Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 26, 2014	Jan. 25, 2014	Oct. 03, 2014 Class A Common Stock	Oct. 03, 2014 Class B Common Stock
Entity Registrant Name	VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Jul. 26, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000103595
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-26
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	FY
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			9,692,698	4,360,998
Entity Public Float		$ 173,300,000