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Other Assets (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Cash surrender value of the COLI $ 5,800,000us-gaap_CashSurrenderValueFairValueDisclosure $ 8,600,000us-gaap_CashSurrenderValueFairValueDisclosure  
Entity surrender value 5,756,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLifeInsurancePolicies 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromLifeInsurancePolicies 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromLifeInsurancePolicies
Increase (decrease) in cash surrender value 200,000belfb_IncreaseOrDecreaseInCashSurrenderValue 700,000belfb_IncreaseOrDecreaseInCashSurrenderValue 300,000belfb_IncreaseOrDecreaseInCashSurrenderValue
Payments to acquire marketable securities 2,936,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireMarketableSecurities 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireMarketableSecurities 24,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireMarketableSecurities
Fair value of investments 100,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities 100,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities  
Investments held in Rabbi Trust [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Entity surrender value 2,900,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLifeInsurancePolicies
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= belfb_InvestmentsHeldInRabbiTrustMember
   
Fair value of investments 5,800,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= belfb_InvestmentsHeldInRabbiTrustMember
   
Fair value of investments 6,500,000us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= belfb_InvestmentsHeldInRabbiTrustMember
3,300,000us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= belfb_InvestmentsHeldInRabbiTrustMember
 
Unrealized gain on investments 700,000us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainLoss1
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= belfb_InvestmentsHeldInRabbiTrustMember
400,000us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainLoss1
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= belfb_InvestmentsHeldInRabbiTrustMember
 
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plans [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Benefit obligation 14,205,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
10,830,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
11,045,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
Value of assets earmarked for SERP use but not restricted to that use 12,300,000us-gaap_OtherAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
11,900,000us-gaap_OtherAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
 
Payments to acquire marketable securities $ 2,900,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireMarketableSecurities
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember