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OTHER COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES, AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET ACTIVITIES (Details 2) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
OTHER COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES, AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET ACTIVITIES      
Employment agreement term 3 years    
Number of senior executives which entered into an employment agreement with the Company 1bhlb_NumberOfSeniorExecutivesEmploymentAgreement    
Future minimum rental payments      
2015 $ 7,200,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent    
2016 5,100,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears    
2017 4,400,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears    
2018 3,600,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears    
2019 2,800,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears    
Thereafter 27,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter    
Extendable term 20 years    
Total rent expense 7,200,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet 5,700,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet 4,700,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
Lease Obligations      
2015 751,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent    
2016 715,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears    
2017 680,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears    
2018 647,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears    
2019 646,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears    
Thereafter 6,800,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter    
Future obligations required under the financing lease      
2015 80,000bhlb_FinancingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent    
2016 80,000bhlb_FinancingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears    
2017 81,000bhlb_FinancingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears    
2018 86,000bhlb_FinancingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears    
2019 86,000bhlb_FinancingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears    
Thereafter $ 1,700,000bhlb_FinancingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter