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Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Document Type dei_DocumentType 485BPOS
Document Period End Date dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate Oct. 31, 2019
Entity Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName VALUED ADVISERS TRUST
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Entity Inv Company Type dei_EntityInvCompanyType N-1A
Document Creation Date dei_DocumentCreationDate Feb. 28, 2020
Document Effective Date dei_DocumentEffectiveDate Feb. 28, 2020
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Feb. 28, 2020
Foundry Partners Fundamental Small Cap Value Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading  FUND SUMMARY   FOUNDRY PARTNERS FUNDAMENTAL SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The investment objective of the Foundry Partners Fundamental Small Cap Value Fund (the "Fund") is long-term capital appreciation.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses of the Fund
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] 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 operating expenses or in the example above, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 47.17% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 47.17%
Expense Exchange Traded Fund Commissions [Text] rr_ExpenseExchangeTradedFundCommissions You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below.
Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text] rr_ExpensesNotCorrelatedToRatioDueToAcquiredFundFees “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” shown in the table above differ from the ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights because the Financial Highlights exclude “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.”
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Expense Example:
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] 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. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

The Fund will invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of companies that are similar in market capitalization to those listed on the Russell 2000® Value Index. As of December 31, 2019, the range of market capitalization of companies included in the Russell 2000® Value Index was $25 million to $6.7 billion. The size of companies in the Index changes with market conditions and the composition of the Index. Foundry Partners, LLC (the "Adviser") seeks to find overlooked companies with low price-to-earnings ("P/E") ratios, solid financial strength and strong management that are selling below their intrinsic value.

 

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks of small capitalization companies that at the time of purchase are similar in market capitalization to those listed on the Russell 2000® Value Index. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities (including securities of emerging market countries), including American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") or Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") that are traded on U.S. markets. Small capitalization companies in which the Fund may invest include closed-end funds that invest primarily in small capitalization companies. The Fund also may invest in preferred stocks, convertible securities, such as convertible preferred stock or convertible debt securities, and warrants. The Fund intends to remain substantially invested in equity securities. However, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in investment-grade fixed income securities of any maturity if the Adviser believes that a company's fixed income securities offer more potential for long-term total return with less risk than an investment in its equity securities.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal 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.

 

Equity Risk. The prices of stocks can rise or fall rapidly in response to developments affecting a specific company or industry, or to changing economic, political or market conditions. The Fund's investments may decline in value if the stock markets perform poorly. There is also a risk that the Fund's investments will underperform the securities markets generally.

 

Value Risk. The market may not agree with the Adviser's determination that a security is undervalued, and the security's price may not increase to what the Adviser believes is its full value. It may even decrease in value. Undervalued stocks tend to be inexpensive relative to their earnings or assets compared to other types of stock. However, these stocks can continue to be inexpensive for long periods of time and may not realize their full economic value.

 

Management Risk. The Adviser's value-oriented approach may fail to produce the intended results. If the Adviser's perception of the value of a company is not realized in the expected time frame, the Fund's overall performance may suffer.

 

Small Cap Risk. The earnings and prospects of smaller companies are more volatile than larger companies. Smaller companies may experience higher failure rates than do larger companies. The trading volume of securities of smaller companies is normally less than that of larger companies and, therefore, may disproportionately affect their market price, tending to make them fall more in response to selling pressure than is the case with larger companies. Smaller companies may have limited markets, product lines or financial resources and may lack management experience.

 

Foreign Risk. Securities of foreign companies may experience more rapid and extreme changes in value than securities of U.S. companies because a limited number of companies represent a small number of industries. Foreign issuers are not subject to the same degree of regulation as U.S. issuers. Also, nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation or political changes could adversely affect the Fund's investments in a foreign country. Foreign investments also may be riskier than U.S. investments because of fluctuations in currency exchange rates. Securities of foreign companies may be denominated in foreign currencies. Exchange rate fluctuations may reduce or eliminate gains or create losses.

 

Emerging Markets Risk. To the extent that the Fund invests in issuers located in emerging markets, the foreign securities risk may be heightened.

 

Pricing Risk. If market conditions make it difficult to value some investments, the Fund may value these investments using more subjective methods, such as fair value pricing. In such cases, the value determined for an investment could be different than the value realized upon such investment's sale. As a result, you could pay more than the market value when buying Fund shares or receive less than the market value when selling Fund shares.

 

Liquidity Risk. In certain situations, it may be difficult or impossible to sell an investment in an orderly fashion at an acceptable price.

 

Sector Risk. To the extent that the Fund focuses in one or more sectors, such as financials, factors affecting those sectors could affect Fund performance.

 

Closed-End Fund Risk. When the Fund invests in closed-end funds, it will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any fees and expenses payable directly by the underlying closed-end funds. Therefore, the Fund will incur higher expenses, many of which may be duplicative. In addition, the Fund may be affected by losses of the underlying funds and the level of risk arising from the investment practices of the underlying funds (such as the use of leverage by the funds). The Fund has no control over the risks taken by the underlying funds in which it invests. In addition, closed-end funds pose additional risks. The amount of public information available about closed-end funds is generally less than for mutual funds. Consequently, the Adviser may make investment decisions based on information that is incomplete or inaccurate. In addition, because closed-end funds are not redeemable at the holder's option, such funds typically trade primarily on the secondary market. The secondary market for non-exchange listed funds tends to be less liquid, which may adversely affect the Fund's ability to sell its holdings of non-exchange listed funds at attractive prices. In addition, such holdings of non-exchange listed funds may be subject to increased price volatility. The market price of a closed-end fund's shares may be affected by its dividend or distribution levels (which are dependent, in part, on expenses), stability of dividends or distributions, general market and economic conditions, and other factors beyond the control of a closed-end fund. The foregoing factors may result in the market price of the shares of the closed-end fund being greater than, less than, or equal to, the closed end fund's NAV. This means that a closed end fund's shares may trade at a discount to (or below) its NAV.

