485BPOS

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2012

Registration No. 333-61366

811-10385

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Pre-Effective Amendment No.                              ¨

Post-Effective Amendment No. 92 x

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF

1940 ¨

Amendment No. 96 x

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

Pacific Life Funds

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

700 Newport Center Drive, P.O. Box 7500, Newport Beach, CA 92660

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (949) 219-3202

Audrey L. Cheng, Esq.

Pacific Life Insurance Company

700 Newport Center Drive

Newport Beach, CA 92660

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copies to:

Anthony H. Zacharski, Esq.

Dechert LLP

90 State House Square

Hartford, CT 06103-3702

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

x immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)

¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

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¨ on (date) 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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Title of Exhibit	Exhibit No.
XBRL Instance Document	Ex-101.ins
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document	Ex-101.sch
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document	Ex-101.cal
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase	Ex-101.lab
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document	Ex-101.pre
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase	Ex-101.def

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 92 to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Newport Beach, and State of California, on this 21st day of December, 2012.

PACIFIC LIFE FUNDS
By:	/s/ J.G. Lallande
J.G. Lallande Assistant Vice President and Counsel Pacific Life Insurance Company

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 92 to the Registration Statement of Pacific Life Funds has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature	Title	Date
James T. Morris*	Chairman of the Board and Trustee	December 21, 2012
Mary Ann Brown*	Chief Executive Officer	December 21, 2012
Brian D. Klemens*	Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)	December 21, 2012
Frederick L. Blackmon*	Trustee	December 21, 2012
Lucie H. Moore*	Trustee	December 21, 2012
Gale K. Caruso*	Trustee	December 21, 2012
Nooruddin S. Veerjee*	Trustee	December 21, 2012
G. Thomas Willis*	Trustee	December 21, 2012
*By: /s/ J.G. Lallande		December 21, 2012

        J.G. Lallande

        as attorney-in-fact pursuant to power of attorney filed herewith

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PL CURRENCY STRATEGIES FUND

PL Currency Strategies Fund

Investment goal

This fund seeks to provide total return.

Fees and expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		PL CURRENCY STRATEGIES FUND Class P
Management Fee		0.65%
Other Expenses	[1]	0.30%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses		0.95%
Less Expense Reimbursement	[2]	(0.10%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement		0.85%

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 for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table throughout the periods shown, except for the expense cap, which is only reflected for the contractual period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Example shows what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

Your expenses (in dollars) if you sell/redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of each period

Expense Example (USD $)	PL CURRENCY STRATEGIES FUND Class P
1 year	87
3 years	293

Your expenses (in dollars) if you sell/redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of each period

Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)	PL CURRENCY STRATEGIES FUND Class P
1 year	87
3 years	293

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 rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the fund’s performance. This fund is new and does not yet have a turnover rate.

Principal investment strategies

Under normal market conditions, this fund principally invests in derivatives and investment grade, which includes high quality, debt securities to establish exposures to global currencies. “Currency Strategies” in the fund’s name refers to the fund’s strategies to provide exposures to global currencies, which may include the U.S. dollar and currencies of other developed countries and emerging market countries, to seek to provide total return based on the manager’s outlook for such currencies. The manager will primarily implement these currency strategies using non-deliverable forward foreign currency contracts (NDFs), a type of derivative.

The manager seeks to gain positive exposures to currencies that it believes are undervalued and negative exposure to currencies that it believes are overvalued. Such exposures are obtained primarily using NDFs. Generally, positive exposure means having a long position in a specific currency and negative exposure indicates a short position in a specific currency. The fund typically gains when currencies in which the fund has long positions appreciate relative to the currencies in which the fund has short positions. The fund incurs a loss when currencies in which it has short positions appreciate relative to the currencies in which the fund has long positions. In analyzing a potential investment opportunity and the desired amount of exposure, the manager will consider the economic and investment outlook for the opportunity and the degree of risk the fund may assume relative to the potential return on such investment in order to maximize the risk-adjusted return for the fund. The manager may also consider quantitative factors to decide whether to increase or decrease currency exposures.

The manager will make extensive use of NDFs in order to gain or increase exposure to various currencies (whether long or short positions) and to hedge against foreign currency fluctuations. The manager also uses currency options as another way of gaining exposure to currency exchange rates. The manager uses these derivatives in a way that typically has a leveraging effect on the fund’s exposure to specific investment opportunities. Such exposure may be several times the value of the fund’s assets. As such, the fund’s use of leverage may result in greater price volatility for the fund than if leverage had not been used.

The fund may invest in cash deposits and short-term high quality U.S. and non-U.S. government debt securities for short-term investment, cash management purposes and to maintain asset coverage requirements for the fund’s derivative positions. Foreign currency exposure resulting from investments in foreign debt securities may be hedged back to U.S. dollars if the manager is not seeking to gain exposure to the foreign currency.

The performance of the fund is generally expected to have low to moderate correlation with the performance of traditional equity and fixed income investments over long-term periods. However, the actual performance of the fund may be correlated with those traditional investments over short- or long-term periods. The fund’s strategy involves the use of leverage, and the fund’s performance may from time to time be more volatile than many other funds. The fund is generally intended to complement a balanced portfolio of traditional equity and fixed income investments as a means of seeking diversification and is not intended to be a complete investment program.

The fund is a “non-diversified” fund.

Principal risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down. Accordingly, you could lose money. The fund may be affected by the following principal risks, among other non-principal risks:

• Active Management Risk: There is no guarantee that the manager’s principal investment strategies and techniques, as well as particular investment decisions, will achieve the fund’s investment goal, which could have an adverse impact on the fund’s performance generally, relative to other funds with similar investment goals or relative to its benchmark.

• Correlation Risk: While the performance of the fund is generally expected to have low to moderate correlation with the performance of traditional equity and fixed income investments over long-term periods, the actual performance of the fund may be correlated with those traditional investments over short- or long-term periods. Should there be periods when the fund’s performance is correlated with those traditional investments, any intended diversification effect of including this fund as part of an asset allocation strategy may not be achieved, thereby resulting in increased volatility of an asset allocation strategy that includes the fund.

• Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations.

• Currency Risk: Securities denominated in foreign currencies may be affected by changes in rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar. Currency exchange rates may be volatile and may be affected by, among other factors, the general economic conditions of a country, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation. A decline in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar reduces the value in U.S. dollars of investments denominated in that foreign currency. Currency risk may also entail some degree of liquidity risk, particularly in emerging market currencies.

• Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities are affected by many factors, including prevailing interest rates, market conditions and market liquidity.

• Derivatives Risk: Derivatives can be complex instruments, may experience sudden and unpredictable changes in price or liquidity and may be difficult to value, sell or unwind. The value of derivatives is based on the value of other securities or indexes and the fund may not hold the security or index on which the value of a derivative is based. Derivatives can also create investment exposure that exceeds the initial amount invested (known as leverage risk) — consequently, derivatives may experience very large swings in value. The use of derivatives may result in the fund losing more money than it would have lost if it had invested directly in the security or index. Derivative transactions may also involve a counterparty. Such transactions are subject to the credit risk and/or the ability of the counterparty to perform in accordance with the terms of the transaction.

• Emerging Markets Risk: Investments in or exposure to investments in emerging markets, such as those in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa, may be riskier than investments in or exposure to investments in U.S. and certain developed markets for many reasons, including smaller market capitalizations, greater price volatility, less liquidity, political and economic instability, less governmental regulation of the financial industry and markets, and less stringent financial reporting and accounting standards and controls.

• Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to foreign markets through issuers can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions. These factors can make foreign investments more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market.

• Forward Commitments Risk: Securities or currencies whose terms are defined on a date in the future or transactions that are scheduled to settle on a date in the future (beyond usual and customary settlement), called forward commitments, as well as when-issued securities, are subject to risk of default or bankruptcy of the counterparty. In forward commitment or when-issued transactions, if the counterparty fails to consummate the transaction, the fund may miss the opportunity of obtaining a price or yield considered to be advantageous.

• Interest Rate Risk: Values of debt securities fluctuate as interest rates change. Debt securities with longer durations or fixed interest rates tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them generally more volatile than debt securities with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates.

• Issuer Risk: The value of a security or instrument may decline for reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management, performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services.

• Leverage Risk: Leverage is investment exposure which exceeds the initial amount invested. The loss on a leveraged investment may far exceed the fund’s principal amount invested. Leverage can magnify the fund’s gains and losses and therefore increase its volatility. The fund is required to segregate liquid assets or otherwise cover its obligation created by an investment that is leveraged. The use of leverage may result in the portfolio having to liquidate fund holdings when it may not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligation or to meet segregation requirements.

• Liquidity Risk: Liquidity is the ability to sell securities or other investments within a reasonable amount of time at approximately the price at which the fund has valued the securities or other investments, which relies on the willingness of market participants to buy and sell securities. Certain investments may be difficult to purchase and sell, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. If the fund holds illiquid securities, it may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or it may be forced to sell other, more desirable, liquid securities or sell illiquid securities at a loss if it is required to raise cash to conduct its operations.

• Market and Regulatory Risk: Events in the financial markets and in the economy may cause volatility and uncertainty and may affect performance. Events in one market may adversely impact other markets. Future events may impact the fund in unforeseen ways. Traditionally liquid investments may experience periods of diminished liquidity. Governmental and regulatory actions may impair fund management and have unexpected consequences on particular markets, strategies, or investments.

• Non-Diversification Risk: The fund is classified as non-diversified and may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a single issuer or a fewer number of issuers than a diversified fund. This increases potential price volatility and the risk that its value could go down because of the poor performance of a single investment or a small number of investments.

• Price Volatility Risk: The market value of the fund’s investments will go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, or may fail to rise, as a result of market conditions or for reasons specific to a particular issuer. The volatility of investments in emerging market countries may be greater than for investments in U.S. and certain developed markets.

• Redemption Risk: Because the fund may serve as an Underlying Fund of a “fund of funds” of Pacific Life Funds (such as the PL Portfolio Optimization Funds or the PL Alternative Strategies Fund) and thus a significant percentage of its outstanding shares may be held by the fund of funds, a change in asset allocation by a fund of funds, could result in large redemptions out of the fund, causing potential increases in expenses to the fund and sale of securities in a short timeframe, both of which could negatively impact performance.

• Regulatory Impact Risk: Certain financial instruments are subject to extensive government regulation, which may change unexpectedly and frequently and may impact a fund significantly.

• Short Exposure Risk: When a fund takes a short position using derivative instruments in anticipation of a decline in the market price (i.e., spot price or spot rate) of the underlying reference asset, such as entering into a derivative contract to sell a currency at a predetermined price for future delivery (forward foreign currency contract) in anticipation of a decline in the market price of the underlying currency, it is subject to the risk that the reference asset will increase in value, resulting in a loss. Such loss is theoretically unlimited. Short positions also may expose the fund to leverage risk.

• U.S. Government Securities Risk: Not all U.S. government securities are backed or guaranteed by the U.S. government and different U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk. There is risk that the U.S. government will not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law.

Fund performance

The fund does not have a full calendar year of performance. Thus, a performance bar chart and table are not included for the fund.

[1] "Other Expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

[2] The investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit certain "fund operating expenses" incurred by the fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.20% through 12/31/2013. The agreement may be terminated by the fund upon 90 days' prior written notice or will terminate automatically if the investment advisory agreement is terminated. The investment adviser may recoup amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed 3 years from the end of the fiscal year in which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment would not cause the fund to exceed the expense cap.

