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Investments - Carrying value and fair value of securities available-for-sale (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Jan. 31, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2014
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | $ 8,871 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost | $ 8,847 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
Gross Unrealized Gains | 1,573 valu_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainAccumulatedInInvestment | 1,327 valu_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainAccumulatedInInvestment
Gross Unrealized Losses | (1,244)valu_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossAccumulatedInInvestment | (948)valu_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossAccumulatedInInvestment
Fair Value | 9,200 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities | 9,226 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Common stocks |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 101 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 101 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Gross Unrealized Gains | 68 valu_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainAccumulatedInInvestment / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 47 valu_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainAccumulatedInInvestment / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Gross Unrealized Losses | (17)valu_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossAccumulatedInInvestment / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | (12)valu_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossAccumulatedInInvestment / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Fair Value | 152 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 136 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
ETFs - equities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 3,902 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_ExchangeTradedFundsMember | 3,878 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_ExchangeTradedFundsMember
Gross Unrealized Gains | 1,505 valu_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainAccumulatedInInvestment / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_ExchangeTradedFundsMember | 1,280 valu_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainAccumulatedInInvestment / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_ExchangeTradedFundsMember
Gross Unrealized Losses | (1)valu_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossAccumulatedInInvestment / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_ExchangeTradedFundsMember | (2)valu_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossAccumulatedInInvestment / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_ExchangeTradedFundsMember
Fair Value | 5,406 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_ExchangeTradedFundsMember | 5,156 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_ExchangeTradedFundsMember
Inverse ETFs - equities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 4,868 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = valu_InverseExchangeTradedFundsMember | 4,868 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = valu_InverseExchangeTradedFundsMember
Gross Unrealized Gains |  |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (1,226)valu_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossAccumulatedInInvestment / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = valu_InverseExchangeTradedFundsMember | (934)valu_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossAccumulatedInInvestment / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = valu_InverseExchangeTradedFundsMember
Fair Value | $ 3,642 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = valu_InverseExchangeTradedFundsMember | $ 3,934 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = valu_InverseExchangeTradedFundsMember

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