Document And Entity Information
Note To Financial Statement Details Textual
Intangible assets
Note 3 - Business Combinations
Note 5 - Accounts Receivable
Note 6 - Inventories
bset_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmountCurrent
Principal Balance, less current portion
Amount of short-term debt after deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with maturities within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.
Note 7 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Note 8 - Notes Payable and Bank Credit Facility
Note 9 - Post Employment Benefit Obligations
Principal Balance, excluding current portion
Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium excluding current portion. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.
Note 11 - Commitments and Contingencies
Long-term liabilities
Note 12 - Earnings Per Share
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Note 13 - Segment Information
Accounts receivable, net of reserve (Note 5)
Note 3 - Business Combinations - Acquisitions (Details)
Note 3 - Business Combinations - Acquired Identifiable Intangible Assets (Details)
Note 5 - Accounts Receivable - Accounts Receivable (Details)
bset_InterestRateOfCertificatesOfDeposit
Interest Rate of Certificates of Deposit
Represents the interest rate for certificates of deposit.
Inventory, net of reserve (Note 6)
Note 5 - Accounts Receivable - Activity in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details)
Note 6 - Inventories - Inventories (Details)
us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]
Note 6 - Inventories - Activity in Reserves for Excess Quantities and Obsolete Inventory by Segment (Details)
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]
Note 7 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details)
Note 7 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Reportable Segment (Details)
Note 7 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Amortization Expense With Intangible Assets (Details)
Note 7 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Estimated Future Amortization Expense for Intangible Assets (Details)
Note 8 - Notes Payable and Bank Credit Facility - Real Estate Notes Payable and Bank Debt (Details)
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total
Note 8 - Notes Payable and Bank Credit Facility - Maturities of Notes Payable (Details)
Note 9 - Post Employment Benefit Obligations - Pension Liability (Details)
Note 9 - Post Employment Benefit Obligations - Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost (Details)
Note 9 - Post Employment Benefit Obligations - Deferred Compensation Liability (Details)
Note 9 - Post Employment Benefit Obligations - Recognized Deferred Compensation Expense (Details)
Note 11 - Commitments and Contingencies - Future Minimum Lease Payments Under the Non-cancellable Operating Leases (Details)
Note 12 - Earnings Per Share - Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share (Details)
Note 12 - Earnings Per Share - Antidilutive Securities (Details)
Note 13 - Segment Information - Segment Information by Segment (Details)
Accrued compensation and benefits
us-gaap_PostemploymentBenefitsLiabilityCurrent
Notes To Financial Statements
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Current portion of long-term debt
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities, Total
Less current portion
Retail Stores [Member]
Information pertaining to the retail stores.
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]
Distribution Centers [Member]
Information pertaining to the distribution centers.
us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfLongtermInvestments
Proceeds from Sale of Long-term Investments
Proceeds from maturities and sales of investments
bset_TaxCutsAndJobsActOf2017ProvisionalAdjustmentOfDeferredTaxAssetLiability
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 Provisional Adjustment of Deferred Tax Asset Liability
The provisional impact of the remeasurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities resulting from the federal tax rate reductions in the Tax Cuts And Jobs Act of 2017.
Other Gains and Losses [Text Block]
The entire disclosure for other gains and losses.
Retirement Plan Name [Axis]
us-gaap_GoodwillGross
Goodwill
us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss
Retirement Plan Name [Domain]
Transportation Equipment Leases [Member]
Information pertaining to transportation equipment leases.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]
bset_OperatingLeaseLeaseTerm
Operating Lease, Lease Term
The lease term for an operating lease.
bset_RenewalTermOnOperatingLease
Renewal Term On Operating Lease
The renewal term for an operating lease.
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]
bset_LeaseGuaranteesTerm
Lease Guarantees Term
The term for the lease guarantees.
Accrued compensation and benefits
Lease Obligations of Licensee Operators [Member]
The nature of a loss contingency and in this case it is lease obligations of a licensee operators.
Pension Plan [Member]
Dividends payable
Accounts payable
Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block]
Retirement Plan Type [Axis]
Retirement Plan Type [Domain]
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment, Total
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member]
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]
Other accrued liabilities
us-gaap_PolicyTextBlockAbstract
Accounting Policies
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]
Trade Names [Member]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Axis]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain]
us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Purchases of property and equipment
Current liabilities
Identifiable Assets
Total assets
Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
bset_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueYearSix
Thereafter
Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due after the sixth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
bset_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInSixYears
Fiscal 2023
Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the sixth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
Basic earnings (loss) per share, net income (loss)
Bassett Home Furnishings, Columbus, Ohio [Member]
Represents the Bassett Home Furnishings location in Columbus, Ohio that was acquired by the parent company from a licensee.
