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	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
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Total revenues	$ 27,601us-gaap_Revenues		$ 25,903us-gaap_Revenues		$ 24,503us-gaap_Revenues
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America [Member]
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Total revenues	515us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember		529us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember		493us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember
Long-lived assets *		[1]		[1]		[1]
Far East [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	3,296us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = bosc_FarEastMember		3,130us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = bosc_FarEastMember		1,985us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = bosc_FarEastMember
Long-lived assets *		[1]		[1]		[1]
Europe [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	1,624us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember		1,896us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember		1,178us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
Long-lived assets *		[1]		[1]		[1]
Israel [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	22,141us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = bosc_IsraelMember		20,334us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = bosc_IsraelMember		20,806us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = bosc_IsraelMember
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Others [Member]
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