485BPOS

Filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2013

File No. 033-18477

File No. 811-05385

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	| X |
Pre-Effective Amendment No.  ___	|__|
Post-Effective Amendment No. 65	| X |
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	| X |
Amendment No. 67
DWS Value Series, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
345 Park Avenue, New York, NY  10154 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:  (617) 295-1000
John Millette Vice President and Secretary One Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108 (Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copy to: David A. Sturms, Esq. Vedder Price, P.C. 222 North LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60601

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

|X|	Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
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|__|	75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
|__|	On ________________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485
	If appropriate, check the following box:
|__|	This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

This filing relates solely to the following Funds, each a series of the Registrant:

·   DWS Equity Dividend Fund – Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Institutional and Class S

·   DWS Large Cap Value Fund – Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Institutional and Class S

·   DWS Mid Cap Value Fund (formerly DWS Dreman Mid Cap Value Fund) – Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Institutional and Class S

·   DWS Small Cap Value Fund (formerly DWS Dreman Small Cap Value Fund) – Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional and Class S

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of New York and the State of New York on the 15th day of March 2013.

                                           DWS VALUE SERIES, INC.

By:  /s/W. Douglas Beck

W. Douglas Beck*

President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

SIGNATURE	TITLE		DATE
/s/W. Douglas Beck
W. Douglas Beck*		President		March 15, 2013
/s/Paul H. Schubert
Paul H. Schubert		Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer		March 15, 2013
/s/John W. Ballantine
John W. Ballantine*		Director		March 15, 2013
/s/Henry P. Becton, Jr.
Henry P. Becton, Jr.*		Director		March 15, 2013
/s/Dawn-Marie Driscoll
Dawn-Marie Driscoll*		Director		March 15, 2013
/s/Keith R. Fox
Keith R. Fox*		Director		March 15, 2013
/s/Paul K. Freeman
Paul K. Freeman*		Director		March 15, 2013
/s/Kenneth C. Froewiss
Kenneth C. Froewiss*		Chairperson and Director		March 15, 2013
/s/Richard J. Herring
Richard J. Herring*		Director		March 15, 2013
/s/William McClayton
William McClayton*		Vice Chairperson and Director		March 15, 2013
/s/Rebecca W. Rimel
Rebecca W. Rimel*		Director		March 15, 2013
/s/William N. Searcy, Jr.
William N. Searcy, Jr.*		Director		March 15, 2013
/s/Jean Gleason Stromberg
Jean Gleason Stromberg*		Director		March 15, 2013
/s/Robert H. Wadsworth
Robert H. Wadsworth*		Director		March 15, 2013
/s/Michael J. Woods
Michael J. Woods*		Director		March 15, 2013

*By:           

/s/Caroline Pearson

Caroline Pearson**

Chief Legal Officer

** Attorney-in-fact pursuant to the powers of attorney that are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 to the Registration Statement, as filed on February 28, 2013; Post-Effective Amendment No. 61 to the Registration Statement, as filed on December 30, 2011; and to Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registration Statement, as filed on March 6, 2009.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Index No.	Description of Exhibit
EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

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DWS Small Cap Value Fund

DWS Small Cap Value Fund

(formerly DWS Dreman Small Cap Value Fund)

Investment Objective

The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

These are the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy and hold shares. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in DWS funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in Choosing a Share Class (p. 30) and Purchase and Redemption of Shares in the fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) (p. II-15).

SHAREHOLDER FEES (paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees DWS Small Cap Value Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class B	Class C	INST Class	Class S
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	5.75%	none	none	none	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	none	4.00%	1.00%	none	none
Redemption/exchange fee on shares owned less than 15 days, as % of redemption proceeds	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	20	20	20	none	20

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses DWS Small Cap Value Fund	Class A	Class B	Class C	INST Class	Class S
Management fee	0.71%	0.71%	0.71%	0.71%	0.71%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	0.24%	1.00%	1.00%	none	none
Other expenses	0.24%	0.29%	0.21%	0.09%	0.32%
Total annual fund operating expenses	1.19%	2.00%	1.92%	0.80%	1.03%

EXAMPLE

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:

Expense Example DWS Small Cap Value Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class B	Class C	INST Class	Class S
1 Year	689	603	295	82	105
3 Years	931	927	603	255	328
5 Years	1,192	1,278	1,037	444	569
10 Years	1,935	1,926	2,243	990	1,259

You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:

Expense Example, No Redemption DWS Small Cap Value Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class B	Class C	INST Class	Class S
1 Year	689	203	195	82	105
3 Years	931	627	603	255	328
5 Years	1,192	1,078	1,037	444	569
10 Years	1,935	1,926	2,243	990	1,259

Class B converts to Class A after six years; the Example for Class B reflects Class A fees after the conversion.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the expense example, and can affect the fund's performance.

Portfolio turnover rate for fiscal year 2012: 27%.

Principal Investment Strategy

Main investments. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in undervalued common stocks of small US companies, which the fund defines as companies that are similar in market value to those in the Russell 2000® Value Index. While the market capitalization of the Russell 2000® Value Index changes throughout the year, as of January 31, 2013, the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000® Value Index was between $40 million and $5.3 billion. While the fund invests mainly in US stocks, it could invest up to 20% of total assets in foreign securities.

Management process. Portfolio management begins by screening stocks of small companies with below-market price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios. Portfolio management then compares the company's stock price to such measures as book value, cash flow and yield and analyzes individual companies to identify those that are fundamentally sound and appear to have strong potential for earnings and dividend growth over the Index.

Portfolio management then assembles the fund's portfolio from among the most attractive stocks, drawing, in addition, on an analysis of economic outlooks for various industries.

Securities Lending. The fund may lend securities (up to one-third of total assets) to approved institutions.

Main Risks

There are several risk factors that could hurt the fund's performance, cause you to lose money or cause the fund's performance to trail that of other investments. The fund may not achieve its investment objective, and is not intended to be a complete investment program. An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.

Stock market risk. When stock prices fall, you should expect the value of your investment to fall as well. Stock prices can be hurt by poor management on the part of the stock's issuer, shrinking product demand and other business risks. These may affect single companies as well as groups of companies. In addition, movements in financial markets may adversely affect a stock's price, regardless of how well the company performs. To the extent the fund invests in a particular capitalization or market sector, the fund's performance may be proportionately affected by that segment's general performance.

Security selection risk. The securities in the fund's portfolio may decline in value. Portfolio management could be wrong in its analysis of industries, companies, economic trends, the relative attractiveness of different securities or other matters.

Value investing risk. As a category, value stocks may underperform growth stocks (and the stock market as a whole) over any period of time. In addition, value stocks selected for investment by portfolio management may not perform as anticipated.

Small company risk. Small company stocks tend to be more volatile than medium-sized or large company stocks. Because stock analysts are less likely to follow small companies, less information about them is available to investors. Industry-wide reversals may have a greater impact on small companies, since they may lack the financial resources of larger companies. Small company stocks are typically less liquid than large company stocks.

Focus risk. To the extent that the fund focuses its investments in particular industries, asset classes or sectors of the economy, any market price movements, regulatory or technological changes, or economic conditions affecting companies in those industries, asset classes or sectors will have a significant impact on the fund's performance.

Foreign investment risk. The fund faces the risks inherent in foreign investing. Adverse political, economic or social developments could undermine the value of the fund's investments or prevent the fund from realizing their full value. Financial reporting standards for companies based in foreign markets differ from those in the US. Additionally, foreign securities markets generally are smaller and less liquid than US markets. To the extent that the fund invests in non-US dollar denominated foreign securities, changes in currency exchange rates may affect the US dollar value of foreign securities or the income or gain received on these securities.

Emerging markets risk. Foreign investment risks are greater in emerging markets than in developed markets. Investments in emerging markets are often considered speculative.

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.

Securities lending risk. Any decline in the value of a portfolio security that occurs while the security is out on loan is borne by the fund and will adversely affect performance. Also, there may be delays in recovery of securities loaned or even a loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially while holding the security.

Past Performance

How a fund's returns vary from year to year can give an idea of its risk; so can comparing fund performance to overall market performance (as measured by an appropriate market index). Past performance may not indicate future results. All performance figures below assume that dividends were reinvested. For more recent performance figures, go to www.dws-investments.com (the Web site does not form a part of this prospectus) or call the phone number included in this prospectus.

CALENDAR YEAR TOTAL RETURNS (%) (Class A)

These year-by-year returns do not include sales charges, if any, and would be lower if they did. Returns for other classes were different and are not shown here.

Best Quarter: 22.64%, Q2 2009 Worst Quarter: -22.90%, Q3 2011

Average Annual Total Returns
(For periods ended 12/31/2012 expressed as a %)

After-tax returns (which are shown only for Class A and would be different for other classes) reflect the historical highest individual federal income tax rates, but do not reflect any state or local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns may be different. After-tax returns are not relevant to shares held in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan. Class S index comparison on 2/28/05.

Average Annual Total Returns DWS Small Cap Value Fund	Class Inception	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Class A before tax	May 22, 1992	9.13%	1.37%	10.29%
Class A After tax on distributions		8.49%	1.08%	9.59%
Class A After tax on distributions and sale of fund shares		6.38%	1.09%	9.01%
Class B before tax	Sep. 11, 1995	11.90%	1.54%	10.01%
Class C before tax	Sep. 11, 1995	14.97%	1.84%	10.13%
INST Class before tax	Aug. 19, 2002	16.23%	3.00%	11.38%
INST Class Russell 2000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		18.05%	3.55%	9.50%

Average Annual Total Returns DWS Small Cap Value Fund	Class Inception	1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception
Class S	Feb. 28, 2005	16.02%	2.75%	6.09%
Class S Russell 2000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		18.05%	3.55%	4.54%

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DWS Equity Dividend Fund

DWS Equity Dividend Fund

Investment Objective

The fund seeks to achieve a high rate of total return.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

These are the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy and hold shares. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in DWS funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in Choosing a Share Class (p. 30) and Purchase and Redemption of Shares in the fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) (p. II-15).

