BUSINESS COMBINATION - Schedule of purchase price allocation (Details)	Jun. 10, 2024 USD ($)
Assets acquired
Deferred tax assets - noncurrent	$ 700
Liabilities assumed
Deferred tax liabilities – noncurrent	1,300
Restricted cash included in prepaid expenses and other current assets	4,800,000
Restricted cash included in other noncurrent assets	1,000,000
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
Assets acquired
Cash and cash equivalents	14,736,000
Accounts receivable, net	113,743,000
Merchandise inventories	336,741,000
Textbook rental inventories	9,835,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (including $4.8 million in restricted cash)	26,969,000
Property and equipment, net	118,818,000
Operating lease right-of-use assets	155,664,000
Intangible assets, net	95,000,000
Other assets noncurrent (including $1.0 million in restricted cash)	11,634,000
Total assets acquired	883,140,000
Liabilities assumed
Accounts payable	279,456,000
Accrued liabilities	51,123,000
Deferred revenue – current	7,651,000
Operating lease liabilities – current	80,263,000
Deferred tax liabilities – noncurrent	636,000
Operating lease liabilities – noncurrent	107,400,000
Deferred revenue – noncurrent	3,393,000
Other long-term liabilities	12,413,000
Long-term borrowings	101,235,000
Total liabilities assumed	643,570,000
Net assets acquired	239,570,000
Total consideration transferred	50,133,000
Less: Net assets acquired	(239,570,000)
Plus: noncontrolling interest	203,657,000
Goodwill	$ 14,220,000