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Major Customers (Schedule Of Sales To Largest Customers) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
International Business Machines Corporation [Member]      
Entity Wide Revenue Major Customer [Line Items]      
Sales to our largest customers $ 312,611us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= bhe_InternationalbusinessmachinescorporationmemberMember
$ 430,205us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= bhe_InternationalbusinessmachinescorporationmemberMember
$ 506,126us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= bhe_InternationalbusinessmachinescorporationmemberMember
Arris Group, Inc. [Member]      
Entity Wide Revenue Major Customer [Line Items]      
Sales to our largest customers $ 315,688us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= bhe_ArrisgroupincMember