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Samsung Commercial Agreement - Additional Information (Detail) (Samsung Commercial Agreement)
0 Months Ended
Jun. 04, 2014
Product
Samsung Commercial Agreement
 
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]  
Minimum purchase commitment 1,000,000us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentMinimumQuantityRequired
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= bks_SamsungCommercialAgreementMember
Purchase commitment period 12 months
Purchase commitment period extension 3 months
Agreement term 2 years