Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Mar. 04, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	MLNK
Entity Registrant Name	MODUSLINK GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000914712
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		43,990,600