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Investment Portfolio - Summary of Market Value of Investments (Detail) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Investment Portfolio	$ 53,360,847	$ 45,427,456
Seed Capital Investments
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Investment Portfolio	43,149,566	39,748,692
Seed Capital Investments | Diamond Hill Research Opportunities Fund
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Investment Portfolio	12,221,928	13,143,281
Seed Capital Investments | Diamond Hill Mid Cap Fund
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Investment Portfolio	11,229,859	10,729,930
Seed Capital Investments | Diamond Hill Financial Long-Short Fund
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Investment Portfolio	1,232,264	1,222,892
Seed Capital Investments | Diamond Hill Valuation- Weighted 500 ETF
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Investment Portfolio	6,644,763	0
Seed Capital Investments | Diamond Hill Valuation-Weighted 500, L.P.
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Investment Portfolio	0	3,398,035
Seed Capital Investments | Diamond Hill High Yield Fund, L.P.
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Investment Portfolio	10,238,133	9,764,814
Seed Capital Investments | Diamond Hill Global Fund, L.P.
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Investment Portfolio	1,582,619	1,489,740
Investments in Deferred Compensation Plans
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Investment Portfolio	$ 10,211,281	$ 5,678,764

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