BUSINESS COMBINATION - Narrative (Details)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 10, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) Number $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)
BUSINESS COMBINATION
Deferred tax assets		$ 700,000		$ 700,000
Deferred tax liability		$ 1,300,000		$ 1,300,000
Barnes and Noble Education, Inc. [Member]
BUSINESS COMBINATION
Description of reverse stock split	1-for-100
Fair value of the noncontrolling interest	$ 203,657,000
Acquisition-date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 13.4
Total consideration transferred	$ 50,133,000
Deferred tax liability	$ 636,000
Barnes and Noble Education, Inc. [Member] | Securities Purchase and Debt Conversion Agreement
BUSINESS COMBINATION
Number of existing directors | Number				2
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired		42.00%		42.00%
Number of Directors appointed in board | Number				5
Total consideration transferred				$ 50,100,000
Cash consideration paid				52,200,000
Business Acquisition, Transaction costs incurred		$ 2,100,000		2,100,000
Business Acquisition, Acquisition related costs incurred				1,200,000
Net operating revenue		47,000,000		47,000,000
Net loss		14,100,000		14,100,000
Business Acquisition, Direct and incremental acquisition-related expenses excluded from pro forma net loss		1,200,000		1,200,000
One-time severance payment excluded from pro forma net loss		$ 1,500,000		$ 1,500,000
Business Acquisition, Direct and incremental acquisition-related expenses included in the pro forma net loss			$ 1,200,000		$ 1,200,000
One-time severance payment included in the pro forma net loss			$ 1,500,000		$ 1,500,000
Percentage of discounted cash flows used to estimate the fair value of the intangible assets acquired		21.00%		21.00%
Barnes and Noble Education, Inc. [Member] | Securities Purchase and Debt Conversion Agreement | Rights Offering
BUSINESS COMBINATION
Number of common shares authorized to be purchased to existing stock holders upon non-transferable subscription rights | shares		9,000,000		9,000,000
Acquisition-date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 5		$ 5
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross				$ 45,000,000
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs		$ 2,450,000		2,450,000
Gross proceeds from issuance of common stock by acquiree				95,000,000
Repayment of debt by acquiree				80,700,000
Barnes and Noble Education, Inc. [Member] | Securities Purchase and Debt Conversion Agreement | Toro 18 Holdings LLC | Rights Offering
BUSINESS COMBINATION
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross				$ 45,000,000
Number of shares issued by acquiree | shares				9,000,000
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs		$ 2,450,000		$ 2,450,000
Barnes and Noble Education, Inc. [Member] | Securities Purchase and Debt Conversion Agreement | Backstop Commitment | Toro 18 Holdings LLC | Rights Offering
BUSINESS COMBINATION
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross				$ 10,033,507
Number of shares issued by acquiree | shares				2,006,701