -3,855,000 -3,862,000  -3,053,000 -3,211,000 -2,641,000                  
          loss on debt extinguishment
                   6,392,000              16,930,000 -19,960,000 -104,882,000 51,594,000                                          
          income tax benefit
                                   -27,315,000                                               
          income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                  
          income from disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                  
          less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                                                                  
          net income attributable to belden stockholders
                                                                                  
          weighted-average number of common shares and equivalents:
                                                                                  
          basic
                                   165,000 -225,000 -898,000 41,633,000                  -386,000 45,912,000                         
          diluted
                                   -6,722,000 6,704,000 -659,000 41,633,000                  -633,000 46,938,000                         
          basic income per share attributable to belden stockholders:
                                                                                  
          continuing operations
                                                        400 530                         
          discontinued operations
                                                                                  
          disposal of discontinued operations
                                                                                  
          diluted income per share attributable to belden stockholders:
                                                                                  
          foreign currency translation, net of tax of 1.3 million, 1.8 million, and 2.2 million, respectively
                                                                                  
          adjustments to pension and postretirement liability, net of tax of 3.1 million, 3.6 million, and 14.0 million, respectively
                                                                                  
          other comprehensive income, net of tax
                                                                                  
          comprehensive income
                                                        -20,749,000 34,901,000                         
          less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                                                                  
          comprehensive income attributable to belden stockholders
                                                                                  
          tax benefit related to share-based compensation
                                            -507,000   14,000 224,000 -1,598,000 -3,690,000 -1,920,000 -45,000 -1,630,000 -3,264,000  210,000 -4,119,000                         
          deferred income tax expense
                                                                                  
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of currency exchange rate changes and acquired businesses:
                                                                                  
          accrued taxes
                                         -10,136,000 -2,387,000 28,474,000 1,007,000 -11,364,000 -6,395,000 35,865,000 -13,670,000 -10,164,000 -50,000 18,183,000 -686,000 -7,065,000 -1,374,000  -1,539,000 5,105,000 4,810,000 5,693,000 7,347,000  3,972,000 -4,076,000 -1,191,000  18,554,000 -5,349,000 -11,209,000  -8,754,000            
          cash used to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired
                               -23,441,000 -434,000   -8,496,000 -76,084,000 49,000   -1,000,000 -2,500,000 -15,348,000 -695,345,000 -34,752,000 -1,598,000 -306,767,000 -4,700,000  -587,000 -7,290,000 -29,226,000 -23,192,000                      
          proceeds from (payments for) disposal of business
                                                                               
          borrowings under credit arrangements
                                  431,270,000        200,000,000 256,163,000                      16,000,000        
          contribution from noncontrolling interest
                                                                                  
          withholding tax payments for share based payment awards, net of proceeds from the exercise of stock options
                                                                                  
          payments under borrowing arrangements
                   -230,639,000 -358,463,000 -1,841,000 -90,000,000       -83,523,000 -401,234,000 -1,100,671,000   -242,500,000 -625,000 -625,000 -50,625,000 -151,250,000 -625,000   -1,250,000 -625,000    -600,000     -46,268,000          -16,000,000        
          balance at december 31, 2012
                                                                                  
          foreign currency translation, net of 2.2 million tax
                                                                                  
          adjustments to pension and postretirement liability, net of 14.0 million tax
                                                                                  
          exercise of stock options, net of tax withholding forfeitures
                                                                                  
          conversion of restricted stock units into common stock, net of tax withholding forfeitures
                                                                                  
          share repurchase program
                                                                                  
          dividends
                                                                                  
          balance at december 31, 2013
                                                                                  
          foreign currency translation, net of 1.8 million tax
                                                                                  
          adjustments to pension and postretirement liability, net of 3.6 million tax
                                                                                  
          other comprehensive loss, net of tax
                                                                                  
          balance at december 31, 2014
                                                                                  
          foreign currency translation, net of 1.3 million tax
                                                                                  
          adjustments to pension and postretirement liability, net of 3.1 million tax
                                                                                  
          balance at december 31, 2015
                                                                                  
          cash
                                                                                  
          property, plant and equipment
                                                                                  
          intangible assets
                                                                                  
          other non-current assets
                                                                                  
          deferred revenue
                                                              -3,509,000 -5,377,000 -5,885,000  61,000 831,000 -49,000              
          other non-current liabilities
                                                                                  
