Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 25, 2014	Mar. 04, 2014 Common Class A	Mar. 04, 2014 Common Class B
Entity Registrant Name	VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jan. 25, 2014
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	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		9,493,801	4,360,998