Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 28, 2015	Sep. 25, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Aug. 28, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	GLDC
Entity Registrant Name	GOLDEN ENTERPRISES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000042228
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-03
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,291,757