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Prospectus Daterr_ProspectusDateNov. 10, 2011
Green Owl Intrinsic Value Fund
 
Risk/Return:rr_RiskReturnAbstract 
Risk/Return [Heading]rr_RiskReturnHeadingSUMMARY SECTION
Objective [Heading]rr_ObjectiveHeadingInvestment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block]rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlockThe investment objective of the Green Owl Intrinsic Value Fund (the “Fund”) is long-term capital appreciation.
Fees And Expenses of the Fundvat1437249_FundFeesAndExpensesAbstract 
Expense [Heading]rr_ExpenseHeadingFees and Expenses of the Fund
Expense Narrative [Text Block]rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlockThe table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Feesrr_ShareholderFeesAbstract 
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]rr_ShareholderFeesCaptionShareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Redemption Feesrr_RedemptionFee none
Annual Fund Operating Expensesrr_OperatingExpensesAbstract 
Operating Expenses Caption [Text]rr_OperatingExpensesCaptionAnnual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Management Feesrr_ManagementFeesOverAssets1.00%
Distribution (12b-1) Feesrr_DistributionOrSimilarNon12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expensesrr_OtherExpensesOverAssets0.72%[1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expensesrr_ExpensesOverAssets1.72%
Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursementrr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets(0.32%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver / Expense Reimbursementrr_NetExpensesOverAssets1.40%[2]
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text]rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimatesEstimated for the first year of operations.
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Terminationrr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTerminationOctober 31, 2014
Expense Examplerr_ExpenseExampleAbstract 
Expense Example [Heading]rr_ExpenseExampleHeadingExpense Example:
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlockThis 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. The 1 and 3 year numbers shown below reflect the Adviser's agreement to waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Yearrr_ExpenseExampleYear01143
3 Yearsrr_ExpenseExampleYear03 478
Portfolio Turnovervat1437249_PortfolioTurnoverAltAbstract 
Portfolio Turnover [Heading]rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeadingPortfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlockThe 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 operating expenses or in the example above, affect the Fund’s performance.
Strategy [Heading]rr_StrategyHeadingPrincipal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

The Green Owl Intrinsic Value Fund invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies. Kovitz Investment Group, LLC (the “Adviser”) generally selects equity securities of companies believed by the Adviser to be undervalued.

The Adviser applies a disciplined approach to equity selection, which is based on adopting a business owner mentality while adhering to a “margin of safety” principle in order to determine if a security is undervalued.

As part of its “business owner perspective”, the Adviser may focus on companies which it believes have exceptional business models, superior financial strength, and strong, sustainable competitive positions. The “margin of safety” principle is designed to minimize permanent loss of capital. The Adviser focuses its analysis on uncovering companies selling at a significant discount to the Adviser’s estimate of the company’s underlying intrinsic value.

The Adviser’s starting universe is the constituents of the S&P 500 and the non-U.S.- based companies in the S&P Global 100. Additionally, the Adviser will consider companies in the top quartile in terms of market cap (generally, $3 billion and up) of the S&P Midcap 400 Index The Adviser culls this initial universe into an “investable” universe using a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis . The Adviser begins with a qualitative screen to reduce the number of companies eligible for investment by the Fund. The Adviser emphasizes companies that are market leaders, offer stable products, have low capital requirements and have experienced and competent management with ownership stakes. The Adviser then uses a quantitative analysis to further reduce the universe of companies in which the Fund may invest. The Adviser emphasizes companies with high returns on capital, high correlation between earnings and cash flow, low financial risk and valuations based on discounted cash flow models. The Adviser believes that possessing a long-term view is absolutely necessary to being able to invest successfully.

In selecting securities for the Fund’s portfolio, that Adviser will also take into consideration preservation of capital. This part of the Adviser’s analysis is subjective and takes into consideration the Adviser’s prospective view of an issuer’s stability over the coming five years and the downside risks of the issuer. It requires that any purchase decisions be based on a highly disciplined purchasing philosophy.

Equity securities in which the Fund may invest include common stocks and common stock equivalents (such as rights or warrants, which give the Fund the ability to purchase the common stock, and convertible securities, which are securities that are convertible into the common stock). The Fund also may invest in foreign companies, either directly or through depositary receipts, which are receipts issued by U.S. banks for shares of a foreign corporation that entitle the holder to dividends and capital gains on the underlying security. The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization, including small- and mid-capitalization companies.