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PL ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FUND

PL Alternative Strategies Fund

Investment goal

This fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and expenses

The table that follows describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Pacific Life Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Overview of the Share Classes section on page 20 in this prospectus.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees PL ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FUND	Class A	Class C	Advisor Class
Maximum Sales Charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	5.50%	none	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)	none	1.00%	none

Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses PL ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FUND		Class A	Class C	Advisor Class
Management Fee		0.20%	0.20%	0.20%
Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service Fees		0.25%	1.00%	none
Other Expenses	[1]	0.60%	0.60%	0.60%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses		1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses		2.05%	2.80%	1.80%
Less Expense Reimbursement	[2]	(0.20%)	(0.20%)	(0.20%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement		1.85%	2.60%	1.60%

Examples

The examples below are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds of Pacific Life Funds or other mutual funds. Each example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted share class of the fund for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table throughout the periods shown. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

Your expenses (in dollars) if you SELL your shares at the end of each period.

Expense Example PL ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FUND (USD $)	Class A	Class C	Advisor Class
1 year	728	363	163
3 years	1,100	808	505

Your expenses (in dollars) if you DON’T SELL your shares at the end of each period.

Expense Example, No Redemption PL ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FUND (USD $)	Class A	Class C	Advisor Class
1 year	728	263	163
3 years	1,100	808	505

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 rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual fund operating expenses or in the Examples, affect the fund’s performance. This fund is new and does not yet have a turnover rate.

Principal investment strategies

The fund is a “fund of funds” that seeks to achieve its investment goal through a strategy of allocating its assets among other funds in the Pacific Life Funds family that PLFA considers alternative or non-traditional investment strategies (Underlying Funds). These Underlying Funds are considered alternative or non-traditional investment strategies because they generally are expected to have low to moderate correlation to traditional broad equity and fixed income asset classes and, as a result, may offer diversification benefits.

The fund will typically be invested in at least four Underlying Funds and may allocate a significant percentage of its assets in a single Underlying Fund. In allocating to the Underlying Funds, PLFA considers the potential diversification impact on a balanced portfolio of traditional equity and fixed income assets, as well as tempering the overall volatility of the fund. The allocations to the Underlying Funds may vary because of strategic or tactical decisions made by PLFA.

The Underlying Funds invest in securities and instruments that may include, among others:

• Forward foreign currency exchange contracts;
• Foreign currency options;
• High yield debt securities;
• Swaps (such as interest rate, cross-currency, total return and credit default swaps);
• Futures on securities, indexes, currencies and other investments;
• Precious metals-related equity securities;
• Floating rate loans;
• Inflation-indexed debt securities;
• Debt instruments economically tied to emerging market countries; and
• Equity securities of companies in the U.S. real estate industry, including real estate investment trusts.

The fund may also, at any time, invest in other Underlying Funds to seek its investment goal without prior shareholder notice. Underlying Funds may seek investment exposure through direct investments in securities or through derivatives. The fund will be as fully invested as practical, although it may maintain liquidity reserves to meet redemption requests.

The performance of the fund is generally expected to have low to moderate correlation with the performance of traditional equity and fixed income asset classes over long-term periods. However, the actual performance of the fund may be correlated with these asset classes over short- or long-term periods. The fund is generally intended to complement a balanced portfolio of traditional fixed income and equity investments as a means of seeking diversification and is not intended to be a complete investment program.

For additional information about the fund’s investment strategies, the names and investment strategies of the Underlying Funds in which the portfolio may invest and where to obtain information about the fund’s investments in the Underlying Funds as of the most recent month end, please see the Additional Information About Investments, Strategies and Risks section in this prospectus.

Principal risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down. Accordingly, you could lose money. The fund may be affected by the following principal risks, among other non-principal risks:

• Asset Allocation Fund of Funds Risk: Typically, the fund of funds is exposed to the same risks as the Underlying Funds in direct proportion to the allocation of assets among those portfolios. Allocations among the Underlying Funds are determined using an asset allocation process, which seeks to optimize returns by allocating among different asset classes given various levels of risk tolerance. The theory behind asset allocation is that diversification among asset classes can help reduce volatility over the long-term, which assumes that asset classes may not move in tandem and that positive returns in one or more classes will help offset negative returns in other asset classes, although you still may lose money and/or experience volatility, particularly during periods of broad market declines. Market and asset class performance may differ in the future from the historical performance and from the assumptions used to develop the allocations. There’s a risk that you could achieve better returns by investing in an individual portfolio or portfolios representing a single asset class rather than using asset allocation.

• Conflicts of Interest Risk: PLFA is subject to competing interests that have the potential to influence its investment decisions for the fund. For example, PLFA may be influenced by its view of the best interests of Underlying Funds, such as a view that an Underlying Fund may benefit from additional assets or could be harmed by redemptions.

Principal risks from holdings in Underlying Funds

• Active Management Risk: There is no guarantee that the manager’s principal investment strategies and techniques, as well as particular investment decisions, will achieve the fund’s investment goal, which could have an adverse impact on the fund’s performance generally, relative to other funds with similar investment goals or relative to its benchmark.

• Correlation Risk: While the performance of an Underlying Fund that represents an alternative or non-traditional investment strategy is generally expected to have low to moderate correlation with the performance of traditional equity and fixed income investments over long-term periods, the actual performance of such Underlying Fund may be correlated with those traditional investments over short- or long-term periods. Should there be periods when such Underlying Fund’s performance is correlated with those traditional investments, any intended diversification effect of including such alternative or non-traditional Underlying Fund as part of an asset allocation strategy may not be achieved, thereby resulting in increased volatility of an asset allocation strategy that includes the Underlying Fund.

• Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations.

• Currency Risk: Securities denominated in foreign currencies may be affected by changes in rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar. Currency exchange rates may be volatile and may be affected by, among other factors, the general economic conditions of a country, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation. A decline in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar reduces the value in U.S. dollars of investments denominated in that foreign currency. Currency risk may also entail some degree of liquidity risk, particularly in emerging market currencies.

• Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities are affected by many factors, including prevailing interest rates, market conditions and market liquidity. Volatility of below investment grade debt securities (including loans), may be relatively greater than for investment grade securities.

• Derivatives Risk: Derivatives can be complex instruments, may experience sudden and unpredictable changes in price or liquidity and may be difficult to value, sell or unwind. The value of derivatives is based on the value of other securities or indexes and the fund may not hold the security or index on which the value of a derivative is based. Derivatives can also create investment exposure that exceeds the initial amount invested (known as leverage risk) — consequently, derivatives may experience very large swings in value. The use of derivatives may result in the fund losing more money than it would have lost if it had invested directly in the security or index. Derivative transactions may also involve a counterparty. Such transactions are subject to the credit risk and/or the ability of the counterparty to perform in accordance with the terms of the transaction.

• Emerging Markets Risk: Investments in or exposure to investments in emerging markets, such as those in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa, may be riskier than investments in or exposure to investments in U.S. and certain developed markets for many reasons, including smaller market capitalizations, greater price volatility, less liquidity, political and economic instability, less governmental regulation of the financial industry and markets, and less stringent financial reporting and accounting standards and controls.

• Equity Securities Risk: Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities tend to go up or down in value, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, in response to many factors, which may be due to the particular issuer, its industry or broader economic or market events.

• Floating Rate Loan Risk: Floating rate loans (or bank loans) are usually rated below investment grade. The market for floating rate loans may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. Investments in floating rate loans are typically in the form of an assignment or participation. Investors in a loan participation assume the credit risk associated with the borrower and may assume the credit risk associated with an interposed financial intermediary. Accordingly, if a lead lender becomes insolvent or a loan is foreclosed, the fund could experience delays in receiving payments or suffer a loss. In an assignment, the fund effectively becomes a lender under the loan agreement with the same rights and obligations as the assigning bank or other financial intermediary. Accordingly, if the loan is foreclosed, the fund could become part owner of any collateral, and would bear the costs and liabilities associated with owning and disposing of the collateral. Due to their lower place in the borrower’s capital structure and possible unsecured status, junior loans involve a higher degree of overall risk than senior loans of the same borrower. In addition, the floating rate feature of loans means that floating rate loans will not generally experience capital appreciation in a declining interest rate environment. Declines in interest rates may also increase prepayments of debt obligations and require the fund to invest assets at lower yields.

• Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to foreign markets through issuers can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions. These factors can make foreign investments more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market.

• Forward Commitments Risk: Securities or currencies whose terms are defined on a date in the future or transactions that are scheduled to settle on a date in the future (beyond usual and customary settlement), called forward commitments, as well as when-issued securities, are subject to risk of default or bankruptcy of the counterparty. In forward commitment or when-issued transactions, if the counterparty fails to consummate the transaction, the fund may miss the opportunity of obtaining a price or yield considered to be advantageous.

• Geographic Concentration Risk: Concentrating investments in a single country, a limited number of countries, or a particular geographic region makes the fund more susceptible to adverse economic, political, social, regulatory and other developments in that country, countries or region.

• Government Regulation Risk: Certain market sectors or industries are subject to extensive government regulation, which may change unexpectedly and frequently and may impact a fund significantly.

• Growth Companies Risk: Growth companies have the potential for above average or rapid growth but may give the fund a higher risk of price volatility than investments in “undervalued” companies.

• High-Yield or “Junk” Securities Risk: High yield securities are typically issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed and are considered to be mostly speculative in nature (high risk), potentially less liquid, and subject to a greater risk of loss, that is they are more likely to default than higher rated securities.

• Industry Concentration Risk: Concentrating investments in a single industry or group of related industries makes the fund more susceptible to adverse economic, business, regulatory or other developments affecting that industry or group of related industries. Because the fund has a policy to concentrate its investments in investments related to precious metals, the fund may perform poorly during a downturn in those industries.

• Inflation-Indexed Debt Securities Risk: The principal values of inflation-indexed debt securities tend to increase when inflation rises and decrease when inflation falls.

• Interest Rate Risk: Values of debt securities fluctuate as interest rates change. Debt securities with longer durations or fixed interest rates tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them generally more volatile than debt securities with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates.

• Issuer Risk: The value of a security or instrument may decline for reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management, performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services.

• Large-Capitalization Companies Risk: Large-capitalization companies tend to have more stable prices than small- or mid-capitalization companies, but are still subject to the risks of equity securities. In exchange for this potentially lower risk, the fund’s value may not rise as much as the value of a fund that emphasizes companies with smaller market capitalizations.

• Leverage Risk: Leverage is investment exposure which exceeds the initial amount invested. The loss on a leveraged investment may far exceed the fund’s principal amount invested. Leverage can magnify the fund’s gains and losses and therefore increase its volatility. The fund is required to segregate liquid assets or otherwise cover its obligation created by an investment that is leveraged. The use of leverage may result in the portfolio having to liquidate fund holdings when it may not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligation or to meet segregation requirements.

• Liquidity Risk: Liquidity is the ability to sell securities or other investments within a reasonable amount of time at approximately the price at which the fund has valued the securities or other investments, which relies on the willingness of market participants to buy and sell securities. Certain investments may be difficult to purchase and sell, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. If the fund holds illiquid securities, it may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or it may be forced to sell other, more desirable, liquid securities or sell illiquid securities at a loss if it is required to raise cash to conduct its operations.

• Market and Regulatory Risk: Events in the financial markets and in the economy may cause volatility and uncertainty and may affect performance. Events in one market may adversely impact other markets. Future events may impact the fund in unforeseen ways. Traditionally liquid investments may experience periods of diminished liquidity. Governmental and regulatory actions may impair fund management and have unexpected consequences on particular markets, strategies, or investments.

• Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization companies may be riskier and more susceptible to price swings than larger companies. Mid-capitalization companies may have a shorter history of operations, a more limited ability to raise capital, may have inexperienced management and limited product lines, and more speculative prospects for future growth or sustained earnings or market share than larger, more established companies.

• Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to certain other risks. The value of these securities will be influenced by the factors affecting the housing market and the market for the assets underlying such securities. As a result, during periods of declining asset value, difficult or frozen credit markets, swings in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, become more volatile and/or become illiquid. These securities are also subject to extension risk, where issuers may pay principal later than expected, and prepayment risk, where issuers may pay principal more quickly than expected, causing proceeds to be reinvested at lower prevailing interest rates.

