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Earnings Per Share (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Apr. 28, 2018
USD ($)
Class
$ / shares
shares
Apr. 29, 2017
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Apr. 28, 2018
USD ($)
Class
$ / shares
shares
Apr. 29, 2017
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]        
Minimum percentage right of Class B common stock holders to elect Board of Directors     75.00%  
Number of classes of common stock | Class 2   2  
Net income (loss) attributable to Ecology and Environment, Inc. | $ $ 164 $ 252 $ (71) $ 822
Dividends declared | $ (860) 0 (860) (859)
Undistributed earnings (distributions in excess of earnings) | $ $ (696) $ 252 $ (931) $ (37)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted (in shares) | shares 4,301,604 4,294,102 4,301,604 4,293,646
Distributed earnings per share - basic and diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 0.20 $ 0 $ 0.20 $ 0.20
Undistributed earnings (distributions in excess of earnings) per share - basic and diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares (0.16) 0.06 (0.22) (0.01)
Net income (loss) per common share - basic and diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 0.04 $ 0.06 $ (0.02) $ 0.19