The   $H$ -space that represents Brown-Peterson cohomology
 $H$ -space that represents Brown-Peterson cohomology   $\text{B}{{\text{P}}^{k}}\left( - \right)$  was split by the second author into indecomposable factors, which all have torsion-free homotopy and homology. Here, we do the same for the related spectrum
 $\text{B}{{\text{P}}^{k}}\left( - \right)$  was split by the second author into indecomposable factors, which all have torsion-free homotopy and homology. Here, we do the same for the related spectrum   $P\left( n \right)$ , by constructing idempotent operations in
 $P\left( n \right)$ , by constructing idempotent operations in   $P\left( n \right)$ -cohomology
 $P\left( n \right)$ -cohomology   $P{{(n)}^{k}}\left( - \right)$  in the style of Boardman-Johnson-Wilson; this relies heavily on the Ravenel-Wilson determination of the relevant Hopf ring. The resulting
 $P{{(n)}^{k}}\left( - \right)$  in the style of Boardman-Johnson-Wilson; this relies heavily on the Ravenel-Wilson determination of the relevant Hopf ring. The resulting   $\left( i\,-\,1 \right)$ -connected
 $\left( i\,-\,1 \right)$ -connected   $H$ -spaces
 $H$ -spaces   ${{Y}_{i}}$  have free connective Morava
 ${{Y}_{i}}$  have free connective Morava   $K$ -homology
 $K$ -homology   $k{{(n)}_{*}}({{Y}_{i}})$ , and may be built from the spaces in the
 $k{{(n)}_{*}}({{Y}_{i}})$ , and may be built from the spaces in the   $\Omega$ -spectrum for
 $\Omega$ -spectrum for   $k\left( n \right)$  using only
 $k\left( n \right)$  using only   ${{v}_{n}}$ -torsion invariants.
 ${{v}_{n}}$ -torsion invariants.
We also extend Quillen's theorem on complex cobordism to show that for any space   $X$ , the
 $X$ , the   $P{{\left( n \right)}_{*}}$ -module
 $P{{\left( n \right)}_{*}}$ -module   $P{{(n)}^{*}}\,(X)$  is generated by elements of
 $P{{(n)}^{*}}\,(X)$  is generated by elements of   $P{{(n)}^{i}}(X)$  for
 $P{{(n)}^{i}}(X)$  for   $i\,\ge \,0$ . This result is essential for the work of Ravenel-Wilson-Yagita, which in many cases allows one to compute BP-cohomology from Morava
 $i\,\ge \,0$ . This result is essential for the work of Ravenel-Wilson-Yagita, which in many cases allows one to compute BP-cohomology from Morava   $K$ -theory.
 $K$ -theory.