2.2.0.7 false General (Policies) 0401 - Disclosure - General (Policies) true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 Pure Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance pure xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 General (Policies) [Abstract] 0 us-gaap_GeneralPoliciesAbstract us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string No definition available. false 3 Revenue Recognition - Multiple Deliverable Revenue Arrangements 1 us-gaap_RevenueRecognitionPolicyTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0 <!--DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd" --> <!-- Begin Block Tagged Accounting Policy: bhi-20100630_note1_accounting_policy_table1 - us-gaap:RevenueRecognitionPolicyTextBlock--> <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;In October&#160;2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (&#8220;FASB&#8221;) issued an update to Accounting Standards Codification (&#8220;ASC&#8221;) 605, <i>Revenue Recognition &#8212; Multiple Deliverable Revenue Arrangements</i>. This Accounting Standards Update (&#8220;ASU&#8221;) addresses accounting for multiple-deliverable arrangements to enable vendors to account for deliverables separately. The provision establishes a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable. This update requires expanded disclosures for multiple deliverable revenue arrangements. The ASU will be effective for us for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified on or after January&#160;1, 2011. We have not determined the impact, if any, on our consolidated condensed financial statements. </div> </div> <!--DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd" --> <!-- Begin Block Tagged false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Describes an entity's accounting policy for revenue recognition. If the entity has different policies for different types of revenue transactions, the policy for each material type of transaction should be disclosed. If a sales transaction has multiple element arrangements (for example, delivery of multiple products, services or the rights to use assets) the disclosure may indicate the accounting policy for each unit of accounting as well as how units of accounting are determined and valued. The disclosure may encompass important judgment as to appropriateness of principles related to recognition of revenue. The disclosure also may indicate the entity's treatment of any unearned or deferred revenue that arises from the transaction. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 13 -Section B -Paragraph Question 1 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 22 -Paragraph 8, 12, 13 false 4 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures - Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements 1 bhi_FairValueMeasurementsAndDisclosuresImprovingDisclosuresAboutFairValueMeasurementsPolicyTextBlock bhi false na duration Fair Value Measurements And Disclosures Improving Disclosures About Fair Value Measurements. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0 <!--DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd" --> <!-- Begin Block Tagged Accounting Policy: bhi-20100630_note1_accounting_policy_table2 - bhi:FairValueMeasurementsAndDisclosuresImprovingDisclosuresAboutFairValueMeasurementsPolicyTextBlock--> <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;In January&#160;2010, the FASB issued an update to ASC 820, <i>Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures - Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements</i>. This update provides a greater level of enhanced information and disclosures about valuation techniques and inputs to fair value measurements. The new disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December&#160;15, 2009. We adopted the new disclosure requirements in the first quarter of 2010 as reflected in Note 10 &#8212; Fair Value of Certain Financial Assets and Liabilities. Disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements are effective for us beginning January&#160;1, 2011. </div> </div> <!--DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd" --> <!-- Begin Block Tagged false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Fair Value Measurements And Disclosures Improving Disclosures About Fair Value Measurements. 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