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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)
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0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||||
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Sep. 24, 2009
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Jan. 31, 2006
USD ($)
sqft
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Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2014
Employee Arrangements and Other Compensation
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2013
Employee Arrangements and Other Compensation
USD ($)
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Apr. 29, 2014
Bond
EUR (€)
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Sep. 30, 2014
Statutory Bond
EUR (€)
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| Lease period | 5 years | ||||||||
| Area of corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility | 57,000biol_LeaseFacilityArea | ||||||||
| Initial monthly installments | $ 38,692us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense | ||||||||
| Extended lease term | Apr. 20, 2015 | ||||||||
| Rent expense | 1,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet | 1,100,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet | 789,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet | ||||||
| Change in control, if occurs, may require severance benefits payable |
503,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = biol_EmployeeArrangementsAndOtherCompensationMember |
717,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = biol_EmployeeArrangementsAndOtherCompensationMember |
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| Accrued for performance bonuses |
125,000us-gaap_AccruedBonusesCurrent / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = biol_EmployeeArrangementsAndOtherCompensationMember |
0us-gaap_AccruedBonusesCurrent / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = biol_EmployeeArrangementsAndOtherCompensationMember |
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| Purchase commitments pending | 14,100,000us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmount | ||||||||
| Legal costs paid in connection with class action lawsuits | 0us-gaap_LegalFees | 250,000us-gaap_LegalFees | |||||||
| Amount of injunction bond to be posted |
€ 500,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = us-gaap_SuretyBondMember |
€ 146,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = biol_StatutoryBondMember |
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Lease facility area. No definition available.
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Lease term. No definition available.
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Period for extended lease. No definition available.
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for incentive compensation awarded to employees and directors or earned by them based on the terms of one or more relevant arrangements. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line. No definition available.
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The amount of expense provided in the period for legal costs incurred on or before the balance sheet date pertaining to resolved, pending or threatened litigation, including arbitration and mediation proceedings. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of loss contingency liability. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount of expenses for special or contractual termination benefits provided to current employees involuntarily terminated under a benefit arrangement associated exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Excludes expenses related to one-time termination benefits, a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount of the unrecorded obligation to transfer funds in the future for fixed or minimum amounts or quantities of goods or services at fixed or minimum prices (for example, as in take-or-pay contracts or throughput contracts). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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