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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Details 3) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities    
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statements of Condition $ (18,259,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities $ (11,964,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
Interest rate swaps    
Interest Rate Swap Agreements ("Swap Agreements")    
Amount of collateral posted for the net liability positions 18,200,000us-gaap_CollateralAlreadyPostedAggregateFairValue
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
11,200,000us-gaap_CollateralAlreadyPostedAggregateFairValue
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities    
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities (18,282,000)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
(13,877,000)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
Gross Amounts Offset in the Statements of Condition 58,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossAsset
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
1,913,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossAsset
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statements of Condition (18,224,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
(11,964,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Condition    
Financial instruments 14,984,000bhlb_DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimFinancialInstruments
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
9,544,000bhlb_DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimFinancialInstruments
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
Securities and Cash Collateral Pledged 3,190,000bhlb_DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimSecuritiesAndCash
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
1,700,000bhlb_DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimSecuritiesAndCash
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
Net Amount (50,000)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
(720,000)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
Institutional counterparties | Interest rate swaps    
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities    
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities (18,232,000)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= bhlb_InstitutionalCounterpartiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
(13,157,000)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= bhlb_InstitutionalCounterpartiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
Gross Amounts Offset in the Statements of Condition 58,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossAsset
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= bhlb_InstitutionalCounterpartiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
1,913,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossAsset
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= bhlb_InstitutionalCounterpartiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statements of Condition (18,174,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= bhlb_InstitutionalCounterpartiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
(11,244,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= bhlb_InstitutionalCounterpartiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Condition    
Financial instruments 14,984,000bhlb_DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimFinancialInstruments
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= bhlb_InstitutionalCounterpartiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
9,544,000bhlb_DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimFinancialInstruments
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= bhlb_InstitutionalCounterpartiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
Securities and Cash Collateral Pledged 3,190,000bhlb_DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimSecuritiesAndCash
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= bhlb_InstitutionalCounterpartiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
1,700,000bhlb_DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimSecuritiesAndCash
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= bhlb_InstitutionalCounterpartiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
Commercial counterparties | Interest rate swaps    
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities    
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities (50,000)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= bhlb_CommercialCounterpartiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
(720,000)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= bhlb_CommercialCounterpartiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statements of Condition (50,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= bhlb_CommercialCounterpartiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
(720,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= bhlb_CommercialCounterpartiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Condition    
Net Amount $ (50,000)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= bhlb_CommercialCounterpartiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
$ (720,000)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= bhlb_CommercialCounterpartiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember