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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 14, 2011 USD ($) a
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for Legal Settlements	$ 0	$ 0
Performance Guarantee [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Contractual Obligation Amount, Penalty Waived Per Well			$ 200
Contractual Obligation, Acre Of Tracts \| a			160
Contractual Obligation, Contingent Construction Expense	$ 9,000
Third Party Share of Construction Costs, Percentage			50.00%
Contractual Obligation, Penalty as Percentage of Difference Between Specified Amount and Actual Expended	50.00%
Contractual Obligation, Specified Amount for Penalty Calculation	$ 12,000

Represents the acres of tracts in which the Company has the ability to acquire interest.

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No definition available.

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Data Type:	num:areaItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Represents the amount of penalty, for each well, that is not required to be paid as a result of amendment to certain contractual obligations.

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No definition available.

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Namespace Prefix:	bry_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Represents the expenditure that is required to be made by the entity related to a construction obligation.

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No definition available.

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Namespace Prefix:	bry_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Represents the penalty as a percentage of difference between the specified amount and the actual amount expended.

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No definition available.

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Namespace Prefix:	bry_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Represents the specified amount for penalty calculation in connection with construction obligation.

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No definition available.

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Namespace Prefix:	bry_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Represents the third party's share of the construction costs, on a percentage basis.

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No definition available.

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Namespace Prefix:	bry_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- 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.

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No definition available.

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Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

The amount of cash paid for the settlement of litigation or for other legal issues during the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 25
-Subparagraph (g)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3536-108585

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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

- Details

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Balance Type:
Period Type:

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