          total liabilities
                                                                                  
          net assets
                                                                                  
          intangible assets subject to amortization:
                                                                                  
          developed technology
                                                                                  
          customer relationships
                                                                                  
          backlog
                                                                                  
          total intangible assets subject to amortization
                                                                                  
          intangible assets not subject to amortization:
                                                                                  
          trademarks
                                                                                  
          in-process research and development
                                                                                  
          total intangible assets not subject to amortization
                                                                                  
          total intangible assets
                                                                                  
          weighted-average amortization period
                                                                                  
          developed technologies
                                                                                  
          affiliate revenues
                                                                                  
          purchase accounting effects of acquisitions
                                                                                  
          acquisition of property, plant and equipment
                                                                                  
          segment assets
                                                                                  
          total segments
                                                                                  
          total segment revenues
                                                                                  
          consolidated revenues
                                                                                  
          total segment ebitda
                                                                                  
          eliminations
                                                                                  
          consolidated operating income
                                                                                  
          consolidated income from continuing operations before taxes
                                                                                  
          see note 12, severance, restructuring, and acquisition integration activities, for details.
                                                                                  
          total segment assets
                                                                                  
          income tax receivable
                                                                                  
          corporate assets
                                                                                  
          total segment acquisition of property, plant and equipment
                                                                                  
          corporate acquisition of property, plant and equipment
                                                                                  
          total acquisition of property, plant and equipment
                                                                                  
          year ended december 31, 2015
                                                                                  
          percent of total revenues
                                                                                  
          long-lived assets
                                                                                  
          year ended december 31, 2014
                                                                                  
          year ended december 31, 2013
                                                                                  
          numerator for basic and diluted income per share:
                                                                                  
          income from continuing operations attributable to belden stockholders
                                                                                  
          income from discontinued operations, net of tax, attributable to belden stockholders
                                                                                  
          income from disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax, attributable to belden stockholders
                                                                                  
          denominator:
                                                                                  
          weighted-average shares outstanding, basic
                                                                                  
          effect of dilutive common stock equivalents
                                                                                  
          weighted-average shares outstanding, diluted
                                                                                  
          raw materials
                                                                                  
          work-in-process
                                                                                  
          finished goods
                                                                                  
          gross inventories
                                                                                  
          excess and obsolete reserves
                                                                                  
          net inventories
                                                                                  
          land and land improvements
                                                                                  
          buildings and leasehold improvements
                                                                                  
          machinery and equipment
                                                                                  
          computer equipment and software
                                                                                  
          construction in process
                                                                                  
          gross property, plant and equipment
                                                                                  
          accumulated depreciation
                                                                                  
          net property, plant and equipment
                                                                                  
          definite-lived intangible assets subject to amortization:
                                                                                  
          in-service research and development
                                                                                  
          indefinite-lived intangible assets not subject to amortization:
                                                                                  
          acquisitions and purchase accounting adjustments
                                                                                  
          translation impact
                                                                                  
          reclassify to definite-lived
                                                                                  
          current deferred revenue
                                                                                  
          wages, severance and related taxes
                                                                                  
          accrued rebates
                                                                                  
          employee benefits
                                                                                  
          accrued interest
                                                                                  
          other
                         -32,000 -43,000 -40,000 -43,000 -53,000 -58,000 -128,000 -59,000 -103,000 -70,000         144,000                                       
          accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                                                       9,222,000 -8,709,000  -15,199,000  -1,577,000      
          new charges
                                                                                  
          cash payments
                                                                                  
          foreign currency translation
                                                                                  
          other adjustments
                                                                                  
          balance at march 29, 2015
                                                                                  
          balance at june 28, 2015
                                                                                  
          balance at september 27, 2015
                                                                                  
          variable rate term loan due 2020
                                                                                  
          senior subordinated notes:
                                                                                  
