0001199348-13-000010.txt : 20130213 0001199348-13-000010.hdr.sgml : 20130213 20130213122817 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001199348-13-000010 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 485BPOS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130213 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130213 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20130213 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS STOCK FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001199348 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485BPOS SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-100610 FILM NUMBER: 13601277 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129226000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS PREMIER STOCK FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20021122 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS FEEDER FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20021017 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS STOCK FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001199348 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485BPOS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-21236 FILM NUMBER: 13601278 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129226000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS PREMIER STOCK FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20021122 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS FEEDER FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20021017 0001199348 S000000354 Dreyfus International Equity Fund C000000906 Class A DIEAX C000000908 Class C DIECX C000000909 Class I DIERX 0001199348 S000000356 Dreyfus Small Cap Equity Fund C000000916 Class A DSEAX C000000918 Class C DSECX C000000919 Class I DSERX 485BPOS 1 lp1-720.htm POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 20 lp1-720.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing

File No. 333-100610

811-21236

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [X]

 Pre-Effective Amendment No.  [__]

 Post-Effective Amendment No. 20  [X]

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [X]

 Amendment No. 20  [X]

(Check appropriate box or boxes.)

Dreyfus Stock Funds

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

c/o The Dreyfus Corporation

200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 922-6000

Janette Farragher, Esq.

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

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

 

  X__ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

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 _____ (days) 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.

 

SIGNATURES

 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of New York, and State of New York on the 13th day of February 2013.

Dreyfus Stock Funds

   

BY:

/s/ Bradley J. Skapyak*

 

Bradley J. Skapyak, PRESIDENT

 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

         

Signatures

 

Title

 

Date

         

/s/ Bradley J. Skapyak*

 

President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

02/13/2013

Bradley J. Skapyak

       

/s/ James Windels*

 

Treasurer (Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)

 

02/13/2013

James Windels

       

/s/ Joseph S. DiMartino*

 

Chairman of the Board

 

02/13/2013

Joseph S. DiMartino

       

/s/ William Hodding Carter III*

 

Board Member

 

02/13/2013

William Hodding Carter III

       

/s/ Gordon J. Davis*

 

Board Member

 

02/13/2013

Gordon J. Davis

       

/s/ Joni Evans*

 

Board Member

 

02/13/2013

Joni Evans

       

/s/ Ehud Houminer*

 

Board Member

 

02/13/2013

Ehud Houminer

       

/s/ Richard C. Leone*

 

Board Member

 

02/13/2013

Richard C. Leone

       

/s/ Hans C. Mautner*

 

Board Member

 

02/13/2013

Hans C. Mautner

       

 

 

         

/s/ Robin A. Melvin*

 

Board Member

 

02/13/2013

Robin A. Melvin

       

/s/ Burton N. Wallack* 

 

Board Member

 

02/13/2013

Burton N. Wallack

       

/s/ John E. Zuccotti* 

 

Board Member

 

02/13/2013

John E. Zuccotti

       
   

*BY:

/s/ John B. Hammalian

 

John B. Hammalian,
Attorney-in-Fact

 

INDEX OF EXHIBITS

Exhibits

EX-101.INS – Instance Document.

EX-101.SCH – Taxonomy.

EX-101.CAL – Calculation Linkbase.

EX-101.DEF – Definition Linkbase.

EX-101.LAB – Labels Linkbase.

EX-101.PRE – Presentation Linkbase.

