Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2012	Mar. 06, 2012
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jan. 28, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000103595
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-30
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	Q2
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		13,697,810