• Non-Diversification Risk: An Underlying Fund that is classified as non-diversified may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a single issuer or a fewer number of issuers than a diversified fund. This increases potential price volatility and the risk that its value could go down because of the poor performance of a single investment or a small number of investments.

• Precious Metals Risk: Companies engaged in precious metals-related activities may be adversely affected by drops in the prices of the precious metals themselves, and the prices of precious metals can be volatile. Focusing investments in precious metals-related companies and investments makes the portfolio more susceptible to adverse economic, business, regulatory or other developments affecting precious metals-related companies and investments, and the impact may be disproportionate to the broader market. Fluctuations in the price of precious metals may affect the profitability of companies in these industries, however, changes in the value of companies engaged in a precious metals-related business may not directly correlate with changes in the value of the related precious metal.

• Price Volatility Risk: The market value of the fund’s investments will go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, or may fail to rise, as a result of market conditions or for reasons specific to a particular issuer. The volatility of non-investment grade debt securities (including loans) may be greater than for investment grade securities.

• Real Estate Risk: Adverse changes in the real estate markets and risks associated with the ownership of real estate, such as fluctuations in property value; property damage or destruction; tenant or borrower default; taxes; and other economic, political or regulatory events may affect the value of the investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate operating companies (REOCs).

• Regulatory Impact Risk: Certain financial instruments are subject to extensive government regulation, which may change unexpectedly and frequently and may impact a fund significantly.

• Short Sale Risk: A short sale involves the risk that the price at which the fund purchases a security to replace the borrowed security may be higher than the price that the fund sold the security, resulting in a loss to the fund. Such loss is theoretically unlimited. Short sales also involve certain costs and may expose the fund to leverage risk.

• Small-Capitalization Companies Risk: Small-capitalization companies may be riskier, less liquid and more susceptible to price swings than larger companies. Small-capitalization companies, particularly those in their developmental stages, may have a shorter history of operations, a more limited ability to raise capital, may have inexperienced management and limited product lines, and more speculative prospects for future growth or sustained earnings or market share than larger more established companies.

• Small Number of Holdings Risk: A fund with a small number of holdings may have greater exposure to those holdings which could increase potential price volatility compared to portfolios with a greater number of holdings.

• U.S. Government Securities Risk: Not all U.S. government securities are backed or guaranteed by the U.S. government and different U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk. There is risk that the U.S. government will not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law.

• Value Companies Risk: Value companies are those that are thought to be undervalued and that a company’s stock is trading for less than its intrinsic value. There is a risk that the determination that a stock is undervalued is not correct or is not recognized in the market.

Fund performance

The fund does not have a full calendar year of performance. Thus, a performance bar chart and table are not included for the fund.

[1] "Other Expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

[2] The investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit certain "fund operating expenses" incurred by the fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.40% through 6/30/2016. The agreement may be terminated by the fund upon 90 days' prior written notice or will terminate automatically if the investment advisory agreement is terminated. The investment adviser may recoup amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed 3 years from the end of the fiscal year in which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment would not cause the fund to exceed the expense cap.

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Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	PACIFIC LIFE FUNDS
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Dec. 03, 2012
PL PRECIOUS METALS FUND
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return [Heading]	rr_RiskReturnHeading	PL Precious Metals Fund
Objective [Heading]	rr_ObjectiveHeading	Investment goal
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock	This fund seeks long-term growth of capital.
Expense [Heading]	rr_ExpenseHeading	Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock	This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.
Operating Expenses Caption [Text]	rr_OperatingExpensesCaption	Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination	The investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit certain “fund operating expenses” incurred by the fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.20% through 12/31/2013. The agreement may be terminated by the fund upon 90 days’ prior written notice or will terminate automatically if the investment advisory agreement is terminated. The investment adviser may recoup amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed 3 years from the end of the fiscal year in which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment would not cause the fund to exceed the expense cap.
Portfolio Turnover [Heading]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading	Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock	The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the fund’s performance. This fund is new and does not yet have a turnover rate.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text]	rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates	“Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
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 for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table throughout the periods shown, except for the expense cap, which is only reflected for the contractual period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Example shows what your costs would be based on these assumptions.
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]	rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption	Your expenses (in dollars) if you sell/redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of each period
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption	Your expenses (in dollars) if you sell/redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of each period
Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	Principal investment strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	Under normal circumstances, this fund invests at least 80% of its assets in investments related to precious metals. The fund emphasizes investments (typically equity securities) in U.S. and foreign companies that are engaged in or derive significant revenue (i.e., at least 50% of their revenue) from the exploration, mining, development, production or distribution of gold, silver, platinum, or other precious metals, with a primary focus on those investments related to gold. The fund typically invests a significant amount of its assets in companies that are engaged in or derive significant revenue from such gold-related activities, but it may from time to time emphasize companies engaged in or that derive significant revenue from activities related to other precious metals. The fund may also invest in small-, mid- and large-capitalization companies. The fund may invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in securities of issuers in a single country, a small number of countries, or a particular geographic region. The fund may invest any amount of its assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, including American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and similar instruments, and may invest up to 40% of its assets in emerging market countries. The fund’s foreign securities are typically denominated in non-U.S. currencies. The fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in debt securities of U.S. and foreign companies that are engaged in or derive significant revenue (i.e., at least 50% of their revenue) from activities related to precious metals. When selecting securities for investment, the manager takes a disciplined approach to risk management through top-down analysis and bottom-up stock selection. In the top-down analysis, the manager considers factors such as geopolitical risks, the relative strength of the U.S. dollar, jewelry demand, inflation expectations, the seasonality of gold and other precious metals, investment demand and relative valuation levels for the precious metals universe. From a bottom-up perspective, the manager looks for companies that are positioned to improve their relative value over time. The manager may sell a holding when it changes its country or industry and sector views, the valuation target or investment objective is reached for that position, there is deterioration in the underlying fundamentals of the business or a change of significance in the price of the issuer, or the manager identifies a more attractive investment opportunity. The performance of the fund is generally expected to have low to moderate correlation with the performance of traditional equity and fixed income investments over long-term periods. However, the actual performance of the fund may be correlated with those traditional investments over short- or long-term periods. The performance of the fund is also generally expected to have a higher correlation to the price of gold over long-term periods, although the actual performance of the fund may not be correlated with the price of gold over short- or long-term periods, including if the fund has sizable non-gold-related holdings. The fund is generally intended to complement a balanced portfolio of traditional equity and fixed income investments as a means of seeking diversification and is not intended to be a complete investment program. The fund is a “non-diversified” fund.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	Principal risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	As with any mutual fund, the value of the fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down. Accordingly, you could lose money. The fund may be affected by the following principal risks, among other non-principal risks: Active Management Risk: There is no guarantee that the manager’s principal investment strategies and techniques, as well as particular investment decisions, will achieve the fund’s investment goal, which could have an adverse impact on the fund’s performance generally, relative to other funds with similar investment goals or relative to its benchmark. Correlation Risk: While the performance of the fund is generally expected to have low to moderate correlation with the performance of traditional equity and fixed income investments over long-term periods, the actual performance of the fund may be correlated with those traditional investments over short- or long-term periods. Should there be periods when the fund’s performance is correlated with those traditional investments, any intended diversification effect of including this fund as part of an asset allocation strategy may not be achieved, thereby resulting in increased volatility of an asset allocation strategy that includes the fund. Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations. Currency Risk: Securities denominated in foreign currencies may be affected by changes in rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar. Currency exchange rates may be volatile and may be affected by, among other factors, the general economic conditions of a country, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation. A decline in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar reduces the value in U.S. dollars of investments denominated in that foreign currency. Currency risk may also entail some degree of liquidity risk, particularly in emerging market currencies. Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities are affected by many factors, including prevailing interest rates, market conditions and market liquidity. Volatility of below investment grade debt securities (including loans), may be relatively greater than for investment grade securities. Emerging Markets Risk: Investments in or exposure to investments in emerging markets, such as those in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa, may be riskier than investments in or exposure to investments in U.S. and certain developed markets for many reasons, including smaller market capitalizations, greater price volatility, less liquidity, political and economic instability, less governmental regulation of the financial industry and markets, and less stringent financial reporting and accounting standards and controls. Equity Securities Risk: Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities tend to go up or down in value, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, in response to many factors, which may be due to the particular issuer, its industry or broader economic or market events. Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to foreign markets through issuers can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions. These factors can make foreign investments more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market. Geographic Concentration Risk: Concentrating investments in a single country, a limited number of countries, or a particular geographic region makes the fund more susceptible to adverse economic, political, social, regulatory and other developments in that country, countries or region. Government Regulation Risk: Certain market sectors or industries are subject to extensive government regulation, which may change unexpectedly and frequently and may impact a fund significantly. Growth Companies Risk: Growth companies have the potential for above average or rapid growth but may give the fund a higher risk of price volatility than investments in “undervalued” companies. Industry Concentration Risk: Concentrating investments in a single industry or group of related industries makes the fund more susceptible to adverse economic, business, regulatory or other developments affecting that industry or group of related industries. Because the fund has a policy to concentrate its investments in investments related to precious metals, the fund may perform poorly during a downturn in those industries. Interest Rate Risk: Values of debt securities fluctuate as interest rates change. Debt securities with longer durations or fixed interest rates tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them generally more volatile than debt securities with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates. Issuer Risk: The value of a security or instrument may decline for reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management, performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services. Large-Capitalization Companies Risk: Large-capitalization companies tend to have more stable prices than small- or mid-capitalization companies, but are still subject to the risks of equity securities. In exchange for this potentially lower risk, the fund’s value may not rise as much as the value of a fund that emphasizes companies with smaller market capitalizations. Liquidity Risk: Liquidity is the ability to sell securities or other investments within a reasonable amount of time at approximately the price at which the fund has valued the securities or other investments, which relies on the willingness of market participants to buy and sell securities. Certain investments may be difficult to purchase and sell, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. If the fund holds illiquid securities, it may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or it may be forced to sell other, more desirable, liquid securities or sell illiquid securities at a loss if it is required to raise cash to conduct its operations. Market and Regulatory Risk: Events in the financial markets and in the economy may cause volatility and uncertainty and may affect performance. Events in one market may adversely impact other markets. Future events may impact the fund in unforeseen ways. Traditionally liquid investments may experience periods of diminished liquidity. Governmental and regulatory actions may impair fund management and have unexpected consequences on particular markets, strategies, or investments. Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization companies may be riskier and more susceptible to price swings than larger companies. Mid-capitalization companies may have a shorter history of operations, a more limited ability to raise capital, may have inexperienced management and limited product lines, and more speculative prospects for future growth or sustained earnings or market share than larger, more established companies. Non-Diversification Risk: The fund is classified as non-diversified and may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a single issuer or a fewer number of issuers than a diversified fund. This increases potential price volatility and the risk that its value could go down because of the poor performance of a single investment or a small number of investments. Precious Metals Risk: Companies engaged in precious metals-related activities may be adversely affected by drops in the prices of the precious metals themselves, and the prices of precious metals can be volatile. Focusing investments in precious metals-related companies and investments makes the portfolio more susceptible to adverse economic, business, regulatory or other developments affecting precious metals-related companies and investments, and the impact may be disproportionate to the broader market. Fluctuations in the price of precious metals may affect the profitability of companies in these industries, however, changes in the value of companies engaged in a precious metals-related business may not directly correlate with changes in the value of the related precious metal. Price Volatility Risk: The market value of the fund’s investments will go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, or may fail to rise, as a result of market conditions or for reasons specific to a particular issuer. The volatility of non-investment grade debt securities (including loans) may be greater than for investment grade securities.The volatility of investments in emerging market countries may be greater than for investments in U.S. and certain developed markets. Redemption Risk: Because the fund may serve as an Underlying Fund of a “fund of funds” of Pacific Life Funds (such as the PL Portfolio Optimization Funds or the PL Alternative Strategies Fund) and thus a significant percentage of its outstanding shares may be held by the fund of funds, a change in asset allocation by a fund of funds, could result in large redemptions out of the fund, causing potential increases in expenses to the fund and sale of securities in a short timeframe, both of which could negatively impact performance. Regulatory Impact Risk: Certain financial instruments are subject to extensive government regulation, which may change unexpectedly and frequently and may impact a fund significantly. Small-Capitalization Companies Risk: Small-capitalization companies may be riskier, less liquid and more susceptible to price swings than larger companies. Small-capitalization companies, particularly those in their developmental stages, may have a shorter history of operations, a more limited ability to raise capital, may have inexperienced management and limited product lines, and more speculative prospects for future growth or sustained earnings or market share than larger more established companies. Value Companies Risk: Value companies are those that are thought to be undervalued and that a company’s stock is trading for less than its intrinsic value. There is a risk that the determination that a stock is undervalued is not correct or is not recognized in the market.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	As with any mutual fund, the value of the fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down. Accordingly, you could lose money.
Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]	rr_RiskNondiversifiedStatus	Non-Diversification Risk: The fund is classified as non-diversified and may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a single issuer or a fewer number of issuers than a diversified fund. This increases potential price volatility and the risk that its value could go down because of the poor performance of a single investment or a small number of investments.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	Fund performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	The fund does not have a full year of performance. Thus, a performance bar chart and table are not included for this fund.
Performance One Year or Less [Text]	rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess	The fund does not have a full year of performance.
PL PRECIOUS METALS FUND | Class P
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Management Fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.75%
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.55%	[1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.30%
Less Expense Reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	(0.35%)	[2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	0.95%
1 year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	97
3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	378
1 year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	97
3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	378

