XML 117 R101.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.22.4

Equity Awards and Instruments - Incentive Plan Narrative (Details) - Class B Common Stock - shares | Dec. 31, 2022 | Sep. 22, 2020
--- | --- | ---
2020 Incentive Award Plan |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Shares authorized (in shares) |  | 25,000,000
Percent of outstanding shares annual increase for authorized amount, minimum |  | 1.00%
Number of shares available (in shares) | 22,127,401 |
2015 Incentive Award Plan |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Shares authorized (in shares) | 50,000,000 |

X
- Definition Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Percent Of Outstanding Shares Annual Increase For Authorized Amount, Minimum + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | bsy_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentOfOutstandingSharesAnnualIncreaseForAuthorizedAmountMinimum
Namespace Prefix: | bsy_
Data Type: | dtr-types:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(3) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=128089324&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=128089324&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_PlanNameAxis=bsy_TwoThousandTwentyIncentiveAwardPlanMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_PlanNameAxis=bsy_TwoThousandFifteenIncentiveAwardPlanMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |