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2408404 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Schedule of Difference between Provision and U.S. Statutory Income Tax Rate (Details)
(http://www.bakerhughes.com/role/IncomeTaxesScheduleOfDifferenceBetweenProvisionAndUSStatutoryIncomeTaxRateDetails)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0000808362 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
 
 
 
U.S. statutory income tax rate
35.00%  
35.00%  
35.00%  
Effect of foreign operations
1.30%  
(1.50%) 
(5.30%) 
Change in valuation allowances
(39.20%) 
(7.30%) 
4.00%  
Adjustments of prior years' tax positions
(3.80%) 
(1.50%) 
1.20%  
Goodwill impairment
(27.60%) 
0.00%  
0.00%  
State income taxes - net of U.S. tax benefit
1.20%  
1.40%  
0.90%  
Other - net
(1.00%) 
(1.60%) 
(1.70%) 
Total effective tax rate
(34.10%) 
 
24.50%  
 
34.10%