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ProspectusDate rr_ProspectusDate Dec. 30, 2011
Scharf Fund (Prospectus Summary) | Scharf Fund
 
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Risk/Return, Heading rr_RiskReturnHeading SUMMARY SECTION
Investment Objective, Heading rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
investment Objective, Primary rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock
The Scharf Fund (the "Fund") seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Expense, Heading rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses of the Fund
Expense, Narrative rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees, Caption rr_ShareholderFeesCaption SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses, Caption rr_OperatingExpensesCaption ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination 2013-01-28
Portfolio Turnover, Heading rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates Other expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
Expense Example, Heading rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
Expense Example, Narrative rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you
invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of
your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses
remain the same (taking into account the Expense Cap only in the first
year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these
assumptions, your costs would be:
Investment Strategy, Heading rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
Investment Strategy, Narrative rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock
Under normal market conditions, the Fund primarily invests in equity securities
that the Adviser believes have significantly more appreciation potential than
downside risk over the long term. Equity securities in which the Fund may invest
include, but are not limited to, common and preferred stock of companies of all
market capitalizations, convertible securities, rights and warrants. The Fund
may invest up to 50% of its total assets in securities of foreign issuers,
including up to 25% of its total assets in issuers in emerging markets. Such
foreign securities may be listed on foreign exchanges as well as in the form of
depositary receipts, such as American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), European
Depositary Receipts ("EDRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs"). The Fund
may also invest up to 30% of its total assets in other investment companies,
including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"). In addition, the Fund may invest up to
30% of its total assets in fixed income securities. Fixed income securities in
which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, those of domestic and
foreign governments, government agencies, inflation-protected securities,
asset-backed securities, municipalities and companies across a wide range of
industries, market capitalizations and maturities and may include those that are
rated below investment grade (i.e., "junk bonds").

Through a proprietary screening process, the Adviser seeks to identify
investments with low valuations combined with growing earnings, cash flow and/or
book value which the Adviser describes as "growth stocks at value prices." The
Fund may also invest in "special situations", which may occur when the
securities of a company are affected by circumstances, including, but not
limited to, hidden assets, spinoffs, liquidations, reorganizations,
recapitalizations, mergers, management changes and technological changes.

When selling securities, the Adviser considers the same factors it uses in
evaluating a security for purchase and generally sells securities that no longer
have sufficient upside potential.

The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage
of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund. Investing in fewer
issuers makes a fund more susceptible to financial, economic or market events
impacting such issuers and may cause the Fund's share price to be more volatile
than the share price of a diversified fund.
Risk, Heading rr_RiskHeading Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
Risk, Narrative rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock
Losing all or a portion of your investment is a risk of investing in the
Fund. The following additional risks could affect the value of your investment:

o  Market Risk. The prices of the securities in which the Fund invests may
   decline for a number of reasons. These reasons may include changing economic
   circumstances and/or perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual
   issuers.


o  Management Risk. The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an
   actively managed portfolio. The Adviser's management practices and investment
   strategies might not produce the desired results. The Adviser may be incorrect
   in its assessment of a stock's appreciation potential.

o  Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is non-diversified under the Investment
   Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). To the extent that the Fund
   invests its assets in fewer securities, the Fund is subject to greater risk of
   loss if any of those securities become permanently impaired.

o  Foreign and Emerging Market Securities Risk. The risks of investing in the
   securities of foreign issuers can include fluctuations in foreign currencies,
   foreign currency exchange controls, political and economic instability,
   differences in securities regulation and trading, and foreign taxation
   issues. These risks are greater in emerging markets.

o  Foreign Currency Risk. Currency movements may negatively impact value even
   when there is no change in value of the security in the issuer's home
   country. Currency management strategies may substantially change the Fund's
   exposure to currency exchange rates and could result in losses to the Fund if
   currencies do not perform as the Adviser expects.

o  Small- and Medium-Sized Company Risk.  Small- and medium-sized companies often
   have less predictable earnings, more limited product lines, markets,
   distribution channels or financial resources and the management of such
   companies may be dependent upon one or few key people. The market movements of
   equity securities of small- and medium-sized companies may be more abrupt and
   volatile than the market movements of equity securities of larger, more
   established companies or the stock market in general and small-sized companies
   in particular, are generally less liquid than the equity securities of larger
   companies.

o  Investment Style Risk. The Adviser follows an investing style that favors
   relatively low valuations. At times when this style is out of favor, the Fund
   may underperform funds that use different investing styles.

o  Investment Company Risk. When the Fund invests in an ETF or mutual fund, it
   will bear additional expenses based on its pro rata share of the ETF's or
   mutual fund's operating expenses, including the potential duplication of
   management fees. The risk of owning an ETF or mutual fund generally reflects
   the risks of owning the underlying securities the ETF or mutual fund
   holds. The Fund also will incur brokerage costs when it purchases ETFs.

o  Fixed Income Securities Risk. The following risks are associated with the
   Fund's investment in fixed income securities.


  o  Prepayment and Extension Risk. The risk that the securities may be paid off
     earlier or later than expected. Either situation could cause securities to
     pay lower-than-market rates of interest, which could hurt the Fund's yield or
     share price.

  o  Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices
     generally fall as interest rates risk; conversely, bond prices generally rise
     as interest rates fall.

  o  Credit Risk. Credit risk is the risk of loss on an investment due to the
     deterioration of an issuer's financial health. Such a deterioration of
     financial health may result in a reduction of the credit rating of the
     issuer's securities and may lead to the issuer's inability to honor its
     contractual obligations including making timely payment of interest and
     principal.

  o  High-Yield Securities Risk. Fixed income securities that are rated below
     investment grade (i.e., "junk bonds") are subject to additional risk factors
     due to the speculative nature of these securities, such as increased
     possibility of default liquidation of the security, and changes in value
     based on public perception of the issuer.

o  Special Situations Risk. There is a risk that the special situation (i.e.,
   spin-off, liquidation, merger, etc.) might not occur, which could have a
   negative impact on the price of the issuer's securities and fail to produce
   gains or produce a loss for the Fund.

o  New Fund Risk. The Fund is new with no operating history and there can be no
   assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size,
   in which case the Board may determine to liquidate the Fund.
Risk, Nondiversified Status rr_RiskNondiversifiedStatus The Fund is non-diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). To the extent that the Fund invests its assets in fewer securities, the Fund is subject to greater risk of loss if any of those securities become permanently impaired.
Bar Chart and Performance Table, Heading rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance
Performance, Narrative rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock
When the Fund has been in operation for a full calendar year, performance
information will be shown here. Updated performance information is available on
the Fund's website at www.scharffunds.com or by calling the Fund toll-free at
866-5SCHARF.
Performance, One Year or Less rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess When the Fund has been in operation for a full calendar year, performance information will be shown here.
Performance, Availability Phone Number rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone 866-5SCHARF
Performance, Availability Website Address rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.scharffunds.com
Scharf Fund | Investor Class
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed on shares held for 60 days or less) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption (2.00%)
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.99%
Shareholder Servicing Plan Fee rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.10%
Other Expenses (including Shareholder Servicing Plan Fee) rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 1.60% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 2.59%
Less: Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (1.34%)
Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.25% [2]
Expense Example, With Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 127
Expense Example, With Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 678
[1] Other expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
[2] Scharf Investments, LLC (the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to waive a portion or all of its management fees and pay Fund expenses in order to limit the Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses ("AFFE"), interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) to 1.25% of average daily net assets of the Fund (the "Expense Cap"). The Expense Cap will remain in effect through at least January 28, 2013, and may be terminated only by the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of the Trust. The Adviser may request recoupment of previously waived fees and expenses from the Fund for three years from the date they were waived or paid, subject to the Expense Cap.