SHAREHOLDER FEES (paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees DWS Equity Dividend Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class R	INST Class	Class S
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	5.75%	none	none	none	none	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	none	4.00%	1.00%	none	none	none
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	20	20	20	none	none	20

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses DWS Equity Dividend Fund	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class R	INST Class	Class S
Management fee	0.72%	0.72%	0.72%	0.72%	0.72%	0.72%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	0.24%	1.00%	1.00%	0.48%	none	none
Other expenses	0.24%	0.38%	0.23%	0.33%	0.11%	0.24%
Total annual fund operating expenses	1.20%	2.10%	1.95%	1.53%	0.83%	0.96%
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement	none	0.10%	none	0.02%	none	none
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement	1.20%	2.00%	1.95%	1.51%	0.83%	0.96%

The Advisor has contractually agreed through February 28, 2014 to waive and/or reimburse fund expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the fund's total annual operating expenses at ratios no higher than 2.00% and 1.51% (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest expenses) for Class B and Class R, respectively. The agreement may only be terminated with the consent of the fund's Board.

EXAMPLE

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 (including one year of capped expenses for Class B and Class R) remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example DWS Equity Dividend Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class R	INST Class	Class S
1 Year	690	603	298	154	85	98
3 Years	934	948	612	481	265	306
5 Years	1,197	1,320	1,052	832	460	531
10 Years	1,946	1,981	2,275	1,822	1,025	1,178

You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:

Expense Example, No Redemption DWS Equity Dividend Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class R	INST Class	Class S
1 Year	690	203	198	154	85	98
3 Years	934	648	612	481	265	306
5 Years	1,197	1,120	1,052	832	460	531
10 Years	1,946	1,981	2,275	1,822	1,025	1,178

Class B converts to Class A after six years; the Example for Class B reflects Class A fees after the conversion.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the expense example, and can affect the fund's performance.

Portfolio turnover rate for fiscal year 2012: 58%.

Principal Investment Strategy

Main investments. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in dividend-paying equity securities (mainly common stocks). Equity securities may also include preferred stocks, depository receipts and other securities with equity characteristics, such as convertible securities and warrants. The fund focuses on stocks of large US companies that are similar in size to the companies in the S&P 500 Index and that portfolio management believes are undervalued. As of January 31, 2013, the index had a median market capitalization of $13.5 billion.

Although the fund can invest in stocks of any economic sector (which is comprised of two or more industries), at times it may emphasize one or more sectors and may invest more than 25% of total assets in a single sector. The fund may invest up to 20% of total assets in foreign securities. The fund may also invest in the equity securities of real estate investment trusts ("REITs").

Management process. Portfolio management aims to add value through stock selection. Portfolio management utilizes a proprietary investment process designed to identify attractive investment candidates generated by more than 5,000 equity analysts around the globe, who collectively cover over 10,000 securities. Through the quality of these analysts' fundamental research, this process seeks to identify investments that may offer the potential for price appreciation. In addition, portfolio management utilizes a screening process to identify stocks that may offer above-average dividend yields.

The investment process also takes into consideration various factors — both risk and return factors relative to the benchmark — and assists portfolio management in devising allocations among investable securities. Portfolio management may buy a security when its research resources indicate the potential for future upside price appreciation relative to the benchmark or its investment process identifies an attractive investment opportunity. Conversely, portfolio management may sell a security when its research resources indicate the potential for future downside or its investment process identifies more attractive investment opportunities elsewhere.

Derivatives. Portfolio management generally may use futures contracts, which are a type of derivative (a contract whose value is based on, for example, indices, currencies or securities) as a substitute for direct investment in a particular asset class or to keep cash on hand to meet shareholder redemptions. In addition, portfolio management generally may use forward currency contracts to hedge the fund's exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign currency denominated portfolio holdings or to facilitate transactions in foreign currency denominated securities. Portfolio management generally may use structured notes to gain exposure to certain foreign markets that may not permit direct investment.

The fund may also use various types of derivatives (i) for hedging purposes; (ii) for risk management; (iii) for non-hedging purposes to seek to enhance potential gains; or (iv) as a substitute for direct investment in a particular asset class or to keep cash on hand to meet shareholder redemptions.

Securities Lending. The fund may lend securities (up to one-third of total assets) to approved institutions.

Main Risks

There are several risk factors that could hurt the fund's performance, cause you to lose money or cause the fund's performance to trail that of other investments. The fund may not achieve its investment objective, and is not intended to be a complete investment program. An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.

Stock market risk. When stock prices fall, you should expect the value of your investment to fall as well. Stock prices can be hurt by poor management on the part of the stock's issuer, shrinking product demand and other business risks. These may affect single companies as well as groups of companies. In addition, movements in financial markets may adversely affect a stock's price, regardless of how well the company performs. To the extent the fund invests in a particular capitalization or market sector, the fund's performance may be proportionately affected by that segment's general performance.

Security selection risk. The securities in the fund's portfolio may decline in value. Portfolio management could be wrong in its analysis of industries, companies, economic trends, the relative attractiveness of different securities or other matters.

Dividend-paying stock risk. As a category, dividend-paying stocks may underperform non-dividend paying stocks (and the stock market as a whole) over any period of time. In addition, if the dividend-paying stocks held by the fund reduce or stop paying dividends, the fund's ability to generate income may be adversely affected.

Value investing risk. As a category, value stocks may underperform growth stocks (and the stock market as a whole) over any period of time. In addition, value stocks selected for investment by portfolio management may not perform as anticipated.

Focus risk. To the extent that the fund focuses its investments in particular industries, asset classes or sectors of the economy, any market price movements, regulatory or technological changes, or economic conditions affecting companies in those industries, asset classes or sectors will have a significant impact on the fund's performance.

Derivatives risk. Risks associated with derivatives include the risk that the derivative is not well correlated with the security, index or currency to which it relates; the risk that derivatives may result in losses or missed opportunities; the risk that the fund will be unable to sell the derivative because of an illiquid secondary market; the risk that a counterparty is unwilling or unable to meet its obligation; and the risk that the derivative transaction could expose the fund to the effects of leverage, which could increase the fund's exposure to the market and magnify potential losses.

Counterparty risk. A financial institution or other counterparty with whom the fund does business, or that underwrites, distributes or guarantees any investments or contracts that the fund owns or is otherwise exposed to, may decline in financial health and become unable to honor its commitments. This could cause losses for the fund or could delay the return or delivery of collateral or other assets to the fund.

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

Real estate securities risk. The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments and will depend on the value of the underlying properties or the underlying loans or interest. The value of these securities will rise and fall in response to many factors, including economic conditions, the demand for rental property and interest rates. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities.

Securities lending risk. Any decline in the value of a portfolio security that occurs while the security is out on loan is borne by the fund and will adversely affect performance. Also, there may be delays in recovery of securities loaned or even a loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially while holding the security.

Foreign investment risk. The fund faces the risks inherent in foreign investing. Adverse political, economic or social developments could undermine the value of the fund's investments or prevent the fund from realizing their full value. Financial reporting standards for companies based in foreign markets differ from those in the US. Additionally, foreign securities markets generally are smaller and less liquid than US markets. To the extent that the fund invests in non-US dollar denominated foreign securities, changes in currency exchange rates may affect the US dollar value of foreign securities or the income or gain received on these securities.

Emerging markets risk. Foreign investment risks are greater in emerging markets than in developed markets. Investments in emerging markets are often considered speculative.

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.

Past Performance

How a fund's returns vary from year to year can give an idea of its risk; so can comparing fund performance to overall market performance (as measured by an appropriate market index). Past performance may not indicate future results. All performance figures below assume that dividends were reinvested. For more recent performance figures, go to www.dws-investments.com (the Web site does not form a part of this prospectus) or call the phone number included in this prospectus.

For Class R shares, historical performance prior to class inception is based on the performance of the fund's original share class (Class A) adjusted to reflect the higher expenses of Class R.

CALENDAR YEAR TOTAL RETURNS (%) (Class A)

These year-by-year returns do not include sales charges, if any, and would be lower if they did. Returns for other classes were different and are not shown here.

Best Quarter: 20.43%, Q2 2003 Worst Quarter: -23.21%, Q4 2008

Average Annual Total Returns
(For periods ended 12/31/2012 expressed as a %)

After-tax returns (which are shown only for Class A and would be different for other classes) reflect the historical highest individual federal income tax rates, but do not reflect any state or local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns may be different. After-tax returns are not relevant to shares held in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan. Class S index comparison began on 2/28/05.

