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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
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost	$ 8,871us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost	$ 8,847us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,573valu_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainAccumulatedInInvestment	1,327valu_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainAccumulatedInInvestment
Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,244)valu_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossAccumulatedInInvestment	(948)valu_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossAccumulatedInInvestment
Fair Value	9,200us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities	9,226us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Common stocks
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost	101us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember	101us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Gross Unrealized Gains	68valu_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainAccumulatedInInvestment / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember	47valu_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	152us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember	136us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
ETFs - equities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost	3,902us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_ExchangeTradedFundsMember	3,878us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_ExchangeTradedFundsMember
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,505valu_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainAccumulatedInInvestment / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_ExchangeTradedFundsMember	1,280valu_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	5,406us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_ExchangeTradedFundsMember	5,156us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_ExchangeTradedFundsMember
Inverse ETFs - equities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost	4,868us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = valu_InverseExchangeTradedFundsMember	4,868us-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	$ 3,642us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = valu_InverseExchangeTradedFundsMember	$ 3,934us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = valu_InverseExchangeTradedFundsMember

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