Note 13 - Segment Information - Wholesale Shipments by Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
		May 30, 2020	Jun. 01, 2019	Jun. 01, 2019	May 30, 2020	Jun. 01, 2019
Sales revenue		$ 63,801	$ 108,190	$ 108,190	$ 175,921	$ 229,031
Wholesale Segment [Member]
Sales revenue		$ 33,128	$ 63,131		$ 98,145	$ 135,912
Sales, revenue, percent		100.00%	100.00%		100.00%	100.00%
Wholesale Segment [Member] | Upholstery [Member]
Sales revenue		$ 19,234	$ 36,853		$ 59,267	$ 78,391
Sales, revenue, percent		58.10%	58.40%		60.40%	57.70%
Wholesale Segment [Member] | Bassett Leather [Member]
Sales revenue		$ 3,055	$ 4,463		$ 7,755	$ 10,234
Sales, revenue, percent		9.20%	7.10%		7.90%	7.50%
Wholesale Segment [Member] | Bassett Custom Wood [Member]
Sales revenue		$ 5,632	$ 10,526		$ 16,922	$ 22,201
Sales, revenue, percent		17.00%	16.70%		17.20%	16.30%
Wholesale Segment [Member] | Bassett Casegoods [Member]
Sales revenue		$ 5,207	$ 9,979		$ 14,201	$ 22,619
Sales, revenue, percent		15.70%	15.80%		14.50%	16.60%
Wholesale Segment [Member] | Accessories [Member]
Sales revenue	[1]	$ 0	$ 1,310		$ 0	$ 2,467
Sales, revenue, percent	[1]	0.00%	2.10%		0.00%	1.80%

[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.