[1] "Other Expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

[2] The investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit certain "fund operating expenses" incurred by the fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.20% through 12/31/2013. The agreement may be terminated by the fund upon 90 days' prior written notice or will terminate automatically if the investment advisory agreement is terminated. The investment adviser may recoup amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed 3 years from the end of the fiscal year in which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment would not cause the fund to exceed the expense cap.

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Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	PACIFIC LIFE FUNDS
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Dec. 03, 2012
PL ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FUND
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return [Heading]	rr_RiskReturnHeading	PL Alternative Strategies Fund
Objective [Heading]	rr_ObjectiveHeading	Investment goal
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock	This fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Expense [Heading]	rr_ExpenseHeading	Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock	The table that follows describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Pacific Life Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Overview of the Share Classes section on page 20 in this prospectus.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]	rr_ShareholderFeesCaption	Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text]	rr_OperatingExpensesCaption	Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination	The investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit certain “fund operating expenses” incurred by the fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.40% through 6/30/2016. The agreement may be terminated by the fund upon 90 days’ prior written notice or will terminate automatically if the investment advisory agreement is terminated. The investment adviser may recoup amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed 3 years from the end of the fiscal year in which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment would not cause the fund to exceed the expense cap.
Portfolio Turnover [Heading]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading	Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock	The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual fund operating expenses or in the Examples, affect the fund’s performance. This fund is new and does not yet have a turnover rate.
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts	You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Pacific Life Funds.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount	50,000
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text]	rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates	“Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
Expense Example [Heading]	rr_ExpenseExampleHeading	Examples
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock	The examples below are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds of Pacific Life Funds or other mutual funds. Each example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted share class of the fund for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table throughout the periods shown. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions.
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]	rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption	Your expenses (in dollars) if you SELL your shares at the end of each period.
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption	Your expenses (in dollars) if you DON’T SELL your shares at the end of each period.
Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	Principal investment strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	The fund is a “fund of funds” that seeks to achieve its investment goal through a strategy of allocating its assets among other funds in the Pacific Life Funds family that PLFA considers alternative or non-traditional investment strategies (Underlying Funds). These Underlying Funds are considered alternative or non-traditional investment strategies because they generally are expected to have low to moderate correlation to traditional broad equity and fixed income asset classes and, as a result, may offer diversification benefits. The fund will typically be invested in at least four Underlying Funds and may allocate a significant percentage of its assets in a single Underlying Fund. In allocating to the Underlying Funds, PLFA considers the potential diversification impact on a balanced portfolio of traditional equity and fixed income assets, as well as tempering the overall volatility of the fund. The allocations to the Underlying Funds may vary because of strategic or tactical decisions made by PLFA. The Underlying Funds invest in securities and instruments that may include, among others: Forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Foreign currency options; High yield debt securities; Swaps (such as interest rate, cross-currency, total return and credit default swaps); Futures on securities, indexes, currencies and other investments; Precious metals-related equity securities; Floating rate loans; Inflation-indexed debt securities; Debt instruments economically tied to emerging market countries; and Equity securities of companies in the U.S. real estate industry, including real estate investment trusts. The fund may also, at any time, invest in other Underlying Funds to seek its investment goal without prior shareholder notice. Underlying Funds may seek investment exposure through direct investments in securities or through derivatives. The fund will be as fully invested as practical, although it may maintain liquidity reserves to meet redemption requests. The performance of the fund is generally expected to have low to moderate correlation with the performance of traditional equity and fixed income asset classes over long-term periods. However, the actual performance of the fund may be correlated with these asset classes over short- or long-term periods. The fund is generally intended to complement a balanced portfolio of traditional fixed income and equity investments as a means of seeking diversification and is not intended to be a complete investment program. For additional information about the fund’s investment strategies, the names and investment strategies of the Underlying Funds in which the portfolio may invest and where to obtain information about the fund’s investments in the Underlying Funds as of the most recent month end, please see the Additional Information About Investments, Strategies and Risks section in this prospectus.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	Principal risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	As with any mutual fund, the value of the fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down. Accordingly, you could lose money. The fund may be affected by the following principal risks, among other non-principal risks: Asset Allocation Fund of Funds Risk: Typically, the fund of funds is exposed to the same risks as the Underlying Funds in direct proportion to the allocation of assets among those portfolios. Allocations among the Underlying Funds are determined using an asset allocation process, which seeks to optimize returns by allocating among different asset classes given various levels of risk tolerance. The theory behind asset allocation is that diversification among asset classes can help reduce volatility over the long-term, which assumes that asset classes may not move in tandem and that positive returns in one or more classes will help offset negative returns in other asset classes, although you still may lose money and/or experience volatility, particularly during periods of broad market declines. Market and asset class performance may differ in the future from the historical performance and from the assumptions used to develop the allocations. There’s a risk that you could achieve better returns by investing in an individual portfolio or portfolios representing a single asset class rather than using asset allocation. Conflicts of Interest Risk: PLFA is subject to competing interests that have the potential to influence its investment decisions for the fund. For example, PLFA may be influenced by its view of the best interests of Underlying Funds, such as a view that an Underlying Fund may benefit from additional assets or could be harmed by redemptions. Principal risks from holdings in Underlying Funds Active Management Risk: There is no guarantee that the manager’s principal investment strategies and techniques, as well as particular investment decisions, will achieve the fund’s investment goal, which could have an adverse impact on the fund’s performance generally, relative to other funds with similar investment goals or relative to its benchmark. Correlation Risk: While the performance of an Underlying Fund that represents an alternative or non-traditional investment strategy is generally expected to have low to moderate correlation with the performance of traditional equity and fixed income investments over long-term periods, the actual performance of such Underlying Fund may be correlated with those traditional investments over short- or long-term periods. Should there be periods when such Underlying Fund’s performance is correlated with those traditional investments, any intended diversification effect of including such alternative or non-traditional Underlying Fund as part of an asset allocation strategy may not be achieved, thereby resulting in increased volatility of an asset allocation strategy that includes the Underlying Fund. Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations. Currency Risk: Securities denominated in foreign currencies may be affected by changes in rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar. Currency exchange rates may be volatile and may be affected by, among other factors, the general economic conditions of a country, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation. A decline in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar reduces the value in U.S. dollars of investments denominated in that foreign currency. Currency risk may also entail some degree of liquidity risk, particularly in emerging market currencies. Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities are affected by many factors, including prevailing interest rates, market conditions and market liquidity. Volatility of below investment grade debt securities (including loans), may be relatively greater than for investment grade securities. Derivatives Risk: Derivatives can be complex instruments, may experience sudden and unpredictable changes in price or liquidity and may be difficult to value, sell or unwind. The value of derivatives is based on the value of other securities or indexes and the fund may not hold the security or index on which the value of a derivative is based. Derivatives can also create investment exposure that exceeds the initial amount invested (known as leverage risk) — consequently, derivatives may experience very large swings in value. The use of derivatives may result in the fund losing more money than it would have lost if it had invested directly in the security or index. Derivative transactions may also involve a counterparty. Such transactions are subject to the credit risk and/or the ability of the counterparty to perform in accordance with the terms of the transaction. Emerging Markets Risk: Investments in or exposure to investments in emerging markets, such as those in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa, may be riskier than investments in or exposure to investments in U.S. and certain developed markets for many reasons, including smaller market capitalizations, greater price volatility, less liquidity, political and economic instability, less governmental regulation of the financial industry and markets, and less stringent financial reporting and accounting standards and controls. Equity Securities Risk: Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities tend to go up or down in value, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, in response to many factors, which may be due to the particular issuer, its industry or broader economic or market events. Floating Rate Loan Risk: Floating rate loans (or bank loans) are usually rated below investment grade. The market for floating rate loans may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. Investments in floating rate loans are typically in the form of an assignment or participation. Investors in a loan participation assume the credit risk associated with the borrower and may assume the credit risk associated with an interposed financial intermediary. Accordingly, if a lead lender becomes insolvent or a loan is foreclosed, the fund could experience delays in receiving payments or suffer a loss. In an assignment, the fund effectively becomes a lender under the loan agreement with the same rights and obligations as the assigning bank or other financial intermediary. Accordingly, if the loan is foreclosed, the fund could become part owner of any collateral, and would bear the costs and liabilities associated with owning and disposing of the collateral. Due to their lower place in the borrower’s capital structure and possible unsecured status, junior loans involve a higher degree of overall risk than senior loans of the same borrower. In addition, the floating rate feature of loans means that floating rate loans will not generally experience capital appreciation in a declining interest rate environment. Declines in interest rates may also increase prepayments of debt obligations and require the fund to invest assets at lower yields. Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to foreign markets through issuers can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions. These factors can make foreign investments more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market. Forward Commitments Risk: Securities or currencies whose terms are defined on a date in the future or transactions that are scheduled to settle on a date in the future (beyond usual and customary settlement), called forward commitments, as well as when-issued securities, are subject to risk of default or bankruptcy of the counterparty. In forward commitment or when-issued transactions, if the counterparty fails to consummate the transaction, the fund may miss the opportunity of obtaining a price or yield considered to be advantageous. Geographic Concentration Risk: Concentrating investments in a single country, a limited number of countries, or a particular geographic region makes the fund more susceptible to adverse economic, political, social, regulatory and other developments in that country, countries or region. Government Regulation Risk: Certain market sectors or industries are subject to extensive government regulation, which may change unexpectedly and frequently and may impact a fund significantly. Growth Companies Risk: Growth companies have the potential for above average or rapid growth but may give the fund a higher risk of price volatility than investments in “undervalued” companies. High-Yield or “Junk” Securities Risk: High yield securities are typically issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed and are considered to be mostly speculative in nature (high risk), potentially less liquid, and subject to a greater risk of loss, that is they are more likely to default than higher rated securities. Industry Concentration Risk: Concentrating investments in a single industry or group of related industries makes the fund more susceptible to adverse economic, business, regulatory or other developments affecting that industry or group of related industries. Because the fund has a policy to concentrate its investments in investments related to precious metals, the fund may perform poorly during a downturn in those industries. Inflation-Indexed Debt Securities Risk: The principal values of inflation-indexed debt securities tend to increase when inflation rises and decrease when inflation falls. Interest Rate Risk: Values of debt securities fluctuate as interest rates change. Debt securities with longer durations or fixed interest rates tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them generally more volatile than debt securities with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates. Issuer Risk: The value of a security or instrument may decline for reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management, performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services. Large-Capitalization Companies Risk: Large-capitalization companies tend to have more stable prices than small- or mid-capitalization companies, but are still subject to the risks of equity securities. In exchange for this potentially lower risk, the fund’s value may not rise as much as the value of a fund that emphasizes companies with smaller market capitalizations. Leverage Risk: Leverage is investment exposure which exceeds the initial amount invested. The loss on a leveraged investment may far exceed the fund’s principal amount invested. Leverage can magnify the fund’s gains and losses and therefore increase its volatility. The fund is required to segregate liquid assets or otherwise cover its obligation created by an investment that is leveraged. The use of leverage may result in the portfolio having to liquidate fund holdings when it may not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligation or to meet segregation requirements. Liquidity Risk: Liquidity is the ability to sell securities or other investments within a reasonable amount of time at approximately the price at which the fund has valued the securities or other investments, which relies on the willingness of market participants to buy and sell securities. Certain investments may be difficult to purchase and sell, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. If the fund holds illiquid securities, it may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or it may be forced to sell other, more desirable, liquid securities or sell illiquid securities at a loss if it is required to raise cash to conduct its operations. Market and Regulatory Risk: Events in the financial markets and in the economy may cause volatility and uncertainty and may affect performance. Events in one market may adversely impact other markets. Future events may impact the fund in unforeseen ways. Traditionally liquid investments may experience periods of diminished liquidity. Governmental and regulatory actions may impair fund management and have unexpected consequences on particular markets, strategies, or investments. Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization companies may be riskier and more susceptible to price swings than larger companies. Mid-capitalization companies may have a shorter history of operations, a more limited ability to raise capital, may have inexperienced management and limited product lines, and more speculative prospects for future growth or sustained earnings or market share than larger, more established companies. Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to certain other risks. The value of these securities will be influenced by the factors affecting the housing market and the market for the assets underlying such securities. As a result, during periods of declining asset value, difficult or frozen credit markets, swings in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, become more volatile and/or become illiquid. These securities are also subject to extension risk, where issuers may pay principal later than expected, and prepayment risk, where issuers may pay principal more quickly than expected, causing proceeds to be reinvested at lower prevailing interest rates. Non-Diversification Risk: An Underlying Fund that is classified as non-diversified may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a single issuer or a fewer number of issuers than a diversified fund. This increases potential price volatility and the risk that its value could go down because of the poor performance of a single investment or a small number of investments. Precious Metals Risk: Companies engaged in precious metals-related activities may be adversely affected by drops in the prices of the precious metals themselves, and the prices of precious metals can be volatile. Focusing investments in precious metals-related companies and investments makes the portfolio more susceptible to adverse economic, business, regulatory or other developments affecting precious metals-related companies and investments, and the impact may be disproportionate to the broader market. Fluctuations in the price of precious metals may affect the profitability of companies in these industries, however, changes in the value of companies engaged in a precious metals-related business may not directly correlate with changes in the value of the related precious metal. Price Volatility Risk: The market value of the fund’s investments will go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, or may fail to rise, as a result of market conditions or for reasons specific to a particular issuer. The volatility of non-investment grade debt securities (including loans) may be greater than for investment grade securities. Real Estate Risk: Adverse changes in the real estate markets and risks associated with the ownership of real estate, such as fluctuations in property value; property damage or destruction; tenant or borrower default; taxes; and other economic, political or regulatory events may affect the value of the investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate operating companies (REOCs). Regulatory Impact Risk: Certain financial instruments are subject to extensive government regulation, which may change unexpectedly and frequently and may impact a fund significantly. Short Sale Risk: A short sale involves the risk that the price at which the fund purchases a security to replace the borrowed security may be higher than the price that the fund sold the security, resulting in a loss to the fund. Such loss is theoretically unlimited. Short sales also involve certain costs and may expose the fund to leverage risk. Small-Capitalization Companies Risk: Small-capitalization companies may be riskier, less liquid and more susceptible to price swings than larger companies. Small-capitalization companies, particularly those in their developmental stages, may have a shorter history of operations, a more limited ability to raise capital, may have inexperienced management and limited product lines, and more speculative prospects for future growth or sustained earnings or market share than larger more established companies. Small Number of Holdings Risk: A fund with a small number of holdings may have greater exposure to those holdings which could increase potential price volatility compared to portfolios with a greater number of holdings. U.S. Government Securities Risk: Not all U.S. government securities are backed or guaranteed by the U.S. government and different U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk. There is risk that the U.S. government will not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. Value Companies Risk: Value companies are those that are thought to be undervalued and that a company’s stock is trading for less than its intrinsic value. There is a risk that the determination that a stock is undervalued is not correct or is not recognized in the market.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	As with any mutual fund, the value of the fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down. Accordingly, you could lose money.
Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]	rr_RiskNondiversifiedStatus	Non-Diversification Risk: An Underlying Fund that is classified as non-diversified may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a single issuer or a fewer number of issuers than a diversified fund. This increases potential price volatility and the risk that its value could go down because of the poor performance of a single investment or a small number of investments.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	Fund performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	The fund does not have a full calendar year of performance. Thus, a performance bar chart and table are not included for the fund.
Performance One Year or Less [Text]	rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess	The fund does not have a full calendar year of performance.
PL ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FUND | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum Sales Charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	5.50%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Management Fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.20%
Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service Fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	0.25%
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.60%	[1]
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets	1.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	2.05%
Less Expense Reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	(0.20%)	[2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	1.85%
1 year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	728
3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	1,100
1 year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	728
3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	1,100
PL ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FUND | Class C
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum Sales Charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	1.00%
Management Fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.20%
Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service Fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	1.00%
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.60%	[1]
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets	1.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	2.80%
Less Expense Reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	(0.20%)	[2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	2.60%
1 year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	363
3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	808
1 year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	263
3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	808
PL ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FUND | Advisor Class
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum Sales Charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none
Management Fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.20%
Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service Fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.60%	[1]
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets	1.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.80%
Less Expense Reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	(0.20%)	[2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	1.60%
1 year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	163
3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	505
1 year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	163
3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	505

