Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2011	Dec. 06, 2011
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Oct. 29, 2011
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000103595
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		13,680,000