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Commitments and Contingencies (Litigation) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 18 Months Ended 57 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 15, 2009
plaintiffs
claims
Dec. 31, 2014
claims
Jul. 02, 2010
claims
Legal proceedings and investigations arising in the ordinary course of business | Maximum          
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]          
Loss contingencies, damages sought, value $ 40.0us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
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Former stockholder litigation          
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]          
Loss contingencies, number of plaintiffs     6us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfPlaintiffs
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
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Loss contingencies, new claims filed, number     9us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
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Loss contingencies, claims amended, number         3bah_LossContingencyClaimsAmendedNumber
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Loss contingencies, claims dismissed, number       3us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledAndDismissedNumber
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Loss contingencies, damages sought, value 348.7us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bah_FormerStockholderLitigationMember
348.7us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bah_FormerStockholderLitigationMember
     
Former stockholder litigation | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York          
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]          
Loss contingencies, pending claims, number 5us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ bah_LitigationCourtAxis
= bah_UnitedStatesDistrictCourtForSouthernDistrictOfNewYorkMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bah_FormerStockholderLitigationMember
    5us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
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Former stockholder litigation | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit          
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]          
Loss contingencies, pending claims, number 1us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ bah_LitigationCourtAxis
= bah_UnitedStatesCourtofAppealsfortheNinthCircuitMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bah_FormerStockholderLitigationMember
    1us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ bah_LitigationCourtAxis
= bah_UnitedStatesCourtofAppealsfortheNinthCircuitMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bah_FormerStockholderLitigationMember
 
Former stockholder litigation | RICO          
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]          
Loss contingencies, damages sought, value $ 291.5us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
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/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
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$ 291.5us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
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