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Derivative Activities Derivative Narrative (Details) (Cost of Fuel [Member], Operating Expense [Member])
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Cost of Fuel [Member] | Operating Expense [Member]
     
Derivative [Line Items]      
Fuel cost percent of total operating costs 28.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingExpenseMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= bni_CostOfFuelMember
29.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingExpenseMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= bni_CostOfFuelMember
30.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingExpenseMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= bni_CostOfFuelMember