Document And Entity Information
Note To Financial Statement Details Textual
Fair Value
Intangible assets
Significant Accounting Policies
Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies
Note 3 - Business Combinations
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 5 - Accounts Receivable
Note 6 - Inventories
Note 7 - Property and Equipment
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.
bset_CertificatesOfDepositTerms
Certificates of Deposit Terms
Represents the original terms of certificates of deposit.
Note 8 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Long-term liabilities
Note 10 - Notes Payable and Bank Credit Facility
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsPrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Note 11 - Post-employment Benefit Obligations
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsReceivables
Accounts receivable, net of reserve (Note 5)
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
Note 12 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Note 13 - Capital Stock and Stock Compensation
Note 14 - Income Taxes
bset_InterestRateOfCertificatesOfDeposit
Interest Rate of Certificates of Deposit
Represents the interest rate for certificates of deposit.
Note 16 - Leases and Lease Guarantees
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedInventory
Inventory
Note 18 - Earnings Per Share
us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities
Note 19 - Segment Information
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]
Note 20 - Quarterly Results of Operations
Employees [Member]
Employees [member]
Schedule II - Analysis of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies - Aggregate Exposure from Receivables and Guarantees Related to Customers (Details)
Note 3 - Business Combinations - Acquisitions (Details)
Note 3 - Business Combinations - Acquired Identifiable Intangible Assets (Details)
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax
Actuarial adjustment to SERP, net of tax
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total
Note 5 - Accounts Receivable - Accounts Receivable (Details)
Note 5 - Accounts Receivable - Activity in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details)
Note 6 - Inventories - Inventories (Details)
Note 6 - Inventories - Activity in Reserves for Excess Quantities and Obsolete Inventory by Segment (Details)
Note 7 - Property and Equipment - Property and Equipment (Details)
Note 7 - Property and Equipment - Summary of Reportable Segment Property and Equipment (Details)
us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmountAwardedFromOtherParty
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded from Other Party
Note 7 - Property and Equipment - Depreciation Expense (Details)
Note 8 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details)
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostsCreditArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
Prior service cost of LTCA, net of tax
Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]
Note 8 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Reportable Segment (Details)
Note 8 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Useful Lives and Remaining Amortization Period of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details)
Note 8 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Estimated Future Amortization Expense for Intangible Assets (Details)
Granted (in dollars per share)
Note 10 - Notes Payable and Bank Credit Facility - Real Estate Notes Payable and Bank Debt (Details)
Vested (in dollars per share)
Note 11 - Post-employment Benefit Obligations - Plan Summary (Details)
Forfeited (in dollars per share)
Note 11 - Post-employment Benefit Obligations - Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost (Details)
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
Non-vested restricted shares outstanding at November 25, 2017 (in dollars per share)
Non-vested restricted shares outstanding at November 24, 2018 (in dollars per share)
Note 11 - Post-employment Benefit Obligations - Estimated Future Benefit Payments (Details)
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
Forfeited (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Restricted Stock Units, Vested and Expected to Vest [Table Text Block]
Note 11 - Post-employment Benefit Obligations - Amounts Expected to be Recognized in Next Fiscal Year (Details)
Note 12 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Activity in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details)
Restricted Shares Outstanding (in shares)
Non-vested restricted shares outstanding at November 25, 2017 (in shares)
Non-vested restricted shares outstanding at November 24, 2018 (in shares)
Note 13 - Capital Stock and Stock Compensation - Compensation Expense Related to Restricted Stock and Stock Options Included in Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (Details)
Schedule of Nonvested Share Activity [Table Text Block]
Note 13 - Capital Stock and Stock Compensation - Changes in Outstanding Options (Details)
Note 13 - Capital Stock and Stock Compensation - Additional Information Regarding Activity in Stock Options (Details)
Granted (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period
Note 13 - Capital Stock and Stock Compensation - Changes in Non-vested Options (Details)
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period
Vested (in shares)
Note 13 - Capital Stock and Stock Compensation - Restricted Stock Awards (Details)
Note 14 - Income Taxes - Components of Income Tax Provision (Benefit) (Details)
Note 14 - Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate and Effective Income Tax Rate (Details)
Current portion of long-term debt
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities, Total
Less current portion
Note 14 - Income Taxes - Income Tax Effects of Temporary Differences and Carryforwards (Details)
Note 16 - Leases and Lease Guarantees - Future Minimum Lease Payments under Non-cancelable Operating Leases (Details)
Note 16 - Leases and Lease Guarantees - Minimum Future Rental Income (Details)
Note 18 - Earnings Per Share - Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share (Details)
Retail Stores [Member]
Information pertaining to the retail stores.