Customer Relationships [Member]
Diluted earnings (loss) per share, net income (loss)
Legal Matters and Contingencies [Text Block]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain]
us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss
us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Net income
Net income
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Intangibles subject to amortization, Accumulated Amortization
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Total
Intangibles subject to amortization, Intangible Assets, Net
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
Intangibles subject to amortization, Gross Carrying Amount
Capital expenditures
bset_CostOfPropertyPlantAndEquiptmentAdditionsAccrualBasis
Accrual basis cost of additions to property plant and equipment during the period.
Loss Contingency, Nature [Domain]
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments
Antidilutive Securities [Axis]
Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain]
Goodwill arising from acquisition of Lane Venture (Note 3)
us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTradeNames
Trade names
Loss Contingency Nature [Axis]
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]
Property and equipment, net
us-gaap_Goodwill
Goodwill
Balance, beginning
Balance, ending
Unsecured Debt [Member]
Recognized Deferred Compensation Expense [Table Text Block]
Tabular Disclosure of Deferred Compensation Expense recognized during the period.
Long-term Debt, Type [Axis]
Long-term Debt, Type [Domain]
us-gaap_PensionExpense
Deferred compensation expense
Investing activities:
Schedule of Pension Liability [Table Text Block]
Tabular disclosure of pension liability.
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Minority Interest in Privately-held, Start-up Provider of Property and Casualty Insurance [Member]
Represents information pertaining to a minority interest in a privately-held, start-up provider of property and casualty insurance.
Income tax expense
bset_ExcessTaxBenefitsOnSharebasedCompensation
Excess tax Benefits on Share-based Compensation
Amount of excess tax benefits on share-based compensation included in income tax provision.
Acquisition of Lane Venture [Member]
Represents the information pertaining to the purchase of certain assets and assumption of certain liabilities of Lane Venture from Heritage Home Group, LLC, in order to acquire Lane Venture.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period
Former Retail Store, Las Vegas, Nevada [Member]
Information pertaining to a former retail store in Las Vegas, NV.
New store pre-opening costs
Income taxes related to SERP
Income taxes related to LTCA
Amendment Flag
us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
Total comprehensive income
us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Total
Gain on sale of property and equipment
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets
Other current assets
Current Fiscal Year End Date
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage
Lease Arrangement, Type [Axis]
Lease Arrangement, Type [Domain]
Document Fiscal Period Focus
Document Fiscal Year Focus
Document Period End Date
Document Type
us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
Cash dividends
Document Information [Line Items]
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCollateralAmount
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount
Document Information [Table]
Entity Filer Category
Entity Current Reporting Status
Entity Voluntary Filers
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer
Provision for asset impairment charge
Impairment of Real Estate
Impairment of investment in real estate
us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet
Accounts receivable, net
bset_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentAccountsReceivable
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Accounts Receivable
This element represents the amount of any measurement period adjustment (as defined) realized during the reporting period to accounts receivable acquired in connection with a business combination for which the initial accounting was incomplete.
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Accounts receivable
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Entity Central Index Key
Reclassification of certain tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive loss
Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Retained Earnings Per ASU 2018-02
Represents the amount of reclassification during the period of certain tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings, per ASU 2018-02.
Entity Registrant Name
Entity [Domain]
Legal Entity [Axis]
us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Intangible asset amortization expense
ASU 2018-02 [Member]
Represents information pertaining to Accounting Standards Update 2018-02.
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)
us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
Purchase and retirement of common stock
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
Amortization of prior service costs
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Inventories
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses
Amortization of loss
Trading Symbol
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
Net periodic pension cost
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
Service cost
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
Interest cost
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]
us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity
us-gaap_TableTextBlock
Notes Tables
us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfTransitionAssetObligation
Amortization of transition obligation
Gain on sale of investment
Gain on sale of investment
Additions charged to expense
Line of Credit Facility, Lender [Domain]
Lender Name [Axis]
us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Retained earnings
Retained earnings-beginning of period
Retained earnings-end of period
us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
Total long-term assets
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
us-gaap_DisclosureTextBlockAbstract
Notes to Financial Statements
us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense
Other, net
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]
Goodwill and other intangible assets
Total goodwill and other intangible assets
Unvested Shares [Member]
Shares of stock that have not yet vested.
Schedule of Deferred Compensation Liability [Table Text Block]
The tabular disclosure of the deferred compensation liability.
us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred income taxes
Non-cash Change in Accounts Payable Related to Property, Plant, and Equipment [Member]
Represents information pertaining to the non-cash change in accounts payable as it relates to property, plant, and equipment.
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseRemainderOfFiscalYear
Remainder of fiscal 2018
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo
Fiscal 2019
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree
Fiscal 2020
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour
Fiscal 2021
Furniture and Accessories [Member]
Information pertaining to furniture and accessories.
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive
Fiscal 2022
us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualRecordedLiability
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Recorded Liability
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]
Acquired allowance on accounts receivable (Note 3)
Amount of increase in the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable resulting from business acquisitions during the period.
Real Estate Notes Payable Operated in Retail Segment [Member]
Information pertaining to the real estate notes payable operated in the retail segment.
Other
us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Useful Life (Year)
Acquired reserve on inventory (Note 3)
Represents the amount of increase in the inventory valuation reserves during the period resulting from business acquisitions.
Other Postretirement Benefits, Individual Contracts, Type of Deferred Compensation [Axis]
Sales revenue
us-gaap_Revenues
Sales revenues
Other Postretirement Benefits, Individual Contracts, Type of Deferred Compensation [Domain]
us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)
Deferred Bonus and Profit Sharing Arrangements, Individual Contracts, Type of Deferred Compensation [Axis]
us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseTermOfContract
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract
Deferred Bonus and Profit Sharing Arrangement, Individual Contract, Type of Deferred Compensation [Domain]
Other Significant Noncash Transaction [Axis]
Other Significant Noncash Transaction, Name [Domain]
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization
us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Total current assets
Common stock
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Range [Domain]
Maximum [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Weighted Average [Member]
Product and Service [Axis]
Other current assets
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Deferred income taxes
Product and Service [Domain]
Range [Axis]
Investment, Name [Domain]
Investment, Name [Axis]
us-gaap_InventoryLIFOReserve
LIFO adjustment
Inventories
Inventory, net
Bank Two [Member]
Refers to information regarding the second of two banks that the entity usually uses for financing.
Bank One [Member]
Refers to information regarding the first of two banks that the entity usually uses for financing.
us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcess
Work in process
us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsAndSupplies
Raw materials and supplies
us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory
Balance, beginning
Balance, ending
us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoods
Wholesale finished goods
Selling, general and administrative expenses excluding new store pre-opening costs
SGA Expenses Excluding New Store Pre-opening Costs
The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. This excludes new store pre-opening costs.
us-gaap_InventoryGross
Total inventories on first-in, first-out method
Customer deposits
Operating activities:
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]
Statement [Line Items]
us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
Gross accounts receivable
us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Balance, beginning
Balance, ending
Accounts receivable, net
us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Number of Reportable Segments
Tenant improvement allowance received from lessors
Tenant improvement allowances received from lessors as of the reporting period.
Sales revenue:
Short-term investments
Short-term Investments, Total
Additional paid-in capital
Stockholders’ equity
us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Other loss, net
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
Current assets
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]
us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesCurrent
Customer deposits
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Net cash used in financing activities
Total deferred compensation liability
Total pension liability
Postemployment Benefits Liability, Total
Income (loss) from Operations
us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Income from operations
Postemployment Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Net cash provided by operating activities
Net cash used in investing activities
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPensionPlanCurrentAndNoncurrentLiabilities
Liability, Defined Benefit Pension Plan
us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Change in cash and cash equivalents
Cost of furniture and accessories sold
Consolidation Items [Domain]
us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown
Additions charged to expense
Consolidation Items [Axis]
bset_IntangibleAssetsGrossIncludingGoodwill
Total goodwill and other intangible assets
Amount before accumulated amortization of intangible assets.
Logistical Services [Member]
Information pertaining to the logistical services.
bset_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearSix
Thereafter
Amount of amortization expense for assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life expected to be recognized after the sixth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
bset_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearSix
Fiscal 2023
Amount of amortization expense for assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life expected to be recognized during the sixth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
us-gaap_PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards
us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount
us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends
Cash dividends
Condensed Financial Statements [Text Block]
us-gaap_AccruedRentCurrentAndNoncurrent
Accrued Rent
us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Repurchases of common stock
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options
Other issuance of common stock
Equity Components [Axis]
Equity Component [Domain]
Real estate notes payable
Long-term Debt, Total
us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Income before income taxes
Deferred Compensation, Management Savings Plan [Member]
Represents information about the Management Savings Plan.
Transportation Equipment [Member]
Pension Plans Defined Benefit and Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member]
Represents information about Pension Plans Defined Benefit and Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan.
Unamortized discount, current portion
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountNoncurrent
Unamortized discount, noncurrent portion
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
Unamortized Discount
Principal Balance
Total repayments of principal
Options and restricted shares, net income per share (in dollars per share)
Represents the effect of dilutive securities, stock options and restrictive stock units per share.
