Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 24, 2015	Jun. 17, 2015	Oct. 24, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Apr. 24, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
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	--04-24
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		22,321,207
Entity Public Float			$ 1,106,700,605