DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION - shares	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 24, 2015	Dec. 03, 2015
Entity Registrant Name	VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000103595
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus (Q1,Q2,Q3,FY)	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Common Class A [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		9,826,625
Common Class B [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		4,319,256