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Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Gross unrealized gains associated with the investment held in the rabbi trust $ 147,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax $ 87,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax $ (251,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
Fair value of investments 100,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities 100,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities  
Gross unrealized gains 100,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax 100,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax  
Transfers in out between levels 0belfb_TransfersInOutBetweenLevels 0belfb_TransfersInOutBetweenLevels  
Carrying amount of long-term debt 232,625,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt    
Investments held in Rabbi Trust [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Fair value of investments 5,800,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= belfb_InvestmentsHeldInRabbiTrustMember
   
Available-for-sale securities measured at fair value 6,500,000us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= belfb_InvestmentsHeldInRabbiTrustMember
3,300,000us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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= belfb_InvestmentsHeldInRabbiTrustMember
 
Investments held in Rabbi Trust [Member] | SERP [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Gross unrealized gains associated with the investment held in the rabbi trust 700,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
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= us-gaap_StockCompensationPlanMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= belfb_InvestmentsHeldInRabbiTrustMember
400,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockCompensationPlanMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= belfb_InvestmentsHeldInRabbiTrustMember
 
Fair value of long-term debt 233,300,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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= us-gaap_StockCompensationPlanMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= belfb_InvestmentsHeldInRabbiTrustMember
   
Carrying amount of long-term debt 232,625,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockCompensationPlanMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= belfb_InvestmentsHeldInRabbiTrustMember
   
Available-for-sale securities measured at fair value $ 6,500,000us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockCompensationPlanMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= belfb_InvestmentsHeldInRabbiTrustMember
$ 3,300,000us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockCompensationPlanMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= belfb_InvestmentsHeldInRabbiTrustMember