SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
| THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | ¨ | |||
| Pre-Effective Amendment | ¨ | |||
| Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 (File No. 333-146374) | x |
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
| Amendment No. 23 (File No. 811-22127) | x |
COLUMBIA FUNDS VARIABLE SERIES TRUST II
50606 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Scott R. Plummer
5228 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
(612) 671-1947
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:
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) |
| ¨ | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) |
| ¨ | 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 and the Investment Company Act, the Registrant, COLUMBIA FUNDS VARIABLE SERIES TRUST II, certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to its Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) and has duly caused this Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Boston, and in the State of Massachusetts on the 18th day of April, 2012.
COLUMBIA FUNDS VARIABLE SERIES TRUST II
By
/s/ J. Kevin Connaughton
J. Kevin Connaughton
President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 18th day of April 2012.
| Signature | Capacity | Signature | Capacity | |||
| /s/ J. Kevin Connaughton J. Kevin Connaughton |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
/s/ R. Glenn Hilliard* R. Glenn Hilliard |
Trustee | |||
| /s/ Michael G. Clarke Michael G. Clarke |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
/s/ John F. Maher* John F. Maher |
Trustee | |||
| /s/ Paul D. Pearson Paul D. Pearson |
Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
/s/ John J. Nagorniak* John J. Nagorniak |
Trustee | |||
| /s/ Stephen R. Lewis, Jr.* Stephen R. Lewis, Jr. |
Chair of the Board | /s/ Catherine James Paglia* Catherine James Paglia |
Trustee | |||
| /s/ Kathleen A. Blatz* Kathleen A. Blatz |
Trustee | /s/ Leroy C. Richie* Leroy C. Richie |
Trustee | |||
| /s/ Edward J. Boudreau, Jr.* Edward J. Boudreau, Jr. |
Trustee | /s/ Anthony M. Santomero* Anthony M. Santomero |
Trustee | |||
| /s/ Pamela G. Carlton* Pamela G. Carlton |
Trustee | /s/ Minor M. Shaw* Minor M. Shaw |
Trustee | |||
| /s/ William P. Carmichael* William P. Carmichael |
Trustee | /s/ Alison Taunton-Rigby* Alison Taunton-Rigby |
Trustee | |||
| /s/ Patricia M. Flynn* Patricia M. Flynn |
Trustee | /s/ William F. Truscott* William F. Truscott |
Trustee | |||
| /s/ William A. Hawkins* William A. Hawkins |
Trustee | |||||
| * | Signed pursuant to Directors/Trustees Power of Attorney, dated June 8, 2011, filed electronically on or about January 18, 2012 as Exhibit (q) to Registrants Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to Registration Statement No. 333-146374, by: |
/s/ Scott R. Plummer
Scott R. Plummer
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| Columbia Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Bond Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summary of the Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia Variable Portfolio (VP) — Emerging Markets Bond Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide shareholders with high total return through current income and, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| secondarily, through capital appreciation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay as an investor in the Fund. The table does not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges imposed by your Contract or Qualified Plan, which are disclosed in your separate Contract prospectus or Qualified Plan disclosure documents, or imposed on Accounts that may own shares directly. If the additional fees, expenses or sales charges were reflected, the expenses set forth below would be higher. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Example | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 your investment 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 Example does not reflect the fees and expenses that apply to your Contract or Qualified Plan or to Accounts that may own shares directly. Inclusion of these charges would increase expenses for all periods shown. The Example includes contractual commitments to waive fees and reimburse expenses expiring as indicated in the preceding table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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. Because the Fund is newly organized, portfolio turnover information is not yet available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF THE FUND | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The Fund is a non-diversified fund that invests primarily in fixed income securities of emerging markets issuers. For these purposes, emerging markets include any country that is not defined by the World Bank as a High Income OECD country. The OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) is a group of 30 member countries sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested in fixed income securities of issuers that are located in emerging markets countries, or that earn 50% or more of their total revenues from goods or services produced in emerging markets countries or from sales made in emerging markets countries. Such securities may be denominated in either non-U.S. currencies or the U.S. dollar. While the Fund may invest 25% or more of its total assets in the securities of foreign governmental and corporate entities located in the same country, it will not invest 25% or more of its total assets in any single foreign government issuer. The Fund can invest in emerging market sovereign debt instruments of any credit quality including those rated investment grade and those in the lower rating categories of recognized rating agencies or considered by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager) to be of comparable quality. Although the emerging markets sovereign debt universe largely consists of investment grade instruments, a significant portion of that universe is rated in these lower rating categories. These lower quality fixed income securities are often called “junk bonds.” The Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in these lower rated securities. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ written notice of any change in the 80% policy. The Fund may invest in fixed income securities of any maturity and does not seek to maintain a particular dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund may invest significantly in privately placed securities that have not been registered for sale under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 144A (“Rule 144A securities”) which are determined to be liquid in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. |
