Note 13 - Income Taxes (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2012 USD ($)	Jul. 28, 2012 EUR (€)	Jul. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2010 USD ($)
Consolidated Income Before Taxes	$ 6,662,000		$ 3,009,000	$ 308,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign	9,673,000		4,245,000	2,659,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	(3,011,000)		(1,237,000)	(2,351,000)
Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance Percentage	100.00%	100.00%
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Adjusted Sale Price, Paid In Cash	22,696,000	16,500,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Sale Price, Promissory Note	688,000	500,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Cash Dividend Received	4,538,000
Taxable Capital Gain On Sale Of Assets	14,780,000
Taxable Cash Dividend Received	4,538,000
Taxable Property Dividend Received	2,841,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 32,383,000