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174 - Disclosure - Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Detail)
(http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/taxonomy/role/DisclosureReconciliationOfBeginningAndEndingAmountOfUnrecognizedTaxBenefits)
TableIncome Tax Contingency [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000890491 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Legal EntityEntity [Domain]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2015-05-03 - 2016-04-30
2014-05-04 - 2015-05-02
2013-04-28 - 2014-05-03
Beginning Balance
18,382,000  
19,155,000  
21,326,000  
Additions for tax positions of the current period
238,000  
731,000  
2,693,000  
Additions for tax positions of prior periods
7,433,000  
 
2,206,000  
Reductions due to settlements
(5,980,000) 
  
Reductions for tax positions of prior periods
(5,501,000) 
(1,504,000) 
(7,070,000) 
Ending Balance
14,572,000  
 
18,382,000  
 
19,155,000