[1] "Other Expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

[2] The investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit certain "fund operating expenses" incurred by the fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.40% through 6/30/2016. The agreement may be terminated by the fund upon 90 days' prior written notice or will terminate automatically if the investment advisory agreement is terminated. The investment adviser may recoup amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed 3 years from the end of the fiscal year in which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment would not cause the fund to exceed the expense cap.

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Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	PACIFIC LIFE FUNDS
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Dec. 03, 2012
PL GLOBAL ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return [Heading]	rr_RiskReturnHeading	PL Global Absolute Return Fund
Objective [Heading]	rr_ObjectiveHeading	Investment goal
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock	This fund seeks to provide total return.
Expense [Heading]	rr_ExpenseHeading	Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock	This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.
Operating Expenses Caption [Text]	rr_OperatingExpensesCaption	Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination	The investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit certain “fund operating expenses” incurred by the fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.20% through 12/31/2013. The agreement may be terminated by the fund upon 90 days’ prior written notice or will terminate automatically if the investment advisory agreement is terminated. The investment adviser may recoup amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed 3 years from the end of the fiscal year in which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment would not cause the fund to exceed the expense cap.
Portfolio Turnover [Heading]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading	Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock	The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the fund’s performance. This fund is new and does not yet have a turnover rate.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text]	rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates	“Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
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 for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table throughout the periods shown, except for the expense cap, which is only reflected for the contractual period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Example shows what your costs would be based on these assumptions.
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]	rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption	Your expenses (in dollars) if you sell/redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of each period
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption	Your expenses (in dollars) if you sell/redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of each period
Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	Principal investment strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	This fund invests in securities, derivatives and other instruments to establish long and short investment exposures around the world. The manager typically seeks to establish such investment exposures to individual countries based on its view of the investment merits of a country. The fund normally invests in multiple countries and may have significant exposure to foreign currencies. The fund’s long and short investments are primarily government (sovereign) exposures, including sovereign debt, currencies, and investments relating to interest rates. The fund may also invest in corporate debt of both foreign and domestic issuers, including banks. The fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in a single country, a small number of countries, or a particular geographic region, and typically a portion will be invested in emerging market countries. The fund normally invests at least 40% of its net assets in foreign investments. In seeking its investment goal, the fund may invest in fixed income securities of any credit quality, including securities that are non-investment grade (high yield/high risk, sometimes called “junk bonds”), and a wide variety of derivative instruments. The fund expects to achieve certain exposures primarily through derivative transactions, including (but not limited to): forward foreign currency contracts; futures on securities, indexes, currencies, and other investments; options; and interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps, total return swaps and credit default swaps, which may create economic leverage in the fund. The manager generally will make extensive use of derivatives to enhance total return, to seek to hedge against fluctuations in securities prices, interest rates or currency exchange rates, to change the effective duration of the fund, to manage certain investment risks and as a substitute for direct investment in any security or instrument in which the fund may invest. Duration management is part of the investment strategy for this fund. Duration is often used to measure a bond’s sensitivity to interest rates. The longer a fund’s duration, the more sensitive it is to changes in interest rates. The shorter a fund’s duration, the less sensitive it is to changes in interest rates. The manager may use derivatives that have a leveraging effect to increase the fund’s exposure to specific investment opportunities. Such exposure may be several times the value of the fund’s assets. As such, the fund’s use of leverage may result in greater price volatility for the fund than if leverage had not been used. The fund may also engage in repurchase agreements and short sales. The fund typically has significant exposure to foreign investments and derivatives. The fund employs an absolute return investment approach, which seeks to produce positive returns over a complete market cycle. However, the fund may experience negative returns over both shorter and longer-term time horizons. The manager utilizes top-down economic and political analysis to identify investment opportunities throughout the world, including in both developed and emerging markets. The manager seeks to identify countries and currencies it believes have potential to outperform investments in other countries and currencies through an analysis of global economies, markets, political conditions and other factors. The manager may sell a holding when it fails to perform as expected or when other opportunities appear more attractive. The performance of the fund is generally expected to have low to moderate correlation with the performance of traditional equity and fixed income investments over long-term periods. However, the actual performance of the fund may be correlated with those traditional investments over short- or long-term periods. The fund’s strategy involves the use of leverage, and the fund’s performance may from time to time be more volatile than many other funds. The fund is generally intended to complement a balanced portfolio of traditional equity and fixed income investments as a means of seeking diversification and is not intended to be a complete investment program. The fund is a “non-diversified” fund.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	Principal risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	As with any mutual fund, the value of the fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down. Accordingly, you could lose money. The fund may be affected by the following principal risks, among other non-principal risks: Active Management Risk: There is no guarantee that the manager’s principal investment strategies and techniques, as well as particular investment decisions, will achieve the fund’s investment goal, which could have an adverse impact on the fund’s performance generally, relative to other funds with similar investment goals or relative to its benchmark. Correlation Risk: While the performance of the fund is generally expected to have low to moderate correlation with the performance of traditional equity and fixed income investments over long-term periods, the actual performance of the fund may be correlated with those traditional investments over short- or long-term periods. Should there be periods when the fund’s performance is correlated with those traditional investments, any intended diversification effect of including this fund as part of an asset allocation strategy may not be achieved, thereby resulting in increased volatility of an asset allocation strategy that includes the fund. Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations. Currency Risk: Securities denominated in foreign currencies may be affected by changes in rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar. Currency exchange rates may be volatile and may be affected by, among other factors, the general economic conditions of a country, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation. A decline in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar reduces the value in U.S. dollars of investments denominated in that foreign currency. Currency risk may also entail some degree of liquidity risk, particularly in emerging market currencies. Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities are affected by many factors, including prevailing interest rates, market conditions and market liquidity. Volatility of below investment grade debt securities (including loans), may be relatively greater than for investment grade securities. Derivatives Risk: Derivatives can be complex instruments, may experience sudden and unpredictable changes in price or liquidity and may be difficult to value, sell or unwind. The value of derivatives is based on the value of other securities or indexes and the fund may not hold the security or index on which the value of a derivative is based. Derivatives can also create investment exposure that exceeds the initial amount invested (known as leverage risk) — consequently, derivatives may experience very large swings in value. The use of derivatives may result in the fund losing more money than it would have lost if it had invested directly in the security or index. Derivative transactions may also involve a counterparty. Such transactions are subject to the credit risk and/or the ability of the counterparty to perform in accordance with the terms of the transaction. Emerging Markets Risk: Investments in or exposure to investments in emerging markets, such as those in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa, may be riskier than investments in or exposure to investments in U.S. and certain developed markets for many reasons, including smaller market capitalizations, greater price volatility, less liquidity, political and economic instability, less governmental regulation of the financial industry and markets, and less stringent financial reporting and accounting standards and controls. Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to foreign markets through issuers can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions. These factors can make foreign investments more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market. Forward Commitments Risk: Securities or currencies whose terms are defined on a date in the future or transactions that are scheduled to settle on a date in the future (beyond usual and customary settlement), called forward commitments, as well as when-issued securities, are subject to risk of default or bankruptcy of the counterparty. In forward commitment or when-issued transactions, if the counterparty fails to consummate the transaction, the fund may miss the opportunity of obtaining a price or yield considered to be advantageous. Geographic Concentration Risk: Concentrating investments in a single country, a limited number of countries, or a particular geographic region makes the fund more susceptible to adverse economic, political, social, regulatory and other developments in that country, countries or region. High-Yield or “Junk” Securities Risk: High yield securities are typically issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed and are considered to be mostly speculative in nature (high risk), potentially less liquid, and subject to a greater risk of loss, that is they are more likely to default than higher rated securities. Interest Rate Risk: Values of debt securities fluctuate as interest rates change. Debt securities with longer durations or fixed interest rates tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them generally more volatile than debt securities with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates. Issuer Risk: The value of a security or instrument may decline for reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management, performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services. Leverage Risk: Leverage is investment exposure which exceeds the initial amount invested. The loss on a leveraged investment may far exceed the fund’s principal amount invested. Leverage can magnify the fund’s gains and losses and therefore increase its volatility. The fund is required to segregate liquid assets or otherwise cover its obligation created by an investment that is leveraged. The use of leverage may result in the portfolio having to liquidate fund holdings when it may not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligation or to meet segregation requirements. Liquidity Risk: Liquidity is the ability to sell securities or other investments within a reasonable amount of time at approximately the price at which the fund has valued the securities or other investments, which relies on the willingness of market participants to buy and sell securities. Certain investments may be difficult to purchase and sell, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. If the fund holds illiquid securities, it may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or it may