          5.25% senior subordinated notes due 2024
                                                                                  
          5.50% senior subordinated notes due 2023
                                                                                  
          5.50% senior subordinated notes due 2022
                                                                                  
          9.25% senior subordinated notes due 2019
                                                                                  
          total senior subordinated notes
                                                                                  
          total debt and other borrowing arrangements
                                                                                  
          less current maturities of term loan
                                                                                  
          senior subordinated notes due
                                                                                  
          2019
                                                                                  
          year
                                                                                  
          2016
                                                                                  
          2017 and thereafter
                                                                                  
          2017
                                                                                  
          2018
                                                                                  
          2020
                                                                                  
          thereafter
                                                                                  
          income from continuing operations before taxes:
                                                                                  
          united states operations
                                                                                  
          foreign operations
                                                                                  
          currently payable
                                                                                  
          united states federal
                                                                                  
          united states state and local
                                                                                  
          foreign
                                                                                  
          deferred
                                                                                  
          effective income tax rate reconciliation from continuing operations:
                                                                                  
          united states federal statutory rate
                                                                                  
          state and local income taxes
                                                                                  
          impact of change in tax contingencies
                                                                                  
          foreign income tax rate differences
                                                                                  
          impact of change in deferred tax asset valuation allowance
                                                                                  
          domestic permanent differences & tax credits
                                                                                  
          components of deferred income tax balances:
                                                                                  
          deferred income tax liabilities:
                                                                                  
          plant, equipment, and intangibles
                                                                                  
          deferred income tax assets:
                                                                                  
          postretirement, pensions, and stock compensation
                                                                                  
          reserves and accruals
                                                                                  
          net operating income and tax credit carryforwards
                                                                                  
          valuation allowances
                                                                                  
          net deferred income tax asset
                                                                                  
          france
                                                                                  
          united states - various states
                                                                                  
          australia
                                                                                  
          balance at beginning of year
                                                                                  
          additions based on tax positions related to the current year
                                                                                  
          additions for tax positions of prior years
                                                                                  
          reductions for tax positions of prior years - settlement
                                                                                  
          reduction for tax positions of prior years - statute of limitations
                                                                                  
          balance at end of year
                                                                                  
          years ended december 31,
                                                                                  
          change in benefit obligation:
                                                                                  
          benefit obligation, beginning of year
                                                                                  
          service cost
                                                                                  
          interest cost
                                                                                  
          participant contributions
                                                                                  
          actuarial gain
                                                                                  
          acquisitions
                                                                                  
          settlements
                                                                                  
          curtailments
                                                                                  
          foreign currency exchange rate changes
                                                                                  
          benefits paid
                                                                                  
          benefit obligation, end of year
                                                                                  
          change in plan assets:
                                                                                  
          fair value of plan assets, beginning of year
                                                                                  
          actual return on plan assets
                                                                                  
          employer contributions
                                                                                  
          plan participant contributions
                                                                                  
          fair value of plan assets, end of year
                                                                                  
          funded status, end of year
                                                                                  
          amounts recongized in the balance sheets:
                                                                                  
          prepaid benefit cost
                                                                                  
          accrued benefit liability
                                                                                  
          net funded status
                                                                                  
          components of net periodic benefit cost:
                                                                                  
          expected return on plan assets
                                                                                  
          amortization of prior service credit
                                                                                  
          curtailment gain
                                                                                  
          settlement loss
                                                                                  
          net income recognition
                                                                                  
          net periodic benefit cost
                                                                                  
          weighted-average assumptions for benefit obligations at year end:
                                                                                  
          discount rate
                                                                                  
          salary increase
                                                                                  
          weighted-average assumptions for net periodic cost for the year:
                                                                                  
          expected return on assets
                                                                                  
          assumed health care cost trend rates:
                                                                                  
          health care cost trend rate assumed for next year
                                                                                  
          rate that the cost trend rate gradually declines to
                                                                                  
          year that the rate reaches the rate it is assumed to remain at
                                                                                  
          effect on total of service and interest cost components
                                                                                  
          effect on postretirement benefit obligation
                                                                                  
          asset category:
                                                                                  
          equity securities
                                                                                  
          large-cap fund
                                                                                  
          mid-cap fund
                                                                                  
          small-cap fund
                                                                                  
          debt securities
                                                                                  
          government bond fund
                                                                                  
          corporate bond fund
                                                                                  
          fixed income fund
                                                                                  
          cash & equivalents
                                                                                  
          this category includes guaranteed insurance contracts.
                                                                                  
