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Notes Payable: Notes Payable (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Balance Outstanding $ 75,000,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings $ 82,500,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings  
Deferred Finance Costs [Abstract]      
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost     1,500,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]      
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Balance Outstanding 75,000,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
82,500,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
 
Current Borrowing Capacity 500,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
   
Expiration Date May 29, 2019    
Maximum Borrowing Capacity 750,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
   
Commitment Fee Percentage 0.175%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
   
Commitment Fee Percentage Decrease 0.025%bkh_CommitmentFeePercentageIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
   
Letters of Credit Outstanding 35,000,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
22,000,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
 
Deferred Finance Costs [Abstract]      
Deferred Finance Costs, Noncurrent, Gross 3,800,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentGross
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
   
Deferred Finance Costs, Noncurrent, Net 1,779,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
   
Amortization Expense for Deferred Financing Costs $ 616,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
$ 752,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
$ 2,187,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
Debt Covenants Disclosure [Abstract]      
Covenant Requirement - Recourse Leverage Ratio, Actual 55.00%bkh_RecourseLeverageRatio
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
   
Covenant Requirement - Recourse Leverage Ratio, Maximum 65.00%bkh_RecourseLeverageRatioMaximumCovenant
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
   
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate Borrowings [Member]      
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Interest Rate at Period End 0.125%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_BaseRateMember
   
Interest Rate Decrease 0.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_BaseRateMember
   
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Eurodollar Borrowings [Member]      
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Interest Rate at Period End 1.125%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_EurodollarMember
   
Interest Rate Decrease 0.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_EurodollarMember
   
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Letters of Credit [Member]      
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Interest Rate at Period End 1.125%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
   
Interest Rate Decrease 0.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember