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Note 4 - Accounts Receivable - Accounts Receivable (Details) Note 4 - Accounts Receivable - Activity in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details) Note 5 - Inventories - Inventories (Details) Note 5 - Inventories - Activity in Reserves for Excess Quantities and Obsolete Inventory by Segment (Details) Bassett Casegoods [Member] Products and services, Bassett Casegoods. bset_InterestRateOfCertificatesOfDeposit Interest Rate of Certificates of Deposit Represents the interest rate for certificates of deposit. 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