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HEARTLAND SELECT VALUE FUND (Prospectus Summary) | HEARTLAND SELECT VALUE FUND  
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heartland select value fund

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INVESTMENT GOAL

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The Select Value Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

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FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE SELECT VALUE FUND

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Investor or Institutional Class Shares of the Select Value 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)

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Portfolio Turnover

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The Select Value 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. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 40% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 40.00%
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ExamplE.

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This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Select Value 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.

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Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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Principal Investment Strategies of the SELECT VALUE FUND

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The Select Value Fund invests primarily in a concentrated number (generally 40 to 60) of common stocks of all sizes, selected on a value basis and whose current market prices, in Heartland Advisors, Inc.’s (“Heartland Advisors”) judgment, are undervalued relative to their intrinsic value. They normally have market capitalizations in excess of $500 million at the time of purchase. The median market capitalization of the Fund is expected to fluctuate over time depending on Heartland Advisors’ perceptions of relative valuations, future prospects, and market conditions.

 

The Fund utilizes Heartland Advisors’ disciplined and time-tested 10 Principles of Value Investing TM framework to identify securities with the potential for appreciation and a potential margin of safety to limit downside risk. The 10 Principles of Value Investing™ are: catalyst for recognition, low price in relation to earnings, low price in relation to cash flow, low price in relation to book value, financial soundness, positive earnings dynamics, sound business strategy, capable management and insider ownership, value of the company, and positive technical analysis.

Strategy Portfolio Concentration rr_StrategyPortfolioConcentration

The Select Value Fund invests primarily in a concentrated number (generally 40 to 60) of common stocks of all sizes, selected on a value basis and whose current market prices, in Heartland Advisors, Inc.’s (“Heartland Advisors”) judgment, are undervalued relative to their intrinsic value.

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Principal Risks of Investing in the Select Value Fund

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The Select Value Fund is designed for investors who seek long-term capital appreciation from a diversified, actively managed portfolio of stocks of all sizes. It is constructed as a core value holding for investors who can accept the volatility and other investment risks of the broad-based equity markets, but want to manage these risks by investing in companies believed to be undervalued relative to their intrinsic value.

 

The principal risk of investing in the Select Value Fund is that its share price and investment return will fluctuate, and you could lose money. Additional principal investment risks of the Fund include:

 

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Management Risk. The ability of the Fund to meet its investment objective is directly related to Heartland Advisors’ investment strategies for the Fund.

 

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General Market Risk. The market value of a security may move up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. These fluctuations may cause a security to be worth less than the price originally paid for it, or less than it was worth at an earlier time.

 

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Equity Market Risk. Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change.

 

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Value-Style Investing Risk. Value stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and from other types of stocks. Value investments are subject to the risk that their intrinsic value may not be recognized by the broad market.

 

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SMALLER COMPANY SECURITIES risk. Equity securities of the smaller companies in which the Fund may invest generally involve a higher degree of risk than investments in the broad-based equity markets. The security prices of smaller companies generally are more volatile than those of larger companies, they generally will have less market liquidity, and they may be more likely to be adversely affected by poor economic or market conditions.

 

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Limited Portfolio Risk . As the Fund invests in a limited number of stocks, a change in the value of any single holding may have a more pronounced effect on the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) and performance than would be the case if it held more positions. This generally will increase the volatility of the Fund’s NAV and investment return.

 

An investment in a Fund is not a deposit of a bank, nor insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other governmental agency. It is not designed to be a complete investment program, and while you may make money, you can also lose money. Each Fund’s share price will fluctuate.

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The principal risk of investing in the Select Value Fund is that its share price and investment return will fluctuate, and you could lose money.

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An investment in a Fund is not a deposit of a bank, nor insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other governmental agency.

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Past Performance

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The following tables show historical performance of the Select Value Fund and provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. Table I shows how the total returns before taxes for the Fund’s Investor Class Shares have varied from year to year for the past 10 years. Table II shows how the Fund’s average annual total returns compare to those of a securities market index. Performance information for the Institutional Class Shares prior to May 1, 2008 is based on the performance of the Investor Class. Past performance (before and after taxes) does not guarantee future results. Recent performance information for the Fund is available on the Fund’s website at heartlandadvisors.com or by calling 1-800-432-7856.

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In addition, after-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the Institutional Class Shares will vary.

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1-800-432-7856

Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.heartlandadvisors.com

Performance, Past Does Not Indicate Future rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) does not guarantee future results.

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TABLE I Select Value Fund - Investor Class Shares - Year-by-Year Total Returns

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Best Quarter:

 

Worst Quarter:

3rd Quarter of 2009….21.79%

4th Quarter of 2008 . . . .-23.59%

 

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TABLE II Select Value Fund - Average Annual Total Returns [for the periods ended 12/31/15

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reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

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

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In addition, after-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the Institutional Class Shares will vary.

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The differences in before-tax returns and after-tax returns on distributions and sale of Fund shares are due to adjustments incorporated into the after-tax returns for qualified taxable dividend income and qualifying foreign tax credits. In some instances, the after-tax return on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be higher than other return figures when Fund shares are sold at a loss that provides an assumed tax benefit to the shareholder.

HEARTLAND SELECT VALUE FUND (Prospectus Summary) | HEARTLAND SELECT VALUE FUND | Russell 3000® Value Index  
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Russell 3000 ® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (4.13%)
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 10.98%
Average Annual Returns,10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 6.11%
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 8.33%
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Oct. 11, 1996
HEARTLAND SELECT VALUE FUND (Prospectus Summary) | HEARTLAND SELECT VALUE FUND | Investor Class Shares  
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Distributions rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther none
Exchange Fee rr_ExchangeFee none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.20%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 122
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 381
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 659
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,453
Annual Return 2006 rr_AnnualReturn2006 16.69%
Annual Return 2007 rr_AnnualReturn2007 4.02%
Annual Return 2008 rr_AnnualReturn2008 (31.23%)
Annual Return 2009 rr_AnnualReturn2009 38.63%
Annual Return 2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 17.77%
Annual Return 2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (6.68%)
Annual Return 2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 13.06%
Annual Return 2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 35.03%
Annual Return 2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 4.07%
Annual Return 2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 (4.16%)
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best Quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2009
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 21.79%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst Quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2008
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (23.59%)
Average Annual Returns, Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel

Return Before Taxes

Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (4.16%)
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 7.28%
Average Annual Returns,10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 6.83%
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 9.88%
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Oct. 11, 1996
HEARTLAND SELECT VALUE FUND (Prospectus Summary) | HEARTLAND SELECT VALUE FUND | Investor Class Shares | After Taxes on Distributions  
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Return After Taxes on Distributions

Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (6.39%)
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 5.32%
Average Annual Returns,10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.58%
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 8.83%
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Oct. 11, 1996
HEARTLAND SELECT VALUE FUND (Prospectus Summary) | HEARTLAND SELECT VALUE FUND | Investor Class Shares | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales  
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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (0.46%)
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 5.79%
Average Annual Returns,10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.59%
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 8.36%
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Oct. 11, 1996
HEARTLAND SELECT VALUE FUND (Prospectus Summary) | HEARTLAND SELECT VALUE FUND | Institutional Class Shares  
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Distributions rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther none
Exchange Fee rr_ExchangeFee none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.19%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.94%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 96
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 300
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 520
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,154
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Return Before Taxes

Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (3.92%)
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 7.60%
Average Annual Returns,10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.09%
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 10.02%
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Oct. 11, 1996