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Note 12 - Retirement, Savings and Deferred Compensation Plans (Details Textual) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares
Bel Fuse Inc. Employees' Savings Plan [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost \| $	$ 0.3	$ 0.3	$ 0.7	$ 0.6
Bel Fuse Inc. Employees' Savings Plan [Member] \| Common Class A [Member]
Shares Held in Plan (in shares) \| shares	333,576		333,576
Bel Fuse Inc. Employees' Savings Plan [Member] \| Common Class B [Member]
Shares Held in Plan (in shares) \| shares	97,808		97,808
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement, Vesting Age	65		65
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets \| $	$ 0.6		$ 0.6		$ 0.8
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Compensation Expense \| $	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Retirement Fund Covering Hong Kong-based Employees [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost \| $	$ 0.8	$ 0.2	$ 1.6	$ 0.3
Retirement Fund Covering Hong Kong-based Employees [Member] \| Common Class A [Member]
Shares Held in Plan (in shares) \| shares	0		0		3,323
Retirement Fund Covering Hong Kong-based Employees [Member] \| Common Class B [Member]
Shares Held in Plan (in shares) \| shares	0		0		17,342