SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On July 12, 2012, as part of the Company's 2012 Restructuring Program (as described in Item 2 of this Quarterly Report), Bel announced that it will close its Cinch North American manufacturing facility in Vinita, Oklahoma by year end, and move the operation to a new facility in McAllen, Texas. The new facility is just across the Mexican border from Bel's existing Reynosa factory, where some of the processing for many of the Vinita parts is currently performed. Management believes that having the facilities closer together will lower transportation and logistics costs, as well as reduce lead times for customers. In May 2012, the Company entered into a new facility lease in McAllen, Texas in conjunction with this transition. The Company's overall commitment under the terms of the lease is approximately $1.9 million, and will be incurred over the term of the lease, which is expected to commence in September 2012 and is due to expire in March 2023. On July 25, 2012, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase, from time to time, of up to $10 million of the Company's outstanding Class B common shares in open market, privately negotiated or block transactions at the discretion of Bel's management. On July 31, 2012, the Company consummated its acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Fibreco Ltd. ("Fibreco") with a cash payment of £8.8 million (approximately $13.9 million). Fibreco, located in the United Kingdom, is a supplier of a broad range of expanded beam fiber optic components for use in military communications, outside broadcast and offshore exploration applications. Fibreco will become part of Bel's interconnect product group under the Cinch Connector business. Management believes that the addition of Fibreco's fiber optic-based product line to Cinch's broad range of copper-based products will increase Cinch's presence in emerging fiber applications within the military, aerospace and industrial markets. In addition, management believes the acquisition provides access to a range of customers for the recently acquired GigaCom Interconnect EBOSA® product. Given the proximity of the closing date of the Fibreco transaction to the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company has not yet had the opportunity to complete the purchase price allocation and other related disclosure requirements.

13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On July 12, 2012, as part of the Company's 2012 Restructuring Program (as described in Item 2 of this Quarterly Report), Bel announced that it will close its Cinch North American manufacturing facility in Vinita, Oklahoma by year end, and move the operation to a new facility in McAllen, Texas. The new facility is just across the Mexican border from Bel's existing Reynosa factory, where some of the processing for many of the Vinita parts is currently performed. Management believes that having the facilities closer together will lower transportation and logistics costs, as well as reduce lead times for customers. In May 2012, the Company entered into a new facility lease in McAllen, Texas in conjunction with this transition. The Company's overall commitment under the terms of the lease is approximately $1.9 million, and will be incurred over the term of the lease, which is expected to commence in September 2012 and is due to expire in March 2023.

On July 25, 2012, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase, from time to time, of up to $10 million of the Company's outstanding Class B common shares in open market, privately negotiated or block transactions at the discretion of Bel's management.

On July 31, 2012, the Company consummated its acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Fibreco Ltd. ("Fibreco") with a cash payment of £8.8 million (approximately $13.9 million). Fibreco, located in the United Kingdom, is a supplier of a broad range of expanded beam fiber optic components for use in military communications, outside broadcast and offshore exploration applications. Fibreco will become part of Bel's interconnect product group under the Cinch Connector business. Management believes that the addition of Fibreco's fiber optic-based product line to Cinch's broad range of copper-based products will increase Cinch's presence in emerging fiber applications within the military, aerospace and industrial markets. In addition, management believes the acquisition provides access to a range of customers for the recently acquired GigaCom Interconnect EBOSA® product. Given the proximity of the closing date of the Fibreco transaction to the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company has not yet had the opportunity to complete the purchase price allocation and other related disclosure requirements.