Average Annual Total Returns DWS Equity Dividend Fund	Class Inception	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Class A before tax	Mar. 18, 1988	5.53%	(4.85%)	3.81%
Class A After tax on distributions		5.15%	(5.16%)	3.32%
Class A After tax on distributions and sale of fund shares		4.06%	(4.08%)	3.27%
Class B before tax	Sep. 11, 1995	8.10%	(4.69%)	3.57%
Class C before tax	Sep. 11, 1995	11.14%	(4.44%)	3.64%
Class R before tax	Oct. 01, 2003	11.67%	(4.02%)	4.13%
INST Class before tax	Aug. 19, 2002	12.38%	(3.36%)	4.79%
INST Class Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.00%	1.66%	7.10%

Average Annual Total Returns DWS Equity Dividend Fund	Class Inception	1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception
Class S	Feb. 28, 2005	12.22%	(3.54%)	0.30%
Class S Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.00%	1.66%	4.36%

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DWS Small Cap Value Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Expense Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock	These are the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy and hold shares. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in DWS funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in Choosing a Share Class (p. 30) and Purchase and Redemption of Shares in the fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) (p. II-15).
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]	rr_ShareholderFeesCaption	SHAREHOLDER FEES (paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text]	rr_OperatingExpensesCaption	ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
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 may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the expense example, and can affect the fund's performance. Portfolio turnover rate for fiscal year 2012: 27%.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate	rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate	27.00%
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts	You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in DWS funds.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount	50,000
Expense Example [Heading]	rr_ExpenseExampleHeading	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:
Expense Example, No Redemption Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionNarrativeTextBlock	You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
Expense Example Closing [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleClosingTextBlock	Class B converts to Class A after six years; the Example for Class B reflects Class A fees after the conversion.
Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	Principal Investment Strategy
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	Main investments. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in undervalued common stocks of small US companies, which the fund defines as companies that are similar in market value to those in the Russell 2000® Value Index. While the market capitalization of the Russell 2000® Value Index changes throughout the year, as of January 31, 2013, the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000® Value Index was between $40 million and $5.3 billion. While the fund invests mainly in US stocks, it could invest up to 20% of total assets in foreign securities. Management process. Portfolio management begins by screening stocks of small companies with below-market price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios. Portfolio management then compares the company's stock price to such measures as book value, cash flow and yield and analyzes individual companies to identify those that are fundamentally sound and appear to have strong potential for earnings and dividend growth over the Index. Portfolio management then assembles the fund's portfolio from among the most attractive stocks, drawing, in addition, on an analysis of economic outlooks for various industries. Securities Lending. The fund may lend securities (up to one-third of total assets) to approved institutions.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	Main Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	There are several risk factors that could hurt the fund's performance, cause you to lose money or cause the fund's performance to trail that of other investments. The fund may not achieve its investment objective, and is not intended to be a complete investment program. An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. Stock market risk. When stock prices fall, you should expect the value of your investment to fall as well. Stock prices can be hurt by poor management on the part of the stock's issuer, shrinking product demand and other business risks. These may affect single companies as well as groups of companies. In addition, movements in financial markets may adversely affect a stock's price, regardless of how well the company performs. To the extent the fund invests in a particular capitalization or market sector, the fund's performance may be proportionately affected by that segment's general performance. Security selection risk. The securities in the fund's portfolio may decline in value. Portfolio management could be wrong in its analysis of industries, companies, economic trends, the relative attractiveness of different securities or other matters. Value investing risk. As a category, value stocks may underperform growth stocks (and the stock market as a whole) over any period of time. In addition, value stocks selected for investment by portfolio management may not perform as anticipated. Small company risk. Small company stocks tend to be more volatile than medium-sized or large company stocks. Because stock analysts are less likely to follow small companies, less information about them is available to investors. Industry-wide reversals may have a greater impact on small companies, since they may lack the financial resources of larger companies. Small company stocks are typically less liquid than large company stocks. Focus risk. To the extent that the fund focuses its investments in particular industries, asset classes or sectors of the economy, any market price movements, regulatory or technological changes, or economic conditions affecting companies in those industries, asset classes or sectors will have a significant impact on the fund's performance. Foreign investment risk. The fund faces the risks inherent in foreign investing. Adverse political, economic or social developments could undermine the value of the fund's investments or prevent the fund from realizing their full value. Financial reporting standards for companies based in foreign markets differ from those in the US. Additionally, foreign securities markets generally are smaller and less liquid than US markets. To the extent that the fund invests in non-US dollar denominated foreign securities, changes in currency exchange rates may affect the US dollar value of foreign securities or the income or gain received on these securities. Emerging markets risk. Foreign investment risks are greater in emerging markets than in developed markets. Investments in emerging markets are often considered speculative. 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. Securities lending risk. Any decline in the value of a portfolio security that occurs while the security is out on loan is borne by the fund and will adversely affect performance. Also, there may be delays in recovery of securities loaned or even a loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially while holding the security.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	There are several risk factors that could hurt the fund's performance, cause you to lose money or cause the fund's performance to trail that of other investments.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]	rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution	An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	Past Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	How a fund's returns vary from year to year can give an idea of its risk; so can comparing fund performance to overall market performance (as measured by an appropriate market index). Past performance may not indicate future results. All performance figures below assume that dividends were reinvested. For more recent performance figures, go to www.dws-investments.com (the Web site does not form a part of this prospectus) or call the phone number included in this prospectus.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]	rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns	How a fund's returns vary from year to year can give an idea of its risk; so can comparing fund performance to overall market performance (as measured by an appropriate market index).
Performance Availability Website Address [Text]	rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress	www.dws-investments.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture	Past performance may not indicate future results.
Bar Chart [Heading]	rr_BarChartHeading	CALENDAR YEAR TOTAL RETURNS (%) (Class A)
Bar Chart Narrative [Text Block]	rr_BarChartNarrativeTextBlock	These year-by-year returns do not include sales charges, if any, and would be lower if they did. Returns for other classes were different and are not shown here.
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]	rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads	These year-by-year returns do not include sales charges, if any, and would be lower if they did.
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]	rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock	Best Quarter: 22.64%, Q2 2009 Worst Quarter: -22.90%, Q3 2011
Performance Table Heading	rr_PerformanceTableHeading	Average Annual Total Returns (For periods ended 12/31/2012 expressed as a %)
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate	rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate	After-tax returns (which are shown only for Class A and would be different for other classes) reflect the historical highest individual federal income tax rates, but do not reflect any state or local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred	rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred	After-tax returns are not relevant to shares held in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]	rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown	After-tax returns (which are shown only for Class A and would be different for other classes)
Performance Table Narrative	rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock	After-tax returns (which are shown only for Class A and would be different for other classes) reflect the historical highest individual federal income tax rates, but do not reflect any state or local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns may be different. After-tax returns are not relevant to shares held in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan. Class S index comparison on 2/28/05.
DWS Small Cap Value Fund | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	5.75%
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Redemption/exchange fee on shares owned less than 15 days, as % of redemption proceeds	rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption	2.00%
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	20
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.71%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	0.24%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.24%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.19%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	689
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	931
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	1,192
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,935
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	689
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	931
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	1,192
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	1,935
2003	rr_AnnualReturn2003	42.64%
2004	rr_AnnualReturn2004	25.31%
2005	rr_AnnualReturn2005	9.71%
2006	rr_AnnualReturn2006	23.85%
2007	rr_AnnualReturn2007	2.48%
2008	rr_AnnualReturn2008	(29.62%)
2009	rr_AnnualReturn2009	30.25%
2010	rr_AnnualReturn2010	19.27%
2011	rr_AnnualReturn2011	(10.31%)
2012	rr_AnnualReturn2012	15.79%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Best Quarter:
Highest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate	Jun. 30, 2009
Highest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn	22.64%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Worst Quarter:
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate	Sep. 30, 2011
Lowest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn	(22.90%)
DWS Small Cap Value Fund | Class B
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	4.00%
Redemption/exchange fee on shares owned less than 15 days, as % of redemption proceeds	rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption	2.00%
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	20
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.71%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	1.00%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.29%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	2.00%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	603
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	927
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	1,278
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,926
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	203
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	627
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	1,078
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	1,926
DWS Small Cap Value Fund | Class C
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	1.00%
Redemption/exchange fee on shares owned less than 15 days, as % of redemption proceeds	rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption	2.00%
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	20
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.71%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	1.00%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.21%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.92%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	295
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	603
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	1,037
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	2,243
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	195
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	603
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	1,037
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	2,243
DWS Small Cap Value Fund | INST Class
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Redemption/exchange fee on shares owned less than 15 days, as % of redemption proceeds	rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption	2.00%
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	none
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.71%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.09%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.80%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	82
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	255
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	444
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	990
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	82
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	255
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	444
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	990
DWS Small Cap Value Fund | Class S
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Redemption/exchange fee on shares owned less than 15 days, as % of redemption proceeds	rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption	2.00%
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	20
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.71%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.32%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.03%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	105
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	328
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	569
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,259
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	105
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	328
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	569
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	1,259
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	16.02%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	2.75%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	6.09%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Feb. 28, 2005
DWS Small Cap Value Fund | before tax | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	9.13%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	1.37%
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	10.29%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	May 22, 1992
DWS Small Cap Value Fund | before tax | Class B
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	11.90%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	1.54%
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	10.01%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Sep. 11, 1995
DWS Small Cap Value Fund | before tax | Class C
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	14.97%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	1.84%
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	10.13%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Sep. 11, 1995
DWS Small Cap Value Fund | before tax | INST Class
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	16.23%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	3.00%
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	11.38%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Aug. 19, 2002
DWS Small Cap Value Fund | After tax on distributions | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	8.49%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	1.08%
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	9.59%
DWS Small Cap Value Fund | After tax on distributions and sale of fund shares | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	6.38%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	1.09%
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	9.01%
DWS Small Cap Value Fund | Russell 2000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | INST Class
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	18.05%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	3.55%
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	9.50%
DWS Small Cap Value Fund | Russell 2000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class S
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	18.05%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	3.55%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	4.54%

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Document and Entity Information	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2013
Risk/Return:
Document Type	485BPOS
Document Period End Date	Nov. 30, 2012
Registrant Name	DWS VALUE SERIES, INC
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Document Creation Date	Feb. 28, 2013
Document Effective Date	Mar. 01, 2013
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DWS Large Cap Value Fund

DWS Large Cap Value Fund

Investment Objective

The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation,

with current income as a secondary objective.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

These are the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy and hold shares. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in DWS funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in Choosing a Share Class (p. 30) and Purchase and Redemption of Shares in the fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) (p. II-15).

