DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION - shares	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2016	Dec. 07, 2016
Entity Registrant Name	VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000103595
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-29
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
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		9,851,625
Common Class B [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		4,319,256