Note 18 - Earnings Per Share - Antidilutive Securities (Details)
Note 19 - Segment Information - Segment Information by Segment (Details)
us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableThereafter
Thereafter
Exercisable, weighted average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)
Note 19 - Segment Information - Breakdown of Wholesale Sales by Product Category (Details)
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivable
Total minimum future rental income
Distribution Centers [Member]
Information pertaining to the distribution centers.
Note 20 - Quarterly Results of Operations - Quarterly Results of Operations (Details)
Schedule II - Analysis of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details)
Notes To Financial Statements
us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears
Fiscal 2020
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears
Fiscal 2021
Total intrinsic value of options exercised
us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears
Fiscal 2022
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears
Fiscal 2023
Exercisable, Shares (in shares)
us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Schedule of Changes in Projected Benefit Obligations [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value
us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfLongtermInvestments
Proceeds from Sale of Long-term Investments
us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent
Fiscal 2019
Proceeds from sales and maturities 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.
us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedNumberOfShares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares, Ending Balance
Retirement Plan Name [Axis]
us-gaap_GoodwillGross
Goodwill
us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss
Retirement Plan Name [Domain]
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending Balance
Outstanding, weighted average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)
Outstanding, weighted average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)
Leases Lease Guarantees And Loan Guarantees [Text Block]
Includes the entire disclosure for lessee entity's leasing arrangements including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a.) The basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, and (b.) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses. Includes the entire disclosure for lessor entity's leasing arrangements for operating leases of real estate. Also includes the entire disclosure for each guarantee obligation, or each group of similar guarantee obligations, including (a) the nature of the guarantee, including its term, how it arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the guarantor to perform under the guarantee; (b) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantor's obligations under the guarantee; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any assets held either as collateral or by third parties, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties.
Transportation Equipment Leases [Member]
Information pertaining to transportation equipment leases.
Forfeited/Expired, weighted average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)
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_RealEstateRentalIncomeLossNetOfExpense
Real Estate Rental Income (Loss), Net of Expense
The net expense of rental income from real estate.
Exercised, weighted average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)
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
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
Outstanding, Shares (in shares)
Outstanding, Shares (in shares)
Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block]
Retirement Plan Type [Axis]
Retirement Plan Type [Domain]
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod
Forfeited/Expired, Shares (in shares)
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]
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant
us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardPurchasePriceOfCommonStockPercent
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Purchase Price of Common Stock, Percent
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Axis]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain]
us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Purchases of property and equipment
us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet
Income Taxes Paid, Net, Total
Current liabilities
Identifiable Assets
Identifiable Assets
Total assets
Plan Name [Axis]
Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Plan Name [Domain]
us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Total
us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedPeriodForRecognition1
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition
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]
Legal Matters and Contingencies [Text Block]
Remaining Restriction Period (Year)
The restricted period of time on other than stock (or unit) option plans.
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain]
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]
Contingent obligations under lease and loan guarantees, less amounts recognized (Note 16)
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss
Equity Award [Domain]
Award Date [Axis]
Award Date [Domain]
Award Type [Axis]
Net income
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
Restricted Stock [Member]
Capital expenditures
bset_CostOfPropertyPlantAndEquiptmentAdditionsAccrualBasis
Accrual basis cost of additions to property plant and equipment during the period.
Employee Stock Option [Member]
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]
us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
Goodwill arising from store acquisition (Note 3)
us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTradeNames
Trade names
Loss Contingency Nature [Axis]
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]
us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Less accumulated depreciation
Property and equipment, net
Property and equipment, net
us-gaap_Goodwill
Goodwill
Balance
Balance
us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Property and equipment at cost
Machinery and equipment
Unsecured Debt [Member]
Long-term Debt, Type [Axis]
Land
Long-term Debt, Type [Domain]
Buildings and leasehold improvements
us-gaap_PensionExpense
Pension Cost (Reversal of Cost)
Investing activities:
Net income per share
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]
bset_OperatingLossCarryforwardsExpirationYear
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Year
The year that a tax loss carryforward expires.