SHAREHOLDER FEES (paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees DWS Large Cap Value Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class R	INST Class	Class S
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	5.75%	none	none	none	none	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	none	4.00%	1.00%	none	none	none
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	20	20	20	none	none	20

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses DWS Large Cap Value Fund	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class R	INST Class	Class S
Management fee	0.42%	0.42%	0.42%	0.42%	0.42%	0.42%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	0.24%	1.00%	1.00%	0.50%	none	none
Other expenses	0.34%	0.38%	0.28%	0.41%	0.27%	0.27%
Total annual fund operating expenses	1.00%	1.80%	1.70%	1.33%	0.69%	0.69%

EXAMPLE

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:

Expense Example DWS Large Cap Value Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class R	INST Class	Class S
1 Year	671	583	273	135	70	70
3 Years	875	866	536	421	221	221
5 Years	1,096	1,175	923	729	384	384
10 Years	1,729	1,712	2,009	1,601	859	859

You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:

Expense Example, No Redemption DWS Large Cap Value Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class R	INST Class	Class S
1 Year	671	183	173	135	70	70
3 Years	875	566	536	421	221	221
5 Years	1,096	975	923	729	384	384
10 Years	1,729	1,712	2,009	1,601	859	859

Class B converts to Class A after six years; the Example for Class B reflects Class A fees after the conversion.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the expense example, and can affect the fund's performance.

Portfolio turnover rate for fiscal year 2012: 51%.

Principal Investment Strategy

Main Investments. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks and other equity securities of large US companies that are similar in size to the companies in the Russell 1000® Value Index and that portfolio management believes are undervalued. These are typically companies that have been sound historically, but are temporarily out of favor. While the market capitalization range of the Russell 1000® Value Index changes throughout the year, as of the most recent reconstitution date of the index (June 22, 2012), the market capitalization range of the Russell 1000® Value Index was between $96.8 million and $384 billion.

Although the fund can invest in stocks of any economic sector (which is comprised of two or more industries), at times it may emphasize certain sectors, even investing more than 25% of total assets in any one sector. The fund may invest up to 20% of total assets in foreign securities.

Management process. Portfolio management begins by screening for stocks whose price-to-earnings ratios are below the average for the S&P 500 Index. Portfolio management then compares a company's stock price to its book value, cash flow and yield, and analyzes individual companies to identify those that are financially sound and appear to have strong potential for long-term share price appreciation and income.

Portfolio management assembles the fund's portfolio from among the most attractive stocks, drawing on an analysis of economic outlooks for various sectors and industries.

Derivatives. Portfolio management generally may use futures contracts, which are a type of derivative (a contract whose value is based on, for example, indices, currencies or securities), as a substitute for direct investment in a particular asset class or to keep cash on hand to meet shareholder redemptions.

The fund may also use various types of derivatives (i) for hedging purposes; (ii) for risk management; (iii) for non-hedging purposes to seek to enhance potential gains; or (iv) as a substitute for direct investment in a particular asset class or to keep cash on hand to meet shareholder redemptions.

Securities Lending. The fund may lend securities (up to one-third of total assets) to approved institutions.

Main Risks

There are several risk factors that could hurt the fund's performance, cause you to lose money or cause the fund's performance to trail that of other investments. The fund may not achieve its investment objective, and is not intended to be a complete investment program. An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.

Stock market risk. When stock prices fall, you should expect the value of your investment to fall as well. Stock prices can be hurt by poor management on the part of the stock's issuer, shrinking product demand and other business risks. These may affect single companies as well as groups of companies. In addition, movements in financial markets may adversely affect a stock's price, regardless of how well the company performs. To the extent the fund invests in a particular capitalization or market sector, the fund's performance may be proportionately affected by that segment's general performance.

Security selection risk. The securities in the fund's portfolio may decline in value. Portfolio management could be wrong in its analysis of industries, companies, economic trends, the relative attractiveness of different securities or other matters.

Value investing risk. As a category, value stocks may underperform growth stocks (and the stock market as a whole) over any period of time. In addition, value stocks selected for investment by portfolio management may not perform as anticipated.

Focus risk. To the extent that the fund focuses its investments in particular industries, asset classes or sectors of the economy, any market price movements, regulatory or technological changes, or economic conditions affecting companies in those industries, asset classes or sectors will have a significant impact on the fund's performance.

Derivatives risk. Risks associated with derivatives include the risk that the derivative is not well correlated with the security, index or currency to which it relates; the risk that derivatives may result in losses or missed opportunities; the risk that the fund will be unable to sell the derivative because of an illiquid secondary market; the risk that a counterparty is unwilling or unable to meet its obligation; and the risk that the derivative transaction could expose the fund to the effects of leverage, which could increase the fund's exposure to the market and magnify potential losses.

Counterparty risk. A financial institution or other counterparty with whom the fund does business, or that underwrites, distributes or guarantees any investments or contracts that the fund owns or is otherwise exposed to, may decline in financial health and become unable to honor its commitments. This could cause losses for the fund or could delay the return or delivery of collateral or other assets to the fund.

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

Securities lending risk. Any decline in the value of a portfolio security that occurs while the security is out on loan is borne by the fund and will adversely affect performance. Also, there may be delays in recovery of securities loaned or even a loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially while holding the security.

Foreign investment risk. The fund faces the risks inherent in foreign investing. Adverse political, economic or social developments could undermine the value of the fund's investments or prevent the fund from realizing their full value. Financial reporting standards for companies based in foreign markets differ from those in the US. Additionally, foreign securities markets generally are smaller and less liquid than US markets. To the extent that the fund invests in non-US dollar denominated foreign securities, changes in currency exchange rates may affect the US dollar value of foreign securities or the income or gain received on these securities.

Emerging markets risk. Foreign investment risks are greater in emerging markets than in developed markets. Investments in emerging markets are often considered speculative.

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.

Past Performance

How a fund's returns vary from year to year can give an idea of its risk; so can comparing fund performance to overall market performance (as measured by an appropriate market index). Past performance may not indicate future results. All performance figures below assume that dividends were reinvested. For more recent performance figures, go to www.dws-investments.com (the Web site does not form a part of this prospectus) or call the phone number included in this prospectus.

For Class R shares, historical performance prior to class inception is based on the performance of the fund's original share class (Class A) adjusted to reflect the higher expenses of Class R.

CALENDAR YEAR TOTAL RETURNS (%) (Class A)

These year-by-year returns do not include sales charges, if any, and would be lower if they did. Returns for other classes were different and are not shown here.

Best Quarter: 18.70%, Q2 2003 Worst Quarter: -21.83%, Q4 2008

Average Annual Total Returns
(For periods ended 12/31/2012 expressed as a %)

After-tax returns (which are shown only for Class A and would be different for other classes) reflect the historical highest individual federal income tax rates, but do not reflect any state or local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns may be different. After-tax returns are not relevant to shares held in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan. Class S index comparisons began on 12/31/2004.

Average Annual Total Returns DWS Large Cap Value Fund	Class Inception	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Class A before tax	Mar. 18, 1988	3.24%	(1.81%)	5.75%
Class A After tax on distributions		2.95%	(2.12%)	4.88%
Class A After tax on distributions and sale of fund shares		2.48%	(1.57%)	4.91%
Class B before tax	Sep. 11, 1995	5.71%	(1.63%)	5.51%
Class C before tax	Sep. 11, 1995	8.77%	(1.36%)	5.60%
Class R before tax	Mar. 01, 2011	9.20%	(0.90%)	6.10%
INST Class before tax	Jun. 01, 2000	9.91%	(0.28%)	6.78%
INST Class Russell 1000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		17.51%	0.59%	7.38%

Average Annual Total Returns DWS Large Cap Value Fund	Class Inception	1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception
Class S	Dec. 20, 2004	9.90%	(0.32%)	3.71%
Class S Russell 1000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		17.51%	0.59%	3.78%