 

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Other expenses includes an administration fee of 0.10% payable to The Dreyfus Corporation. The Dreyfus Corporation and The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC have contractually agreed, with respect to each class, to assume the expenses of the class so that such expenses do not exceed an annual rate of 1.12% for Class A, 1.90% for Class C, and .85% for Class I. This agreement will continue in effect, with respect to each class, until the fiscal year end following such time as the expenses are equal to or less than such annual rate for the applicable class. Other expenses include an administration fee of 0.10% payable to The Dreyfus Corporation. The Dreyfus Corporation and The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC have contractually agreed, with respect to each class, to assume the expenses of the class so that such expenses do not exceed an annual rate of 1.39% for Class A, 2.22% for Class C, and 1.16% for Class I. This agreement will continue in effect, with respect to each class, until the fiscal year end following such time as the expenses are equal to or less than such annual rate for the applicable class. DREYFUS STOCK FUNDS 485BPOS false 0001199348 2012-09-30 2013-01-28 2013-02-01 2013-02-01 Fund Summary DIEAX DIECX DIERX Portfolio Turnover <p style="text-align:left;"> <font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: ;">The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance. 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More recent performance information may be available at</font> <font><font style="text-decoration: underline;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;">www.dreyfus.com</font></font></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; color: #000000;">.</font><br /> </font> </p> <br/><p style="text-align:left;"> <font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: ;">Effective August 1, 2007, the fund commenced investing directly in portfolio securities. For the period February 1, 2003 to August 1, 2007, the fund operated as a "feeder fund" in a master/feeder fund arrangement, investing all of its investable assets in a "master portfolio" with the same investment objective and policies as the fund and the same investment adviser that is the fund's current investment adviser. These performance figures for the fund represent for such period the performance of the fund as a feeder fund. For periods prior to February 1, 2003, these performance figures for the fund represent solely the performance of the master portfolio (which reflects the performance of its predecessor fund) in which the fund previously invested all of its investable assets. Performance figures for the master portfolio have not been adjusted to reflect the fund's operating expenses; if these expenses had been reflected, such performance would have been lower.</font> </p> Year-by-Year Total Returns as of 12/31 each year (%) Class A 0.3740 0.2510 0.1682 0.2871 0.0621 -0.4803 0.2766 0.0821 -0.1177 0.2162 ~ http://dreyfus.com/20130128/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsBarChart20005 column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact ck0001199348_S000000354Member row primary compact * ~ Best Quarter 0.2091 2009-06-30 Worst Quarter -0.2382 2008-12-31 <table> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <p style="margin-left: 04.00pt; text-align: left;"> <font><strong><font style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-style: normal;">Best Quarter</font></strong></font><font style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br /> Q2, 2009: 20.91%</font> </p> <p style="margin-left: 04.00pt; text-align: left;"> <font><strong><font style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-style: normal;">Worst Quarter</font></strong></font><font style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br /> Q4, 2008: -23.82%</font> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="text-align:left;"> <font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: ;">After-tax performance is shown only for Class A shares (based on the fund's performance as a feeder fund for the period February 1, 2003 to August 1, 2007, and the master portfolio's performance for periods prior to February 1, 2003, adjusted to reflect the sales load applicable to the fund's Class A shares). After-tax performance of the fund's other share classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</font> </p> 0.1464 -0.0620 0.0714 0.1442 -0.0630 0.0687 0.1028 -0.0495 0.0646 0.1966 -0.0584 0.0700 0.2194 -0.0488 0.0809 0.1732 -0.0369 0.0821 ~ http://dreyfus.com/20130128/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualReturnsTransposed20006 column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact ck0001199348_S000000354Member column rr_PerformanceMeasureAxis compact * row primary compact * ~ After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future. After-tax performance is shown only for Class A shares (based on the fund's performance as a feeder fund for the period February 1, 2003 to August 1, 2007, and the master portfolio's performance for periods prior to February 1, 2003, adjusted to reflect the sales load applicable to the fund's Class A shares). After-tax performance of the fund's other share classes will vary. reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes Sales charges, if any, are not reflected in the bar chart, and if those charges were included, returns would have been less than those shown. www.dreyfus.com Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. 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The fund's stock selection process is designed to produce a diversified portfolio that, relative to the MSCI EAFE Index, has a below-average price/earnings ratio and an above-average earnings growth trend. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in securities of issuers located in emerging market countries.</font> </p> Example <p style="text-align:left;"> <font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: ;">The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same. 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Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</font> </p> 683 995 1329 2270 293 688 1211 2642 87 325 582 1318 683 995 1329 2270 193 688 1211 2642 87 325 582 1318 ~ http://dreyfus.com/20130128/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposed20003 column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact ck0001199348_S000000354Member row primary compact * ~ ~ http://dreyfus.com/20130128/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleNoRedemptionTransposed20004 column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact ck0001199348_S000000354Member row primary compact * ~ You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares: Investment Objective <p style="text-align:left;"> <font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: ;">The fund seeks long-term growth of capital.</font> </p> Fees and Expenses <p style="text-align:left;"> <font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: ;">This table 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 certain funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Shareholder Guide section on page 9 of the Prospectus and in the How to Buy Shares section and the Additional Information About How to Buy Shares section on page II-1 and page III-1, respectively, of the fund's Statement of Additional Information.