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  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_Member">&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:&lt;/font&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
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  <rr:RiskLoseMoney contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_Member">&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments.&lt;/font&gt;</rr:RiskLoseMoney>
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  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets id="Item_10" decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000094139_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0095</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets id="Item_11" decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000094140_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0171</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets id="Item_12" decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000008217_Member" unitRef="pure">0.007</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 decimals="INF" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000094139_Member" unitRef="USD">1520</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 decimals="INF" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000094140_Member" unitRef="USD">2029</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 decimals="INF" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000008217_Member" unitRef="USD">871</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_Member">&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:&lt;/font&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 decimals="INF" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000094140_Member" unitRef="USD">541</rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03>
  <rr:PortfolioTurnoverHeading contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_Member">&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Portfolio Turnover:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</rr:PortfolioTurnoverHeading>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_Member">&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;The BlackRock U.S. Mortgage Portfolio invests primarily in mortgage-related securities. The securities in which the Fund may invest include U.S. government securities, U.S. government agency securities, securities issued by U.S. government instrumentalities and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises, and other mortgage-backed securities or mortgage-related securities issued by the U.S. government or by private issuers. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in mortgage-backed securities and other mortgage-related securities that are issued by issuers located in the United States.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by selecting securities of any maturity issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, by various agencies of the U.S. government, by various instrumentalities that have been established or sponsored by the U.S. government, or securities issued by banks or other financial institutions. Some of these securities are issued and/or guaranteed by the U.S. government and are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States. Other securities are issued or guaranteed by Federal agencies or government-sponsored enterprises and are not direct obligations of the United States, and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, but involve sponsorship or guarantees by government agencies or enterprises.&lt;br/&gt;The Fund may invest in non-agency securities issued by banks and other financial institutions, including non-agency mortgage-related securities. Non-agency securities are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States and do not involve sponsorship or guarantees by government agencies or enterprises. The Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in non-agency mortgage-related securities that are rated below investment grade. For purposes of determining a bond&amp;#8217;s credit rating, split rated bonds will be considered to have the higher credit rating.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund may also participate in TBA Transactions and enter into dollar rolls. A TBA Transaction is a method of trading mortgage-backed securities where the buyer and seller agree upon general trade parameters such as agency, settlement date, par amount and price at the time the contract is entered into but the mortgage-backed securities are delivered in the future, generally 30 days later. The actual pools of mortgage-backed securities delivered in a TBA Transaction typically are not determined until two days prior to settlement date. A dollar roll transaction involves a sale by the Fund of a mortgage-backed or other security concurrently with an agreement by the Fund to repurchase a similar security at a later date at an agreed-upon price. The securities that are repurchased will bear the same interest rate and stated maturity as those sold, but pools of mortgages collateralizing those securities may have different prepayment histories than those sold.&lt;/font&gt;</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_Member">&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_Member">&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;Risk is inherent in all investing. The value of your investment in the Fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly from day to day and over time. You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. The following is a summary description of principal risks of investing in the Fund.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-25px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Credit Risk &amp;#8212; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a security will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. Changes in an issuer&amp;#146;s credit rating or the market&amp;#146;s perception of an issuer&amp;#146;s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund&amp;#146;s investment in that issuer. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-25px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Dollar Rolls Risk &amp;#8212; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;Dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities that the Fund is committed to buy may decline below the price of the securities the Fund has sold. These transactions may involve leverage.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-25px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;High Portfolio Turnover Risk &amp;#8212; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt; The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of its portfolio securities. High portfolio turnover (more than 100%) may result in increased transaction costs to the Fund, including brokerage commissions, dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of the securities and on reinvestment in other securities. The sale of Fund portfolio securities may result in the realization and/or distribution to shareholders of higher capital gains or losses as compared to a fund with less active trading policies. These effects of higher than normal portfolio turnover may adversely affect Fund performance. In addition, investment in mortgage dollar rolls and participation in TBA Transactions may significantly increase the Fund&amp;#146;s portfolio turnover rate. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-25px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Interest Rate Risk &amp;#8212; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall, and decrease as interest rates rise.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-25px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Junk Bonds Risk &amp;#8212; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-25px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Leverage Risk &amp;#8212; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;Some transactions may give rise to a form of economic leverage. These transactions may include, among others, TBA Transactions, and may expose the Fund to greater risk and increase its costs. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet any required asset segregation requirements. Increases and decreases in the value of the Fund&amp;#146;s portfolio will be magnified when the Fund uses leverage.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-25px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Liquidity Risk  &amp;#8212; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell. The Fund&amp;#146;s investments in illiquid securities may reduce the returns of the Fund because it may be difficult to sell the illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price. To the extent that the Fund&amp;#146;s principal investment strategies involve derivatives or securities with substantial market and/or credit risk, the Fund will tend to have the greatest exposure to liquidity risk. Liquid investments may become illiquid after purchase by the Fund, particularly during periods of market turmoil. Illiquid investments may be harder to value, especially in changing markets, and if the Fund is forced to sell these investments to meet redemption requests or for other cash needs, the Fund may suffer a loss. In addition, when there is illiquidity in the market for certain securities, the Fund, due to limitations on illiquid investments, may be subject to purchase and sale restrictions.