Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 27, 2013	Jun. 05, 2013 Common Class A	Jun. 05, 2013 Common Class B
Entity Registrant Name	VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Apr. 27, 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	Q3
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		9,035,855	4,779,790