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Retirement Fund and Profit Sharing Plan (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Employer match of the first 1% of compensation contributed by participants (in hundredths) 100.00%belfb_EmployerMatchOfFirstOnePercentOfCompensationContributedByParticipants    
Percentage of participant contribution under condition one (in hundredths) 1.00%belfb_PercentageOfParticipantContributionOne    
Employer match of the next 5% compensation contributed by participants (in hundredths) 50.00%belfb_EmployerMatchOfNextFivePercentCompensationContributedByParticipants    
Percentage of employee deferrals under condition two (in hundredth) 5.00%belfb_PercentageOfParticipantContributionTwo    
Maximum employee deferral contribution under Asia Retirement Fund (in hundredths) 5.00%belfb_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumEmployeeDeferralUnderAsiaRetirementFund    
Minimum employer matching contribution (in hundredths) 5.00%belfb_DefinedContributionPlanMinimumEmployerContributionPercent    
Employer matching contribution (in hundredths) 7.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent    
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, pretax:      
Total amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss $ 3,026,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax $ 1,541,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax $ 2,610,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
SERP [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Pension expense 1,300,000us-gaap_PensionExpense
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1,300,000us-gaap_PensionExpense
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1,100,000us-gaap_PensionExpense
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Normal retirement age 65 years    
Number of years of service 20 years    
Number of years of plan participation 5 years    
Percentage of average base compensation payable as normal retirement benefit under the plan (in hundredths) 40.00%belfb_PercentageOfAverageBaseCompensationPayableAsNormalRetirementBenefitUnderPlan
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Early retirement age 55 years    
Number of consecutive calendar years of plan participation to calculate average base compensation 20 years    
Number of monthly payments under the death benefit of the plan 120 months    
Minimum number of monthly payments entitled to beneficiary in case participant dies prior to receiving one hundred twenty monthly payments 60 months    
Period for which beneficiary is entitled to receive benefit shorter of (i) the time necessary to complete 120 monthly payments or (ii) 60 months    
Percentage of participant's annual base salary received by beneficiary for one year from date of death (in hundredths) 100.00%belfb_PercentageOfParticipantSAnnualBaseSalaryReceivedByBeneficiaryForOneYearFromDateOfDeath
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Period for which beneficiary will receive hundred percent annual base salary 1 year    
Percentage of participant's annual base salary received by beneficiary for years two through five following date of death (in hundredths) 50.00%belfb_PercentageOfParticipantSAnnualBaseSalaryReceivedByBeneficiaryForYearsTwoThroughFiveFollowingDateOfDeath
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Period for which beneficiary will receive fifty percent annual base salary 4 years    
Components of SERP expense [Abstract]      
Service Cost 542,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
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556,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
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438,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
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Interest Cost 541,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
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448,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
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417,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
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Net amortization 182,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanOtherCosts
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307,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanOtherCosts
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230,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanOtherCosts
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Net periodic benefit cost 1,265,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
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1,311,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
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1,085,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
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Summary of information about changes in plan assets, benefit obligation, and the funded status [Abstract]      
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Company contributions 16,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer
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0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer
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Benefits paid (16,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid
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0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid
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Fair value of plan assets, end of period 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Benefit obligation January 1 10,830,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
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11,045,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
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Service cost 542,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
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556,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
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438,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
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Interest cost 541,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
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448,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
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417,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
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Plan amendments 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlanAmendments
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502,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlanAmendments
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Benefits paid (16,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid
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0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid
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Actuarial (gains) losses 2,308,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss
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(1,721,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss
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Benefit obligation, December 31 14,205,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
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10,830,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
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11,045,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
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Underfunded status, December 31 (14,205,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan
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(10,830,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan
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Accumulated benefit obligation 12,100,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation
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9,200,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation
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Fair value of life insurance policies and marketable securities held in a rabbi trust 12,300,000belfb_FairValueOfLifeInsurancePoliciesAndMarketableSecuritiesHeldInRabbiTrust
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11,900,000belfb_FairValueOfLifeInsurancePoliciesAndMarketableSecuritiesHeldInRabbiTrust
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Estimated net loss and prior service cost that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year 400,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmountToBeAmortizedFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNextFiscalYear
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Expected employer contributions in next fiscal year 100,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
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Expected future benefit payments [Abstract]      
2015 63,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths
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2016 267,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo
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2017 267,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree
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2018 267,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour
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2019 477,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive
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2020 - 2024 3,876,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter
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Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, pretax:      
Prior service cost 1,048,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax
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1,230,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax
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Net loss 3,302,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesBeforeTax
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1,004,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesBeforeTax
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Total amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss 4,350,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
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2,234,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
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Net periodic benefit cost      
Discount rate (in hundredths) 5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
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4.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
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4.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
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Rate of compensation increase (in hundredths) 3.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostRateOfCompensationIncrease
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3.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostRateOfCompensationIncrease
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= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
3.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostRateOfCompensationIncrease
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Benefit obligation      
Discount rate (in hundredths) 4.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
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5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
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= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
4.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
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Rate of compensation increase (in hundredths) 3.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationRateOfCompensationIncrease
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3.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationRateOfCompensationIncrease
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= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
3.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationRateOfCompensationIncrease
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Common Class A [Member]      
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Shares owned by plan (in shares) 14,253belfb_SharesHeldInPlan
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Common Class B [Member]      
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Shares owned by plan (in shares) 178,239belfb_SharesHeldInPlan
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Retirement Fund [Member]      
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Compensation expenses 300,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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300,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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300,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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Retirement Fund [Member] | Common Class A [Member]      
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Shares owned by plan (in shares) 3,323belfb_SharesHeldInPlan
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Retirement Fund [Member] | Common Class B [Member]      
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Shares owned by plan (in shares) 17,342belfb_SharesHeldInPlan
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401K Plan [Member]      
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Compensation expenses $ 800,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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$ 400,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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$ 500,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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