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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
entity
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Revenues derived from percentage of completion accounting, percentage 25.50%beav_PercentageOfContractRevenueToTotalRevenue 25.40%beav_PercentageOfContractRevenueToTotalRevenue 23.90%beav_PercentageOfContractRevenueToTotalRevenue
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts $ 93.7us-gaap_CostsInExcessOfBillingsOnUncompletedContractsOrPrograms $ 81.9us-gaap_CostsInExcessOfBillingsOnUncompletedContractsOrPrograms  
Excess over average costs on long-term contracts 320.6us-gaap_UnrecoveredProductionCostsExcessOfEstimatedAverageUnitCost 213.4us-gaap_UnrecoveredProductionCostsExcessOfEstimatedAverageUnitCost  
Accounts receivable - trade, allowance for doubtful accounts 5.4us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent 10.4us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent  
Number of reportable units 5us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments    
Percentage of discounted closing price for Employee Stock Purchase Plan 85.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardDiscountFromMarketPricePurchaseDate    
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, rights granted 1.3us-gaap_StockGrantedDuringPeriodValueSharebasedCompensation 1.1us-gaap_StockGrantedDuringPeriodValueSharebasedCompensation 0.9us-gaap_StockGrantedDuringPeriodValueSharebasedCompensation
Stock compensation 0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensationGross    
Purchase of treasury stock, share 99,911us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired 41,376us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired 60,266us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
Purchase of treasury stock $ 7.0us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod $ 3.3us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod $ 2.6us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
Boeing | Sales Revenue, Net      
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Percentage of net sales 12.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= beav_BoeingMember
12.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= beav_BoeingMember
 
Minimum      
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, useful life 1 year    
Useful life (years) 3 years    
Maximum      
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, useful life 50 years    
Useful life (years) 34 years