Document and Entity Information (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Oct. 25, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 28, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Registrant Name	MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000876427
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-29
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		31,405,980
Entity Public Float			$ 1,021,500,000
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2