Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2012	Jun. 06, 2012 Class A Common Stock	Jun. 06, 2012 Class B Common Stock
Entity Registrant Name	VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Apr. 28, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000103595
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-29
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	Q3
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,341,566	6,362,390