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Variable Interest Entity | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2012
Variable Interest Entity [Abstract] |
Variable Interest Entity |
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The Company retained a non-voting revenues interest and a 50% non-voting profits interest in EAM, which was formed to carry on the asset management and mutual fund distribution businesses formerly conducted by the Company. EAM is considered to be a VIE. The Company makes its determination for consolidation of EAM as a VIE based on a qualitative assessment of the purpose and design of EAM, the terms and characteristics of the variable interests in EAM, and the risks EAM is designed to originate and pass through to holders of variable interests. Other than EAM, the Company does not have an interest in any other VIEs.
The Company has determined that it does not have a controlling financial interest in EAM because it does not have the power to direct the activities of EAM that most significantly impact its economic performance. Value Line does not hold any voting stock of EAM and it does not have any involvement in the day-to-day activities or operations of EAM. Although the EAM Trust Agreement provides Value Line with certain consent rights and contains certain restrictive covenants related to the activities of EAM, these are considered to be protective rights and therefore Value Line does not maintain control over EAM.
In addition, although EAM is expected to be profitable, there is a risk that it could operate at a loss. While all of the profit interest shareholders in EAM are subject to variability based on EAM’s operations risk, Value Line’s non-voting revenues interest in EAM is a preferred interest in the revenues of EAM, rather than a profits interest in EAM, and Value Line accordingly believes it is subject to proportionately less risk than other holders of the profits interests.
The Company has not provided any explicit or implicit financial or other support to EAM other than what was contractually agreed to in the EAM Trust Agreement. Value Line has no obligation to fund EAM in the future and, as a result, has no exposure to loss beyond its initial investment and any undistributed revenues and profits interests retained in EAM. The following table presents the total assets of EAM, the maximum exposure to loss due to involvement with EAM, as well as the value of the assets and liabilities the Company has recorded on its Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets for its interest in EAM.
|  |  |  |  | Value Line |
($ in thousands) |  | VIE Assets |  |  | Investment in EAM Trust (1) |  |  | Liabilities |  |  | Maximum Exposure to Loss
As of October 31, 2012 |  | $ | 58,999 |  |  | $ | 57,354 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 57,354 |
As of April 30, 2012 |  | $ | 57,482 |  |  | $ | 56,331 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 56,331 |
(1) Reported within Long Term Assets on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for Categorization of Variable Interest Entities (VIE) for consolidation and (or) disclosure purposes, whether individually or in aggregate, by: (1) VIEs consolidated because the entity is the primary beneficiary, (2) VIEs not consolidated because the entity is not the primary beneficiary, and (3) VIEs or potential VIEs that are not consolidated because necessary information is not available. In general, a VIE is a corporation, partnership, trust, or any other legal structure used for business purposes that either (a) does not have equity investors with voting rights or (b) has equity investors that do not provide sufficient financial resources for the entity to support its activities. A VIE often holds financial assets, including loans or receivables, real estate or other property. A VIE may be essentially passive or it may engage in research and development or other activities on behalf of another company. + References No definition available. + Details
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