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Debt (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Jul. 31, 2014
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Additional borrowings     $ 90,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCapacityAvailableForSpecificPurposeOtherThanForTradePurchases
Scheduled principal payments [Abstract]      
2015 13,438,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths    
2016 16,125,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo    
2017 18,812,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree    
2018 24,188,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour    
2019 160,062,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive    
Total long-term debt 232,625,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt    
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt (13,438,000)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent  
Noncurrent portion of long-term debt 219,187,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent  
New Secured Credit Agreement [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Additional borrowings 100,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCapacityAvailableForSpecificPurposeOtherThanForTradePurchases
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
   
Percentage of capital stock of foreign subsidiaries given as collateralized security to line of credit (in hundredths) 65.00%belfb_PercentageOfCapitalStockOfForeignSubsidiariesGivenAsCollateralizedSecurityToLineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
   
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths) 2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
   
Interest on borrowings outstanding (in hundredths) 2.94%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
   
Effective LIBOR rate (in hundredths) 0.19%belfb_EffectiveLibor
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
   
Line of credit, current borrowing capacity 27,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
   
Available to borrow without violating our Leverage Ratio covenant 16,200,000belfb_AvailableToBorrowWithoutViolatingOurLeverageRatioCovenant
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
   
Deferred financing costs 5,800,000belfb_DeferredFinancingCosts
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
   
Deferred financing costs amortization period 5 years    
Interest expense incurred 4,000,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
   
New Secured Credit Agreement [Member] | LIBOR [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths) 1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
   
New Secured Credit Agreement [Member] | Federal Funds Rate [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths) 0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsEffectiveSwapRateMember
   
Line of Credit [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Available line of credit   30,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
 
Interest on borrowings outstanding (in hundredths)   1.40%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
 
Line of credit, current borrowing capacity   18,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
 
Line of credit, amount outstanding   12,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
 
Line of credit facility, expiration date   Oct. 14, 2016  
Interest expense incurred 100,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
200,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
 
Repayments of line of credit 12,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
   
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | New Secured Credit Agreement [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Available line of credit 50,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
   
Additional borrowings     20,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCapacityAvailableForSpecificPurposeOtherThanForTradePurchases
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
Line of credit, amount outstanding 23,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
   
Term Loan [Member] | New Secured Credit Agreement [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Available line of credit 145,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_TermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
   
Line of credit, amount outstanding 145,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_TermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
   
Delayed Draw Term Loan [Member] | New Secured Credit Agreement [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Available line of credit 70,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_DelayedDrawTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
   
Additional borrowings     70,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCapacityAvailableForSpecificPurposeOtherThanForTradePurchases
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_DelayedDrawTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
Line of credit, amount outstanding $ 70,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_DelayedDrawTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
   
Minimum [Member] | New Secured Credit Agreement [Member] | LIBOR [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths) 1.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
   
Minimum [Member] | New Secured Credit Agreement [Member] | Alternate Base Rate [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths) 0.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_BaseRateMember
   
Minimum [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths)   1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
 
Maximum [Member] | New Secured Credit Agreement [Member] | LIBOR [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths) 3.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
   
Maximum [Member] | New Secured Credit Agreement [Member] | Alternate Base Rate [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths) 2.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= belfb_NewSecuredCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_BaseRateMember
   
Maximum [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths)   1.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
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