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Note 13 - Retirement, Savings and Deferred Compensation Plans (Details Textual) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2021 shares
Bel Fuse Inc. Employees' Savings Plan [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost | $	$ 0.3	$ 0.3	$ 0.7	$ 0.7
Bel Fuse Inc. Employees' Savings Plan [Member] | Common Class A [Member]
Shares Held in Plan (in shares) | shares	303,429		303,429
Bel Fuse Inc. Employees' Savings Plan [Member] | Capital Unit, Class B [Member]
Shares Held in Plan (in shares) | shares	80,737		80,737
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost | $	$ 0.3	0.8	$ 0.9	1.6
Deferred Compensation Arrangement, Vesting Age	65		65
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Compensation Expense | $			$ 0.1	$ 0.1
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets | $	$ 0.8		$ 0.8		$ 0.7
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Compensation Expense | $	$ 0.1	$ 0.1
Retirement Fund Covering Hong Kong-based Employees [Member]
Shares Held in Plan (in shares) | shares	0		0		0
Retirement Fund Covering Hong Kong-based Employees [Member] | Common Class A [Member]
Shares Held in Plan (in shares) | shares						3,323
Retirement Fund Covering Hong Kong-based Employees [Member] | Common Class B [Member]
Shares Held in Plan (in shares) | shares						17,342

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