2.2.0.7 false Indebtedness 0211 - Disclosure - Indebtedness 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 Indebtedness [Abstract] 0 bhi_IndebtednessAbstract bhi false na duration Indebtedness. 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 Indebtedness. false 3 INDEBTEDNESS 1 us-gaap_DebtDisclosureTextBlock 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   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>NOTE 11. INDEBTEDNESS</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     On March 19, 2010, we entered into a credit agreement (the “2010 Credit Agreement”). The 2010 Credit Agreement is a three-year committed $1.2 billion revolving credit facility that expires on March 19, 2013. At September 30, 2010, we had $1.7 billion of committed revolving credit facilities with commercial banks, consisting of the 2010 Credit Agreement ($1.2 billion) and a $500 million facility expiring on July 7, 2012. Both facilities contain certain covenants which, among other things, require the maintenance of a funded indebtedness to total capitalization ratio (a defined formula per each agreement), restrict certain merger transactions or the sale of all or substantially all of our assets or a significant subsidiary and limit the amount of subsidiary indebtedness. Upon the occurrence of certain events of default, our obligations under the facilities may be accelerated. Such events of default include payment defaults to lenders under the facilities, covenant defaults and other customary defaults. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Concurrent with the acquisition of BJ Services, we assumed and guaranteed the BJ Services outstanding notes, namely its $250 million 5.75% notes due June 2011 and its $250 million 6.00% notes due June 2018. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     On August 24, 2010, we sold $1,500 million of 5.125% Senior Notes that will mature September 15, 2040 (the “Notes”) under our Indenture dated as of October 28, 2008. Net proceeds from the offering were approximately $1,479 million after deducting the underwriting discounts and expenses of the offering. We used $511 million of the net proceeds to repay our outstanding commercial paper. We will use $250 million of the net proceeds to repay the BJ Services 5.75% notes maturing June 2011. The remaining net proceeds from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes, which could include funding on-going operations, business acquisitions and repurchases of our common stock. Interest on the Notes is payable March 15 and September 15 of each year. The first interest payment will be made on March 15, 2011, and will consist of accrued interest from August 24, 2010. The Notes are senior unsecured obligations and rank equal in right of payment to all of our existing and future senior indebtedness; senior in right of payment to any future subordinated indebtedness; and effectively junior to our future secured indebtedness, if any, and structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness of our subsidiaries. We may redeem, at our option, all or part of the Notes at any time, at the applicable make-whole redemption prices plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     At September 30, 2010, we were in compliance with all of the facility covenants of both committed credit facilities. There were no direct borrowings under the committed credit facilities during the quarter ended September 30, 2010. We also have a commercial paper program under which we may issue up to $1.0 billion in commercial paper with maturity of no more than 270 days. To the extent we have commercial paper outstanding, our ability to borrow under the facilities is reduced. At September 30, 2010, we had no commercial paper outstanding. </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants. 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