Note 21 - Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates and Variable Interest Entities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	17 Months Ended	48 Months Ended	72 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012 Five Largest Customers [Member] Parkdale America, LLC [Member] Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member]	Dec. 29, 2012 Five Largest Customers [Member] Parkdale America, LLC [Member] Accounts Receivable [Member]	Dec. 29, 2012 Largest Customer [Member] Parkdale America, LLC [Member] Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member]	Dec. 29, 2012 Largest Customer [Member] Parkdale America, LLC [Member] Accounts Receivable [Member]	Dec. 28, 2013 EAP Program [Member] Parkdale America, LLC [Member]	Dec. 29, 2013 Parkdale America, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 1997 Parkdale America, LLC [Member]	Dec. 29, 2013 UNF and UNF America [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 UNF and UNF America [Member]
Note 21 - 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)	$ 101,562			$ 93,261						$ 97,544		$ 4,018
Purchase Commitment, Remaining Minimum Amount Committed (in Dollars)												4,453
Accounts Payable, Related Parties (in Dollars)	1,127			637								3,688	2,890
Percentage of Current and Total Assets and Total Liabilities Accounted for by Equity Method Investments												3.00%
Deferred Revenue (in Dollars)									$ 0