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Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Oct. 30, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Oct. 30, 2012
1.375% Notes Due 2018      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt instrument interest rate 1.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bcr_OnePointThreeSevenFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
1.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bcr_OnePointThreeSevenFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
1.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bcr_OnePointThreeSevenFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
Debt instrument maturity date 2018 2018  
4.40% Notes Due 2021      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt instrument interest rate   4.40%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bcr_FourPointFourZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
 
Debt instrument maturity date   2021  
2.875% Notes Due 2016      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt instrument interest rate   2.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bcr_TwoPointEightSevenFiveNotesDueTwoThousandSixteenMember
 
Debt instrument maturity date   2016  
6.70% Notes Due 2026      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt instrument interest rate   6.70%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= bcr_SixPointSevenZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwentySixMember
 
Debt instrument maturity date   2026