be forced to sell other, more desirable, liquid securities or sell illiquid securities at a loss if it is required to raise cash to conduct its operations. Market and Regulatory Risk: Events in the financial markets and in the economy may cause volatility and uncertainty and may affect performance. Events in one market may adversely impact other markets. Future events may impact the fund in unforeseen ways. Traditionally liquid investments may experience periods of diminished liquidity. Governmental and regulatory actions may impair fund management and have unexpected consequences on particular markets, strategies, or investments. Non-Diversification Risk: The fund is classified as non-diversified and may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a single issuer or a fewer number of issuers than a diversified fund. This increases potential price volatility and the risk that its value could go down because of the poor performance of a single investment or a small number of investments. Price Volatility Risk: The market value of the fund’s investments will go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, or may fail to rise, as a result of market conditions or for reasons specific to a particular issuer. The volatility of non-investment grade debt securities (including loans) may be greater than for investment grade securities. The volatility of investments in emerging market countries may be greater than for investments in U.S. and certain developed markets. Redemption Risk: Because the fund may serve as an Underlying Fund of a “fund of funds” of Pacific Life Funds (such as the PL Portfolio Optimization Funds or the PL Alternative Strategies Fund) and thus a significant percentage of its outstanding shares may be held by the fund of funds, a change in asset allocation by a fund of funds, could result in large redemptions out of the fund, causing potential increases in expenses to the fund and sale of securities in a short timeframe, both of which could negatively impact performance. Regulatory Impact Risk: Certain financial instruments are subject to extensive government regulation, which may change unexpectedly and frequently and may impact a fund significantly. Short Exposure Risk: When a fund takes a short position using derivative instruments in anticipation of a decline in the market price (i.e., spot price or spot rate) of the underlying reference asset, such as entering into a derivative contract to sell a currency at a predetermined price for future delivery (forward foreign currency contract) in anticipation of a decline in the market price of the underlying currency, it is subject to the risk that the reference asset will increase in value, resulting in a loss. Such loss is theoretically unlimited. Short positions also may expose the fund to leverage risk. Short Sale Risk: A short sale involves the risk that the price at which the fund purchases a security to replace the borrowed security may be higher than the price that the fund sold the security, resulting in a loss to the fund. Such loss is theoretically unlimited. Short sales also involve certain costs and may expose the fund to leverage risk. U.S. Government Securities Risk: Not all U.S. government securities are backed or guaranteed by the U.S. government and different U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk. There is risk that the U.S. government will not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	As with any mutual fund, the value of the fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down. Accordingly, you could lose money.
Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]	rr_RiskNondiversifiedStatus	Non-Diversification Risk: The fund is classified as non-diversified and may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a single issuer or a fewer number of issuers than a diversified fund. This increases potential price volatility and the risk that its value could go down because of the poor performance of a single investment or a small number of investments.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	Fund performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	The fund does not have a full calendar year of performance. Thus, a performance bar chart and table are not included for the fund.
Performance One Year or Less [Text]	rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess	The fund does not have a full calendar year of performance.
PL GLOBAL ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND | CLASS P
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Management Fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.80%
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	1.07%	[1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.87%
Less Expense Reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	(0.43%)	[2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	1.44%
1 year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	147
3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	546
1 year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	147
3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	546

[1] "Other Expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

[2] The investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit certain "fund operating expenses" incurred by the fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.20% through 12/31/2013. The agreement may be terminated by the fund upon 90 days' prior written notice or will terminate automatically if the investment advisory agreement is terminated. The investment adviser may recoup amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed 3 years from the end of the fiscal year in which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment would not cause the fund to exceed the expense cap.

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PL PRECIOUS METALS FUND

PL Precious Metals Fund

Investment goal

This fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Fees and expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		PL PRECIOUS METALS FUND Class P
Management Fee		0.75%
Other Expenses	[1]	0.55%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses		1.30%
Less Expense Reimbursement	[2]	(0.35%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement		0.95%

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 for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table throughout the periods shown, except for the expense cap, which is only reflected for the contractual period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Example shows what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

Your expenses (in dollars) if you sell/redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of each period

Expense Example (USD $)	PL PRECIOUS METALS FUND Class P
1 year	97
3 years	378

Your expenses (in dollars) if you sell/redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of each period

Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)	PL PRECIOUS METALS FUND Class P
1 year	97
3 years	378

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 rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the fund’s performance. This fund is new and does not yet have a turnover rate.

Principal investment strategies

Under normal circumstances, this fund invests at least 80% of its assets in investments related to precious metals. The fund emphasizes investments (typically equity securities) in U.S. and foreign companies that are engaged in or derive significant revenue (i.e., at least 50% of their revenue) from the exploration, mining, development, production or distribution of gold, silver, platinum, or other precious metals, with a primary focus on those investments related to gold. The fund typically invests a significant amount of its assets in companies that are engaged in or derive significant revenue from such gold-related activities, but it may from time to time emphasize companies engaged in or that derive significant revenue from activities related to other precious metals. The fund may also invest in small-, mid- and large-capitalization companies. The fund may invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in securities of issuers in a single country, a small number of countries, or a particular geographic region.

The fund may invest any amount of its assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, including American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and similar instruments, and may invest up to 40% of its assets in emerging market countries. The fund’s foreign securities are typically denominated in non-U.S. currencies. The fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in debt securities of U.S. and foreign companies that are engaged in or derive significant revenue (i.e., at least 50% of their revenue) from activities related to precious metals.

When selecting securities for investment, the manager takes a disciplined approach to risk management through top-down analysis and bottom-up stock selection. In the top-down analysis, the manager considers factors such as geopolitical risks, the relative strength of the U.S. dollar, jewelry demand, inflation expectations, the seasonality of gold and other precious metals, investment demand and relative valuation levels for the precious metals universe. From a bottom-up perspective, the manager looks for companies that are positioned to improve their relative value over time. The manager may sell a holding when it changes its country or industry and sector views, the valuation target or investment objective is reached for that position, there is deterioration in the underlying fundamentals of the business or a change of significance in the price of the issuer, or the manager identifies a more attractive investment opportunity.

The performance of the fund is generally expected to have low to moderate correlation with the performance of traditional equity and fixed income investments over long-term periods. However, the actual performance of the fund may be correlated with those traditional investments over short- or long-term periods. The performance of the fund is also generally expected to have a higher correlation to the price of gold over long-term periods, although the actual performance of the fund may not be correlated with the price of gold over short- or long-term periods, including if the fund has sizable non-gold-related holdings. The fund is generally intended to complement a balanced portfolio of traditional equity and fixed income investments as a means of seeking diversification and is not intended to be a complete investment program.

The fund is a “non-diversified” fund.

Principal risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down. Accordingly, you could lose money. The fund may be affected by the following principal risks, among other non-principal risks:

• Active Management Risk: There is no guarantee that the manager’s principal investment strategies and techniques, as well as particular investment decisions, will achieve the fund’s investment goal, which could have an adverse impact on the fund’s performance generally, relative to other funds with similar investment goals or relative to its benchmark.

• Correlation Risk: While the performance of the fund is generally expected to have low to moderate correlation with the performance of traditional equity and fixed income investments over long-term periods, the actual performance of the fund may be correlated with those traditional investments over short- or long-term periods. Should there be periods when the fund’s performance is correlated with those traditional investments, any intended diversification effect of including this fund as part of an asset allocation strategy may not be achieved, thereby resulting in increased volatility of an asset allocation strategy that includes the fund.

• Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations.

• Currency Risk: Securities denominated in foreign currencies may be affected by changes in rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar. Currency exchange rates may be volatile and may be affected by, among other factors, the general economic conditions of a country, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation. A decline in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar reduces the value in U.S. dollars of investments denominated in that foreign currency. Currency risk may also entail some degree of liquidity risk, particularly in emerging market currencies.

• Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities are affected by many factors, including prevailing interest rates, market conditions and market liquidity. Volatility of below investment grade debt securities (including loans), may be relatively greater than for investment grade securities.

• Emerging Markets Risk: Investments in or exposure to investments in emerging markets, such as those in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa, may be riskier than investments in or exposure to investments in U.S. and certain developed markets for many reasons, including smaller market capitalizations, greater price volatility, less liquidity, political and economic instability, less governmental regulation of the financial industry and markets, and less stringent financial reporting and accounting standards and controls.

• Equity Securities Risk: Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities tend to go up or down in value, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, in response to many factors, which may be due to the particular issuer, its industry or broader economic or market events.

• Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to foreign markets through issuers can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions. These factors can make foreign investments more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market.

• Geographic Concentration Risk: Concentrating investments in a single country, a limited number of countries, or a particular geographic region makes the fund more susceptible to adverse economic, political, social, regulatory and other developments in that country, countries or region.

