0001479360 2012-03-05 2012-03-05 0001479360 pimco:S000028118Member pimco:AAAAMember 2012-03-05 2012-03-05 xbrli:pure iso4217:USD xbrli:shares iso4217:USD xbrli:shares Other 2012-06-30 2012-09-14 PIMCO Equity Series 0001479360 false 2012-09-14 2012-03-05 <div style="display: none">~ http://xbrl.sec.gov/rr/role/RiskReturnDetailData column period compact * row dei_DocumentInformationDocumentAxis compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact * row rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row rr_PerformanceMeasureAxis compact * row primary compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://pimco/role/OperatingExpensesDataAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact pimco_S000028118Member ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://pimco/role/ExpenseExampleAAAA column period compact * column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * row dei_LegalEntityAxis compact pimco_S000028118Member ~</div> <div style="font-size:14;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0; text-align: center"> <font size="2"><b>PIMCO Equity Series</b></font></div> <p></p> <div style="font-size:14;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0; text-align: center"> <font size="2"><b>Supplement Dated September 14, 2012 to the<br/> PIMCO EqS Long/Short Fund – Institutional Class, Class P, Administrative Class and Class D<br/> Prospectus (dated March 5, 2012) and PIMCO EqS Long/Short Fund – Class A, Class C and Class<br/> R Prospectus (dated March 5, 2012) (each a "Prospectus"), each as supplemented from time to time </b></font></div> <p></p> <div style="font-size:14;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0; text-align: center"><font size="2"><b>Disclosure Related to the PIMCO EqS Long/Short Fund (the "Fund") </b></font> </div> <p></p> <p></p> <div style="font-size:14;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0; text-align: left"> <font size="2"><i> In addition, effective immediately, the following disclosure is added to the "Principal Risks" section of the Fund's "Fund Summary" in each Prospectus:</i> </font></div> <p></p> <p></p> <div style="font-size:14;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0; text-align: left"> <font size="2"><b>Real Estate Risk:</b> the risk that a Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. A Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks</font></div> <p></p> <p></p> <div style="font-size:14;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0; text-align: left"> <font size="2"><i>Effectively immediately, the following sentence is added as the second sentence of the fifth paragraph in the "Principal Investment Strategies" section of the Fund's "Fund Summary" in each Prospectus:</i></font></div> <p></p> <p></p> <div style="font-size:14;padding-top:5;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0; text-align: left"> <font size="2">The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts. </font></div> <p></p>