          2021-2025
                                                                                  
          components of accumulated other comprehensive loss:
                                                                                  
          net actuarial loss
                                                                                  
          net prior service credit
                                                                                  
          changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
                                                                                  
          net actuarial loss, beginning of year
                                                                                  
          amortization cost
                                                                                  
          curtailment gain recognized
                                                                                  
          settlement loss recognized
                                                                                  
          asset loss
                                                                                  
          currency impact
                                                                                  
          net actuarial loss, end of year
                                                                                  
          prior service credit, beginning of year
                                                                                  
          amortization credit
                                                                                  
          prior service credit, end of year
                                                                                  
          expected 2016 amortization:
                                                                                  
          amortization of net income
                                                                                  
          foreign currency translation loss, net of 1.3 million, 1.8 million, and 2.2 million tax, respectively
                                                                                  
          adjustments to pension and postretirement liability, net of 3.1 million, 3.6 million, and 14.0 million tax, respectively
                                                                                  
          total comprehensive income
                                                                                  
          other comprehensive income before reclassifications
                                                                                  
          amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                                  
          net current period other comprehensive loss
                                                                                  
          other comprehensive loss attributable to belden stockholders before reclassifications
                                                                                  
          net current period other comprehensive loss attributable to belden stockholders
                                                                                  
          amortization of pension and other postretirement benefit plan items:
                                                                                  
          actuarial losses
                                                                                  
          prior service credit
                                                                                  
          total before tax
                                                                                  
          tax benefit
                                                                                  
          total net of tax
                                                                                  
          the amortization of these accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit costs (see note 15).
                                                                                  
          total share-based compensation cost
                                                                                  
          weighted-average fair value of sars and options granted
                                                                                  
          total intrinsic value of sars converted and options exercised
                                                                                  
          cash received for options exercised
                                                                                  
          weighted-average fair value of restricted stock shares and units granted
                                                                                  
          total fair value of restricted stock shares and units vested
                                                                                  
          expected volatility
                                                                                  
          expected term
                                                                                  
          risk-free rate
                                                                                  
          dividend yield
                                                                                  
          outstanding at january 1, 2015
                                                                                  
          granted
                                                                                  
          exercised or converted
                                                                                  
          forfeited or expired
                                                                                  
          outstanding at december 31, 2015
                                                                                  
          vested or expected to vest at december 31, 2015
                                                                                  
          exercisable or convertible at december 31, 2015
                                                                                  
          income tax refunds received
                                                                           3,593,932,000 1,051,000      
          income taxes paid
                                                                           -5,769,970,000       
          interest paid, net of amount capitalized
                                                                           -15,367,853,000 -7,544,000      
          2015
                                                                                  
          number of days in quarter
                                                                                  
          2014
                                                                                  
          item 9.
                                                                                  
          item 9a.
                                                                                  
          item 9b.
                                                                                  
          item 10.
                                                                                  
          item 11.
                                                                                  
          item 12.
                                                                                  
          item 13.
                                                                                  
          item 14.
                                                                                  
          item 15.
                                                                                  
          documents filed as part of this report:
                                                                                  
          1.
                                                                                  
          2.
                                                                                  
          accounts receivable—
                                                                                  
          allowance for doubtful accounts:
                                                                                  
          2013
                                                                                  
          inventories—
                                                                                  
          excess and obsolete allowances:
                                                                                  
          deferred income tax asset—
                                                                                  
          valuation allowance:
                                                                                  