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Summary of Additional Stock Option Information [Table Text Block]
Tabular disclosure of additional information related to stock options issued by the company. Information includes, but is not limited to, the value, cash received, and tax benefits related to exercise and vesting of stock options.
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
International Market Centers, L.P. [Member]
Represents the information pertaining to International Market Centers, L.P.
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.
One Employee [Member]
Represents for an employee.
Income tax expense
Total
us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet
Real Estate Investment Property, Net, Total
Excess tax benefits recognized in income tax expense upon the exercise of options
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Share-based Compensation, Excess Tax Benefit, Amount
Amount of difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying domestic federal statutory income tax rate to pretax income (loss) from continuing operation, attributable to excess tax benefit for share-based compensation cost.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Represents a employee stock purchase plan that allows eligible employees to purchase a limited number of shares of our stock at 85% of market value.
Schedule of Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Amortization, Next Fiscal Year [Table Text Block]
Tabular disclosure of amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for gain (loss) of defined benefit plan expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit (cost) credit for fiscal year following most recent annual statement of financial position.
bset_SaleOfInvestmentsTax
Sale of Investments, Tax
The amount of income tax expenses related to the sale of investment.
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.
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
Percentage of difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying domestic federal statutory income tax rate to pretax income (loss) from continuing operation, attributable to excess tax benefit for share-based compensation cost.
bset_DeathBenefitPercentOfFinalAverageAnnualCompensationSinglePayment
Death Benefit Percent Of Final Average Annual Compensation Single Payment
The percentage of final average compensation in a single payment in post-retirement death.
Lease exit costs
Gain (Loss) on Contract Termination
Lease exit costs
All Other Lease Payment [Member]
Represents for all other lease payments.
us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost
bset_DefinedBenefitPlanCurrentPeriodInterestCost
Interest cost
Amount of current cost recognized for passage of time related to defined benefit plan.
bset_OperatingLeaseLeaseAndRentalExpenseUnamortizedBalance
Operating Lease, Lease and Rental Expense, Unamortized Balance
Unamorized balance 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.
bset_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseDeliveryCosts
Selling, General and Administrative Expense, Delivery Costs
The aggregate delivery costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses.
us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeePercent
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent
us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay
bset_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssuesWithDecreaseInAdditionPaidinCapital
Issuance of common stock
Equity impact of the value of new stock issued during the period. Includes shares issued in an initial public offering or a secondary public offering related to decrease in additional paid in capital.
us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Total
Wood
Represents for percentage of wholesale revenue.
bset_NumberOfMajorCustomers
Number of Major Customers
Represents the number of major customers accounting for 10% or more of the specified concentration risk benchmark, which includes, but not limited to, sales revenue, accounts receivable, etc.)
bset_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesIncreaseDecreaseChargedToCostAndExpenses
Additions Charged to Cost and Expenses
Amount of increase (decrease) in valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves from charge to cost and expenses.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Allowance, Credit Loss [Member]
Former Retail Store, Las Vegas, Nevada [Member]
Information pertaining to a former retail store in Las Vegas, NV.
Stock based compensation expense
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
Projected benefit obligation
Projected benefit obligation
New store pre-opening costs
Pre-Opening Costs
Fiscal 2024 through 2028
Income taxes related to Retirement Plan
Fiscal 2020
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo
Fiscal 2021
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree
Fiscal 2022
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour
Fiscal 2023
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive
Amendment Flag
us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
Total comprehensive income
Fiscal 2019
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Reclassification, Policy [Policy Text Block]
us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Total
Net (gain) loss on sales of property and equipment
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)
Balance (in shares)
Balance (in shares)
Increase in future compensation levels
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets
Other current and long-term assets
Current Fiscal Year End Date
Discount rate
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedAmortizationOfGainLossNextFiscalYear
Other loss
Prior service cost
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCreditNextFiscalYear
Antitrust Litigation Settlement [Member]
Represents information about Antitrust Litigation Settlement.
Lease Arrangement, Type [Axis]
Lease Arrangement, Type [Domain]
Discount rate used to value the ending benefit obligations:
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation
Accumulated Benefit Obligation
Document Fiscal Period Focus
bset_ImpairmentOfRealEstateTax
Impairment of Real Estate, Tax Benefit
The amount of income tax benefit related to the impairment of real estate.
