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Marketable Securities (Schedule of investments measured at fair value) (Details) (USD $)
Apr. 30, 2015
Jul. 31, 2014
First Eagle Global CL I [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair Value $ 280,717us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_InvestmentsInAndAdvancesToAffiliatesCategorizationAxis
= mays_InvestmentOneMember
$ 273,000us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_InvestmentsInAndAdvancesToAffiliatesCategorizationAxis
= mays_InvestmentOneMember
Parnasus Core Equity Investor CL [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair Value 297,992us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_InvestmentsInAndAdvancesToAffiliatesCategorizationAxis
= mays_InvestmentTwoMember
277,571us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_InvestmentsInAndAdvancesToAffiliatesCategorizationAxis
= mays_InvestmentTwoMember
Columbia Flexible Income CL A [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair Value 278,822us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_InvestmentsInAndAdvancesToAffiliatesCategorizationAxis
= mays_InvestmentThreeMember
 
Transamerica Tactical Income CL A [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair Value   $ 269,649us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_InvestmentsInAndAdvancesToAffiliatesCategorizationAxis
= mays_InvestmentFourMember