Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	May. 29, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Nov. 28, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	May 29, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	GLDC
Entity Registrant Name	GOLDEN ENTERPRISES INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000042228
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--05-29
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,291,757
Entity Public Float			$ 17,582,590