Document and Entity Information (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 26, 2012	Nov. 15, 2012	Apr. 27, 2012
Document and Entity Information
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Oct. 26, 2012
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A (this “Amendment”) is being filed to delete two references to third parties included in “Note 2 Acquisition” (“Note 2”) and in “Note 3. Held for sale,” both contained in Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements” of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 26, 2012 (“Form 10-Q”), which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 30, 2012 (“Original Report”).
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
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	--04-26
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		28,100,044
Entity Public Float			$ 987,419,261