Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
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		55,553,041