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Assumptions Used To Determine Compensation Expense for Management Stock Purchase Program (Detail) (Management Stock Purchase Plan, USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Management Stock Purchase Plan
     
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Dividend yield 0.60%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
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= bcr_ManagementStockPurchasePlanMember
0.80%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= bcr_ManagementStockPurchasePlanMember
0.90%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= bcr_ManagementStockPurchasePlanMember
Risk-free interest rate 0.07%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= bcr_ManagementStockPurchasePlanMember
0.10%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= bcr_ManagementStockPurchasePlanMember
0.16%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= bcr_ManagementStockPurchasePlanMember
Expected life in years 7 months 6 days 7 months 6 days 7 months 6 days
Expected volatility 20.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= bcr_ManagementStockPurchasePlanMember
15.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= bcr_ManagementStockPurchasePlanMember
20.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= bcr_ManagementStockPurchasePlanMember
Fair value $ 51.82bcr_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualFairValueOfSharesPurchased
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= bcr_ManagementStockPurchasePlanMember
$ 37.20bcr_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualFairValueOfSharesPurchased
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= bcr_ManagementStockPurchasePlanMember
$ 38.33bcr_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualFairValueOfSharesPurchased
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= bcr_ManagementStockPurchasePlanMember