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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.