| Label |
Element |
Value |
| Risk/Return: |
rr_RiskReturnAbstract |
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| Registrant Name |
dei_EntityRegistrantName |
John Hancock Funds III |
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| Prospectus Date |
rr_ProspectusDate |
Jul.
01,
2012 |
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| Supplement [Text Block] |
jhf24_SupplementTextBlock |
John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund (the fund)
Supplement dated 9-21-12 to the current Class R6 shares Prospectus In the “Fund summary” section, the information under the headings “Fees and expenses” and “Expense example” is amended and restated by the following: Fees and expenses This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. | | | | | | | Shareholder fees (%) (fees paid directly from your investment) | | Class R6 | | | | Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price | | None | Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less | | None | | | | | | | | Annual fund operating expenses (%) | | | | | (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | | Class R6 | | | | Management fee | | | 0.72 | | Other expenses | | | 1.60 | | Total annual fund operating expenses | | | 2.32 | | Contractual expense reimbursement1 | | | -1.50 | | Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements | | | 0.82 | | | 1 | | The adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its management fee or, if necessary, make payment to the fund to the extent necessary to maintain the fund’s total operating expenses at 0.82% for Class R6 shares, excluding certain expenses such as taxes, brokerage commissions, interest expense, litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses paid indirectly and short dividend expense. The current expense limitation agreement will remain in effect through September 30, 2013, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at the time. | Expense 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. Please see below a hypothetical example showing the expenses of a $10,000 investment at the end of the various time frames indicated. The example assumes a 5% average annual return. The example assumes fund expenses will not change over the periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be: | | | | | | | Expenses ($) | | Class R6 | | | | 1 Year | | | 84 | | 3 Years | | | 580 | | 5 Years | | | 1,104 | | 10 Years | | | 2,540 | | |
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John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund | Prospectus Class R6 Shares
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| Risk/Return: |
rr_RiskReturnAbstract |
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| Supplement [Text Block] |
jhf24_SupplementTextBlock |
John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund (the fund)
Supplement dated 9-21-12 to the current Class R6 shares Prospectus In the “Fund summary” section, the information under the headings “Fees and expenses” and “Expense example” is amended and restated by the following: Fees and expenses This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. | | | | | | | Shareholder fees (%) (fees paid directly from your investment) | | Class R6 | | | | Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price | | None | Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less | | None | | | | | | | | Annual fund operating expenses (%) | | | | | (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | | Class R6 | | | | Management fee | | | 0.72 | | Other expenses | | | 1.60 | | Total annual fund operating expenses | | | 2.32 | | Contractual expense reimbursement1 | | | -1.50 | | Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements | | | 0.82 | | | 1 | | The adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its management fee or, if necessary, make payment to the fund to the extent necessary to maintain the fund’s total operating expenses at 0.82% for Class R6 shares, excluding certain expenses such as taxes, brokerage commissions, interest expense, litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses paid indirectly and short dividend expense. The current expense limitation agreement will remain in effect through September 30, 2013, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at the time. | Expense 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. Please see below a hypothetical example showing the expenses of a $10,000 investment at the end of the various time frames indicated. The example assumes a 5% average annual return. The example assumes fund expenses will not change over the periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be: | | | | | | | Expenses ($) | | Class R6 | | | | 1 Year | | | 84 | | 3 Years | | | 580 | | 5 Years | | | 1,104 | | 10 Years | | | 2,540 | | |
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| Expense [Heading] |
rr_ExpenseHeading |
Fees and expenses |
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| Expense Narrative [Text Block] |
rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock |
This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. |
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| Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] |
rr_ShareholderFeesCaption |
Shareholder fees (%) (fees paid directly from your investment) |
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| 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) |
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| Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination |
rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination |
September 30, 2013 |
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| Expense Example [Heading] |
rr_ExpenseExampleHeading |
Expense example |
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| 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. Please see below a hypothetical example showing the expenses of a $10,000 investment at the end of the various time frames indicated. The example assumes a 5% average annual return. The example assumes fund expenses will not change over the periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be: |
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| Expense Example by Year [Heading] |
rr_ExpenseExampleByYearHeading |
Expenses ($) |
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John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund | Prospectus Class R6 Shares | Class R6
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| Risk/Return: |
rr_RiskReturnAbstract |
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| Trading Symbol |
dei_TradingSymbol |
JDVWX |
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| Maximum front-end sales charge (load) on purchases as a % of purchase price |
rr_MaximumCumulativeSalesChargeOverOther |
none
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| Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase or sale price, whichever is less |
rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther |
none
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| Management fee |
rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets |
0.72% |
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| Other expenses |
rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets |
1.60% |
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| Total annual fund operating expenses |
rr_ExpensesOverAssets |
2.32% |
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| Contractual expense reimbursement |
rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets |
(1.50%) |
[1] |
| Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursements |
rr_NetExpensesOverAssets |
0.82% |
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| 1 Year |
rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 |
84 |
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| 3 Years |
rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 |
580 |
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| 5 Years |
rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 |
1,104 |
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| 10 Years |
rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 |
2,540 |
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