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Restructuring and Asset Impairments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]              
Reversal of restructuring costs     $ 1.4us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment        
Asset impairments, total 6.2us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 3.4us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 3.2us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 5.7us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 6.8us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 12.3us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 22.2us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Asset impairments, total, net of tax           9.5bcr_AssetImpairmentChargesNetOfTax 13.8bcr_AssetImpairmentChargesNetOfTax
Core Technologies              
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]              
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite Lived           6.4us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= bcr_CoreTechnologiesMember
13.2us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= bcr_CoreTechnologiesMember
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite Lived, Net of Tax           4.9bcr_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFiniteLivedNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= bcr_CoreTechnologiesMember
8.0bcr_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFiniteLivedNetOfTax
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= bcr_CoreTechnologiesMember
Equipment And Inventory              
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]              
Impairment of tangible Assets           2.5us-gaap_TangibleAssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= bcr_EquipmentAndInventoryMember
 
Impairment of tangible Assets, net of tax           2.4bcr_TangibleAssetImpairmentChargesNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= bcr_EquipmentAndInventoryMember
 
Assets Not Related To Operations              
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]              
Impairment of tangible Assets             9.0us-gaap_TangibleAssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= bcr_AssetsNotRelatedToOperationsMember
Impairment of tangible Assets, net of tax             5.8bcr_TangibleAssetImpairmentChargesNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= bcr_AssetsNotRelatedToOperationsMember
In-Process Research And Development              
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]              
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)         6.8us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_InProcessResearchAndDevelopmentMember
3.4us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_InProcessResearchAndDevelopmentMember
 
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill), Net of Tax         4.3bcr_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwillNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_InProcessResearchAndDevelopmentMember
2.2bcr_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwillNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_InProcessResearchAndDevelopmentMember
 
2012 Restructuring Plan              
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]              
Total cost of restructuring             19.2us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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= bcr_TwoThousandTwelveRestructuringPlanMember
Employee separation and other costs related to one time employee termination benefits, after tax             13.0bcr_EmployeeSeparationAndOtherCostsRelatedToOneTimeEmployeeTerminationBenefitsAfterTax
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= bcr_TwoThousandTwelveRestructuringPlanMember
Reversal of restructuring costs           $ 2.1us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment
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= bcr_TwoThousandTwelveRestructuringPlanMember