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| PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND | ||||||||||||||||||||||
This Fund is designed for long-term investors with above-average risk tolerance. The Fund has a higher potential for volatility and loss of principal. Please remember that with any mutual fund investment you may lose money. Principal risks associated with an investment in the Fund include: Active Management Risk. Due to its active management, the Fund could underperform other mutual funds with similar investment objectives. Credit Risk. Credit risk is the risk that fixed-income securities in the Fund’s portfolio may or will decline in price or fail to pay interest or repay principal when due because the issuer will default or otherwise become unable or unwilling to honor its financial obligations. Lower quality or unrated securities held by the Fund may present increased credit risk. Investments in emerging markets debt obligations are subject to increased credit risk. Geographic Concentration Risk. The Fund may be particularly susceptible to economic, political, regulatory or other events or conditions affecting issuers and countries within the specific geographic regions in which the Fund invests. The Fund may be more volatile than a more geographically diversified fund. High-Yield Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in below-investment grade fixed-income securities (i.e., high-yield or junk bonds) exposes the Fund to a greater risk of loss of principal and income than a fund that invests solely or primarily in investment grade securities. High-yield securities are considered to be predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk is the risk of losses attributable to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, prices of fixed-income securities generally fall. In general, the longer the maturity or duration of a fixed-income security, the greater its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Interest rate changes also may increase prepayments of debt obligations. Issuer Risk. An issuer may perform poorly, and therefore, the value of its securities may decline, which would negatively affect the Fund’s performance. Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk is the risk associated with a lack of marketability of investments which may make it difficult to sell the investment at desirable prices in order to minimize loss. The Fund may have to lower the selling price, sell other investments, or forego another, more appealing investment opportunity. Market Risk. The market value of investments may fall or fail to rise. Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry, or the market as a whole. The market value of investments may fluctuate, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Non-Diversification Risk. Compared with a “diversified” fund, the Fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer. A decline in the value of that investment could cause the Fund’s overall value to decline to a greater degree than if the Fund held a more diversified portfolio. Risks of Foreign/Emerging Markets Investing. Investments in foreign securities involve certain risks not associated with investments in U.S. companies. Foreign securities in the Fund’s portfolio subject the Fund to the risks associated with investing in the particular country, including the political, regulatory, economic, social and other conditions or events occurring in the country, as well as fluctuations in its currency and the risks associated with less developed custody and settlement practices. Investments in emerging markets may present greater risk of loss than a typical foreign security investment. Because of the less developed markets and economies and less mature governments and governmental institutions, the risks of investing in foreign securities may be intensified in the case of investments in issuers organized, domiciled or doing business in emerging markets. Rule 144A Securities Risk. The Fund may invest significantly Rule 144A securities which are determined to be liquid in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. However, an insufficient number of qualified institutional buyers interested in purchasing Rule 144A securities could affect adversely the marketability of such securities and the Fund might be unable to dispose of such securities promptly or at reasonable prices. Accordingly, even if determined to be liquid, the Fund’s holdings of Rule 144A securities may increase the level of Fund illiquidity if eligible buyers become uninterested in buying them. Sector Risk. Investments that are concentrated in a particular issuer, geographic region, industry or sector will be more susceptible to changes in price. The more a fund diversifies its investments, the more it spreads risk and potentially reduces the risks of loss and volatility. Sovereign Debt Risk. A sovereign debtor’s willingness or ability to repay principal and pay interest in a timely manner may be affected by a variety of factors, including its cash flow situation, the extent of its reserves, the availability of sufficient foreign exchange on the date a payment is due, the relative size of the debt service burden to the economy as a whole, the sovereign debtor’s policy toward international lenders, and the political constraints to which a sovereign debtor may be subject. Sovereign debt risk is increased for emerging market issuers. |
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| PAST PERFORMANCE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The Fund is new as of the date of this prospectus and therefore performance information is not available. When available, the Fund intends to compare its performance to the performance of the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index-Global, an unmanaged index, based on U.S. dollar-denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities, such as Brady bonds, Eurobonds and loans. The index reflects reinvestment of all distributions and changes in market prices. |
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| Document Type | dei_DocumentType | 485BPOS | ||
| Document Period End Date | dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate | Apr. 02, 2012 | ||
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II | ||
| Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0001413032 | ||
| Amendment Flag | dei_AmendmentFlag | false | ||
| Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Apr. 02, 2012 | ||
| Document Effective Date | dei_DocumentEffectiveDate | Apr. 02, 2012 | ||
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Apr. 17, 2012 | ||