• Government Regulation Risk: Certain market sectors or industries are subject to extensive government regulation, which may change unexpectedly and frequently and may impact a fund significantly.

• Growth Companies Risk: Growth companies have the potential for above average or rapid growth but may give the fund a higher risk of price volatility than investments in “undervalued” companies.

• Industry Concentration Risk: Concentrating investments in a single industry or group of related industries makes the fund more susceptible to adverse economic, business, regulatory or other developments affecting that industry or group of related industries. Because the fund has a policy to concentrate its investments in investments related to precious metals, the fund may perform poorly during a downturn in those industries.

• Interest Rate Risk: Values of debt securities fluctuate as interest rates change. Debt securities with longer durations or fixed interest rates tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them generally more volatile than debt securities with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates.

• Issuer Risk: The value of a security or instrument may decline for reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management, performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services.

• Large-Capitalization Companies Risk: Large-capitalization companies tend to have more stable prices than small- or mid-capitalization companies, but are still subject to the risks of equity securities. In exchange for this potentially lower risk, the fund’s value may not rise as much as the value of a fund that emphasizes companies with smaller market capitalizations.

• Liquidity Risk: Liquidity is the ability to sell securities or other investments within a reasonable amount of time at approximately the price at which the fund has valued the securities or other investments, which relies on the willingness of market participants to buy and sell securities. Certain investments may be difficult to purchase and sell, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. If the fund holds illiquid securities, it may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or it may be forced to sell other, more desirable, liquid securities or sell illiquid securities at a loss if it is required to raise cash to conduct its operations.

• Market and Regulatory Risk: Events in the financial markets and in the economy may cause volatility and uncertainty and may affect performance. Events in one market may adversely impact other markets. Future events may impact the fund in unforeseen ways. Traditionally liquid investments may experience periods of diminished liquidity. Governmental and regulatory actions may impair fund management and have unexpected consequences on particular markets, strategies, or investments.

• Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization companies may be riskier and more susceptible to price swings than larger companies. Mid-capitalization companies may have a shorter history of operations, a more limited ability to raise capital, may have inexperienced management and limited product lines, and more speculative prospects for future growth or sustained earnings or market share than larger, more established companies.

• Non-Diversification Risk: The fund is classified as non-diversified and may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a single issuer or a fewer number of issuers than a diversified fund. This increases potential price volatility and the risk that its value could go down because of the poor performance of a single investment or a small number of investments.

• Precious Metals Risk: Companies engaged in precious metals-related activities may be adversely affected by drops in the prices of the precious metals themselves, and the prices of precious metals can be volatile. Focusing investments in precious metals-related companies and investments makes the portfolio more susceptible to adverse economic, business, regulatory or other developments affecting precious metals-related companies and investments, and the impact may be disproportionate to the broader market. Fluctuations in the price of precious metals may affect the profitability of companies in these industries, however, changes in the value of companies engaged in a precious metals-related business may not directly correlate with changes in the value of the related precious metal.

• Price Volatility Risk: The market value of the fund’s investments will go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, or may fail to rise, as a result of market conditions or for reasons specific to a particular issuer. The volatility of non-investment grade debt securities (including loans) may be greater than for investment grade securities.The volatility of investments in emerging market countries may be greater than for investments in U.S. and certain developed markets.

• Redemption Risk: Because the fund may serve as an Underlying Fund of a “fund of funds” of Pacific Life Funds (such as the PL Portfolio Optimization Funds or the PL Alternative Strategies Fund) and thus a significant percentage of its outstanding shares may be held by the fund of funds, a change in asset allocation by a fund of funds, could result in large redemptions out of the fund, causing potential increases in expenses to the fund and sale of securities in a short timeframe, both of which could negatively impact performance.

• Regulatory Impact Risk: Certain financial instruments are subject to extensive government regulation, which may change unexpectedly and frequently and may impact a fund significantly.

• Small-Capitalization Companies Risk: Small-capitalization companies may be riskier, less liquid and more susceptible to price swings than larger companies. Small-capitalization companies, particularly those in their developmental stages, may have a shorter history of operations, a more limited ability to raise capital, may have inexperienced management and limited product lines, and more speculative prospects for future growth or sustained earnings or market share than larger more established companies.

• Value Companies Risk: Value companies are those that are thought to be undervalued and that a company’s stock is trading for less than its intrinsic value. There is a risk that the determination that a stock is undervalued is not correct or is not recognized in the market.

Fund performance

The fund does not have a full year of performance. Thus, a performance bar chart and table are not included for this fund.

[1] "Other Expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

[2] The investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit certain "fund operating expenses" incurred by the fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.20% through 12/31/2013. The agreement may be terminated by the fund upon 90 days' prior written notice or will terminate automatically if the investment advisory agreement is terminated. The investment adviser may recoup amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed 3 years from the end of the fiscal year in which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment would not cause the fund to exceed the expense cap.

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PL CURRENCY STRATEGIES FUND
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	Under normal market conditions, this fund principally invests in derivatives and investment grade, which includes high quality, debt securities to establish exposures to global currencies. “Currency Strategies” in the fund’s name refers to the fund’s strategies to provide exposures to global currencies, which may include the U.S. dollar and currencies of other developed countries and emerging market countries, to seek to provide total return based on the manager’s outlook for such currencies. The manager will primarily implement these currency strategies using non-deliverable forward foreign currency contracts (NDFs), a type of derivative. The manager seeks to gain positive exposures to currencies that it believes are undervalued and negative exposure to currencies that it believes are overvalued. Such exposures are obtained primarily using NDFs. Generally, positive exposure means having a long position in a specific currency and negative exposure indicates a short position in a specific currency. The fund typically gains when currencies in which the fund has long positions appreciate relative to the currencies in which the fund has short positions. The fund incurs a loss when currencies in which it has short positions appreciate relative to the currencies in which the fund has long positions. In analyzing a potential investment opportunity and the desired amount of exposure, the manager will consider the economic and investment outlook for the opportunity and the degree of risk the fund may assume relative to the potential return on such investment in order to maximize the risk-adjusted return for the fund. The manager may also consider quantitative factors to decide whether to increase or decrease currency exposures. The manager will make extensive use of NDFs in order to gain or increase exposure to various currencies (whether long or short positions) and to hedge against foreign currency fluctuations. The manager also uses currency options as another way of gaining exposure to currency exchange rates. The manager uses these derivatives in a way that typically has a leveraging effect on the fund’s exposure to specific investment opportunities. Such exposure may be several times the value of the fund’s assets. As such, the fund’s use of leverage may result in greater price volatility for the fund than if leverage had not been used. The fund may invest in cash deposits and short-term high quality U.S. and non-U.S. government debt securities for short-term investment, cash management purposes and to maintain asset coverage requirements for the fund’s derivative positions. Foreign currency exposure resulting from investments in foreign debt securities may be hedged back to U.S. dollars if the manager is not seeking to gain exposure to the foreign currency. The performance of the fund is generally expected to have low to moderate correlation with the performance of traditional equity and fixed income investments over long-term periods. However, the actual performance of the fund may be correlated with those traditional investments over short- or long-term periods. The fund’s strategy involves the use of leverage, and the fund’s performance may from time to time be more volatile than many other funds. The fund is generally intended to complement a balanced portfolio of traditional equity and fixed income investments as a means of seeking diversification and is not intended to be a complete investment program. The fund is a “non-diversified” fund.
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Should there be periods when the fund’s performance is correlated with those traditional investments, any intended diversification effect of including this fund as part of an asset allocation strategy may not be achieved, thereby resulting in increased volatility of an asset allocation strategy that includes the fund. Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations. Currency Risk: Securities denominated in foreign currencies may be affected by changes in rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar. Currency exchange rates may be volatile and may be affected by, among other factors, the general economic conditions of a country, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation. A decline in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar reduces the value in U.S. dollars of investments denominated in that foreign currency. Currency risk may also entail some degree of liquidity risk, particularly in emerging market currencies. Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities are affected by many factors, including prevailing interest rates, market conditions and market liquidity. Derivatives Risk: Derivatives can be complex instruments, may experience sudden and unpredictable changes in price or liquidity and may be difficult to value, sell or unwind. The value of derivatives is based on the value of other securities or indexes and the fund may not hold the security or index on which the value of a derivative is based. Derivatives can also create investment exposure that exceeds the initial amount invested (known as leverage risk) — consequently, derivatives may experience very large swings in value. The use of derivatives may result in the fund losing more money than it would have lost if it had invested directly in the security or index. Derivative transactions may also involve a counterparty. Such transactions are subject to the credit risk and/or the ability of the counterparty to perform in accordance with the terms of the transaction. Emerging Markets Risk: Investments in or exposure to investments in emerging markets, such as those in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa, may be riskier than investments in or exposure to investments in U.S. and certain developed markets for many reasons, including smaller market capitalizations, greater price volatility, less liquidity, political and economic instability, less governmental regulation of the financial industry and markets, and less stringent financial reporting and accounting standards and controls. Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to foreign markets through issuers can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions. These factors can make foreign investments more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market. Forward Commitments Risk: Securities or currencies whose terms are defined on a date in the future or transactions that are scheduled to settle on a date in the future (beyond usual and customary settlement), called forward commitments, as well as when-issued securities, are subject to risk of default or bankruptcy of the counterparty. In forward commitment or when-issued transactions, if the counterparty fails to consummate the transaction, the fund may miss the opportunity of obtaining a price or yield considered to be advantageous. Interest Rate Risk: Values of debt securities fluctuate as interest rates change. Debt securities with longer durations or fixed interest rates tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them generally more volatile than debt securities with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates. Issuer Risk: The value of a security or instrument may decline for reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management, performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services. Leverage Risk: Leverage is investment exposure which exceeds the initial amount invested. The loss on a leveraged investment may far exceed the fund’s principal amount invested. Leverage can magnify the fund’s gains and losses and therefore increase its volatility. The fund is required to segregate liquid assets or otherwise cover its obligation created by an investment that is leveraged. The use of leverage may result in the portfolio having to liquidate fund holdings when it may not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligation or to meet segregation requirements. Liquidity Risk: Liquidity is the ability to sell securities or other investments within a reasonable amount of time at approximately the price at which the fund has valued the securities or other investments, which relies on the willingness of market participants to buy and sell securities. Certain investments may be difficult to purchase and sell, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. If the fund holds illiquid securities, it may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or it may be forced to sell other, more desirable, liquid securities or sell illiquid securities at a loss if it is required to raise cash to conduct its operations. Market and Regulatory Risk: Events in the financial markets and in the economy may cause volatility and uncertainty and may affect performance. Events in one market may adversely impact other markets. Future events may impact the fund in unforeseen ways. Traditionally liquid investments may experience periods of diminished liquidity. Governmental and regulatory actions may impair fund management and have unexpected consequences on particular markets, strategies, or investments. Non-Diversification Risk: The fund is classified as non-diversified and may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a single issuer or a fewer number of issuers than a diversified fund. This increases potential price volatility and the risk that its value could go down because of the poor performance of a single investment or a small number of investments. Price Volatility Risk: The market value of the fund’s investments will go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, or may fail to rise, as a result of market conditions or for reasons specific to a particular issuer. The volatility of investments in emerging market countries may be greater than for investments in U.S. and certain developed markets. Redemption Risk: Because the fund may serve as an Underlying Fund of a “fund of funds” of Pacific Life Funds (such as the PL Portfolio Optimization Funds or the PL Alternative Strategies Fund) and thus a significant percentage of its outstanding shares may be held by the fund of funds, a change in asset allocation by a fund of funds, could result in large redemptions out of the fund, causing potential increases in expenses to the fund and sale of securities in a short timeframe, both of which could negatively impact performance. Regulatory Impact Risk: Certain financial instruments are subject to extensive government regulation, which may change unexpectedly and frequently and may impact a fund significantly. Short Exposure Risk: When a fund takes a short position using derivative instruments in anticipation of a decline in the market price (i.e., spot price or spot rate) of the underlying reference asset, such as entering into a derivative contract to sell a currency at a predetermined price for future delivery (forward foreign currency contract) in anticipation of a decline in the market price of the underlying currency, it is subject to the risk that the reference asset will increase in value, resulting in a loss. Such loss is theoretically unlimited. Short positions also may expose the fund to leverage risk. U.S. Government Securities Risk: Not all U.S. government securities are backed or guaranteed by the U.S. government and different U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk. There is risk that the U.S. government will not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law.
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Management Fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.65%
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.30%	[1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.95%
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3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	293
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[1] "Other Expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

[2] The investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit certain "fund operating expenses" incurred by the fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.20% through 12/31/2013. The agreement may be terminated by the fund upon 90 days' prior written notice or will terminate automatically if the investment advisory agreement is terminated. The investment adviser may recoup amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed 3 years from the end of the fiscal year in which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment would not cause the fund to exceed the expense cap.