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Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	DWS VALUE SERIES, INC
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Mar. 01, 2013
DWS Large Cap Value Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return [Heading]	rr_RiskReturnHeading	DWS Large Cap Value Fund
Objective [Heading]	rr_ObjectiveHeading	Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock	The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation,
Objective, Secondary [Text Block]	rr_ObjectiveSecondaryTextBlock	with current income as a secondary objective.
Expense [Heading]	rr_ExpenseHeading	Fees and Expenses of the Fund
Expense Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock	These are the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy and hold shares. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in DWS funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in Choosing a Share Class (p. 30) and Purchase and Redemption of Shares in the fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) (p. II-15).
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]	rr_ShareholderFeesCaption	SHAREHOLDER FEES (paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text]	rr_OperatingExpensesCaption	ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
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 may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the expense example, and can affect the fund's performance. Portfolio turnover rate for fiscal year 2012: 51%.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate	rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate	51.00%
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts	You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in DWS funds.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount	50,000
Expense Example [Heading]	rr_ExpenseExampleHeading	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:
Expense Example, No Redemption Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionNarrativeTextBlock	You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
Expense Example Closing [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleClosingTextBlock	Class B converts to Class A after six years; the Example for Class B reflects Class A fees after the conversion.
Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	Principal Investment Strategy
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	Main Investments. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks and other equity securities of large US companies that are similar in size to the companies in the Russell 1000® Value Index and that portfolio management believes are undervalued. These are typically companies that have been sound historically, but are temporarily out of favor. While the market capitalization range of the Russell 1000® Value Index changes throughout the year, as of the most recent reconstitution date of the index (June 22, 2012), the market capitalization range of the Russell 1000® Value Index was between $96.8 million and $384 billion. Although the fund can invest in stocks of any economic sector (which is comprised of two or more industries), at times it may emphasize certain sectors, even investing more than 25% of total assets in any one sector. The fund may invest up to 20% of total assets in foreign securities. Management process. Portfolio management begins by screening for stocks whose price-to-earnings ratios are below the average for the S&P 500 Index. Portfolio management then compares a company's stock price to its book value, cash flow and yield, and analyzes individual companies to identify those that are financially sound and appear to have strong potential for long-term share price appreciation and income. Portfolio management assembles the fund's portfolio from among the most attractive stocks, drawing on an analysis of economic outlooks for various sectors and industries. Derivatives. Portfolio management generally may use futures contracts, which are a type of derivative (a contract whose value is based on, for example, indices, currencies or securities), as a substitute for direct investment in a particular asset class or to keep cash on hand to meet shareholder redemptions. The fund may also use various types of derivatives (i) for hedging purposes; (ii) for risk management; (iii) for non-hedging purposes to seek to enhance potential gains; or (iv) as a substitute for direct investment in a particular asset class or to keep cash on hand to meet shareholder redemptions. Securities Lending. The fund may lend securities (up to one-third of total assets) to approved institutions.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	Main Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	There are several risk factors that could hurt the fund's performance, cause you to lose money or cause the fund's performance to trail that of other investments. The fund may not achieve its investment objective, and is not intended to be a complete investment program. An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. Stock market risk. When stock prices fall, you should expect the value of your investment to fall as well. Stock prices can be hurt by poor management on the part of the stock's issuer, shrinking product demand and other business risks. These may affect single companies as well as groups of companies. In addition, movements in financial markets may adversely affect a stock's price, regardless of how well the company performs. To the extent the fund invests in a particular capitalization or market sector, the fund's performance may be proportionately affected by that segment's general performance. Security selection risk. The securities in the fund's portfolio may decline in value. Portfolio management could be wrong in its analysis of industries, companies, economic trends, the relative attractiveness of different securities or other matters. Value investing risk. As a category, value stocks may underperform growth stocks (and the stock market as a whole) over any period of time. In addition, value stocks selected for investment by portfolio management may not perform as anticipated. Focus risk. To the extent that the fund focuses its investments in particular industries, asset classes or sectors of the economy, any market price movements, regulatory or technological changes, or economic conditions affecting companies in those industries, asset classes or sectors will have a significant impact on the fund's performance. Derivatives risk. Risks associated with derivatives include the risk that the derivative is not well correlated with the security, index or currency to which it relates; the risk that derivatives may result in losses or missed opportunities; the risk that the fund will be unable to sell the derivative because of an illiquid secondary market; the risk that a counterparty is unwilling or unable to meet its obligation; and the risk that the derivative transaction could expose the fund to the effects of leverage, which could increase the fund's exposure to the market and magnify potential losses. Counterparty risk. A financial institution or other counterparty with whom the fund does business, or that underwrites, distributes or guarantees any investments or contracts that the fund owns or is otherwise exposed to, may decline in financial health and become unable to honor its commitments. This could cause losses for the fund or could delay the return or delivery of collateral or other assets to the fund. Liquidity risk. In certain situations, it may be difficult or impossible to sell an investment in an orderly fashion at an acceptable price. Securities lending risk. Any decline in the value of a portfolio security that occurs while the security is out on loan is borne by the fund and will adversely affect performance. Also, there may be delays in recovery of securities loaned or even a loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially while holding the security. Foreign investment risk. The fund faces the risks inherent in foreign investing. Adverse political, economic or social developments could undermine the value of the fund's investments or prevent the fund from realizing their full value. Financial reporting standards for companies based in foreign markets differ from those in the US. Additionally, foreign securities markets generally are smaller and less liquid than US markets. To the extent that the fund invests in non-US dollar denominated foreign securities, changes in currency exchange rates may affect the US dollar value of foreign securities or the income or gain received on these securities. Emerging markets risk. Foreign investment risks are greater in emerging markets than in developed markets. Investments in emerging markets are often considered speculative. 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.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	There are several risk factors that could hurt the fund's performance, cause you to lose money or cause the fund's performance to trail that of other investments.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]	rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution	An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	Past Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	How a fund's returns vary from year to year can give an idea of its risk; so can comparing fund performance to overall market performance (as measured by an appropriate market index). Past performance may not indicate future results. All performance figures below assume that dividends were reinvested. For more recent performance figures, go to www.dws-investments.com (the Web site does not form a part of this prospectus) or call the phone number included in this prospectus. For Class R shares, historical performance prior to class inception is based on the performance of the fund's original share class (Class A) adjusted to reflect the higher expenses of Class R.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]	rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns	How a fund's returns vary from year to year can give an idea of its risk; so can comparing fund performance to overall market performance (as measured by an appropriate market index).
Performance Availability Website Address [Text]	rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress	www.dws-investments.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture	Past performance may not indicate future results.
Bar Chart [Heading]	rr_BarChartHeading	CALENDAR YEAR TOTAL RETURNS (%) (Class A)
Bar Chart Narrative [Text Block]	rr_BarChartNarrativeTextBlock	These year-by-year returns do not include sales charges, if any, and would be lower if they did. Returns for other classes were different and are not shown here.
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]	rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads	These year-by-year returns do not include sales charges, if any, and would be lower if they did.
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]	rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock	Best Quarter: 18.70%, Q2 2003 Worst Quarter: -21.83%, Q4 2008
Performance Table Heading	rr_PerformanceTableHeading	Average Annual Total Returns (For periods ended 12/31/2012 expressed as a %)
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate	rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate	After-tax returns (which are shown only for Class A and would be different for other classes) reflect the historical highest individual federal income tax rates, but do not reflect any state or local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred	rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred	After-tax returns are not relevant to shares held in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]	rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown	After-tax returns (which are shown only for Class A and would be different for other classes)
Performance Table Narrative	rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock	After-tax returns (which are shown only for Class A and would be different for other classes) reflect the historical highest individual federal income tax rates, but do not reflect any state or local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns may be different. After-tax returns are not relevant to shares held in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan. Class S index comparisons began on 12/31/2004.
DWS Large Cap Value Fund | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	5.75%
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	20
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.42%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	0.24%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.34%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.00%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	671
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	875
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	1,096
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,729
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	671
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	875
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	1,096
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	1,729
2003	rr_AnnualReturn2003	32.46%
2004	rr_AnnualReturn2004	9.27%
2005	rr_AnnualReturn2005	1.85%
2006	rr_AnnualReturn2006	15.56%
2007	rr_AnnualReturn2007	12.52%
2008	rr_AnnualReturn2008	(35.65%)
2009	rr_AnnualReturn2009	24.94%
2010	rr_AnnualReturn2010	10.36%
2011	rr_AnnualReturn2011	(0.37%)
2012	rr_AnnualReturn2012	9.54%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Best Quarter:
Highest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate	Jun. 30, 2003
Highest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn	18.70%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Worst Quarter:
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate	Dec. 31, 2008
Lowest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn	(21.83%)
DWS Large Cap Value Fund | Class B
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	4.00%
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	20
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.42%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	1.00%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.38%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.80%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	583
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	866
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	1,175
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,712
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	183
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	566
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	975
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	1,712
DWS Large Cap Value Fund | Class C
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	1.00%
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	20
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.42%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	1.00%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.28%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.70%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	273
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	536
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	923
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	2,009
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	173
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	536
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	923
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	2,009
DWS Large Cap Value Fund | Class R
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	none
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.42%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	0.50%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.41%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.33%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	135
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	421
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	729
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,601
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	135
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	421
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	729
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	1,601
DWS Large Cap Value Fund | INST Class
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	none
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.42%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.27%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.69%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	70
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	221
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	384
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	859
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	70
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	221
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	384
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	859
DWS Large Cap Value Fund | Class S
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	20
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.42%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.27%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.69%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	70
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	221
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	384
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	859
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	70
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	221
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	384
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	859
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	9.90%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(0.32%)
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	3.71%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Dec. 20, 2004
DWS Large Cap Value Fund | before tax | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	3.24%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(1.81%)
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	5.75%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Mar. 18, 1988
DWS Large Cap Value Fund | before tax | Class B
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	5.71%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(1.63%)
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	5.51%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Sep. 11, 1995
DWS Large Cap Value Fund | before tax | Class C
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	8.77%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(1.36%)
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	5.60%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Sep. 11, 1995
DWS Large Cap Value Fund | before tax | Class R
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	9.20%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(0.90%)
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	6.10%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Mar. 01, 2011
DWS Large Cap Value Fund | before tax | INST Class
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	9.91%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(0.28%)
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	6.78%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Jun. 01, 2000
DWS Large Cap Value Fund | After tax on distributions | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	2.95%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(2.12%)
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	4.88%
DWS Large Cap Value Fund | After tax on distributions and sale of fund shares | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	2.48%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(1.57%)
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	4.91%
DWS Large Cap Value Fund | Russell 1000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | INST Class
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	17.51%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	0.59%
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	7.38%
DWS Large Cap Value Fund | Russell 1000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class S
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	17.51%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	0.59%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	3.78%