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| Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | Summary of the Fund | ||
| Objective [Heading] | rr_ObjectiveHeading | INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE | ||
| Objective, Primary [Text Block] | rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock | Columbia Variable Portfolio (VP) — Emerging Markets Bond Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide shareholders with high total return through current income and, | ||
| Objective, Secondary [Text Block] | rr_ObjectiveSecondaryTextBlock | secondarily, through capital appreciation. | ||
| FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND | cfvst1413032_FundFeesAndExpensesAbstract | |||
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| Expense Narrative [Text Block] | rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock | This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay as an investor in the Fund. The table does not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges imposed by your Contract or Qualified Plan, which are disclosed in your separate Contract prospectus or Qualified Plan disclosure documents, or imposed on Accounts that may own shares directly. If the additional fees, expenses or sales charges were reflected, the expenses set forth below would be higher. | ||
| Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_OperatingExpensesAbstract | |||
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| Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] | rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates | Expense ratios are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. | ||
| Example | rr_ExpenseExampleAbstract | |||
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| Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] | rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock | 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 your investment 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 Example does not reflect the fees and expenses that apply to your Contract or Qualified Plan or to Accounts that may own shares directly. Inclusion of these charges would increase expenses for all periods shown. The Example includes contractual commitments to waive fees and reimburse expenses expiring as indicated in the preceding table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: | ||
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| 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. Because the Fund is newly organized, portfolio turnover information is not yet available. | ||
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| Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock | The Fund is a non-diversified fund that invests primarily in fixed income securities of emerging markets issuers. For these purposes, emerging markets include any country that is not defined by the World Bank as a High Income OECD country. The OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) is a group of 30 member countries sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested in fixed income securities of issuers that are located in emerging markets countries, or that earn 50% or more of their total revenues from goods or services produced in emerging markets countries or from sales made in emerging markets countries. Such securities may be denominated in either non-U.S. currencies or the U.S. dollar. While the Fund may invest 25% or more of its total assets in the securities of foreign governmental and corporate entities located in the same country, it will not invest 25% or more of its total assets in any single foreign government issuer. The Fund can invest in emerging market sovereign debt instruments of any credit quality including those rated investment grade and those in the lower rating categories of recognized rating agencies or considered by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager) to be of comparable quality. Although the emerging markets sovereign debt universe largely consists of investment grade instruments, a significant portion of that universe is rated in these lower rating categories. These lower quality fixed income securities are often called “junk bonds.” The Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in these lower rated securities. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ written notice of any change in the 80% policy. The Fund may invest in fixed income securities of any maturity and does not seek to maintain a particular dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund may invest significantly in privately placed securities that have not been registered for sale under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 144A (“Rule 144A securities”) which are determined to be liquid in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. |
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| Risk Narrative [Text Block] | rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock | This Fund is designed for long-term investors with above-average risk tolerance. The Fund has a higher potential for volatility and loss of principal. Please remember that with any mutual fund investment you may lose money. Principal risks associated with an investment in the Fund include: Active Management Risk. Due to its active management, the Fund could underperform other mutual funds with similar investment objectives. Credit Risk. Credit risk is the risk that fixed-income securities in the Fund’s portfolio may or will decline in price or fail to pay interest or repay principal when due because the issuer will default or otherwise become unable or unwilling to honor its financial obligations. Lower quality or unrated securities held by the Fund may present increased credit risk. Investments in emerging markets debt obligations are subject to increased credit risk. Geographic Concentration Risk. The Fund may be particularly susceptible to economic, political, regulatory or other events or conditions affecting issuers and countries within the specific geographic regions in which the Fund invests. The Fund may be more volatile than a more geographically diversified fund. High-Yield Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in below-investment grade fixed-income securities (i.e., high-yield or junk bonds) exposes the Fund to a greater risk of loss of principal and income than a fund that invests solely or primarily in investment grade securities. High-yield securities are considered to be predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk is the risk of losses attributable to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, prices of fixed-income securities generally fall. In general, the longer the maturity or duration of a fixed-income security, the greater its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Interest rate changes also may increase prepayments of debt obligations. Issuer Risk. An issuer may perform poorly, and therefore, the value of its securities may decline, which would negatively affect the Fund’s performance. Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk is the risk associated with a lack of marketability of investments which may make it difficult to sell the investment at desirable prices in order to minimize loss. The Fund may have to lower the selling price, sell other investments, or forego another, more appealing investment opportunity. Market Risk. The market value of investments may fall or fail to rise. Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry, or the market as a whole. The market value of investments may fluctuate, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Non-Diversification Risk. Compared with a “diversified” fund, the Fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer. A decline in the value of that investment could cause the Fund’s overall value to decline to a greater degree than if the Fund held a more diversified portfolio. Risks of Foreign/Emerging Markets Investing. Investments in foreign securities involve certain risks not associated with investments in U.S. companies. Foreign securities in the Fund’s portfolio subject the Fund to the risks associated with investing in the particular country, including the political, regulatory, economic, social and other conditions or events occurring in the country, as well as fluctuations in its currency and the risks associated with less developed custody and settlement practices. Investments in emerging markets may present greater risk of loss than a typical foreign security investment. Because of the less developed markets and economies and less mature governments and governmental institutions, the risks of investing in foreign securities may be intensified in the case of investments in issuers organized, domiciled or doing business in emerging markets. Rule 144A Securities Risk. The Fund may invest significantly Rule 144A securities which are determined to be liquid in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. However, an insufficient number of qualified institutional buyers interested in purchasing Rule 144A securities could affect adversely the marketability of such securities and the Fund might be unable to dispose of such securities promptly or at reasonable prices. Accordingly, even if determined to be liquid, the Fund’s holdings of Rule 144A securities may increase the level of Fund illiquidity if eligible buyers become uninterested in buying them. Sector Risk. Investments that are concentrated in a particular issuer, geographic region, industry or sector will be more susceptible to changes in price. The more a fund diversifies its investments, the more it spreads risk and potentially reduces the risks of loss and volatility. Sovereign Debt Risk. A sovereign debtor’s willingness or ability to repay principal and pay interest in a timely manner may be affected by a variety of factors, including its cash flow situation, the extent of its reserves, the availability of sufficient foreign exchange on the date a payment is due, the relative size of the debt service burden to the economy as a whole, the sovereign debtor’s policy toward international lenders, and the political constraints to which a sovereign debtor may be subject. Sovereign debt risk is increased for emerging market issuers. |
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| Risk Nondiversified Status [Text] | rr_RiskNondiversifiedStatus | Non-Diversification Risk. Compared with a “diversified” fund, the Fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer. A decline in the value of that investment could cause the Fund’s overall value to decline to a greater degree than if the Fund held a more diversified portfolio. | ||
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| Performance Narrative [Text Block] | rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock | The Fund is new as of the date of this prospectus and therefore performance information is not available. When available, the Fund intends to compare its performance to the performance of the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index-Global, an unmanaged index, based on U.S. dollar-denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities, such as Brady bonds, Eurobonds and loans. The index reflects reinvestment of all distributions and changes in market prices. |
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| Performance One Year or Less [Text] | rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess | The Fund is new as of the date of this prospectus and therefore performance information is not available. | ||
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Columbia Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Bond Fund | Class 1
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| Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_OperatingExpensesAbstract | |||
| Operating Expenses Column [Text] | rr_OperatingExpensesColumnName | Class 1 | ||
| Management fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.53% | ||
| Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | none | ||
| Other expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.18% | [1] | |
| Total annual fund operating expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 0.71% | ||
| Example | rr_ExpenseExampleAbstract | |||
| Expense Example, By Year, Column [Text] | rr_ExpenseExampleByYearColumnName | Class 1 | ||
| 1 year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | 73 | ||
| 3 years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 227 | ||
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| Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_OperatingExpensesAbstract | |||
| Operating Expenses Column [Text] | rr_OperatingExpensesColumnName | Class 2 | ||
| Management fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.53% | ||
| Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | 0.25% | ||
| Other expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.18% | [1] | |
| Total annual fund operating expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 0.96% | ||
| Example | rr_ExpenseExampleAbstract | |||
| Expense Example, By Year, Column [Text] | rr_ExpenseExampleByYearColumnName | Class 2 | ||
| 1 year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | 98 | ||
| 3 years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 306 | ||
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