Deferred Compensation Plans [Member]
Represents information about deferred compensation plans.
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Management Savings Plan [member]
Represents the Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated Management Savings Plan, an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan maintained for the benefit of certain highly compensated or management level employees.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)
us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableWriteOffs
Write-offs and other reductions
Income Statement Location [Axis]
Income Statement Location [Domain]
Repayments of notes payable
Name of Property [Axis]
Segments [Axis]
Name of Property [Domain]
Segments [Domain]
Options and restricted shares, weighted average shares (in shares)
Company-owned Retail Stores [Member]
Retail stores that are owned by the company.
Anti-dilutive securities (in shares)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share, weighted average shares (in shares)
us-gaap_CostMethodInvestmentsRealizedGains
Cost-method Investments, Realized Gains
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Statement [Table]
Scenario [Axis]
Scenario, Unspecified [Domain]
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Basic earnings (loss) per share, weighted average shares (in shares)
us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue
Total future minimum lease payments
us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent, Total
Business Acquisition [Axis]
us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears
Fiscal 2021
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)
Business Acquisition, Acquiree [Domain]
us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears
Fiscal 2022
us-gaap_CostMethodInvestmentsOriginalCost
Cost Method Investments, Original Cost
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears
Fiscal 2019
us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears
Fiscal 2020
us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalRemainderOfFiscalYear
Remainder of fiscal 2018
us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear
Remainder of fiscal 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
Schedule Of Accounts Receivable [Table Text Block]
The tabular disclosure of the accounts receivable.
bset_InventoryRetailMerchandise
Retail merchandise
The amount of inventory pertaining to retail merchandise.
Activity In Reserves For Excess Quantities And Obsolete Inventory By Segment [Table Text Block]
The tabular disclosure of the activity in reserves for the excess quantities and obsolete inventory categorized by segment.
Wholesale Segment [Member]
The name of the segment, in this case it is the wholesale segment.
Retail Segment [Member]
The name of the segment, in this case it is the retail segment.
Schedule of Credit Losses for Financing Receivables, Current [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo
Fiscal 2019
bset_InventoryWriteoffs
Write-offs
Charges to the reserve to reflect the disposal of inventory previously reserved.
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption [Axis]
New Accounting Principles, Early Adoption [Domain]
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]
Description of New Accounting Pronouncements Not yet Adopted [Text Block]
bset_DefinedBenefitPlanFixedFutureBenefitAward
Defined Benefit Plan, Fixed Future Benefit Award
The fixed future benefit awarded to participants of the unfunded defined benefit plan.
bset_DefinedBenefitPlanFixedFutureBenefitAwardIndividualParticipants
Defined Benefit Plan, Fixed Future Benefit Award, Individual Participants
The fixed future benefit awarded to each individual participant of the unfunded defined benefit plan.
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentInventory
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Inventory
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]
Land and Building occupied by Spring, Texas Retail Store [Member]
Represents the information pertaining to the land and building occupied by Spring, Texas retail store.
bset_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentAccruedLiabilities
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Accrued Liabilities
This element represents the amount of any measurement period adjustment (as defined) realized during the reporting period to accrued liabilities assumed in connection with a business combination for which the initial accounting was incomplete.
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]
Zenith Freight Lines [Member]
The name of the affiliate involved in the investment.
us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total long-term liabilities
us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
Other
Financing activities:
us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent
Other long-term liabilities
Amortization associated with supplemental executive retirement defined benefit plan (SERP)
Amortization associated with Long Term Cash Awards (LTCA)
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostCreditArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
Recognize prior service cost associated with Long Term Cash Awards (LTCA)
us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExemptIncome
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Exempt Income, Amount
Post employment benefit obligations
Postemployment Benefits Liability, Noncurrent
Financed Through Commercial Mortgages [Member]
The type of loan that is financed through commercial mortgages.
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
Net identifiable assets acquired
Other comprehensive income:
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
Total net assets acquired
us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total stockholders' equity
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
Total liabilities assumed
us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
Cash paid for business acquisition
Unfunded Deferred Compensation Plan [Member]
The description of a deferred compensation plan.
Class of Stock [Axis]
Notes payable
Total long-term notes payable
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross
Zenith Note Payable [Member]
Information pertaining to the Zenith Note Payable.
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesOther
Other accrued liabilities
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
Total identifiable assets acquired
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable
Accounts payable
Operating Segments [Member]
Real Estate Notes Payable [Member]
Information pertaining to the real estate notes payable.