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LONG-TERM DEBT (Details)
12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Canadian revolving credit facility
USD ($)
item
Apr. 29, 2014
Canadian revolving credit facility
CAD
Mar. 31, 2014
Canadian revolving credit facility
CAD
Sep. 30, 2013
Canadian revolving credit facility
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Canadian revolving credit facility
London Interbank Offer Rate
Sep. 30, 2014
Canadian revolving credit facility
Base rate
Sep. 30, 2014
Canadian revolving credit facility
Royal Bank of Canada's prime rate
Sep. 30, 2014
Letters of credit
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Real estate loan
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
Real estate loan
USD ($)
Nov. 27, 2013
Land investment loan
Investment in land development partnerships
USD ($)
Long-term debt                          
Long-term debt $ 11,099,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt $ 16,640,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt $ 7,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
    $ 12,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
        $ 4,099,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MortgagesMember
$ 4,640,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MortgagesMember
 
Less: current portion (4,449,000)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent (5,240,000)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent                      
Total long-term debt 6,650,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 11,400,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent                      
Long-term debt, additional disclosures                          
Maximum borrowing capacity     10,528,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
11,800,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
20,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
               
Unused credit available under the facility     3,273,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                   
Issued letters of credit                   255,000brn_LetterOfCreditRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
     
Interest rate on the facility (as a percent)     2.66%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                   
Standby fee charged on unused facility balance (as a percent)     0.625%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                   
Renewal period with no required debt repayments     1 year                    
Required debt repayments on renewal of facility for one year     0brn_LineOfCreditFacilityRequiredDebtRepaymentsOnRenewalForSpecifiedPeriod
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                   
Period of term loan if credit facility term date is not extended     2 years                    
Amount borrowed                         5,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= brn_LandDevelopmentPartnershipsMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= brn_LandInvestmentLoanMember
Interest rate (as a percent)                     3.41%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MortgagesMember
   
Interest rate base             London Interbank Offer Rate Royal Bank of Canada's U.S. base rate Royal Bank of Canada's prime rate        
Interest rate margin (as a percent)             2.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
1.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_BaseRateMember
1.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_PrimeRateMember
       
Repayment schedule if the facility is converted to a two-year term loan                          
Percentage of outstanding loan balance to be repaid in first year of the term period     20.00%brn_LineOfCreditFacilityConversionRepaymentPercentageYearOne
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                   
Percentage of outstanding loan balance to be repaid per quarter in first year of the term period     5.00%brn_LineOfCreditFacilityConversionRepaymentPercentagePerQuarterYearOne
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                   
Percentage of outstanding loan balance to be repaid in second year of the term period     80.00%brn_LineOfCreditFacilityConversionRepaymentPercentageYearTwo
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                   
Percentage of outstanding loan balance to be repaid per quarter for first three quarters in second year of the term period     5.00%brn_LineOfCreditFacilityConversionRepaymentPercentagePerQuarterForFirstThreeQuartersOfYearTwo
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                   
Percentage of outstanding loan balance to be repaid in the final quarter of the second year of the term period     65.00%brn_LineOfCreditFacilityConversionRepaymentPercentageInFinalQuarterOfYearTwo
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                   
Number of quarterly repayments of 5% that would be due within one year     1brn_LineOfCreditFacilityConversionNumberOfPeriodicRepaymentsThatWouldBeDueWithinNextTwelveMonths
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                   
Amount included in the current portion of long-term debt as one quarterly repayment would be due within one year     350,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                   
Required compensating bank balances     $ 0us-gaap_CompensatingBalanceAmount
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember