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Investments - Components of EAM's investment management operations (Details 2) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Jan. 31, 2014

Jan. 31, 2015

Jan. 31, 2014

Schedule of Investments [Line Items]

Value Line's non-voting revenues interest

$ 1,862valu_NonVotingRevenuesInterestInUnconsolidatedEntity

$ 1,767valu_NonVotingRevenuesInterestInUnconsolidatedEntity

$ 5,498valu_NonVotingRevenuesInterestInUnconsolidatedEntity

$ 5,028valu_NonVotingRevenuesInterestInUnconsolidatedEntity

EAM's net income

2,177us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss

2,026us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss

6,195us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss

5,087us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss

EAM Trust

Schedule of Investments [Line Items]

Investment management fees earned from the Value Line Funds, net of fee waivers

3,792us-gaap_InvestmentAdvisoryFees
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3,750us-gaap_InvestmentAdvisoryFees
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11,269us-gaap_InvestmentAdvisoryFees
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10,815us-gaap_InvestmentAdvisoryFees
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12b-1 fees and other fees, net of fee waivers

1,385us-gaap_DistributionAndServicingFees
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1,344us-gaap_DistributionAndServicingFees
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4,094us-gaap_DistributionAndServicingFees
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3,757us-gaap_DistributionAndServicingFees
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Other income

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3us-gaap_OtherIncome
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13us-gaap_OtherIncome
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Investment management fee waivers

74valu_InvestmentManagementFeeWaiversAndReimbursements
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^[1]

22valu_InvestmentManagementFeeWaiversAndReimbursements
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= valu_EulavAssetManagementLlcMember

^[1]

143valu_InvestmentManagementFeeWaiversAndReimbursements
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= valu_EulavAssetManagementLlcMember

^[1]

69valu_InvestmentManagementFeeWaiversAndReimbursements
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^[1]

12b-1 fee waivers

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^[1]

396valu_FeeWaiverOnDistributionAndService12B1Fees
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^[1]

1,147valu_FeeWaiverOnDistributionAndService12B1Fees
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^[1]

1,298valu_FeeWaiverOnDistributionAndService12B1Fees
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^[1]

Value Line's non-voting revenues interest

1,862valu_NonVotingRevenuesInterestInUnconsolidatedEntity
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= valu_EulavAssetManagementLlcMember

1,767valu_NonVotingRevenuesInterestInUnconsolidatedEntity
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= valu_EulavAssetManagementLlcMember

5,498valu_NonVotingRevenuesInterestInUnconsolidatedEntity
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= valu_EulavAssetManagementLlcMember

5,028valu_NonVotingRevenuesInterestInUnconsolidatedEntity
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= valu_EulavAssetManagementLlcMember

EAM's net income

$ 324us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= valu_EulavAssetManagementLlcMember

^[2]

$ 414us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= valu_EulavAssetManagementLlcMember

^[2]

$ 994us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= valu_EulavAssetManagementLlcMember

^[2]

$ 1,138us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= valu_EulavAssetManagementLlcMember

^[2]

[1]	During fiscal 2015 and 2014, investment management fee waivers related primarily to one of the Value Line Fixed Income Mutual Funds. During fiscal 2015 and 2014, the 12b-1 fee waivers related primarily to six and seven of the Value Line Mutual Funds, respectively.
[2]	Represents EAM's net income, after giving effect to Value Line's non-voting revenues interest, but before distributions to voting profits interest holders and to the Company in respect of its 50% non-voting profits interest.

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