Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 25, 2014	Jul. 01, 2014	Oct. 25, 2013
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Apr. 25, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	Bob Evans Farms Inc
Entity Central Index Key	0000033769
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-25
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		23,499,237
Entity Public Float			$ 1,479,661,159