Securities that have reached their intrinsic value or securities with deteriorating fundamentals that cannot support the current valuation of the security or that no longer support the thesis upon which their purchase was based are candidates for sale. The Adviser may also sell securities of the Fund when it identifies purchasing opportunities that are more attractive for the Fund than the prospects of a particular current holding.

Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text]rr_StrategyPortfolioConcentrationThe Green Owl Intrinsic Value Fund invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies.
Risk [Heading]rr_RiskHeadingPrincipal Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block]rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. There may be circumstances that could prevent the Fund from achieving its investment goal and you may lose money by investing in the Fund. You should carefully consider the Fund’s investment risks before deciding whether to invest in the Fund.

Risks of Investing in Common Stocks. Overall stock market risks may affect the value of the Fund. Factors such as domestic and foreign economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels, and political events affect the securities markets. When the value of the Fund's investments goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value and you could lose money.

Risks of Small and Medium Capitalization Companies. The Fund may invest in the stocks of small and medium capitalization companies, which may subject the Fund to additional risks. The earnings and prospects of these companies may be more volatile than larger companies. Small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines and markets and may experience higher failure rates than do larger companies.

Risks of Foreign Securities. Foreign securities (including ADRs) are subject to additional risks not typically associated with investments in domestic securities. These risks may include, among others : country related risks , including political, diplomatic, regional conflicts, terrorism, war, social and economic instability, currency devaluations, and policies restricting the movement of assets; different trading practices; less government supervision; less publicly available information; limited trading markets; and greater volatility.

Risks of Value Investing. Undervalued securities are, by definition, out of favor with investors, and there is no way to predict when, if ever, the securities may return to favor. Under certain market conditions, value investing may not perform as well as other investment styles.

Risks of Warrants and Rights. A warrant or a right may become worthless unless exercised or sold before expiration. In addition, if the market price of the common stock does not exceed the exercise price during the life of the warrant or right, the warrant or right will expire worthless. Warrants and rights have no voting rights, pay no dividends and have no rights with respect to the assets of the corporation issuing them. The percentage increase or decrease in the value of a warrant or right may be greater than the percentage increase or decrease in the value of the underlying common stock.

Risks of Convertible Securities. The value of a convertible security is influenced by changes in interest rates, with investment value declining as interest rates increase and increasing as interest rates decline. The credit standing of the company issuing the convertible security and other factors also may have an effect on the convertible security’s investment value.

New Fund Risk. The Fund is recently formed. Accordingly, investors in the Fund bear the risk that the Fund may not be successful in implementing its investment strategy, may not employ a successful investment strategy, or may fail to attract sufficient assets to realize economies of scale, any of which could result in the Fund being liquidated at any time without shareholder approval and at a time that may not be favorable for all shareholders. Such liquidation could have negative tax consequences.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit at a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by any government agency.

Risk Lose Money [Text]rr_RiskLoseMoneyThere may be circumstances that could prevent the Fund from achieving its investment goal and you may lose money by investing in the Fund.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitutionAn investment in the Fund is not a deposit at a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by any government agency.
Performancevat1437249_FundPastPerformanceAbstract 
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeadingPerformance
Performance Narrative [Text Block]rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlockThe Fund recently commenced operations and, as a result, does not have a full calendar year of performance history. Investors should be aware that past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Performance One Year or Less [Text]rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLessThe Fund recently commenced operations and, as a result, does not have a full calendar year of performance history.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFutureInvestors should be aware that past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
[1]Estimated for the first year of operations.
[2]Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement reflect that the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive or limit its fees and to assume other expenses of the Fund until October 31, 2014, so that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses does not exceed 1.40%. This operating expense limitation does not apply to brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs (such as interest and dividend expenses on securities sold short), taxes, 12b-1 fees; extraordinary expenses and indirect expenses (such as "acquired fund fees and expense"). The Adviser may be entitled to the reimbursement of any fees waived or expenses reimbursed pursuant to the agreement provided overall expenses fall below the limitations set forth above. The Adviser may recoup the sum of all fees previously waived or expenses reimbursed during any of the previous three (3) years, less any reimbursement previously paid, provided total expenses do not exceed the limitation set forth above.