Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Document And Entity Information
Note To Financial Statement Details Textual
statementsignificantaccountingpoliciespolicies
statementnote1thecompanyandsummaryofsignificantaccountingpoliciestables
us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities
statementnote2inventoriestables
Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
statementnote4segmentinformationtables
statementnote1concentrationriskdetails
statementnote2scheduleofinventoriesdetails
statementnote4segmentinformationdetails
Concentration Risk Benchmark [Axis]
Amendment Flag
Notes To Financial Statements
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Concentration Risk Type [Axis]
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable
Income taxes payable
Concentration Risk Benchmark [Domain]
us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Shares repurchased
Concentration Risk Type [Domain]
Accounts Receivable [Member]
Income or charges not affecting cash and cash equivalents:
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Customer [Axis]
Document Fiscal Year Focus
Customer [Domain]
Supplemental cash flow information:
Document Fiscal Period Focus
Net income
Net income
Document Period End Date
us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Current Fiscal Year End Date
us-gaap_Depreciation
Depreciation
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities
Accrued payroll, advertising and other expenses
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Retained earnings
Entity Current Reporting Status
Entity Voluntary Filers
Entity Filer Category
Income Tax Authority [Axis]
Document Type
Income Tax Authority [Domain]
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
Cost of products sold
Cost of products sold
Cash used in investing activities:
Current portion of non-current liabilities
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Net cash provided by operating activities
Earliest Tax Year [Member]
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Latest Tax Year [Member]
Other Segments [Member]
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $82 and $146, respectively, and promotional allowances of $3,704 and $3,061, 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.
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 in cash and cash equivalents
Income Statement [Abstract]
Schedules of Concentration of Risk, by Risk Factor [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred
Capital Lease Obligations Incurred
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssets
Other non-current assets
Cash paid for income taxes
brid_IntersegmentRevenues
Intersegment sales
Amount of revenue generated from intersegment transactions.
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Net cash used in financing activities
Accrued payroll, advertising and other expenses
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Inventories
Net income 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
Subsequent Events, Policy [Policy Text Block]
us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts
Provision for (recoveries) losses on accounts receivable
Tax Period [Domain]
Tax Period [Axis]
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general and sdministrative
us-gaap_TableTextBlock
Notes Tables
Common stock, $1.00 par value; authorized – 20,000 shares; issued and outstanding –9,077 and 9,080 shares, respectively
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)
Class of Stock [Axis]
Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]
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]
brid_IncreaseDecreasePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Additions to property, plant and equipment
The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in property, plant and equipment.
brid_ReturnOfEquipmentFinancedByCapitalLease
Return of Equipment Financed by Capital Lease
The return of equipment that was financed through capital lease obligations.
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Accounts receivable
us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent
Inventories, less inventory reserves of $359 and $381, 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)
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
us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcessNetOfReserves
Work in progress
us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoodsNetOfReserves
Finished goods
Inventories, reserves
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Capital in excess of par value
us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Additions to property, plant and equipment
Statement [Line Items]
us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsAndSuppliesNetOfReserves
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 $61,056 and $60,454, respectively
Entity Registrant Name
Entity Central Index Key
us-gaap_GrossProfit
Gross margin
Gross margin
us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Number of Reportable Segments
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]
Commitments and contingencies (Note 3)
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation
Net sales
Net sales
us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Other non-current assets
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)
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
Trading Symbol
Scenario [Axis]
Scenario, Unspecified [Domain]
Equity Component [Domain]
Equity Components [Axis]
us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment
us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Total current assets
us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
Concentration Risk, Percentage
us-gaap_PolicyTextBlockAbstract
Accounting Policies
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable
Accounts payable
us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Income before taxes
Income before taxes
us-gaap_DisclosureTextBlockAbstract
Notes to Financial Statements
brid_ProvisionForPromotionalAllowances
Provision for promotional allowances
The expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of promotional allowances.