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Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	DWS VALUE SERIES, INC
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Mar. 01, 2013
DWS Equity Dividend Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return [Heading]	rr_RiskReturnHeading	DWS Equity Dividend Fund
Objective [Heading]	rr_ObjectiveHeading	Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock	The fund seeks to achieve a high rate of total return.
Expense [Heading]	rr_ExpenseHeading	Fees and Expenses of the Fund
Expense Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock	These are the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy and hold shares. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in DWS funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in Choosing a Share Class (p. 30) and Purchase and Redemption of Shares in the fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) (p. II-15).
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]	rr_ShareholderFeesCaption	SHAREHOLDER FEES (paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text]	rr_OperatingExpensesCaption	ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination	February 28, 2014
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 may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the expense example, and can affect the fund's performance. Portfolio turnover rate for fiscal year 2012: 58%.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate	rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate	58.00%
Expense Footnotes [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseFootnotesTextBlock	The Advisor has contractually agreed through February 28, 2014 to waive and/or reimburse fund expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the fund's total annual operating expenses at ratios no higher than 2.00% and 1.51% (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest expenses) for Class B and Class R, respectively. The agreement may only be terminated with the consent of the fund's Board.
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts	You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in DWS funds.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount	50,000
Expense Example [Heading]	rr_ExpenseExampleHeading	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 (including one year of capped expenses for Class B and Class R) remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, No Redemption Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionNarrativeTextBlock	You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
Expense Example Closing [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleClosingTextBlock	Class B converts to Class A after six years; the Example for Class B reflects Class A fees after the conversion.
Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	Principal Investment Strategy
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	Main investments. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in dividend-paying equity securities (mainly common stocks). Equity securities may also include preferred stocks, depository receipts and other securities with equity characteristics, such as convertible securities and warrants. The fund focuses on stocks of large US companies that are similar in size to the companies in the S&P 500 Index and that portfolio management believes are undervalued. As of January 31, 2013, the index had a median market capitalization of $13.5 billion. Although the fund can invest in stocks of any economic sector (which is comprised of two or more industries), at times it may emphasize one or more sectors and may invest more than 25% of total assets in a single sector. The fund may invest up to 20% of total assets in foreign securities. The fund may also invest in the equity securities of real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). Management process. Portfolio management aims to add value through stock selection. Portfolio management utilizes a proprietary investment process designed to identify attractive investment candidates generated by more than 5,000 equity analysts around the globe, who collectively cover over 10,000 securities. Through the quality of these analysts' fundamental research, this process seeks to identify investments that may offer the potential for price appreciation. In addition, portfolio management utilizes a screening process to identify stocks that may offer above-average dividend yields. The investment process also takes into consideration various factors — both risk and return factors relative to the benchmark — and assists portfolio management in devising allocations among investable securities. Portfolio management may buy a security when its research resources indicate the potential for future upside price appreciation relative to the benchmark or its investment process identifies an attractive investment opportunity. Conversely, portfolio management may sell a security when its research resources indicate the potential for future downside or its investment process identifies more attractive investment opportunities elsewhere. Derivatives. Portfolio management generally may use futures contracts, which are a type of derivative (a contract whose value is based on, for example, indices, currencies or securities) as a substitute for direct investment in a particular asset class or to keep cash on hand to meet shareholder redemptions. In addition, portfolio management generally may use forward currency contracts to hedge the fund's exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign currency denominated portfolio holdings or to facilitate transactions in foreign currency denominated securities. Portfolio management generally may use structured notes to gain exposure to certain foreign markets that may not permit direct investment. The fund may also use various types of derivatives (i) for hedging purposes; (ii) for risk management; (iii) for non-hedging purposes to seek to enhance potential gains; or (iv) as a substitute for direct investment in a particular asset class or to keep cash on hand to meet shareholder redemptions. Securities Lending. The fund may lend securities (up to one-third of total assets) to approved institutions.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	Main Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	There are several risk factors that could hurt the fund's performance, cause you to lose money or cause the fund's performance to trail that of other investments. The fund may not achieve its investment objective, and is not intended to be a complete investment program. An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. Stock market risk. When stock prices fall, you should expect the value of your investment to fall as well. Stock prices can be hurt by poor management on the part of the stock's issuer, shrinking product demand and other business risks. These may affect single companies as well as groups of companies. In addition, movements in financial markets may adversely affect a stock's price, regardless of how well the company performs. To the extent the fund invests in a particular capitalization or market sector, the fund's performance may be proportionately affected by that segment's general performance. Security selection risk. The securities in the fund's portfolio may decline in value. Portfolio management could be wrong in its analysis of industries, companies, economic trends, the relative attractiveness of different securities or other matters. Dividend-paying stock risk. As a category, dividend-paying stocks may underperform non-dividend paying stocks (and the stock market as a whole) over any period of time. In addition, if the dividend-paying stocks held by the fund reduce or stop paying dividends, the fund's ability to generate income may be adversely affected. Value investing risk. As a category, value stocks may underperform growth stocks (and the stock market as a whole) over any period of time. In addition, value stocks selected for investment by portfolio management may not perform as anticipated. Focus risk. To the extent that the fund focuses its investments in particular industries, asset classes or sectors of the economy, any market price movements, regulatory or technological changes, or economic conditions affecting companies in those industries, asset classes or sectors will have a significant impact on the fund's performance. Derivatives risk. Risks associated with derivatives include the risk that the derivative is not well correlated with the security, index or currency to which it relates; the risk that derivatives may result in losses or missed opportunities; the risk that the fund will be unable to sell the derivative because of an illiquid secondary market; the risk that a counterparty is unwilling or unable to meet its obligation; and the risk that the derivative transaction could expose the fund to the effects of leverage, which could increase the fund's exposure to the market and magnify potential losses. Counterparty risk. A financial institution or other counterparty with whom the fund does business, or that underwrites, distributes or guarantees any investments or contracts that the fund owns or is otherwise exposed to, may decline in financial health and become unable to honor its commitments. This could cause losses for the fund or could delay the return or delivery of collateral or other assets to the fund. Liquidity risk. In certain situations, it may be difficult or impossible to sell an investment in an orderly fashion at an acceptable price. Real estate securities risk. The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments and will depend on the value of the underlying properties or the underlying loans or interest. The value of these securities will rise and fall in response to many factors, including economic conditions, the demand for rental property and interest rates. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. Securities lending risk. Any decline in the value of a portfolio security that occurs while the security is out on loan is borne by the fund and will adversely affect performance. Also, there may be delays in recovery of securities loaned or even a loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially while holding the security. Foreign investment risk. The fund faces the risks inherent in foreign investing. Adverse political, economic or social developments could undermine the value of the fund's investments or prevent the fund from realizing their full value. Financial reporting standards for companies based in foreign markets differ from those in the US. Additionally, foreign securities markets generally are smaller and less liquid than US markets. To the extent that the fund invests in non-US dollar denominated foreign securities, changes in currency exchange rates may affect the US dollar value of foreign securities or the income or gain received on these securities. Emerging markets risk. Foreign investment risks are greater in emerging markets than in developed markets. Investments in emerging markets are often considered speculative. 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.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	There are several risk factors that could hurt the fund's performance, cause you to lose money or cause the fund's performance to trail that of other investments.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]	rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution	An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	Past Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	How a fund's returns vary from year to year can give an idea of its risk; so can comparing fund performance to overall market performance (as measured by an appropriate market index). Past performance may not indicate future results. All performance figures below assume that dividends were reinvested. For more recent performance figures, go to www.dws-investments.com (the Web site does not form a part of this prospectus) or call the phone number included in this prospectus. For Class R shares, historical performance prior to class inception is based on the performance of the fund's original share class (Class A) adjusted to reflect the higher expenses of Class R.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]	rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns	How a fund's returns vary from year to year can give an idea of its risk; so can comparing fund performance to overall market performance (as measured by an appropriate market index).
Performance Availability Website Address [Text]	rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress	www.dws-investments.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture	Past performance may not indicate future results.
Bar Chart [Heading]	rr_BarChartHeading	CALENDAR YEAR TOTAL RETURNS (%) (Class A)
Bar Chart Narrative [Text Block]	rr_BarChartNarrativeTextBlock	These year-by-year returns do not include sales charges, if any, and would be lower if they did. Returns for other classes were different and are not shown here.
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]	rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads	These year-by-year returns do not include sales charges, if any, and would be lower if they did.
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]	rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock	Best Quarter: 20.43%, Q2 2003 Worst Quarter: -23.21%, Q4 2008
Performance Table Heading	rr_PerformanceTableHeading	Average Annual Total Returns (For periods ended 12/31/2012 expressed as a %)
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate	rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate	After-tax returns (which are shown only for Class A and would be different for other classes) reflect the historical highest individual federal income tax rates, but do not reflect any state or local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred	rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred	After-tax returns are not relevant to shares held in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]	rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown	After-tax returns (which are shown only for Class A and would be different for other classes)
Performance Table Narrative	rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock	After-tax returns (which are shown only for Class A and would be different for other classes) reflect the historical highest individual federal income tax rates, but do not reflect any state or local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns may be different. After-tax returns are not relevant to shares held in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan. Class S index comparison began on 2/28/05.
DWS Equity Dividend Fund | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	5.75%
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	20
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.72%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	0.24%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.24%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.20%
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	none
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	1.20%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	690
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	934
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	1,197
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,946
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	690
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	934
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	1,197
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	1,946
2003	rr_AnnualReturn2003	31.34%
2004	rr_AnnualReturn2004	13.48%
2005	rr_AnnualReturn2005	7.72%
2006	rr_AnnualReturn2006	17.40%
2007	rr_AnnualReturn2007	(1.14%)
2008	rr_AnnualReturn2008	(45.50%)
2009	rr_AnnualReturn2009	23.44%
2010	rr_AnnualReturn2010	12.42%
2011	rr_AnnualReturn2011	(2.28%)
2012	rr_AnnualReturn2012	11.97%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Best Quarter:
Highest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate	Jun. 30, 2003
Highest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn	20.43%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Worst Quarter:
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate	Dec. 31, 2008
Lowest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn	(23.21%)
DWS Equity Dividend Fund | Class B
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	4.00%
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	20
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.72%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	1.00%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.38%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	2.10%
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	0.10%
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	2.00%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	603
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	948
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	1,320
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,981
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	203
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	648
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	1,120
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	1,981
DWS Equity Dividend Fund | Class C
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	1.00%
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	20
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.72%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	1.00%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.23%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.95%
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	none
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	1.95%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	298
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	612
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	1,052
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	2,275
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	198
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	612
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	1,052
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	2,275
DWS Equity Dividend Fund | Class R
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	none
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.72%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	0.48%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.33%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.53%
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	0.02%
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	1.51%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	154
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	481
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	832
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,822
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	154
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	481
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	832
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	1,822
DWS Equity Dividend Fund | INST Class
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	none
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.72%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.11%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.83%
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	none
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	0.83%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	85
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	265
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	460
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,025
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	85
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	265
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	460
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	1,025
DWS Equity Dividend Fund | Class S
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	20
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.72%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.24%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.96%
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	none
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	0.96%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	98
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	306
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	531
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,178
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	98
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	306
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	531
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	1,178
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	12.22%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(3.54%)
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	0.30%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Feb. 28, 2005
DWS Equity Dividend Fund | before tax | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	5.53%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(4.85%)
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	3.81%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Mar. 18, 1988
DWS Equity Dividend Fund | before tax | Class B
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	8.10%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(4.69%)
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	3.57%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Sep. 11, 1995
DWS Equity Dividend Fund | before tax | Class C
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	11.14%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(4.44%)
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	3.64%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Sep. 11, 1995
DWS Equity Dividend Fund | before tax | Class R
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	11.67%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(4.02%)
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	4.13%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Oct. 01, 2003
DWS Equity Dividend Fund | before tax | INST Class
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	12.38%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(3.36%)
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	4.79%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Aug. 19, 2002
DWS Equity Dividend Fund | After tax on distributions | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	5.15%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(5.16%)
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	3.32%
DWS Equity Dividend Fund | After tax on distributions and sale of fund shares | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	4.06%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(4.08%)
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	3.27%
DWS Equity Dividend Fund | Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | INST Class
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	16.00%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	1.66%
10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	7.10%
DWS Equity Dividend Fund | Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class S
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	16.00%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	1.66%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	4.36%

