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2414413 - Disclosure - Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Components of Level 3 Assets (Details)
(http://www.bakerhughes.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlansScheduleOfComponentsOfLevel3AssetsDetails)
TableSchedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000808362 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets by Measurement [Axis]Level Three
Defined Benefit Plan DisclosurePeriod [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
Defined Benefit Plan by Plan Asset Categories [Axis]Defined Benefit Plan by Plan Asset Categories [Axis]Defined Benefit Plan by Plan Asset Categories [Axis]
U.S. Private Equity FundU.S. Real Estate FundU.S. Hedge FundsNon-U.S. Real Estate FundNon-U.S. Insurance ContractsPlan Asset Categories [Domain]U.S. Private Equity FundU.S. Real Estate FundU.S. Hedge FundsNon-U.S. Real Estate FundNon-U.S. Insurance ContractsPlan Asset Categories [Domain]U.S. Private Equity FundU.S. Real Estate FundU.S. Hedge FundsNon-U.S. Real Estate FundNon-U.S. Insurance ContractsPlan Asset Categories [Domain]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets, Level 3 Reconciliation [Roll Forward]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
41,000,000  
10,000,000  
152,000,000  
23,000,000  
12,000,000  
238,000,000  
21,000,000  
10,000,000  
164,000,000  
22,000,000  
17,000,000  
234,000,000  
16,000,000  
9,000,000  
190,000,000  
21,000,000  
18,000,000  
254,000,000  
Unrealized gains (losses)
3,000,000  
1,000,000  
0  
(5,000,000) 
0  
(1,000,000) 
0  
0  
(6,000,000) 
0  
(2,000,000) 
(8,000,000) 
0  
1,000,000  
6,000,000  
1,000,000  
(1,000,000) 
7,000,000  
Realized gains (losses)
0  
0  
(1,000,000) 
0  
0  
(1,000,000) 
0  
1,000,000  
1,000,000  
0  
0  
2,000,000  
1,000,000  
0  
7,000,000  
0  
0  
8,000,000  
Sales
(5,000,000) 
(3,000,000) 
(22,000,000) 
0  
(3,000,000) 
(33,000,000) 
(4,000,000) 
(2,000,000) 
(15,000,000) 
0  
(5,000,000) 
(26,000,000) 
(4,000,000) 
0  
(85,000,000) 
0  
0  
(89,000,000) 
Purchases
12,000,000  
0  
21,000,000  
1,000,000  
3,000,000  
37,000,000  
24,000,000  
1,000,000  
8,000,000  
1,000,000  
2,000,000  
36,000,000  
8,000,000  
0  
46,000,000  
0  
0  
54,000,000  
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
51,000,000  
 
8,000,000  
 
150,000,000  
 
19,000,000  
 
12,000,000  
 
240,000,000  
 
41,000,000  
 
10,000,000  
 
152,000,000  
 
23,000,000  
 
12,000,000  
 
238,000,000  
 
21,000,000  
 
10,000,000  
 
164,000,000  
 
22,000,000  
 
17,000,000  
 
234,000,000