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Investments (Detail Textuals) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended |
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Jan. 31, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2014
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Aggregate cost of equity securities available for sale | $ 8,871,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost |  | $ 8,847,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
Fair value of equity securities | 9,200,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities |  | 9,226,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Decrease in gross unrealized gains on equity securities classified as available-for-sale | (51,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeAvailableforsaleSecuritiesAdjustmentBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent | (74,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeAvailableforsaleSecuritiesAdjustmentBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent |
Equity Securities |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Decrease in gross unrealized gains on equity securities classified as available-for-sale | (51,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeAvailableforsaleSecuritiesAdjustmentBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember | (74,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeAvailableforsaleSecuritiesAdjustmentBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember |
Deferred taxes on unrealized gains on securities | 18,000 valu_DeferredTaxesOnUnrealizedGainsOnSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember | 26,000 valu_DeferredTaxesOnUnrealizedGainsOnSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember |
Accumulated other comprehensive income included unrealized gains, net of tax | 329,000 us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember |  | 379,000 us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
Deferred taxes on accumulated other comprehensive income | $ 116,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOtherComprehensiveIncome / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember |  | $ 133,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOtherComprehensiveIncome / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember

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