Document Fiscal Year Focus
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedAmortizationNextFiscalYear
Total expected to be amortized to net periodic pension cost in 2019
Transition obligation
Prior service cost
Document Period End Date
Actuarial loss
Net amount recognized
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, before Tax, Total
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet:
Entity Emerging Growth Company
Total amounts recognized
Document Type
Asset impairment charges
Asset Impairment Charges, Total
Asset impairment charges
Entity Small Business
Entity Shell Company
us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
Regular dividends
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Allowance, Notes Receivable [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCollateralAmount
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount
Document Information [Table]
us-gaap_NumberOfStores
Number of Stores
Entity Public Float
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligationBenefitsPaid
Benefits paid
Entity Filer Category
Dividends per share
Entity Current Reporting Status
Entity Voluntary Filers
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss
Actuarial (gains) losses
October 2, 2018 [Member]
Information pertaining to share-based compensation awards granted on October 2, 2018.
January 11, 2018 [Member]
Information pertaining to the share-based compensation awards granted on January 11, 2018.
Impairment charges on retail real estate
Impairment of Real Estate
Impairment of investment in real estate
bset_OperatingLeaseLeaseAndRentalExpenseUnamortizedBalanceNoncurrent
Operating Lease, Lease and Rental Expense, Unamortized Balance, Noncurrent
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 to be amortized after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.
Net accounts receivable
Real Estate Property Ownership [Axis]
Real Estate Properties [Domain]
us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Goodwill, Impairment Loss
Change in Benefit Obligation:
us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
Concentration Risk, Percentage
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Accounts receivable
Stock-based compensation
Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Entity Central Index Key
Reclassification of certain tax effects to retained earnings (1)
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]
Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Legal Entity [Axis]
bset_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssetsIncludingGoodwill
Purchase price
Amount of assets acquired at the acquisition date, including goodwill.
us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Amortization of Intangible Assets, Total
Concentration Risk Type [Axis]
Concentration Risk Type [Domain]
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_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
Purchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)
us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense
Advertising Expense
January 10, 2017 [Member]
Refers to information regarding the grant date January 10, 2017.
Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
Schedule of Property Plant and Equipment by Reporting Segment [Table Text Block]
The tabular disclosure of property, plant and equipment by reporting segment.
bset_ImpairmentOfRealEstateNet
Impairment of Real Estate, Net
The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value, net of tax.
March 8, 2017 [Member]
Refers to information regarding the grant date March 8, 2017.
bset_DefinedBenefitPlanCurrentPeriodServiceCost
Service cost
Amount of current period cost for actuarial present value of benefits attributed to service rendered by employee for defined benefit plan.
Amortization of prior service cost
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Inventories
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses
Amortization of other loss
Trading Symbol
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
Net periodic pension cost
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income:
Concentration Risk Benchmark [Axis]
Service cost
Concentration Risk Benchmark [Domain]
Interest cost
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]
us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans
us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity
us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
Exercised, Shares (in shares)
us-gaap_TableTextBlock
Notes Tables
us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity
us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfTransitionAssetObligation
Amortization of transition obligation
Director [Member]
Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost:
us-gaap_GainOnSaleOfInvestments
Gain on Sale of Investments
Gain on sale of investments
Gain on sale of investments
us-gaap_PercentageOfLIFOInventory
Percentage of LIFO Inventory
Additions charged to expense (recoveries)
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross
Line of Credit Facility, Lender [Domain]
Issuance of common stock (in shares)
Lender Name [Axis]
us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
Issuance of common stock
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Liability Reserve Estimate, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
us-gaap_InterestExpense
Interest expense
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
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_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCompensationExpense
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Compensation Expense
us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo
Fiscal 2019
Non-cash asset impairment charges
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.
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Domain]
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
Remaining Amortization Period (Year)
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation Allowances and Reserves Type [Axis]
Title of Individual [Axis]
Relationship to Entity [Domain]
Useful Life (Year)
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.
Sales revenue
us-gaap_Revenues
Revenues, Total
Other Postretirement Benefits, Individual Contracts, Type of Deferred Compensation [Axis]
Other Postretirement Benefits, Individual Contracts, Type of Deferred Compensation [Domain]
us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)
Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Retail Real Estate [Policy Text Block]
Disclosure of accounting policy for the entity's retail real real estate. Including information of the operations, sales, leases, and charges that affect the entity.
