Document And Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	May. 02, 2015	Jul. 10, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Entity Registrant Name	National Beverage Corp.
Entity Central Index Key	0000069891
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--05-02
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		46,398,035
Entity Public Float			$ 288.1
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	May 02, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false