Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015	Dec. 04, 2015
Entity Registrant Name	National Beverage Corp.
Entity Central Index Key	0000069891
Trading Symbol	fizz
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-30
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)		46,433,135
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false