Note 20 - Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates and Variable Interest Entities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	14 Months Ended	48 Months Ended	72 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2013	Sep. 29, 2013 Five Largest Customers [Member] Parkdale America, LLC [Member] Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 Five Largest Customers [Member] Parkdale America, LLC [Member] Accounts Receivable [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 Largest Customer [Member] Parkdale America, LLC [Member] Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 Largest Customer [Member] Parkdale America, LLC [Member] Accounts Receivable [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 EAP Program [Member] Parkdale America, LLC [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 Parkdale America, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 1997 Parkdale America, LLC [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 UNF and UNF America [Member]	Sep. 23, 2012 UNF and UNF America [Member]
Note 20 - Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates and Variable Interest Entities (Details) [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage											34.00%
Number of Manufacturing Facilities	13
Concentration Risk, Percentage					82.00%	77.00%	38.00%	35.00%
Number of Months Following the Marketing Year that the Government Subsidy Was Earned by PAL	18 months
Federal Government Susidy Program Per Unit		four cents	three cents
Equity Method Investments (in Dollars)	$ 96,888			$ 93,261						$ 92,741		$ 4,147
Purchase Commitment, Remaining Minimum Amount Committed (in Dollars)												3,823
Accounts Payable, Related Parties (in Dollars)	675			637								4,105	2,890
Percentage of Current and Total Assets and Total Liabilities Accounted for by Equity Method Investments												3.00%
Deferred Revenue (in Dollars)									$ 3,766