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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Future minimum lease payments for operating leases [Abstract]      
2015 $ 8,295,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent    
2016 5,972,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears    
2017 4,472,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears    
2018 2,164,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears    
2019 1,940,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears    
Thereafter 4,025,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter    
Total future minimum lease payments for operating leases 26,868,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue    
Rent expense for leases 7,500,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense 4,900,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense 3,400,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense
Other commitments [Abstract]      
Outstanding purchase orders related to raw materials 50,400,000belfb_OutstandingPurchaseOrdersRelatedToRawMaterials 23,400,000belfb_OutstandingPurchaseOrdersRelatedToRawMaterials  
Outstanding purchase orders related to capital expenditures 3,700,000belfb_OutstandingPurchaseOrdersRelatedToCapitalExpenditures 3,000,000belfb_OutstandingPurchaseOrdersRelatedToCapitalExpenditures  
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]      
Payment to SynQor 10,900,000belfb_PaymentToSynqor    
Amount received from customer 2,100,000belfb_AmountReceivedFromCustomer    
Subsequent Event [Line Items]      
Noncurrent liability and offsetting indemnification asset 12,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss    
Subsequent Event [Member]      
Subsequent Event [Line Items]      
Noncurrent liability and offsetting indemnification asset 12,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
   
SynQor, Inc [Member]      
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]      
Number of defendants   11us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfDefendants
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= belfb_SynqorIncMember
 
Damages awarded $ 700,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesAwardedValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= belfb_SynqorIncMember