</font> </p> 0.0575 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0100 0.0000 0.0080 0.0080 0.0080 0.0000 0.0075 0.0000 0.0074 0.0079 0.0030 0.0154 0.0234 0.0110 -0.0042 -0.0044 -0.0025 0.0112 0.0190 0.0085 ~ http://dreyfus.com/20130128/role/ScheduleShareholderFees20001 column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact ck0001199348_S000000354Member row primary compact * ~ ~ http://dreyfus.com/20130128/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpenses20002 column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact ck0001199348_S000000354Member row primary compact * ~ 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 certain funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds. Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) Class A shares bought without an initial sales charge as part of an investment of $1 million or more may be charged a deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed within one year. 50000 Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Principal Risks <p style="text-align:left;"> <font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: ;">An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit. It is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. It is not a complete investment program. The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money.</font> </p> <br/><p style="margin-left:08.65pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-08.65pt;"> <font><font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: symbol;">&#183;</font></font><font><font style="word-spacing:10.0pt;"><font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: symbol;">&#160;</font></font></font><font><i><font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal; font-family: ;">Risks of stock investing</font></i></font><font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: ;">. Stocks generally fluctuate more in value than bonds and may decline significantly over short time periods. There is the chance that stock prices overall will decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and falling prices. The market value of a stock may decline due to general weakness in the stock market or because of factors that affect the company or its particular industry.</font> </p> <br/><p style="margin-left:08.65pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-08.65pt;"> <font><font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: symbol;">&#183;</font></font><font><font style="word-spacing:10.0pt;"><font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: symbol;">&#160;</font></font></font><font><i><font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal; font-family: ;">Foreign investment risk.</font></i></font> <font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: ;">The fund's performance will be influenced by political, social and economic factors affecting investments in foreign companies. Special risks associated with investments in foreign issuers include exposure to currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political and economic instability and differing auditing and legal standards. Investments denominated in foreign currencies are subject to the risk that such currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect the value of these investments held by the fund. Emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the markets of more mature economies, and generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries.</font> </p> <br/><p style="margin-left:08.65pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-08.65pt;"> <font><font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: symbol;">&#183;</font></font><font><font style="word-spacing:10.0pt;"><font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: symbol;">&#160;</font></font></font><font><i><font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal; font-family: ;">Foreign currency risk.</font></i></font> <font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: ;">Investments in foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedged positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline relative to the currency being hedged. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Foreign currencies are also subject to risks caused by inflation, interest rates, budget deficits and low savings rates, political factors and government intervention and controls.</font> </p> <br/><p style="margin-left:08.65pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-08.65pt;"> <font><font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: symbol;">&#183;</font></font><font><font style="word-spacing:10.0pt;"><font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: symbol;">&#160;</font></font></font><font><i><font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal; font-family: ;">Liquidity risk.</font></i></font> <font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: ;">When there is little or no active trading market for specific types of securities, it can become more difficult to sell the securities at or near their perceived value. In such a market, the value of such securities and the fund's share price may fall dramatically. Investments in foreign securities, particularly those of issuers located in emerging markets, tend to have greater exposure to liquidity risk than domestic securities.</font> </p> The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money. An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit. It is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. Fund Summary DSEAX DSECX DSERX Portfolio Turnover <p style="text-align:left;"> <font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: ;">The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. 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Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</font> </p> 708 1026 1365 2321 325 713 1227 2639 118 386 673 1493 708 1026 1365 2321 225 713 1227 2639 118 386 673 1493 ~ http://dreyfus.com/20130128/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposed20011 column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact ck0001199348_S000000356Member row primary compact * ~ ~ http://dreyfus.com/20130128/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleNoRedemptionTransposed20012 column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact ck0001199348_S000000356Member row primary compact * ~ You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares: Principal Investment Strategy <p style="text-align:left;"> <font color="#000000" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal; font-family: ;">To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of small-cap U.S. companies. 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Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Fund Summary
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The 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. 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 certain funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Shareholder Guide section on page 9 of the Prospectus and in the How to Buy Shares section and the Additional Information About How to Buy Shares section on page II-1 and page III-1, respectively, of the fund's Statement of Additional Information.

