Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2015	Sep. 04, 2015
Entity Registrant Name	National Beverage Corp.
Entity Central Index Key	0000069891
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		46,407,675
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Aug. 01, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false