Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Document And Entity Information
Note To Financial Statement Details Textual
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statementnote1summaryofsignificantaccountingpoliciestables
us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities
statementnote2inventoriestables
Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
statementnote4segmentinformationtables
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Cost of Sales [Member]
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statementnote4segmentinformationsegmentreportingdetails
Concentration Risk Benchmark [Axis]
Amendment Flag
Notes To Financial Statements
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Concentration Risk Type [Axis]
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
Concentration Risk Benchmark [Domain]
Income Statement Location [Domain]
us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Shares repurchased
Income Statement Location [Axis]
Concentration Risk Type [Domain]
Provision for promotional allowances
Minimum [Member]
Income or charges not affecting cash and cash equivalents:
Accounts Receivable [Member]
Range [Axis]
Range [Domain]
Customer [Axis]
Document Fiscal Year Focus
Customer [Domain]
Supplemental cash flow information:
Document Fiscal Period Focus
Net income (loss)
Net income (loss)
brid_ChangeInAccountingEstimateNetIncomeImpact
Change in Accounting Estimate, Net Income Impact
Amount recognized in the income statement arising from a change in accounting estimate.
Document Period End Date
us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
Current Fiscal Year End Date
Self Insured Workers Compensation Liability [Member]
Liability for self-insured workers compensation which uses an estimated loss rate to determine.
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities
Accrued payroll, advertising and other expenses
Depreciation
brid_ChangeInAccountingEstimateEarningsPerShareImpactNet
Change in Accounting Estimate, Earnings Per Share Impact, Net
The net-of-tax earnings per share amount of a transaction that arises from a change in accounting estimates.
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Retained earnings
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain]
Entity Current Reporting Status
Entity Voluntary Filers
Entity Filer Category
Income Tax Authority [Axis]
Consolidation Items [Axis]
Document Type
Income Tax Authority [Domain]
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Consolidation Items [Domain]
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Assets Held under Capital Leases [Member]
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
Cost of products sold
Cost of products sold
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Cash used in investing activities:
Current portion of non-current liabilities
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Earliest Tax Year [Member]
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Latest Tax Year [Member]
Additions to PP&E
Other Segments [Member]
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $112 and $144, respectively, and promotional allowances of $5,725 and $5,810, respectively
Segments [Domain]
Segments [Axis]
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts
Accounts receivable, allowance for promotional allowances
A provision (charged as a reduction of revenue) to relate the costs of certain customer discounts and rewards for the associated revenue. Accruals for trade and sales promotions are recorded primarily at the time a product is sold to the customer based on expected levels of performance. Settlement of these liabilitites typically occur in subsequent periods.
Statement [Table]
Cash flows from operating activities:
us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
Cash and cash equivalents
Wal-Mart [Member]
Represents the major customer, WalMart.
Dollar General [Member]
Represents the major customer, Dollar General.
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]
Weighted average common shares – Basic and diluted (in shares)
us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due
Current assets:
us-gaap_OpenTaxYear
Open Tax Year
us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
brid_TeamsterPensionWithdrawalLiabilityNonCurrent
Teamster Pension Withdrawal Liability, Non-Current
The aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of teamster pension withdrawal liability expected to be paid after one year.
Income Statement [Abstract]
Schedules of Concentration of Risk, by Risk Factor [Table Text Block]
Deferred income taxes, less valuation allowance of $8,486
us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred
Capital Lease Obligations Incurred
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssets
Other non-current assets
Cash paid for income taxes
Refrigerated Products Division [Member]
The refrigerated products division is a discontinued operation of the Refrigerated and Snack Foods Products segment.
brid_IntersegmentRevenues
Intersegment sales
Amount of revenue generated from intersegment transactions.
Deferred income taxes, valuation allowance
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Net cash used in financing activities
Accrued payroll, advertising and other expenses
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Inventories
us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceNoncurrent
Deferred income taxes, valuation allowance
Net income (loss) per share – Basic and diluted (in dollars per share)
Accounts payable
Income tax provision
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Cash used in financing activities:
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Net cash used in investing activities
Income taxes payable
us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total shareholders' equity
Provision for losses on accounts receivable
Tax Period [Domain]
Tax Period [Axis]
SG&A
us-gaap_TableTextBlock
Notes Tables
Common stock, $1.00 par value; authorized - 20,000 shares; issued and outstanding –9,090 and 9,113 shares, respectively
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)
Class of Stock [Axis]
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Accounts receivable
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)
brid_ReturnOfEquipmentFinancedByCapitalLease
Returned OTR (over-the-road) tractors originally financed by capital lease obligation
Return of Equipment Financed by Capital Lease
The return of equipment that was financed through capital lease obligations.
Change in Accounting Estimate, Type [Domain]
Change in Accounting Estimate by Type [Axis]
us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent
Inventories, less inventory reserves of $587 and $558, respectively (Note 2)
us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
Operating Loss Carryforwards
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
us-gaap_Revenues
Sales
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)
Refundable income taxes
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]
Preferred stock, without par value; authorized - 1,000 shares; issued and outstanding – none
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
Work in progress
Finished goods
Inventories, reserves
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Capital in excess of par value
Cash dividends paid per share (in dollars per share)
us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Additions to property, plant and equipment
Statement [Line Items]
Meat, ingredients and supplies
us-gaap_Assets
Total assets
Total assets
Shareholders' equity:
Current liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $59,449 and $58,450, respectively
Entity Registrant Name
Entity Central Index Key
us-gaap_GrossProfit
Gross margin
Gross margin
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Number of Reportable Segments
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation
Net sales
Net sales
us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Other non-current assets
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)
Commitments and contingencies (Note 3)
us-gaap_Liabilities
Total liabilities
us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermCapitalLeaseObligations
Payment of capital lease obligations
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
Frozen Food Products [Member]
Represents frozen food products business segment.
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities
Non-current liabilities
Refrigerated and Snack Food Products [Member]
Represents refrigerated and snack food products business segment.
Non-current liabilities
Deferred income taxes, less valuation allowance of $2,113
Scenario [Axis]
Scenario, Unspecified [Domain]
Equity Component [Domain]
Equity Components [Axis]
us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment
us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Total current assets
Concentration Risk, Percentage
Concentration Risk, Percentage
us-gaap_PolicyTextBlockAbstract
Accounting Policies
brid_TeamsterPensionWithdrawalLiabilityCurrent
Teamster Pension Withdrawal Liability, Current
The aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of teamster pension withdrawal liability expected to be paid within one year.
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable
Accounts payable
us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Income (loss) before taxes
Income before taxes
us-gaap_DisclosureTextBlockAbstract
Notes to Financial Statements