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-25px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Market Risk and Selection Risk  &amp;#8212; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-25px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks   &amp;#8212; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in &amp;#147;pools&amp;#148; of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-25px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Non-Agency Securities Risk &amp;#150; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;There are no direct or indirect government or agency guarantees of payments in mortgage pools created by non-government issuers. Non-agency securities are also not subject to the same underwriting requirements for the underlying mortgages that are applicable to those mortgage-related securities that have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee. In addition, a substantial portion of the non-agency securities in which the Fund invests may be rated below investment grade.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;Non-agency mortgage-related securities are not traded on an exchange and there may be a limited market for the securities, especially when there is a perceived weakness in the mortgage and real estate market sectors. Without an active trading market, the non-agency mortgage-related securities held in the Fund's portfolio may be particularly difficult to value because of the complexities involved in assessing the value of the underlying mortgage loans.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-25px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Prepayment and Extension Risk &amp;#8212; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;When interest rates fall, an issuer may redeem a security with call features by repaying it early, and the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields. When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the issuer more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these securities to fall.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_Member">&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Performance Information&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_Member">&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;The information shows you how the Fund&amp;#146;s performance has varied year by year and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The returns for Institutional Shares are based on the performance of its predecessor class. The returns for Investor A and Investor C Shares prior to December 6, 2010, the commencement of operations of Investor A and Investor C Shares, are based on the performance of the Fund&amp;#146;s Institutional Shares. The returns for Investor A and Investor C Shares, however, are adjusted to reflect the distribution and service (12b-1) fees applicable to Investor A and Investor C Shares, respectively. The table compares the Fund&amp;#146;s performance to that of the Barclays U.S. Mortgage-Backed Securities Index. As with all such investments, past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future results. Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges. The performance information provided below for periods prior to December 6, 2010 reflects contractual expense waivers or reimbursements that the Fund&amp;#146;s investment manager had in place for the Institutional Shares predecessor class to waive all fees and pay or reimburse all expenses of the Fund, except extraordinary expenses. These contractual waivers or reimbursements have been discontinued for Institutional Shares. If the Fund&amp;#146;s investment manager and its affiliates had not waived or reimbursed certain Fund expenses during these periods, the Fund&amp;#146;s returns would have been lower. Updated information on the Fund&amp;#146;s performance can be obtained by visiting http://www.blackrock.com/funds or can be obtained by phone at 800-882-0052.&lt;/font&gt;</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_Member">&lt;center&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Institutional Shares&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;BlackRock U.S. Mortgage Portfolio&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;As of 12/31&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000008217_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0514</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000008217_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0625</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000008217_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0119</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000008217_Member" unitRef="pure">0.1401</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000008217_Member" unitRef="pure">0.1212</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000008217_Member">&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;year-to-date return&lt;/font&gt;</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000008217_Member">&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;highest return&lt;/font&gt;</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000008217_Member">2009-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000008217_Member">&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;lowest return&lt;/font&gt;</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000008217_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0531</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012AfterTaxesOnDistributions_MemberS000002988_MemberC000008217_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0276</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012AfterTaxesOnDistributionsAndSales_MemberS000002988_MemberC000008217_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0343</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000094139_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0059</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000094140_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0307</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberBarclaysUsMortgageBackedSecuritiesIndex_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0623</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000008217_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0686</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012AfterTaxesOnDistributions_MemberS000002988_MemberC000008217_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0449</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012AfterTaxesOnDistributionsAndSales_MemberS000002988_MemberC000008217_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0449</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000094139_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0588</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000094140_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0577</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberBarclaysUsMortgageBackedSecuritiesIndex_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0605</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:PerformanceTableDoesReflectSalesLoads contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_Member">&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;However, the table includes all applicable fees and sales charges.&lt;/font&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableDoesReflectSalesLoads>
  <rr:PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_Member">&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Shares only, and the after-tax returns for Investor A and Investor C Shares will vary.&lt;/font&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown>
  <rr:PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_Member">&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual Federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.&lt;/font&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate>
  <rr:BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_Member">&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown.&lt;/font&gt;</rr:BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_Member">&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="2"&gt;As with all such investments, past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future results.&lt;/font&gt;</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_Member">September 1, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.blackrock.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedBlackRockU.S.MortgagePortfolio column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.blackrock.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleNoRedemptionTransposedBlackRockU.S.MortgagePortfolio column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.blackrock.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedBlackRockU.S.MortgagePortfolio column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets id="Item_13" decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000094139_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets id="Item_14" decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000094140_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets id="Item_15" decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000008217_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000008217_Member" unitRef="pure">-0.0166</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000008217_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0768</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012AfterTaxesOnDistributions_MemberS000002988_MemberC000008217_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0513</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012AfterTaxesOnDistributionsAndSales_MemberS000002988_MemberC000008217_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0509</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000094139_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0648</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberC000094140_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0657</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_MemberBarclaysUsMortgageBackedSecuritiesIndex_Member" unitRef="pure">0.0654</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:PortfolioTurnoverRate decimals="4" contextRef="Duration_29Aug2011_28Aug2012S000002988_Member" unitRef="pure">28.42</rr:PortfolioTurnoverRate>
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