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]
Other Significant Noncash Transaction [Axis]
Other Significant Noncash Transaction, Name [Domain]
Depreciation expense
Depreciation, Total
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization
us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation
Shares Paid for Tax Withholding for Share Based Compensation
us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Total current assets
Advertising Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]
us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrentOtherThanNoncurrentInvestmentsAndPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Total other long-term assets
Schedule of Depreciation [Table Text Block]
Tabular disclosure of information about depreciation included in the financial disclosures.
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)
us-gaap_PaymentToAcquireLifeInsurancePolicyOperatingActivities
Payment to Acquire Life Insurance Policy, Operating Activities
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)
Common stock, $5 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding 10,527,636 at November 24, 2018 and 10,737,952 at November 25, 2017
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)
us-gaap_CommonStockCapitalSharesReservedForFutureIssuance
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Valuation allowance
Range [Domain]
Maximum [Member]
Summary of Valuation Allowance [Table Text Block]
Minimum [Member]
Weighted Average [Member]
Product and Service [Axis]
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and accumulated other comprehensive income:
The total of amounts recognized in net periodic benefit costs and in other comprehensive income (before tax) for the period.
Other current assets
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Deferred income taxes, net
Product and Service [Domain]
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Total deferred income tax assets
Range [Axis]
Investment, Name [Domain]
Litigation Case [Axis]
Litigation Case [Domain]
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
Net deferred income tax assets
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]
us-gaap_InterestPaidNet
Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activities
Investment, Name [Axis]
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
Other
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]
Geographical [Axis]
Geographical [Domain]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Gross deferred income tax assets
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Policy [Policy Text Block]
us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities
Total deferred income tax liabilities
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
Balance
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_ProceedsFromLegalSettlements
Proceeds from Legal Settlements
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory
Inventories
us-gaap_InventoryGross
Total inventories on first-in, first-out method
Non-Employee Directors [Member]
Refers to information regarding the entity's non-employee directors.
Customer deposits
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsDeferredRent
Net deferred rents
us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentUsefulLife
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life
Operating activities:
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAllowanceForDoubtfulAccounts
Trade accounts receivable
Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Statement [Line Items]
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Attributable to Parent [Member]
us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
Gross accounts receivable
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Balance, beginning
Balance, ending
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment, Net Gain (Loss) Attributable to Parent [Member]
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment, Net Prior Service Attributable to Parent [Member]
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $754 and $617 as of November 24, 2018 and November 25, 2017, respectively
Accounts receivable, net of allowances (Note 5)
us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Number of Reportable Segments
Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Tenant improvement allowances received from lessors
Tenant improvement allowances received from lessors as of the reporting period.
Sales revenue:
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsPostretirementBenefits
Post employment benefit obligations
Short-term investments
Short-term Investments, Total
Additional paid-in-capital
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Stockholders’ equity
Deferred income tax assets:
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]
us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Other loss, net
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsStateAndLocal
State net operating loss carryforwards
Current assets
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]
Other long-term assets
Numerator:
Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]
us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesCurrent
Customer deposits
Denominator:
Interest income
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Net cash used in financing activities
Commitments and Contingencies
Income (loss) from Operations
us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Income from operations
Income from operations
Postemployment Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Net cash provided by operating activities
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Net cash used in investing activities
Noncurrent liabilities
us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Change in cash and cash equivalents
us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets
Intangible assets
Cost of furniture and accessories sold
Cost of goods and service sold
us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansCurrentLiabilities
Current liabilities
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.
Deferred income tax liabilities:
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.
Concentration Risk, Credit Risk, Policy [Policy Text Block]
us-gaap_PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation
Payments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards
us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Property and equipment
us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPrepaidExpenses
Prepaid expenses and other
us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount
us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends
Cash dividends
Shipping and Handling Cost, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]
us-gaap_AccruedRentCurrentAndNoncurrent
Accrued Rent
us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Repurchases of common stock
Retained Earnings [Member]
Total cash received from the exercise of options
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
Issuance of common stock
us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit
State
State
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
Federal
Common Stock [Member]
Federal
Deferred:
Equity Components [Axis]
Equity Component [Domain]
Current:
Real estate notes payable
Long-term Debt, Total
Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]
us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Income before income taxes
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
bset_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualDeferredCompensationMaximumPercentageOfBaseSalary
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Deferred Compensation, Maximum Percentage of Base Salary
Represents the maximum percentage of base salary that can be deferred under deferred compensation plan.
