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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES (Details 2) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill and other intangible assets      
Gross Intangible Assets $ 45,505,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross $ 42,955,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross  
Accumulated Amortization (33,977,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization (29,164,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization  
Net Intangible Assets 11,528,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet 13,791,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet  
Amortization of Intangible Assets 4,812,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 5,268,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 5,339,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Estimated aggregate future amortization expense      
2015 3,300,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths    
2016 2,700,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo    
2017 1,700,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree    
2018 1,300,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour    
2019 1,000,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive    
Thereafter 1,500,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive    
Impairment charges on intangible assets 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
Minimum      
Goodwill and other intangible assets      
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life 8 years    
Maximum      
Goodwill and other intangible assets      
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life 11 years    
Non-maturity deposits      
Goodwill and other intangible assets      
Gross Intangible Assets 34,053,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= bhlb_NonMaturityDepositsMember
31,503,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= bhlb_NonMaturityDepositsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization (25,656,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= bhlb_NonMaturityDepositsMember
(22,106,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= bhlb_NonMaturityDepositsMember
 
Net Intangible Assets 8,397,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= bhlb_NonMaturityDepositsMember
9,397,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= bhlb_NonMaturityDepositsMember
 
Insurance contracts      
Goodwill and other intangible assets      
Gross Intangible Assets 7,558,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= bhlb_InsuranceContractsMember
7,558,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= bhlb_InsuranceContractsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization (6,094,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= bhlb_InsuranceContractsMember
(5,320,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= bhlb_InsuranceContractsMember
 
Net Intangible Assets 1,464,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= bhlb_InsuranceContractsMember
2,238,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= bhlb_InsuranceContractsMember
 
All other intangible assets      
Goodwill and other intangible assets      
Gross Intangible Assets 3,894,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
3,894,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization (2,227,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
(1,738,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
 
Net Intangible Assets $ 1,667,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
$ 2,156,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember