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Debt - Schedule of Senior Unsecured Note Issued (Parenthetical) (Detail)
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Floating Rate Notes due June 15, 2016 [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Jun. 15, 2016
1.800% Notes due December 15, 2017 [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate 1.80%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bdx_NotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Dec. 15, 2017
2.675% Notes due December 15, 2019 [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate 2.675%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bdx_NotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Dec. 15, 2019
3.734% Notes due December 15, 2024 [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate 3.734%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bdx_NotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFourMember
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Dec. 15, 2024
4.685% Notes due December 15, 2044 [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate 4.685%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bdx_NotesDueTwoThousandFortyFourMember
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Dec. 15, 2044