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PL GLOBAL ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

PL Global Absolute Return Fund

Investment goal

This fund seeks to provide total return.

Fees and expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		PL GLOBAL ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND CLASS P
Management Fee		0.80%
Other Expenses	[1]	1.07%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses		1.87%
Less Expense Reimbursement	[2]	(0.43%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement		1.44%

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 for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table throughout the periods shown, except for the expense cap, which is only reflected for the contractual period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Example shows what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

Your expenses (in dollars) if you sell/redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of each period

Expense Example (USD $)	PL GLOBAL ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND CLASS P
1 year	147
3 years	546

Your expenses (in dollars) if you sell/redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of each period

Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)	PL GLOBAL ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND CLASS P
1 year	147
3 years	546

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 rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the fund’s performance. This fund is new and does not yet have a turnover rate.

Principal investment strategies

This fund invests in securities, derivatives and other instruments to establish long and short investment exposures around the world. The manager typically seeks to establish such investment exposures to individual countries based on its view of the investment merits of a country. The fund normally invests in multiple countries and may have significant exposure to foreign currencies. The fund’s long and short investments are primarily government (sovereign) exposures, including sovereign debt, currencies, and investments relating to interest rates. The fund may also invest in corporate debt of both foreign and domestic issuers, including banks. The fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in a single country, a small number of countries, or a particular geographic region, and typically a portion will be invested in emerging market countries. The fund normally invests at least 40% of its net assets in foreign investments.

In seeking its investment goal, the fund may invest in fixed income securities of any credit quality, including securities that are non-investment grade (high yield/high risk, sometimes called “junk bonds”), and a wide variety of derivative instruments. The fund expects to achieve certain exposures primarily through derivative transactions, including (but not limited to): forward foreign currency contracts; futures on securities, indexes, currencies, and other investments; options; and interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps, total return swaps and credit default swaps, which may create economic leverage in the fund. The manager generally will make extensive use of derivatives to enhance total return, to seek to hedge against fluctuations in securities prices, interest rates or currency exchange rates, to change the effective duration of the fund, to manage certain investment risks and as a substitute for direct investment in any security or instrument in which the fund may invest. Duration management is part of the investment strategy for this fund. Duration is often used to measure a bond’s sensitivity to interest rates. The longer a fund’s duration, the more sensitive it is to changes in interest rates. The shorter a fund’s duration, the less sensitive it is to changes in interest rates.

The manager may use derivatives that have a leveraging effect to increase the fund’s exposure to specific investment opportunities. Such exposure may be several times the value of the fund’s assets. As such, the fund’s use of leverage may result in greater price volatility for the fund than if leverage had not been used. The fund may also engage in repurchase agreements and short sales. The fund typically has significant exposure to foreign investments and derivatives.

The fund employs an absolute return investment approach, which seeks to produce positive returns over a complete market cycle. However, the fund may experience negative returns over both shorter and longer-term time horizons.

The manager utilizes top-down economic and political analysis to identify investment opportunities throughout the world, including in both developed and emerging markets. The manager seeks to identify countries and currencies it believes have potential to outperform investments in other countries and currencies through an analysis of global economies, markets, political conditions and other factors. The manager may sell a holding when it fails to perform as expected or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The performance of the fund is generally expected to have low to moderate correlation with the performance of traditional equity and fixed income investments over long-term periods. However, the actual performance of the fund may be correlated with those traditional investments over short- or long-term periods. The fund’s strategy involves the use of leverage, and the fund’s performance may from time to time be more volatile than many other funds. The fund is generally intended to complement a balanced portfolio of traditional equity and fixed income investments as a means of seeking diversification and is not intended to be a complete investment program.

The fund is a “non-diversified” fund.

Principal risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down. Accordingly, you could lose money. The fund may be affected by the following principal risks, among other non-principal risks:

• Active Management Risk: There is no guarantee that the manager’s principal investment strategies and techniques, as well as particular investment decisions, will achieve the fund’s investment goal, which could have an adverse impact on the fund’s performance generally, relative to other funds with similar investment goals or relative to its benchmark.

• Correlation Risk: While the performance of the fund is generally expected to have low to moderate correlation with the performance of traditional equity and fixed income investments over long-term periods, the actual performance of the fund may be correlated with those traditional investments over short- or long-term periods. Should there be periods when the fund’s performance is correlated with those traditional investments, any intended diversification effect of including this fund as part of an asset allocation strategy may not be achieved, thereby resulting in increased volatility of an asset allocation strategy that includes the fund.

• Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations.

• Currency Risk: Securities denominated in foreign currencies may be affected by changes in rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar. Currency exchange rates may be volatile and may be affected by, among other factors, the general economic conditions of a country, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation. A decline in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar reduces the value in U.S. dollars of investments denominated in that foreign currency. Currency risk may also entail some degree of liquidity risk, particularly in emerging market currencies.

• Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities are affected by many factors, including prevailing interest rates, market conditions and market liquidity. Volatility of below investment grade debt securities (including loans), may be relatively greater than for investment grade securities.

• Derivatives Risk: Derivatives can be complex instruments, may experience sudden and unpredictable changes in price or liquidity and may be difficult to value, sell or unwind. The value of derivatives is based on the value of other securities or indexes and the fund may not hold the security or index on which the value of a derivative is based. Derivatives can also create investment exposure that exceeds the initial amount invested (known as leverage risk) — consequently, derivatives may experience very large swings in value. The use of derivatives may result in the fund losing more money than it would have lost if it had invested directly in the security or index. Derivative transactions may also involve a counterparty. Such transactions are subject to the credit risk and/or the ability of the counterparty to perform in accordance with the terms of the transaction.

• Emerging Markets Risk: Investments in or exposure to investments in emerging markets, such as those in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa, may be riskier than investments in or exposure to investments in U.S. and certain developed markets for many reasons, including smaller market capitalizations, greater price volatility, less liquidity, political and economic instability, less governmental regulation of the financial industry and markets, and less stringent financial reporting and accounting standards and controls.

• Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to foreign markets through issuers can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions. These factors can make foreign investments more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market.

• Forward Commitments Risk: Securities or currencies whose terms are defined on a date in the future or transactions that are scheduled to settle on a date in the future (beyond usual and customary settlement), called forward commitments, as well as when-issued securities, are subject to risk of default or bankruptcy of the counterparty. In forward commitment or when-issued transactions, if the counterparty fails to consummate the transaction, the fund may miss the opportunity of obtaining a price or yield considered to be advantageous.

• Geographic Concentration Risk: Concentrating investments in a single country, a limited number of countries, or a particular geographic region makes the fund more susceptible to adverse economic, political, social, regulatory and other developments in that country, countries or region.

• High-Yield or “Junk” Securities Risk: High yield securities are typically issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed and are considered to be mostly speculative in nature (high risk), potentially less liquid, and subject to a greater risk of loss, that is they are more likely to default than higher rated securities.

• Interest Rate Risk: Values of debt securities fluctuate as interest rates change. Debt securities with longer durations or fixed interest rates tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them generally more volatile than debt securities with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates.

• Issuer Risk: The value of a security or instrument may decline for reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management, performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services.

• Leverage Risk: Leverage is investment exposure which exceeds the initial amount invested. The loss on a leveraged investment may far exceed the fund’s principal amount invested. Leverage can magnify the fund’s gains and losses and therefore increase its volatility. The fund is required to segregate liquid assets or otherwise cover its obligation created by an investment that is leveraged. The use of leverage may result in the portfolio having to liquidate fund holdings when it may not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligation or to meet segregation requirements.

• Liquidity Risk: Liquidity is the ability to sell securities or other investments within a reasonable amount of time at approximately the price at which the fund has valued the securities or other investments, which relies on the willingness of market participants to buy and sell securities. Certain investments may be difficult to purchase and sell, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. If the fund holds illiquid securities, it may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or it may be forced to sell other, more desirable, liquid securities or sell illiquid securities at a loss if it is required to raise cash to conduct its operations.

• Market and Regulatory Risk: Events in the financial markets and in the economy may cause volatility and uncertainty and may affect performance. Events in one market may adversely impact other markets. Future events may impact the fund in unforeseen ways. Traditionally liquid investments may experience periods of diminished liquidity. Governmental and regulatory actions may impair fund management and have unexpected consequences on particular markets, strategies, or investments.

• Non-Diversification Risk: The fund is classified as non-diversified and may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a single issuer or a fewer number of issuers than a diversified fund. This increases potential price volatility and the risk that its value could go down because of the poor performance of a single investment or a small number of investments.

• Price Volatility Risk: The market value of the fund’s investments will go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, or may fail to rise, as a result of market conditions or for reasons specific to a particular issuer. The volatility of non-investment grade debt securities (including loans) may be greater than for investment grade securities. The volatility of investments in emerging market countries may be greater than for investments in U.S. and certain developed markets.

• Redemption Risk: Because the fund may serve as an Underlying Fund of a “fund of funds” of Pacific Life Funds (such as the PL Portfolio Optimization Funds or the PL Alternative Strategies Fund) and thus a significant percentage of its outstanding shares may be held by the fund of funds, a change in asset allocation by a fund of funds, could result in large redemptions out of the fund, causing potential increases in expenses to the fund and sale of securities in a short timeframe, both of which could negatively impact performance.

• Regulatory Impact Risk: Certain financial instruments are subject to extensive government regulation, which may change unexpectedly and frequently and may impact a fund significantly.

• Short Exposure Risk: When a fund takes a short position using derivative instruments in anticipation of a decline in the market price (i.e., spot price or spot rate) of the underlying reference asset, such as entering into a derivative contract to sell a currency at a predetermined price for future delivery (forward foreign currency contract) in anticipation of a decline in the market price of the underlying currency, it is subject to the risk that the reference asset will increase in value, resulting in a loss. Such loss is theoretically unlimited. Short positions also may expose the fund to leverage risk.

• Short Sale Risk: A short sale involves the risk that the price at which the fund purchases a security to replace the borrowed security may be higher than the price that the fund sold the security, resulting in a loss to the fund. Such loss is theoretically unlimited. Short sales also involve certain costs and may expose the fund to leverage risk.

• U.S. Government Securities Risk: Not all U.S. government securities are backed or guaranteed by the U.S. government and different U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk. There is risk that the U.S. government will not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law.

Fund performance

The fund does not have a full calendar year of performance. Thus, a performance bar chart and table are not included for the fund.

[1] "Other Expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

[2] The investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit certain "fund operating expenses" incurred by the fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.20% through 12/31/2013. The agreement may be terminated by the fund upon 90 days' prior written notice or will terminate automatically if the investment advisory agreement is terminated. The investment adviser may recoup amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed 3 years from the end of the fiscal year in which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment would not cause the fund to exceed the expense cap.