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Note 6 - Inventories (Details) - Activity in Reserves for Excess Quantities and Obsolete Inventory by Segment (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015
Nov. 29, 2014
Note 6 - Inventories (Details) - Activity in Reserves for Excess Quantities and Obsolete Inventory by Segment [Line Items]    
Balance $ 1,388us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves $ 1,412us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves
Additions charged to expense 363us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown  
Write-offs (387)bset_InventoryWriteoffs  
Wholesale Segment [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]    
Note 6 - Inventories (Details) - Activity in Reserves for Excess Quantities and Obsolete Inventory by Segment [Line Items]    
Balance 1,043us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bset_WholesaleSegmentMember
1,060us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bset_WholesaleSegmentMember
Additions charged to expense 268us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bset_WholesaleSegmentMember
 
Write-offs (285)bset_InventoryWriteoffs
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bset_WholesaleSegmentMember
 
Retail Segment [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]    
Note 6 - Inventories (Details) - Activity in Reserves for Excess Quantities and Obsolete Inventory by Segment [Line Items]    
Balance 345us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bset_RetailSegmentMember
352us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bset_RetailSegmentMember
Additions charged to expense 95us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bset_RetailSegmentMember
 
Write-offs $ (102)bset_InventoryWriteoffs
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bset_RetailSegmentMember