Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2018	Nov. 16, 2018
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 27, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	BNED
Entity Registrant Name	Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001634117
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		47,560,662