          3.
                                                                                  
          exhibit number
                                                                                  
          3.1
                                                                                  
          3.2
                                                                                  
          4.1
                                                                                  
          4.2
                                                                                  
          4.3
                                                                                  
          4.4
                                                                                  
          4.5
                                                                                  
          4.6
                                                                                  
          4.7
                                                                                  
          4.8
                                                                                  
          4.9
                                                                                  
          4.10
                                                                                  
          4.11
                                                                                  
          4.12
                                                                                  
          4.13
                                                                                  
          4.14
                                                                                  
          4.15
                                                                                  
          4.16
                                                                                  
          4.17
                                                                                  
          4.18
                                                                                  
          4.19
                                                                                  
          10.1
                                                                                  
          10.2*
                                                                                  
          10.3*
                                                                                  
          10.4*
                                                                                  
          10.5*
                                                                                  
          10.6*
                                                                                  
          10.7*
                                                                                  
          10.8*
                                                                                  
          10.9*
                                                                                  
          10.10*
                                                                                  
          10.11*
                                                                                  
          10.12*
                                                                                  
          10.13*
                                                                                  
          10.14*
                                                                                  
          10.15*
                                                                                  
          10.16*
                                                                                  
          10.17*
                                                                                  
          10.18*
                                                                                  
          10.19*
                                                                                  
          10.20*
                                                                                  
          10.21*
                                                                                  
          10.22*
                                                                                  
          10.23*
                                                                                  
          10.24
                                                                                  
          10.25
                                                                                  
          10.26
                                                                                  
          10.27
                                                                                  
          10.28
                                                                                  
          10.29
                                                                                  
          10.30
                                                                                  
          12.1
                                                                                  
          14.1
                                                                                  
          21.1
                                                                                  
          23.1
                                                                                  
          24.1
                                                                                  
          31.1
                                                                                  
          31.2
                                                                                  
          32.1
                                                                                  
          32.2
                                                                                  
          *
                                                                                  
          date: february 25, 2016
                                                                                  
          /s/ john s. stroup
                                                                                  
          john s. stroup
                                                                                  
          /s/ henk derksen
                                                                                  
          /s/ douglas r. zink
                                                                                  
          douglas r. zink
                                                                                  
          /s/ bryan c. cressey*
                                                                                  
          bryan c. cressey
                                                                                  
          /s/ david aldrich*
                                                                                  
          david aldrich
                                                                                  
          /s/ lance c. balk*
                                                                                  
          lance c. balk
                                                                                  
          /s/ steven berglund*
                                                                                  
          steven berglund
                                                                                  
          /s/ judy l. brown*
                                                                                  
          judy l. brown
                                                                                  
          /s/ glenn kalnasy*
                                                                                  
          glenn kalnasy
                                                                                  
          /s/ jonathan klein*
                                                                                  
          jonathan klein
                                                                                  
          /s/ george minnich*
                                                                                  
          george minnich
                                                                                  
          /s/ john monter*
                                                                                  
          john monter
                                                                                  
          *by john s. stroup, attorney-in-fact
                                                                                  
          fixed charges
                                                                                  
          1 interest expensed and capitalized
                                                                                  
          2 an estimate of the interest factor in rental expense
                                                                                  
          total fixed charges
                                                                                  
          earnings
                                                                                  
          1 pre-tax income from continuing operations
                                                                                  
          2 fixed charges
                                                                                  
          3 amortization of capitalized interest
                                                                                  
          total earnings
                                                                                  
          ratio of earnings to fixed charges
                                                                                  
          title of each class
                                                                                  
          common stock, 0.01 par value
                                                                                  
          preferred stock purchase rights
                                                                                  
          cash from business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                -9,127,000      -65,990,000      590,000                                                    
          proceeds from disposal of businesses, net of cash sold
               -700,000 10,000,000 -4,112,000 338,686,000 34,937,000                                                           
          cash from (used for) business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                       409,000 -1,517,000 -72,232,000                                                        
          asset impairments
                                                                                  