 

Fixed Income Securities Risks. The issuer of a fixed income security may not be able to make interest and principal payments when due. If a rating agency gives a debt security a lower rating, the value of the debt security will decline because investors will demand a higher rate of return. As nominal interest rates rise, the value of fixed income securities held by the Fund is likely to decrease. A nominal interest rate is the sum of a real interest rate and an expected inflation rate. Prices of fixed income securities with longer effective maturities are more sensitive to interest rate changes than those with shorter effective maturities.

 

Cybersecurity Risk. The Fund and its service providers may be subject to operational and information security risks resulting from breaches in cybersecurity that may cause the Fund to lose or compromise confidential information, suffer data corruption or lose operational capacity. Similar types of cybersecurity risks are also present for issuers of securities in which the Fund may invest, which may cause the Fund's investments in such companies to lose value. There is no guarantee the Fund will be successful in protecting against cybersecurity breaches.

 

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_RiskLoseMoney There 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_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution An investment in the Fund is not a deposit at a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by any government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart below shows how the Fund's investment results have varied from year to year as represented by the performance of Investor Class shares. The table below shows how the Fund's average annual total returns for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods compare over time to those of a broad-based securities market index. This information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. Past performance (before and after taxes) of the Fund is no guarantee of how it will perform in the future.

 

The Fund began operations on December 31, 2003 as a separate series of Unified Series Trust (the "Original Fund"). On January 22, 2008, the Original Fund was reorganized as a new series of the Dreman Contrarian Funds, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Predecessor Fund"). The Predecessor Fund was reorganized on February 28, 2013 from a series of Dreman Contrarian Funds to a series of Valued Advisers Trust (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust (the "Reorganization"). The performance shown below includes performance for the Predecessor Fund. Total return would have been lower had certain fees and expenses not been waived and/or reimbursed. Keep in mind that past performance (before and after taxes) may not indicate how well the Fund will perform in the future. The performance information below is intended to serve as an illustration of the variability of the Fund's returns since the Fund is a continuation of the Predecessor Fund and has the same investment objective and investment strategies as the Predecessor Fund. While the Fund is substantially similar to the Predecessor Fund and theoretically would have invested in the same portfolio of securities, the Fund's performance during the same time period may have been different than the performance of the Predecessor Fund due to, among other things, differences in fees and expenses. Performance of Institutional Class shares will differ from that of Investor Class shares due to, among other things, differences in fees and expenses.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The bar chart below shows how the Fund’s investment results have varied from year to year as represented by the performance of Investor Class shares. The table below shows how the Fund’s average annual total returns for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods compare over time to those of a broad-based securities market index.
Performance Availability Phone [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone (800)247-1014
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.foundrypartnersllc.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture Past performance (before and after taxes) of the Fund is no guarantee of how it will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Year-by-Year Annual Total Return of the Fund — Investor Class (for the periods ended December 31st)
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Highest/Lowest quarterly results during this time period were:

 

Best Quarter: 4th Quarter, 2011, 13.72%
Worst Quarter: 3rd Quarter, 2011, (22.84)%
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (for the periods ended December 31, 2019)
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal income tax rates in effect and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or IRAs.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax returns are shown for the Investor Class only. After-tax returns for Institutional Class will vary.
Performance Table Closing [Text Block] rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

After-tax returns are shown for the Investor Class only. After-tax returns for Institutional Class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal income tax rates in effect and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

 

Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or IRAs.

 

Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling (800)247-1014. Performance data current to the most recent quarter end may be obtained on the Fund's website at www.foundrypartnersllc.com
Foundry Partners Fundamental Small Cap Value Fund | Investor Class  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol DRSVX
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of the offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of purchase price or current net asset value (“NAV”), whichever is less) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.85%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.22%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.01% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.33%
One Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 135
Three Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 421
Five Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 729
Ten Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,601
Annual Return 2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 19.73%
Annual Return 2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (10.19%)
Annual Return 2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 15.30%
Annual Return 2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 38.46%
Annual Return 2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 4.46%
Annual Return 2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 (4.94%)
Annual Return 2016 rr_AnnualReturn2016 29.02%
Annual Return 2017 rr_AnnualReturn2017 7.53%
Annual Return 2018 rr_AnnualReturn2018 (16.96%)
Annual Return 2019 rr_AnnualReturn2019 22.52%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2011
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 13.72%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2011
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (22.84%)
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 22.52%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 6.06%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 9.18%
Foundry Partners Fundamental Small Cap Value Fund | Institutional Class  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol DRISX
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of the offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of purchase price or current net asset value (“NAV”), whichever is less) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.85%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.22%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.01% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.08%
One Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 110
Three Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 343
Five Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 595
Ten Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,317
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 22.88%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 6.33%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 9.44%
Foundry Partners Fundamental Small Cap Value Fund | After Taxes on Distributions | Investor Class  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 21.54%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 4.54%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.65%
Foundry Partners Fundamental Small Cap Value Fund | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales | Investor Class  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 14.02%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 4.52%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.25%
Foundry Partners Fundamental Small Cap Value Fund | Russell 2000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 22.39%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 6.99%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 10.56%
[1] “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” shown in the table above differ from the ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights because the Financial Highlights exclude “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.”