Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012	Dec. 05, 2012
Entity Registrant Name	VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Oct. 27, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000103595
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-28
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		13,764,855
Class A Common Stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,684,974
Class B Common Stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,079,881