Income Tax Authority [Axis]
Income Tax Authority [Domain]
bset_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligationNumberOfAnnualInstallments
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Number of Annual Installments
Represents the number of annual installments following the participant's death, disability or separation from service under defined benefit plan.
bset_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualDeferredCompensationAnnualInstallmentPaymentsMaximumNumberOfYears
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Deferred Compensation, Annual installment Payments, Maximum Number of Years
Represents maximum number of years that annual installment can be payed under deferred compensation arrangement with individual.
bset_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualDeferredCompensationMaximumPercentageOfDiscretionaryAnnualIncentiveOrOtherBonus
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Deferred Compensation, Maximum Percentage of Discretionary, Annual Incentive or Other Bonus
Represents the maximum percentage of discretionary, annual incentive or other bonus that can be deferred under deferred compensation plan.
Machinery and Equipment [Member]
bset_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualDeferredCompensationScheduledDistributionsMaximumNumberOfYears
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Deferred Compensation, Scheduled Distributions, Maximum Number of Years
Represents the maximum number of years for scheduled distributions under deferred compensation arrangement with individual.
Non-current Portion of Post Employment Benefits Liability [Member]
Represents the information about non-current portion of post employment benefits liability.
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Balance Sheet Location [Axis]
Unamortized discount, current portion
Balance Sheet Location [Domain]
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountNoncurrent
Unamortized discount, noncurrent portion
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
Unamortized Discount
Receivables, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Principal Balance
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]
Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]
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]
Regular dividends, per share (in dollars per share)
Regular dividends (in dollars per share)
us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableWriteOffs
Reductions to allowance, net
Cost of Sales [Member]
The 2010 Plan [Member]
An employee stock plan established by the entity in 2010.
Earliest Tax Year [Member]
Latest Tax Year [Member]
Non-cash portion of lease exit costs
The non-cash portion of the gain (loss) related to the termination of a contract between the parties. The termination may be due to many causes including early termination of a lease by a lessee, a breach of contract by one party, or a failure to perform.
us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
Balance Beginning of Period
Balance End of Period
us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesReservesOfBusinessesAcquired
Other
Income Statement Location [Axis]
bset_SpecialDividendsCommonStockCash
Special dividends
Equity impact of common stock cash dividends declared by an entity during the period that are not expected to be recurring. This element includes paid and unpaid dividends declared during the period.
Income Statement Location [Domain]
Special dividends, per share (in dollars per share)
Special dividend (in dollars per share)
Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding that are not expected to be recurring.
us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions
Deductions
Tax Period [Domain]
Payments on notes and equipment loans
Tax Period [Axis]
Segments [Axis]
Name of Property [Axis]
Segments [Domain]
Name of Property [Domain]
bset_PercentOfWholesaleProductsSourcedFromOtherCountries
Percent Of Wholesale Products Sourced From Other Countries
The percent of wholesale products sourced from other countries.
bset_NumberOfDomesticManufacturingFacilities
Number Of Domestic Manufacturing Facilities
The number of domestic manufacturing facilities.
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)
Company-owned Retail Stores [Member]
Retail stores that are owned by the company.
Licensee Operated Retail Stores [Member]
The number of retail stores that or operated by licensee.
bset_PaymentTermsForWholesaleCustomers
Payment Terms For Wholesale Customers
The payment terms for wholesale customers.
Antidilutive securities (in shares)
Denominator for diluted income per share — weighted average shares and assumed conversions (in shares)
bset_PercentOfAggregateRiskExposureNetOfReservesAttributableToMajorCustomers
Percent Of Aggregate Risk Exposure Net Of Reserves Attributable To Major Customers
The percent of aggregate risk exposure to the net of reserves attributable to major customers.
Non-US [Member]
us-gaap_CostMethodInvestmentsRealizedGains
Cost-method Investments, Realized Gains
us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Total
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Text Block]
Retail Buildings And Improvements [Member]
The buildings and improvements considered to be retail.
Statement [Table]
Retail Real Estate [Member]
The type of property, plant and equipment that is considered retail real estate.
Scenario [Axis]
Scenario, Unspecified [Domain]
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Net income per share — diluted (in dollars per share)
Diluted income per share (in dollars per share)
Deliver Wholesale Merchandise to Customers [Member]
The nature of the expense which is the cost of delivery wholesale merchandise to customers.
Denominator for basic income per share - weighted average shares (in shares)
Thereafter
Deliver Retail Merchandise to Customers [Member]
Deliver retail merchandise to customers [member]
Diluted income per share:
Other
us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue
Total future minimum lease payments
us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Effective income tax rate
New Store Pre Opening Costs [Policy Text Block]
The policy disclosure for the costs of pre-opening new stores.
Business Acquisition [Axis]
Net income per share — basic (in dollars per share)
Basic income per share (in dollars per share)
Revaluation of deferred tax assets resulting from new enacted rates
Fiscal 2022
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Policy Text Block]
The policy disclosure for the information pertaining to the cash flow statement.
Business Acquisition, Acquiree [Domain]
us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments
Cost Method Investments
Fiscal 2023
us-gaap_CostMethodInvestmentsOriginalCost
Cost Method Investments, Original Cost
Basic income per share:
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Fiscal 2020
Fiscal 2021
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Schedule Of Aggregate Exposure From Receivables And Guarantees Related To Customers [Table Text Block]
The tabular disclosure of the aggregate exposure from receivables and guarantees relating to customers.
Tax effects
bset_TotalCreditRiskExposureRelatedToCustomers
Total credit risk exposure related to customers
The total amount of credit risk exposure that is related to the customers.
Income Statement [Abstract]
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Fiscal 2019
Schedule Of Accounts Receivable [Table Text Block]
The tabular disclosure of the accounts receivable.
bset_PurchasesFromMajorVendors
Purchases From Major Vendors
The amount of purchases from major vendors.
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.
Proceeds from equipment loan
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]
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]
Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table 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.
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
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.
Zenith Freight Lines [Member]
The name of the affiliate involved in the investment.
State income tax, net of federal benefit
us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total long-term liabilities
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax
Actuarial adjustment to supplemental executive retirement defined benefit plan (SERP)
Financing activities:
Statutory federal income tax rate
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent
Other long-term liabilities
us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Enacted Tax Rate, Amount
Amortization associated with Retirement Plan
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostCreditArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
Recognize prior service cost associated with Long Term Cash Awards (LTCA)
bset_DeferredTaxAssetsNotesReceivable
Notes receivable
The amount of deferred notes receivable.
bset_DeferredTaxAssetsUnrealizedLossFromAffiliates
Unrealized loss from affiliates
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to unrealized loss from affiliates.
Post employment benefit obligations
Postemployment Benefits Liability, Noncurrent
Financed Through Commercial Mortgages [Member]
The type of loan that is financed through commercial mortgages.
bset_PercentOfFinalAverageCompensationProvidedBySupplementalRetirementIncomePlan
Percent Of Final Average Compensation Provided By Supplemental Retirement Income Plan
The percentage of final average compensation that provided by the company's supplemental retirement income plan.
bset_DeathBenefitPercentOfFinalAverageAnnualCompensationForPeriodOf120Months
Death Benefit Percent Of Final Average Annual Compensation For Period of 120 Months
The percentage of final average annual compensation for a period of 120 months prior to retirement death.
bset_DeathBenefitPaymentTerm
Death Benefit Payment Term
The term of death benefit payment.
bset_CurrentNetDeathBenefit
Current Net Death Benefit
The amount of current net death benefit pursuant to the supplemental retirement income plan.
Other comprehensive income (loss):
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
Net identifiable assets acquired
OCI, before Reclassifications, before Tax, Attributable to Parent
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
Total net assets acquired
Net pension amortization reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total stockholders' equity
Balance
Balance
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
Total liabilities assumed
us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
Cash paid for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
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
Schedule Of Breakdown Of Wholesale Sales By Product Category [Table Text Block]
The tabular disclosure of the breakdown of wholesale sales by product category.
Wood [Member]
The type of product or service that is provided.
Operating Segments [Member]
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable
Accounts payable
Upholstery [Member]
The type of product or service that is provided.
Schedule Of Future Rental Income [Table Text Block]
The tabular disclosure of the future rental income.
Real Estate Notes Payable [Member]
Information pertaining to the real estate notes payable.