Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Mar. 08, 2016
Entity Registrant Name	IDT CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001005731
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-31
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Class A common stock
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		1,574,326
Class B common stock
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		21,355,714