Outsourcing Services Agreement (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Outsourcing Services Agreement [Abstract]
Outsourced corporate staff costs	$ 15.1bcc_OutsourcedCorporateStaffCosts	$ 15.5bcc_OutsourcedCorporateStaffCosts	$ 15.0bcc_OutsourcedCorporateStaffCosts

The aggregate period expenses incurred from a third party for corporate staff services including information technology, accounting, and human resource transactional services. These services are not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale, or creation of product.

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