Note 13 - Segment Information - Wholesale Shipments by Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Feb. 29, 2020	Mar. 02, 2019
Sales revenue		$ 112,120	$ 120,841
Wholesale Segment [Member]
Sales revenue		$ 65,017	$ 72,781
Sales, revenue, percent		100.00%	100.00%
Wholesale Segment [Member] | Upholstery [Member]
Sales revenue		$ 40,033	$ 41,538
Sales, revenue, percent		61.60%	57.10%
Wholesale Segment [Member] | Bassett Leather [Member]
Sales revenue		$ 4,700	$ 5,771
Sales, revenue, percent		7.20%	7.90%
Wholesale Segment [Member] | Bassett Custom Wood [Member]
Sales revenue		$ 11,290	$ 11,675
Sales, revenue, percent		17.40%	16.00%
Wholesale Segment [Member] | Bassett Casegoods [Member]
Sales revenue		$ 8,994	$ 12,640
Sales, revenue, percent		13.80%	17.40%
Wholesale Segment [Member] | Accessories [Member]
Sales revenue	[1]	$ 0	$ 1,157
Sales, revenue, percent	[1]	0.00%	1.60%

[1] Beginning with the third quarter of fiscal 2019, our wholesale segment no longer purchases accessory items for resale to our retail segment or to third party customers such as licensees or independent furniture retailers. Our retail segment and third party customers now source their accessory items directly from the accessory vendors.