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of exchange rate changes, acquired businesses, and disposals:
                                                                                  
          cash from acquisitions and investments, net of cash acquired
                    -358,000                                                              
          purchase of intangible assets
                                                                                
          payments to noncontrolling interest holders
                                                                                  
          loss on disposal of discontinued operations
                                                                                  
          gain on sale of asset
                                                                                 
          cash from (used for) acquisitions and investments, net of cash acquired
                                                                                  
          payment of earnout consideration
                           -29,300,000                                                    
          proceeds from disposal of assets
                                                                                  
          goodwill and other asset impairment
                                                                                  
          withholding tax payments for share based-payment awards
                                                                                  
          asset impairment
                        2,288,000 6,995,000                                        1,453,000 24,723,000  753,000 11,549,000         
          gain on disposal of business
                                                                                  
          proceeds from disposal of business, net of cash sold
                         9,692,000 1,106,000 4,770,000                                                       
          borrowings on revolver
                                                                                 
          asset impairment of discontinued operations
                           89,810,000 23,197,000                                                    
          loss on disposal of business
                                                                                  
          redemption of stockholders' rights agreement
                                                                                
          research and development expenses
                                                                                  
          gain from patent litigation
                                                                                 
          non-operating pension benefit
                                                                                  
          loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                  
          net income attributable to belden
                                   75,013,000 57,012,000 26,251,000 2,618,000                                            
          less: preferred stock dividends
                                   26,199,000 -1,000 8,733,000                                            
          net income attributable to belden common stockholders
                                   48,814,000 57,013,000 26,251,000 -6,115,000                                            
          basic income per share attributable to belden common stockholders:
                                                                                  
          continuing operations attributable to belden common stockholders
                                                                                  
          discontinued operations attributable to belden common stockholders
                                                                                  
          diluted income per share attributable to belden common stockholders:
                                                                                  
          foreign currency translation, net of tax of 1.0 million, 1.7 million, and 1.3 million, respectively
                                                                                  
          adjustments to pension and postretirement liability, net of tax of 1.1 million, 1.0 million, and 2.2 million, respectively
                                                                                  
          less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                                                                  
          comprehensive income attributable to belden
                                   115,393,000 -21,277,000 118,687,000 -28,790,000                                            
          proceeds from disposal of business
                                   1,071,000 39,100,000                                            
          impairment of assets held for sale
                                                                                  
          non-operating pension cost
                                                                                  
          income before taxes
                                   102,168,000 80,031,000 31,141,000 6,990,000                                            
          less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                   -160,000 54,000 -29,000 -48,000                                            
          foreign currency translation, net of tax of 1.7 million, 1.3 million, and 1.2 million, respectively
                                                                                  
          adjustments to pension and postretirement liability, net of tax of 1.0 million, 2.2 million, and 1.9 million, respectively
                                                                                  
          proceeds from the issuance of preferred stock
                                                                                  
          preferred stock
                                    1,000                                            
          common stock
                                    503,000                  503,000                         
          treasury stock
                                    -24,845,000 -24,190,000 -500,864,000                  -22,510,000 -172,135,000                         
          basic income per share attributable to belden common stockholders
                                    1,410 640 -150                                            
          diluted income per share attributable to belden common stockholders
                                    1,310 640 -150                                            
          common stock dividends declared per share
                                    50                                            
          non-operating pension costs
                                     18,000 -275,000                                            
          loss from disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                  
          foreign currency translation, net of tax of 1.3 million, 1.2 million, and 1.3 million, respectively
                                                                                  
          adjustments to pension and postretirement liability, net of tax of 2.2 million, 1.9 million, and 3.1 million, respectively
                                                                                  
          deferred income tax benefit
                                                    94,000 -2,539,000 -2,248,000                            
          withholding tax payments for share-based payment awards, net of proceeds from the exercise of stock options
                                        -695,000 -344,000 -4,382,000  -1,704,000 -765,000 -2,833,000                                    
          foreign currency translation, net of tax of 1.2 million, 1.3 million, and 1.8 million, respectively
                                                                                  
          adjustments to pension and postretirement liability, net of tax of 1.9 million, 3.1 million, and 3.6 million, respectively
                                                                                  
          proceeds from disposable of business
                                                                                  
          proceeds from issuance of preferred stock
                                                                                  
          dividends paid on common stock
                                                                                  
          tax deficiency (benefit) related to share-based compensation
                                              67,000            -6,000 -128,000 -1,668,000      38,000 365,000 1,104,000              
          tax benefit (deficiency) related to share-based compensation
                                              -67,000            6,000 128,000 1,668,000      -38,000 -365,000 -1,104,000              
          proceeds (payments) from exercise of stock options, net of withholding tax payments
                                                -78,000 -597,000 -10,842,000 -3,712,000 -255,000                              
          payments related to the disposal of a business
                                                                                  
          loss on sale of business
                                                      562,000                            
          payments from disposal of businesses
                                                                                  
          benefit from inventory obsolescence
                                                   1,696,000 766,000 4,056,000 63,000                            
          pension funding less than pension expense
                                                   1,945,000 65,000 958,000 763,000  127,000 756,000                         
          gain on sale of businesses
                                                                                  
          proceeds from settlement of derivatives
                                                                                  
          proceeds (payments) from disposal of businesses
                                                      -956,000                            
          proceeds from exercise of stock options, net of withholding tax payments
                                                      -5,441,000                            
          gain on sale of businesses and tangible assets
                                                                                  
          pension funding less than (greater than) pension expense
                                                          962,000 207,000 1,613,000                      
          non-cash loss on derivatives and hedging instruments
                                                              144,000                    
          proceeds from disposal of businesses and tangible assets, net of cash sold
                                                                                  
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
                                                        19,000 2,179,000 602,000 3,952,000  86,000 91,000 543,000     786,000 871,000 4,300,000  138,000        
          interest income
                                                        -140,000 351,000                         
          basic income per share:
                                                                                  
          diluted income per share:
                                                                                  
          dividends declared per share
                                                        50                         
          provision for inventory obsolescence
                                                        565,000 2,491,000 125,000 282,000 878,000  1,172,000 833,000 919,000  639,000 1,725,000 2,548,000  2,363,000            
          debt issuance costs
                                                                 -10,269,000 -1,541,000             
          basic income per share
                                                                                  
          diluted income per share
                                                                                  
          other income
                                                                                  
          cash from other investing activities
                                                              163,000    -18,000    -61,000          
          cash received upon termination of derivative instruments
                                                                                  
          tax deficiency related to share-based compensation
                                                              29,000 -68,000 278,000                  
          amortization of discount on long-term debt
                                                              -13,000 102,000 106,000                  
          loss on sale of assets
                                                                                 
          pension funding in excess of pension expense
                                                              -3,053,000 3,304,000 -6,004,000  -548,000 -4,134,000 -2,318,000  2,225,000 -689,000 -2,650,000  476,000        
          deferred cost of sales
                                                              1,583,000 2,357,000 2,539,000    228,000              
          cash used to invest in and acquire businesses
                                                                      -136,734,000            
          amortization of discount on convertible subordinated notes
                                                                                  
          loss on disposal of tangible assets
                                                                      884,000          
          excess tax benefits related to share-based compensation
                                                                      -156,000 -246,000 -895,000  127,000        
          provision for excess and obsolete inventories
                                                                        1,660,000          
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of currency exchange rate changes and business acquisitions and disposals:
                                                                                  
          other assets and liabilities
                                                                        -6,721,000  7,010,000  4,148,000 1,940,000 2,455,000 -1,851,000   
          proceeds received under borrowing arrangements
                                                                                  
          loss on disposal of assets
                                                                             56,000 -95,000 21,000   
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of acquisitions and currency exchange rate changes:
                                                                                  
          cash used to acquire businesses
                                                                          -17,070,000        
          gain on disposal of tangible assets
                                                                                  
          benefit from excess and obsolete inventories
                                                                                  
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of currency exchange rate changes:
                                                                                  
          asset impairment charges
                                                                             148,000   
          stock-based compensation expense
                                                                                  