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)
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was 64.52% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 64.52%
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 certain funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 50,000
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The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same. The one-year example and the first year of the three-, five- and ten-years examples are based on net operating expenses, which reflect the expense waiver/reimbursement by The Dreyfus Corporation and The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategy
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies that are located in the foreign countries represented in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far East (MSCI EAFE®) Index and Canada. The portfolio managers employ a bottom-up investment approach using proprietary quantitative models and traditional qualitative analysis to identify attractive stocks. The portfolio managers use country and the sector allocations of the MSCI EAFE Index as a guide, but allocations may differ from those of the MSCI EAFE Index. The fund's stock selection process is designed to produce a diversified portfolio that, relative to the MSCI EAFE Index, has a below-average price/earnings ratio and an above-average earnings growth trend. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in securities of issuers located in emerging market countries.

Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit. It is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. It is not a complete investment program. The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money.


· Risks of stock investing. Stocks generally fluctuate more in value than bonds and may decline significantly over short time periods. There is the chance that stock prices overall will decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and falling prices. The market value of a stock may decline due to general weakness in the stock market or because of factors that affect the company or its particular industry.


· Foreign investment risk. The fund's performance will be influenced by political, social and economic factors affecting investments in foreign companies. Special risks associated with investments in foreign issuers include exposure to currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political and economic instability and differing auditing and legal standards. Investments denominated in foreign currencies are subject to the risk that such currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect the value of these investments held by the fund. Emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the markets of more mature economies, and generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries.


· Foreign currency risk. Investments in foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedged positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline relative to the currency being hedged. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Foreign currencies are also subject to risks caused by inflation, interest rates, budget deficits and low savings rates, political factors and government intervention and controls.


· Liquidity risk. When there is little or no active trading market for specific types of securities, it can become more difficult to sell the securities at or near their perceived value. In such a market, the value of such securities and the fund's share price may fall dramatically. Investments in foreign securities, particularly those of issuers located in emerging markets, tend to have greater exposure to liquidity risk than domestic securities.

Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit. It is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund's Class A shares from year to year. The table compares the average annual total returns of the fund's shares to those of a broad measure of market performance. The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future. Sales charges, if any, are not reflected in the bar chart, and if those charges were included, returns would have been less than those shown. More recent performance information may be available at www.dreyfus.com.


Effective August 1, 2007, the fund commenced investing directly in portfolio securities. For the period February 1, 2003 to August 1, 2007, the fund operated as a "feeder fund" in a master/feeder fund arrangement, investing all of its investable assets in a "master portfolio" with the same investment objective and policies as the fund and the same investment adviser that is the fund's current investment adviser. These performance figures for the fund represent for such period the performance of the fund as a feeder fund. For periods prior to February 1, 2003, these performance figures for the fund represent solely the performance of the master portfolio (which reflects the performance of its predecessor fund) in which the fund previously invested all of its investable assets. Performance figures for the master portfolio have not been adjusted to reflect the fund's operating expenses; if these expenses had been reflected, such performance would have been lower.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund.
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.dreyfus.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Year-by-Year Total Returns as of 12/31 each year (%) Class A
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text] rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads Sales charges, if any, are not reflected in the bar chart, and if those charges were included, returns would have been less than those shown.
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best Quarter
Q2, 2009: 20.91%

Worst Quarter
Q4, 2008: -23.82%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2009
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 20.91%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2008
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (23.82%)
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax performance is shown only for Class A shares (based on the fund's performance as a feeder fund for the period February 1, 2003 to August 1, 2007, and the master portfolio's performance for periods prior to February 1, 2003, adjusted to reflect the sales load applicable to the fund's Class A shares). After-tax performance of the fund's other share classes will vary.
Performance Table Narrative rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock

After-tax performance is shown only for Class A shares (based on the fund's performance as a feeder fund for the period February 1, 2003 to August 1, 2007, and the master portfolio's performance for periods prior to February 1, 2003, adjusted to reflect the sales load applicable to the fund's Class A shares). After-tax performance of the fund's other share classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Caption rr_AverageAnnualReturnCaption Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/12)
MSCI EAFE®Index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 17.32%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (3.69%)
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 8.21%
Class A
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 5.75%
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of lower of purchase or sale price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none [1]
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.80%
Distribution (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses (including shareholder services fees) rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.74% [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.54%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursements rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.42%) [3]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.12%
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock Class A shares bought without an initial sales charge as part of an investment of $1 million or more may be charged a deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed within one year.
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 683
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 995
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,329
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,270
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 683
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 995
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,329
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 2,270
Annual Return 2003 rr_AnnualReturn2003 37.40%
Annual Return 2004 rr_AnnualReturn2004 25.10%
Annual Return 2005 rr_AnnualReturn2005 16.82%
Annual Return 2006 rr_AnnualReturn2006 28.71%
Annual Return 2007 rr_AnnualReturn2007 6.21%
Annual Return 2008 rr_AnnualReturn2008 (48.03%)
Annual Return 2009 rr_AnnualReturn2009 27.66%
Annual Return 2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 8.21%
Annual Return 2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (11.77%)
Annual Return 2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 21.62%
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 14.64%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (6.20%)
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.14%
Class A | After Taxes on Distributions
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 14.42%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (6.30%)
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 6.87%
Class A | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 10.28%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (4.95%)
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 6.46%
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 lower of purchase or sale price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 1.00%
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.80%
Distribution (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.75%
Other expenses (including shareholder services fees) rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.79% [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 2.34%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursements rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.44%) [3]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.90%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 293
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 688
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,211
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,642
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 193
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 688
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,211
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 2,642
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 19.66%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (5.84%)
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.00%
Class I
 
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 lower of purchase or sale price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.80%
Distribution (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses (including shareholder services fees) rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.30% [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.10%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursements rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.25%) [3]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.85%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 87
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 325
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 582
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,318
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 87
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 325
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 582
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,318
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 21.94%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 (4.88%)
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 8.09%
[1] Class A shares bought without an initial sales charge as part of an investment of $1 million or more may be charged a deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed within one year.
[2] Other expenses includes an administration fee of 0.10% payable to The Dreyfus Corporation.
[3] The Dreyfus Corporation and The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC have contractually agreed, with respect to each class, to assume the expenses of the class so that such expenses do not exceed an annual rate of 1.12% for Class A, 1.90% for Class C, and .85% for Class I. This agreement will continue in effect, with respect to each class, until the fiscal year end following such time as the expenses are equal to or less than such annual rate for the applicable class.