Cover	12 Months Ended
Cover	May 03, 2025
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	DEF 14A
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001634117

Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)

1 Months Ended

11 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Jun. 10, 2024

May 03, 2025

Apr. 27, 2024

Apr. 29, 2023

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table

Pay versus Performance

As required by Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship between executive compensation actually paid and certain financial performance of the Company.


Fiscal Year	Summary Compensation Table Total for CEO 1 ($)⁽¹⁾	Summary Compensation Table Total for CEO 2 ($)⁽²⁾	Compensation Actually Paid to CEO 1 ($)⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾	Compensation Actually Paid to CEO 2 ($)⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-CEO Named Executive Officers (“NEOs”) ($)⁽⁴⁾	Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-CEO NEOs ($)⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based on Total Stockholder Return ($)⁽⁵⁾	Net Income ($ thousands)
2025	2,162,225	4,231,272	2,111,019	4,441,154	907,928	960,830	3.41	(65,825)
2024	1,787,099	—	895,431	—	985,254	838,305	6.54	(75,749)
2023	1,890,783	—	(134,970)	—	1,045,680	478,125	51.32	(101,862)

(1)	Mr. Huseby was the CEO each of Fiscal 2023, 2024, and Fiscal 2025 through June 10^th.

(2)	Mr. Shar was appointed CEO on June 10, 2024

(3)

SEC rules require certain adjustments be made to the Summary Compensation Table totals to determine Compensation Actually Paid as reported in the Pay versus Performance Table. Compensation Actually Paid does not necessarily represent cash and/or equity value transferred to the applicable NEO without restriction, but rather is a value calculated under applicable SEC rules. In general, Compensation Actually Paid is calculated as Summary Compensation Table total compensation adjusted to include the fair market value of equity awards as of the end of the applicable fiscal year or, if earlier, the vesting date (rather than the grant date). NEOs do not participate in a defined benefit plan so no adjustment for pension benefits is included in the table below. Similarly, no adjustment is made for dividends as dividends are factored into the fair value of the award.

(4)	The non-CEO named executive officers include the following individuals in each year:

2025: Messrs. Shar, Miller, Snagusky, and Neumann, in each case for the portion of the year in which each such person served as an NEO (and in the case of Mr. Shar for the period in which he was an NEO, but not CEO)

2024: Messrs. Watson, Miller, Shar and Henderson and Ms. Paul

2023: Messrs. Donohue, Miller, Nenke, Shar and Henderson

(5)	Total Stockholder Return is determined based on the value of an initial fixed investment of $100 on May 1, 2022.

The following table outlines the adjustments made to the compensation earned by our CEO and non-CEO NEOs, as presented in the Summary Compensation Table, to derive the Compensation Actually Paid to our CEO and non-CEO NEOs.

Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation - Restatement Determination Date:: 2025-12-23	12 Months Ended
	May 03, 2025 USD ($)
Erroneously Awarded Compensation Recovery
Restatement Determination Date	Dec. 23, 2025
Aggregate Erroneous Compensation Amount	$ 0
Erroneous Compensation Analysis	Revisions to Financial Statements As previously reported in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 18, 2025, certain information regarding the recording of cost of digital sales was brought to the attention of the Audit Committee, and the Audit Committee initiated an investigation into these matters (the “Investigation”). As described in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2025, filed with the SEC on December 23, 2025, the Audit Committee concluded that a restatement was required for previously reported financial results in fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2025 (the “Restatement”) to correct certain misstatements discovered in connection with the Investigation. Clawback Policy The Restatement necessitated a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by Covered Officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to the Clawback Policy. For purposes of the Clawback Policy, incentive-based compensation is “received” in the fiscal period during which the financial reporting measure specified in the incentive-based compensation is attained, even if the payment or occurs after the end of that period. If the compensation is earned based on stock price or total shareholder return (TSR) where the amount is not subject to direct mathematical recalculation, the amount of any clawback must be based on a reasonable estimate of the effect of the restatement on stock price or TSR. Clawback Analysis and Recovery The Compensation Committee identified the following two categories of incentive-based compensation received by Covered Officers during the relevant recovery period. Their conclusions and the recovery actions taken are summarized below. Fiscal 2024 EBITDA Bonus. Michael P. Huseby, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer, received a $220,000 bonus, which was payable if the Company’s second quarter Fiscal 2024 EBITDA results met or exceeded the Company’s business plan (the “EBITDA Bonus”). As previously reported in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2025, gross profits for the quarterly period ended October 28, 2023 following the Restatement increased by $4.45 million. Accordingly, the Compensation Committee concluded that the Restatement did not have an impact on achievement of the EBITDA Bonus performance metrics, and as a result there was no erroneously awarded compensation paid to Mr. Huseby. Fiscal 2025 PSU Awards. In September 2024 through March 2025, the Company granted the Fiscal 2025 PSU Awards (as described above under “Compensation Overview—Overview of Compensation Program Design—Long-Term Equity Incentives”). The performance condition for the first tranche of such PSUs, which is tied to the achievement of a $10 stock price target (as measured using a 100-calendar day VWAP), was previously certified as having been met in early fiscal year 2025 and therefore 145,556 PSUs held by Covered Officers became eligible to vest upon satisfaction of the separate time-based vesting requirement. 126,667 of such PSUs would have vested on September 20, 2025 and would have had an aggregate value of $1,181,803 (based on the closing trading price of $9.33 on September 19, 2025). However, the Compensation Committee used its discretionary authority under our equity incentive plan to suspend the vesting of such Fiscal 2025 PSUs Awards awarded to our Covered Officers and certain other key employees pending the conclusion of the Investigation and the Restatement in order to facilitate recovery of any erroneously awarded compensation. The Compensation Committee monitored the Company’s stock price movement in the weeks and months following the announcement of the Investigation and the final results of the Restatement and determined that the $10 stock price performance condition would not likely have been met had the restated financial information been previously available. Based on such evaluation, the Compensation Committee reversed the certification of the $10 stock price performance achievement for Covered Officers and certain other key employees. In accordance with the terms of the Fiscal 2025 PSUs Awards, the first tranche remains outstanding and eligible to vest in the future subject to achievement of both the time-based vesting requirements and stock price performance conditions, prior to the expiration date of such awards.
Restatement does not require Recovery	the Compensation Committee concluded that the Restatement did not have an impact on achievement of the EBITDA Bonus performance metrics, and as a result there was no erroneously awarded compensation paid to Mr. Huseby.

Award Timing Disclosure	12 Months Ended
Award Timing Disclosure	May 03, 2025
Award Timing Disclosures [Line Items]
Award Timing MNPI Disclosure	We have not granted stock options since 2022, and we do not make any grants of stock appreciation rights or similar option-like instruments. Although we do not have a formal policy with respect to the timing of our equity award grants, in the recent past, the majority of our equity awards have been granted on an annual basis in the first quarter of the fiscal year. New hire and ad hoc grants may be granted throughout the year. We do not grant equity awards in anticipation of the release of material nonpublic information and we do not time the release of material nonpublic information based on equity award grant dates or for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation.
Award Timing Method	Although we do not have a formal policy with respect to the timing of our equity award grants, in the recent past, the majority of our equity awards have been granted on an annual basis in the first quarter of the fiscal year. New hire and ad hoc grants may be granted throughout the year.
Award Timing Predetermined	false
Award Timing MNPI Considered	true
Award Timing, How MNPI Considered	We do not grant equity awards in anticipation of the release of material nonpublic information and we do not time the release of material nonpublic information based on equity award grant dates or for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation.
MNPI Disclosure Timed for Compensation Value	false

Insider Trading Policies and Procedures	12 Months Ended
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures	May 03, 2025
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures [Line Items]
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures Adopted	true