          retirement savings plan contributions paid in stock
                                                                                  
          current income taxes
                                                                                  
          cash used to acquire a business
                                                                                  
          cash received from merger with cable design technologies corporation
                                                                                  
          supplemental cash flow information:
                                                                                  
          net income/
                                                                           15,192,433,000 -7,412,000      
          adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                  
          cash used to acquire business
                                                                                  
          proceeds from business divestiture
                                                                                  
          net payments under borrowing arrangements
                                                                                  
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                                                                           4,629,906,000 224,000 -701,000 882,000 884,000  330,000 
          cash received from merger of belden inc. and cable design technologies corporation
                                                                                  
          supplemental cash flow information
                                                                                  
          stock compensation
                                                                            4,541,000      
          gain on disposal of assets
                                                                                  
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                                  
          current and deferred income taxes
                                                                            -22,000,000      
          net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities
                                                                            3,195,000      
          net cash provided by/(used for) investing activities
                                                                            -4,171,000      
          net borrowings/
                                                                                  
          cash received from merger
                                                                                  
          retirement savings plan contributions
                                                                                  
          employee stock purchase plan settlement
                                                                                  
          amortization of unearned deferred compensation
                                                                                  
          gain on disposal of current assets
                                                                                  
          gain on business divestiture
                                                                                  
          proceeds from disposal of current assets
                                                                                  
          proceeds from disposal of long-lived assets
                                                                                  
          cash flow from operating activities:
                                                                                  
          cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                  
          other non-cash expenses
                                                                             279,000 1,063,000 217,000   
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                                                  
          accounts receivable
                                                                             -12,058,000 3,821,000 759,000 -4,126,000  
          accounts payable and accrued expenses
                                                                             8,705,000 -5,196,000 602,000   
          net cash flow from operating activities
                                                                             7,507,000     
          cash flow from investing activities:
                                                                                  
          purchases of property, plant and equipment
                                                                             -1,639,000 -1,498,000 -1,631,000 -2,155,000 -1,514,000 
          acquisition of businesses, including transaction costs, net of cash acquired
                                                                                
          proceeds from sale of assets
                                                                             1,221,000 1,440,000 13,000 11,785,000 172,000 
          proceeds from sale of discontinued operations
                                                                                 
          net cash flow provided/(used) by investing activities
                                                                                  
          cash flow from financing activities:
                                                                                  
          net change in demand note borrowings
                                                                                -624,000 
          funds provided by long-term debt
                                                                             1,592,000 1,493,000 28,000 121,406,000 12,560,000 
          funds used to reduce long-term debt
                                                                             -755,000 -2,236,000 -566,000 -91,329,000 -16,135,000 
          repurchase of common stock
                                                                                 
          net proceeds from exercise of stock options
                                                                             107,000 586,000 837,000   
          net cash flow provided/(used) by financing activities
                                                                                  
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                             7,474,000 3,664,000 5,089,000 21,724,000 -2,386,000 
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
                                                                                  
          cash paid during the period for:
                                                                                  
          interest
                                                                             118,000 2,372,000 66,000  1,218,000 
          net loss
                                                                                  
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                  
          net cash flow (used) provided by investing activities
                                                                                  
          net cash flow provided (used) by financing activities
                                                                                  
          net cash (used) provided by investing activities
                                                                               -1,618,000   
          net cash provided (used) by financing activities
                                                                               442,000   
          adjustments for non-cash items to reconcile
                                                                                  
          net income to cash from operating activities:
                                                                                  
          depreciation
                                                                                  
          amortization
                                                                                  
          tax benefit of option exercises
                                                                                  
          stock compensation expense
                                                                                  
          changes in assets and liabilities net of effects of businesses acquired:
                                                                                  
          prepaid and other current assets
                                                                                  
          accrued payroll and related benefits
                                                                                  
          other accrued liabilities
                                                                                  
          proceeds from common shares issued or issuable
                                                                                  
          payments of deferred financing fees
                                                                                  
          effect of currency translation on cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                  
          net cash provided (used) by investing activities
                                                                                 -1,342,000 
          net cash (used) provided by financing activities
                                                                                 -4,048,000 
          common stock issued or issuable