| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 091 - Disclosure - EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (Details 3) (http://www.bridgenb.com/role/EMPLOYEEBENEFITSDetails3) |
| Table | Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000846617 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Employee benefits | Period [Axis] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31 | 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31 | ||||
| Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis] | Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis] | Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis] | ||||
| Pension Benefits | SERP Benefits | Pension Benefits | SERP Benefits | Pension Benefits | SERP Benefits | |
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