DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2014	Dec. 03, 2014 Common Class A [Member]	Dec. 03, 2014 Common Class B [Member]
Entity Registrant Name	VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000103595
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-25
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Oct. 25, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus (Q1,Q2,Q3,FY)	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		9,696,583	4,360,998
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes