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Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)
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Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized   25,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized 25,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized          
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share)   $ 0us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare            
Common Stock, Shares Authorized   250,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized 250,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized          
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share)   $ 0us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant   1,912,346us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period 225,695us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period   10 years            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in Dollars per share)     $ 1.78us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 2.48us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value (in Dollars)   $ 100,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue $ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue $ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue        
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised (in Dollars)   129,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised        
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans   21,183us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans 26,460us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans 40,011us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans        
Restricted Stock [Member]                
Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number   2,203,322us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
1,490,555us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
         
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in Dollars per share)   $ 2.18us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
$ 2.72us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
$ 3.29us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
       
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value (in Dollars)   1,200,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
1,400,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
  1,200,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
     
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized (in Dollars)     1,900,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
         
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition   1 year 146 days            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period   1,109,230us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
           
Relative Performance Stock Units [Member] | Minimum [Member]                
Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                
Performance Share Units Issued, Percentage of Common Stock Granted   0.00%bpz_PerformanceShareUnitsIssuedPercentageOfCommonStockGranted
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= bpz_RelativePerformanceStockUnitsMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
           
Relative Performance Stock Units [Member] | Maximum [Member]                
Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                
Performance Share Units Issued, Percentage of Common Stock Granted   200.00%bpz_PerformanceShareUnitsIssuedPercentageOfCommonStockGranted
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= bpz_RelativePerformanceStockUnitsMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
           
Relative Performance Stock Units [Member] | 2007 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]                
Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in Dollars per share)   $ 2.12us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= bpz_RelativePerformanceStockUnitsMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= bpz_TwoThousandSevenLongTermIncentiveCompensationPlanMember
           
Relative Performance Stock Units [Member]                
Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number   225,695us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= bpz_RelativePerformanceStockUnitsMember
0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= bpz_RelativePerformanceStockUnitsMember
         
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in Dollars per share)   $ 2.12us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= bpz_RelativePerformanceStockUnitsMember
           
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period   225,695us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= bpz_RelativePerformanceStockUnitsMember
           
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Not yet Recognized, Share-based Awards Other than Options (in Dollars)   300,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedShareBasedAwardsOtherThanOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= bpz_RelativePerformanceStockUnitsMember
           
Absolute Performance Stock Units [Member] | Minimum [Member]                
Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                
Performance Share Units Issued, Percentage of Common Stock Granted   0.00%bpz_PerformanceShareUnitsIssuedPercentageOfCommonStockGranted
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= bpz_AbsolutePerformanceStockUnitsMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
           
Absolute Performance Stock Units [Member] | Maximum [Member]                
Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                
Performance Share Units Issued, Percentage of Common Stock Granted   200.00%bpz_PerformanceShareUnitsIssuedPercentageOfCommonStockGranted
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= bpz_AbsolutePerformanceStockUnitsMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
           
Absolute Performance Stock Units [Member] | 2007 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]                
Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.80us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= bpz_AbsolutePerformanceStockUnitsMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= bpz_TwoThousandSevenLongTermIncentiveCompensationPlanMember
           
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period 225,694us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= bpz_AbsolutePerformanceStockUnitsMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= bpz_TwoThousandSevenLongTermIncentiveCompensationPlanMember
             
Absolute Performance Stock Units [Member]                
Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number   225,694us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= bpz_AbsolutePerformanceStockUnitsMember
0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= bpz_AbsolutePerformanceStockUnitsMember
         
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.80us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= bpz_AbsolutePerformanceStockUnitsMember
           
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period   225,694us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= bpz_AbsolutePerformanceStockUnitsMember
           
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Not yet Recognized, Share-based Awards Other than Options (in Dollars)   100,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedShareBasedAwardsOtherThanOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= bpz_AbsolutePerformanceStockUnitsMember
           
Employee Stock Option [Member]                
Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized (in Dollars)   $ 500,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
           
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition   1 year            
Per Employee [Member] | Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]                
Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized Per Employee Per Offering Period   2,500bpz_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorizedPerEmployeePerOfferingPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= bpz_PerEmployeeMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= bpz_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
           
Subsequent Event [Member]                
Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans           6,222us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
   
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Weighted Average Purchase Price of Shares Purchased (in Dollars per share)           $ 0.25us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPWeightedAveragePurchasePriceOfSharesPurchased
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
   
Minimum [Member]                
Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                
Performance Share Units Issued, Percentage of Common Stock Granted   0.00%bpz_PerformanceShareUnitsIssuedPercentageOfCommonStockGranted
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
           
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period   2 years            
Maximum [Member]                
Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                
Performance Share Units Issued, Percentage of Common Stock Granted   200.00%bpz_PerformanceShareUnitsIssuedPercentageOfCommonStockGranted
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
           
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period   3 years            
2007 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]                
Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized   12,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= bpz_TwoThousandSevenLongTermIncentiveCompensationPlanMember
           
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized             4,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfAdditionalSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= bpz_TwoThousandSevenLongTermIncentiveCompensationPlanMember
 
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant   4,500,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= bpz_TwoThousandSevenLongTermIncentiveCompensationPlanMember
           
2007 Directors' Compensation Incentive Plan [Member]                
Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized   4,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= bpz_TwoThousandSevenDirectorsCompensationIncentivePlanMember
           
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized             1,500,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfAdditionalSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= bpz_TwoThousandSevenDirectorsCompensationIncentivePlanMember
 
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant   1,800,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= bpz_TwoThousandSevenDirectorsCompensationIncentivePlanMember
           
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]                
Note 14 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized               2,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= bpz_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
Length of Offering Period   27 months            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Purchase Price of Common Stock, Percent   85.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardPurchasePriceOfCommonStockPercent
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= bpz_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember