Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 26, 2013	Mar. 05, 2013 Class A Common Stock	Mar. 05, 2013 Class B Common Stock
Entity Registrant Name	VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jan. 26, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000103595
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,712,866	5,079,790