Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011
Document and Entity Information
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	bcr
Entity Registrant Name	BARD C R INC /NJ/
Entity Central Index Key	0000009892
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	86,646,307