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Segment And Geographic Information (Schedule Of Geographic Net Sales And Long-Lived Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Geographic net sales | $ 620,925 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 639,344 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Long-lived assets | 214,883 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets | 218,341 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
United States [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Geographic net sales | 447,325 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 462,271 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US
Long-lived assets | 92,442 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 93,679 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US
Asia [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Geographic net sales | 82,391 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaMember | 87,466 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaMember
Long-lived assets | 84,569 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaMember | 88,375 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaMember
Europe [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Geographic net sales | 52,707 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember | 68,277 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
Long-lived assets | 9,046 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember | 8,114 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
Other [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Geographic net sales | 38,502 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = bhe_OtherRegionsMember | 21,330 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = bhe_OtherRegionsMember
Long-lived assets | $ 28,826 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = bhe_OtherRegionsMember | $ 28,173 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = bhe_OtherRegionsMember

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