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1. Significant Accounting Policies Noncontrolling Interests (Details) | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Feb. 14, 2013 DiaMed Spain [Member] USD ($) | Feb. 14, 2013 DiaMed Spain [Member] EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2013 DiaMed Spain [Member] USD ($)
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  | $ 900,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = bio_DiamedSpainMember | € 600,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = bio_DiamedSpainMember |
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests | (1,007,000)us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions |  |  | (600,000)us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = bio_DiamedSpainMember
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Subsidiary Equity Issuance |  |  |  | $ (300,000)us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSubsidiaryEquityIssuance / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = bio_DiamedSpainMember

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