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Label	Element	Value
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	DWS VALUE SERIES, INC
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Mar. 01, 2013
DWS Mid Cap Value Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return [Heading]	rr_RiskReturnHeading	DWS Mid Cap Value Fund (formerly DWS Dreman Mid Cap Value Fund)
Objective [Heading]	rr_ObjectiveHeading	Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock	The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Expense [Heading]	rr_ExpenseHeading	Fees and Expenses of the Fund
Expense Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock	These are the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy and hold shares. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in DWS funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in Choosing a Share Class (p. 30) and Purchase and Redemption of Shares in the fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) (p. II-15).
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]	rr_ShareholderFeesCaption	SHAREHOLDER FEES (paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text]	rr_OperatingExpensesCaption	ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination	February 28, 2014
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 may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the expense example, and can affect the fund's performance. Portfolio turnover rate for the fiscal year 2012: 28%.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate	rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate	28.00%
Expense Footnotes [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseFootnotesTextBlock	The Advisor has contractually agreed through September 30, 2013 to waive and/or reimburse fund expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the fund's total annual operating expenses at 1.21%, 1.96%, 1.96%, 1.46% and 0.96%; and for the period from October 1, 2013 through February 28, 2014, at ratios no higher than 1.26%, 2.01%, 2.01%, 1.51% and 1.01% (in each instance, excluding extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest expenses) for Classes A, B, C, R and S, respectively. These agreements may only be terminated with the consent of the fund's Board.
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts	You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in DWS funds.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount	50,000
Expense Example [Heading]	rr_ExpenseExampleHeading	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 (including one year of capped expenses for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class S) remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, No Redemption Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionNarrativeTextBlock	You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
Expense Example Closing [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleClosingTextBlock	Class B converts to Class A after six years; the Example for Class B reflects Class A fees after the conversion.
Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	Principal Investment Strategy
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	Main investments. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks of mid-cap companies that portfolio management believes are undervalued, but have favorable prospects for appreciation. The fund defines mid-cap companies as companies that have a market capitalization similar to the companies included in the Russell Midcap® Value Index. While the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap® Value Index changes throughout the year, as of January 31, 2013, the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap® Value Index was between $317 million and $25 billion. The fund may invest up to 20% of total assets in foreign securities. The fund may also invest in the equity securities of real estate investment trusts (REITs). Management process. Portfolio management begins by screening for stocks of mid-cap companies with below-market price-to-earnings ratios. Portfolio management then compares the company's stock price to such measures as book value, cash flow and yield and analyzes individual companies to identify those that are financially sound and appear to have strong potential for long-term capital appreciation and dividend growth. Portfolio management assembles the fund's portfolio from among the most attractive stocks, drawing, in addition, on an analysis of economic outlooks for various sectors and industries. Securities Lending. The fund may lend securities (up to one-third of total assets) to approved institutions.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	Main Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	There are several risk factors that could hurt the fund's performance, cause you to lose money or cause the fund's performance to trail that of other investments. The fund may not achieve its investment objective, and is not intended to be a complete investment program. An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. Stock market risk. When stock prices fall, you should expect the value of your investment to fall as well. Stock prices can be hurt by poor management on the part of the stock's issuer, shrinking product demand and other business risks. These may affect single companies as well as groups of companies. In addition, movements in financial markets may adversely affect a stock's price, regardless of how well the company performs. To the extent the fund invests in a particular capitalization or market sector, the fund's performance may be proportionately affected by that segment's general performance. Security selection risk. The securities in the fund's portfolio may decline in value. Portfolio management could be wrong in its analysis of industries, companies, economic trends, the relative attractiveness of different securities or other matters. Value investing risk. As a category, value stocks may underperform growth stocks (and the stock market as a whole) over any period of time. In addition, value stocks selected for investment by portfolio management may not perform as anticipated. Medium-sized company risk. Medium-sized company stocks tend to be more volatile than large company stocks. Because stock analysts are less likely to follow medium-sized companies, less information about them is available to investors. Industry-wide reversals may have a greater impact on medium-sized companies, since they lack the financial resources of larger companies. Medium-sized company stocks are typically less liquid than large company stocks. Focus risk. To the extent that the fund focuses its investments in particular industries, asset classes or sectors of the economy, any market price movements, regulatory or technological changes, or economic conditions affecting companies in those industries, asset classes or sectors will have a significant impact on the fund's performance. Foreign investment risk. The fund faces the risks inherent in foreign investing. Adverse political, economic or social developments could undermine the value of the fund's investments or prevent the fund from realizing their full value. Financial reporting standards for companies based in foreign markets differ from those in the US. Additionally, foreign securities markets generally are smaller and less liquid than US markets. To the extent that the fund invests in non-US dollar denominated foreign securities, changes in currency exchange rates may affect the US dollar value of foreign securities or the income or gain received on these securities. Emerging markets risk. Foreign investment risks are greater in emerging markets than in developed markets. Investments in emerging markets are often considered speculative. 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. Real estate securities risk. The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments and will depend on the value of the underlying properties or the underlying loans or interest. The value of these securities will rise and fall in response to many factors, including economic conditions, the demand for rental property and interest rates. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. Securities lending risk. Any decline in the value of a portfolio security that occurs while the security is out on loan is borne by the fund and will adversely affect performance. Also, there may be delays in recovery of securities loaned or even a loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially while holding the security.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	There are several risk factors that could hurt the fund's performance, cause you to lose money or cause the fund's performance to trail that of other investments.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]	rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution	An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	Past Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	How a fund's returns vary from year to year can give an idea of its risk; so can comparing fund performance to overall market performance (as measured by an appropriate market index). Past performance may not indicate future results. All performance figures below assume that dividends were reinvested. For more recent performance figures, go to www.dws-investments.com (the Web site does not form a part of this prospectus) or call the phone number included in this prospectus. For Class R shares, historical performance prior to class inception is based on the performance of the fund's Class A shares adjusted to reflect the higher expenses of Class R.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]	rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns	How a fund's returns vary from year to year can give an idea of its risk; so can comparing fund performance to overall market performance (as measured by an appropriate market index).
Performance Availability Website Address [Text]	rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress	www.dws-investments.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture	Past performance may not indicate future results.
Bar Chart [Heading]	rr_BarChartHeading	CALENDAR YEAR TOTAL RETURNS (%) (Class A)
Bar Chart Narrative [Text Block]	rr_BarChartNarrativeTextBlock	These year-by-year returns do not include sales charges, if any, and would be lower if they did. Returns for other classes were different and are not shown here.
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]	rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads	These year-by-year returns do not include sales charges, if any, and would be lower if they did.
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]	rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock	Best Quarter: 22.25%, Q3 2009 Worst Quarter: -23.99%, Q4 2008
Performance Table Heading	rr_PerformanceTableHeading	Average Annual Total Returns (For periods ended 12/31/2012 expressed as a %)
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate	rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate	After-tax returns (which are shown only for Class A and would be different for other classes) reflect the historical highest individual federal income tax rates, but do not reflect any state or local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred	rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred	After-tax returns are not relevant to shares held in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]	rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown	After-tax returns (which are shown only for Class A and would be different for other classes)
Performance Table Narrative	rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock	After-tax returns (which are shown only for Class A and would be different for other classes) reflect the historical highest individual federal income tax rates, but do not reflect any state or local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns may be different. After-tax returns are not relevant to shares held in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan. For all classes index comparison began on 7/31/05.
DWS Mid Cap Value Fund | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	5.75%
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	20
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.75%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	0.24%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.34%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.33%
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	0.07%
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	1.26%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	696
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	966
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	1,256
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	2,079
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	696
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	966
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	1,256
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	2,079
2006	rr_AnnualReturn2006	17.58%
2007	rr_AnnualReturn2007	5.35%
2008	rr_AnnualReturn2008	(40.03%)
2009	rr_AnnualReturn2009	38.44%
2010	rr_AnnualReturn2010	19.58%
2011	rr_AnnualReturn2011	(6.07%)
2012	rr_AnnualReturn2012	17.02%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Best Quarter:
Highest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate	Sep. 30, 2009
Highest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn	22.25%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Worst Quarter:
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate	Dec. 31, 2008
Lowest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn	(23.99%)
DWS Mid Cap Value Fund | Class B
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	4.00%
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	20
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.75%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	1.00%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.44%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	2.19%
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	0.18%
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	2.01%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	604
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	968
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	1,358
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	2,091
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	204
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	668
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	1,158
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	2,091
DWS Mid Cap Value Fund | Class C
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	1.00%
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	20
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.75%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	1.00%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.33%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	2.08%
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	0.07%
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	2.01%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	304
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	645
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	1,112
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	2,405
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	204
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	645
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	1,112
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	2,405
DWS Mid Cap Value Fund | Class R
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	none
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.75%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	0.50%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.39%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.64%
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	0.13%
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	1.51%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	154
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	505
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	880
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,933
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	154
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	505
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	880
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	1,933
DWS Mid Cap Value Fund | INST Class
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	none
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.75%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.22%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.97%
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	none
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	0.97%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	99
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	309
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	536
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,190
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	99
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	309
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	536
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	1,190
DWS Mid Cap Value Fund | Class S
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	20
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.75%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.35%
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.10%
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	0.09%
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	1.01%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	103
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	341
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	597
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,332
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	103
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	341
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	597
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	1,332
DWS Mid Cap Value Fund | before tax | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	10.29%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	0.56%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	3.64%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Aug. 01, 2005
DWS Mid Cap Value Fund | before tax | Class B
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	13.19%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	0.80%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	3.73%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Aug. 01, 2005
DWS Mid Cap Value Fund | before tax | Class C
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	16.08%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	1.01%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	3.73%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Aug. 01, 2005
DWS Mid Cap Value Fund | before tax | Class R
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	16.38%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	1.50%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	4.18%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Mar. 01, 2011
DWS Mid Cap Value Fund | before tax | INST Class
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	17.37%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	2.10%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	4.90%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Aug. 01, 2005
DWS Mid Cap Value Fund | before tax | Class S
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	17.34%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	2.06%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	4.82%
Class Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Aug. 01, 2005
DWS Mid Cap Value Fund | After tax on distributions | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	10.06%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	0.36%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	3.16%
DWS Mid Cap Value Fund | After tax on distributions and sale of fund shares | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	6.88%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	0.42%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	2.92%
DWS Mid Cap Value Fund | Russell Midcap Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	18.51%
5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	3.79%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	5.18%

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DWS Mid Cap Value Fund

DWS Mid Cap Value Fund

(formerly DWS Dreman Mid Cap Value Fund)

Investment Objective

The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

These are the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy and hold shares. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in DWS funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in Choosing a Share Class (p. 30) and Purchase and Redemption of Shares in the fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) (p. II-15).

SHAREHOLDER FEES (paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees DWS Mid Cap Value Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class R	INST Class	Class S
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases, as % of offering price	5.75%	none	none	none	none	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load), as % of redemption proceeds	none	4.00%	1.00%	none	none	none
Account Maintenance Fee (annually, for fund balances below $10,000 and subject to certain exceptions)	20	20	20	none	none	20

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses DWS Mid Cap Value Fund	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class R	INST Class	Class S
Management fee	0.75%	0.75%	0.75%	0.75%	0.75%	0.75%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees	0.24%	1.00%	1.00%	0.50%	none	none
Other expenses	0.34%	0.44%	0.33%	0.39%	0.22%	0.35%
Total annual fund operating expenses	1.33%	2.19%	2.08%	1.64%	0.97%	1.10%
Fee waiver/expense reimbursement	0.07%	0.18%	0.07%	0.13%	none	0.09%
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursement	1.26%	2.01%	2.01%	1.51%	0.97%	1.01%

The Advisor has contractually agreed through September 30, 2013 to waive and/or reimburse fund expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the fund's total annual operating expenses at 1.21%, 1.96%, 1.96%, 1.46% and 0.96%; and for the period from October 1, 2013 through February 28, 2014, at ratios no higher than 1.26%, 2.01%, 2.01%, 1.51% and 1.01% (in each instance, excluding extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest expenses) for Classes A, B, C, R and S, respectively. These agreements may only be terminated with the consent of the fund's Board.

EXAMPLE

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 (including one year of capped expenses for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class S) remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example DWS Mid Cap Value Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class R	INST Class	Class S
1 Year	696	604	304	154	99	103
3 Years	966	968	645	505	309	341
5 Years	1,256	1,358	1,112	880	536	597
10 Years	2,079	2,091	2,405	1,933	1,190	1,332

You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:

Expense Example, No Redemption DWS Mid Cap Value Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class R	INST Class	Class S
1 Year	696	204	204	154	99	103
3 Years	966	668	645	505	309	341
5 Years	1,256	1,158	1,112	880	536	597
10 Years	2,079	2,091	2,405	1,933	1,190	1,332

Class B converts to Class A after six years; the Example for Class B reflects Class A fees after the conversion.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may mean higher taxes if you are investing in a taxable account. These costs are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the expense example, and can affect the fund's performance.

Portfolio turnover rate for the fiscal year 2012: 28%.

Principal Investment Strategy

Main investments. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks of mid-cap companies that portfolio management believes are undervalued, but have favorable prospects for appreciation. The fund defines mid-cap companies as companies that have a market capitalization similar to the companies included in the Russell Midcap® Value Index. While the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap® Value Index changes throughout the year, as of January 31, 2013, the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap® Value Index was between $317 million and $25 billion. The fund may invest up to 20% of total assets in foreign securities.

The fund may also invest in the equity securities of real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Management process. Portfolio management begins by screening for stocks of mid-cap companies with below-market price-to-earnings ratios. Portfolio management then compares the company's stock price to such measures as book value, cash flow and yield and analyzes individual companies to identify those that are financially sound and appear to have strong potential for long-term capital appreciation and dividend growth.

Portfolio management assembles the fund's portfolio from among the most attractive stocks, drawing, in addition, on an analysis of economic outlooks for various sectors and industries.

Securities Lending. The fund may lend securities (up to one-third of total assets) to approved institutions.

Main Risks

There are several risk factors that could hurt the fund's performance, cause you to lose money or cause the fund's performance to trail that of other investments. The fund may not achieve its investment objective, and is not intended to be a complete investment program. An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.

Stock market risk. When stock prices fall, you should expect the value of your investment to fall as well. Stock prices can be hurt by poor management on the part of the stock's issuer, shrinking product demand and other business risks. These may affect single companies as well as groups of companies. In addition, movements in financial markets may adversely affect a stock's price, regardless of how well the company performs. To the extent the fund invests in a particular capitalization or market sector, the fund's performance may be proportionately affected by that segment's general performance.

Security selection risk. The securities in the fund's portfolio may decline in value. Portfolio management could be wrong in its analysis of industries, companies, economic trends, the relative attractiveness of different securities or other matters.

Value investing risk. As a category, value stocks may underperform growth stocks (and the stock market as a whole) over any period of time. In addition, value stocks selected for investment by portfolio management may not perform as anticipated.

Medium-sized company risk. Medium-sized company stocks tend to be more volatile than large company stocks. Because stock analysts are less likely to follow medium-sized companies, less information about them is available to investors. Industry-wide reversals may have a greater impact on medium-sized companies, since they lack the financial resources of larger companies. Medium-sized company stocks are typically less liquid than large company stocks.

Focus risk. To the extent that the fund focuses its investments in particular industries, asset classes or sectors of the economy, any market price movements, regulatory or technological changes, or economic conditions affecting companies in those industries, asset classes or sectors will have a significant impact on the fund's performance.

Foreign investment risk. The fund faces the risks inherent in foreign investing. Adverse political, economic or social developments could undermine the value of the fund's investments or prevent the fund from realizing their full value. Financial reporting standards for companies based in foreign markets differ from those in the US. Additionally, foreign securities markets generally are smaller and less liquid than US markets. To the extent that the fund invests in non-US dollar denominated foreign securities, changes in currency exchange rates may affect the US dollar value of foreign securities or the income or gain received on these securities.

Emerging markets risk. Foreign investment risks are greater in emerging markets than in developed markets. Investments in emerging markets are often considered speculative.

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.

Real estate securities risk. The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments and will depend on the value of the underlying properties or the underlying loans or interest. The value of these securities will rise and fall in response to many factors, including economic conditions, the demand for rental property and interest rates. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities.

Securities lending risk. Any decline in the value of a portfolio security that occurs while the security is out on loan is borne by the fund and will adversely affect performance. Also, there may be delays in recovery of securities loaned or even a loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially while holding the security.

Past Performance

How a fund's returns vary from year to year can give an idea of its risk; so can comparing fund performance to overall market performance (as measured by an appropriate market index). Past performance may not indicate future results. All performance figures below assume that dividends were reinvested. For more recent performance figures, go to www.dws-investments.com (the Web site does not form a part of this prospectus) or call the phone number included in this prospectus.

For Class R shares, historical performance prior to class inception is based on the performance of the fund's Class A shares adjusted to reflect the higher expenses of Class R.

CALENDAR YEAR TOTAL RETURNS (%) (Class A)

These year-by-year returns do not include sales charges, if any, and would be lower if they did. Returns for other classes were different and are not shown here.

Best Quarter: 22.25%, Q3 2009 Worst Quarter: -23.99%, Q4 2008

Average Annual Total Returns
(For periods ended 12/31/2012 expressed as a %)

After-tax returns (which are shown only for Class A and would be different for other classes) reflect the historical highest individual federal income tax rates, but do not reflect any state or local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns may be different. After-tax returns are not relevant to shares held in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan. For all classes index comparison began on 7/31/05.

Average Annual Total Returns DWS Mid Cap Value Fund	Class Inception	1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception
Class A before tax	Aug. 01, 2005	10.29%	0.56%	3.64%
Class A After tax on distributions		10.06%	0.36%	3.16%
Class A After tax on distributions and sale of fund shares		6.88%	0.42%	2.92%
Class B before tax	Aug. 01, 2005	13.19%	0.80%	3.73%
Class C before tax	Aug. 01, 2005	16.08%	1.01%	3.73%
Class R before tax	Mar. 01, 2011	16.38%	1.50%	4.18%
INST Class before tax	Aug. 01, 2005	17.37%	2.10%	4.90%
Class S before tax	Aug. 01, 2005	17.34%	2.06%	4.82%
Russell Midcap Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		18.51%	3.79%	5.18%