485BPOS

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 8, 2013

1933 Act Registration No. 002-11357

1940 Act Registration No. 811-00582

UNITED STATES

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.	162	[ X ]
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940				[ X ]
	Amendment No.	117	[ X ]

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds

 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

c/o Neuberger Berman Management LLC

605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor

New York, New York  10158-0180

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 476-8800

Robert Conti

Chief Executive Officer and President

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds

c/o Neuberger Berman Management LLC

605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor

New York, New York  10158-0180

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

With copies to:

Arthur C. Delibert, Esq.

K&L Gates LLP

1601 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C.  20006-1600

___________________________________

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: Continuous

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

 X  immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

  on pursuant to paragraph (b)

 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

 on _______________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

 on _______________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

 on _______________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(3)

If appropriate, check the following box:

___ this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

This amendment is being filed solely to submit in interactive data format exhibits containing risk/return summary information that is identical to the risk/return summary information contained in the Registrant’s prospectuses for the following classes of the following funds, which were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Post-Effective Amendment No. 161 to the Registrant’s registration statement on December 11, 2012:

Advisor Class shares of Neuberger Berman Focus Fund, Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund, Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund, Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund and Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund.

Institutional Class shares of Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund, Neuberger Berman Focus Fund, Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund, Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman Global Thematic Opportunities Fund, Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund, Neuberger Berman International Fund, Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund, Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund, Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund, Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund, Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund, Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund, Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund, Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund and Neuberger Berman Value Fund.

Investor Class shares of Neuberger Berman Focus Fund, Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund, Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund, Neuberger Berman International Fund, Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund, Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund, Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund and Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund.

Trust Class shares of Neuberger Berman Focus Fund, Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund, Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund, Neuberger Berman International Fund, Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund, Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund, Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund, Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund and Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund.

Class A shares of Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund, Neuberger Berman Focus Fund, Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman Global Thematic Opportunities Fund, Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund, Neuberger Berman International Fund, Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund, Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund, Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund, Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund, Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund, Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund, Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund, Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund and Neuberger Berman Value Fund.

Class C shares of Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund, Neuberger Berman Focus Fund, Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman Global Thematic Opportunities Fund, Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund, Neuberger Berman International Fund, Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund, Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund, Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund, Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund, Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund, Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund, Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund, Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund and Neuberger Berman Value Fund.

Class R3 shares of Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund, Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund, Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund, Neuberger Berman International Fund, Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund, Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund, Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund, Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund, Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund, Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund and Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the 1933 Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 162 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City and State of New York on the 8th day of January, 2013.

NEUBERGER BERMAN EQUITY FUNDS
By:	/s/ Robert Conti
Name:	Robert Conti
Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, Post-Effective Amendment No. 162 has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature	Title	Date
/s/ Robert Conti	President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee	January 8, 2013
Robert Conti
/s/ John M. McGovern	Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer	January 8, 2013
John M. McGovern
/s/ Joseph V. Amato	Trustee	January 8, 2013
Joseph V. Amato*
/s/ Faith Colish	Trustee	January 8, 2013
Faith Colish*
/s/ Martha C. Goss	Trustee	January 8, 2013
Martha C. Goss*
/s/ Michael M. Knetter	Trustee	January 8, 2013
Michael M. Knetter*
/s/ Howard A. Mileaf	Trustee	January 8, 2013
Howard A. Mileaf*
/s/ George W. Morriss	Trustee	January 8, 2013
George W. Morriss*
/s/ Jack L. Rivkin	Trustee	January 8, 2013
Jack L. Rivkin*
/s/ Tom D. Seip	Chairman of the Board and Trustee	January 8, 2013
Tom D. Seip*

Signature	Title	Date
/s/ Candace L. Straight	Trustee	January 8, 2013
Candace L. Straight*
/s/ Peter P. Trapp	Trustee	January 8, 2013
Peter P. Trapp*

*Signatures affixed by Lynn A. Schweinfurth on January 8, 2013, pursuant to a power of attorney filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 142 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 002-11357 and 811-00582, on April 13, 2009.

NEUBERGER BERMAN EQUITY FUNDS

EXHIBIT INDEX

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Risk/Return:

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Document Type

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485BPOS

Document Period End Date

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Aug. 31, 2012

Registrant Name

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Neuberger Berman Equity Funds

Central Index Key

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0000044402

Amendment Flag

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false

Document Creation Date

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Dec. 11, 2012

Document Effective Date

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Dec. 15, 2012

Prospectus Date

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Dec. 15, 2012

Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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2016-08-31

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 78% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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78.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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50,000

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of issuers in emerging market countries. These include securities of companies (1) that are traded principally on a stock exchange or over-the-counter in emerging market countries, (2) that are organized under the laws of and have a principal office in emerging market countries, or (3) that derive 50% or more of their total revenues from, and/or have 50% or more of their total assets in, goods produced, sales made, profits generated or services performed in emerging market countries. The Fund considers emerging market countries to be countries included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

The Portfolio Manager uses a bottom-up, research-driven securities selection approach focusing on businesses with a recent history of high returns while factoring economic, legislative and business developments to identify countries and sectors that he believes may be particularly attractive. The Portfolio Manager believes that in-depth, strategic and financial research is the key to identifying undervalued companies and seeks to identify companies with the following characteristics: stock prices undervalued relative to long-term cash flow growth potential; industry leadership; potential for significant improvement in the company’s business; strong financial characteristics; strong corporate governance practices; and management track record.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain diversified across countries and geographical regions.

The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. Equity securities in which the Fund may invest include common and preferred stocks, convertible securities, rights and warrants to purchase common stock and depositary receipts. The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). The Fund may also invest in foreign real estate companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of issuers in emerging market countries, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

ETF Risk. ETFs may trade in the secondary market at prices below the value of their underlying portfolios and may not be liquid. An actively managed ETF’s performance will reflect its adviser’s ability to make investment decisions that are suited to achieving the ETF’s investment objectives. Passively managed ETFs are subject to the risk that they may not replicate the performance of the index tracked by the ETF.

Other Investment Company Risk. Through its investment in ETFs and other investment companies, the Fund is subject to the risks of the investment companies’ investments, as well as to the investment companies’ expenses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 35.52%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’11, -24.27%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 14.53%

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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14.53%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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35.52%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2011

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(24.27%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund | MSCI Emerging Markets Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(18.17%)

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Since Inception

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13.58%

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Inception Date

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Oct. 08, 2008

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Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

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5.75%

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

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none

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Management fees

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1.26%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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0.25%

Other expenses

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0.72%

Total annual operating expenses

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2.23%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(0.72%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

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1.51%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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720

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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1,025

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,504

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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2,822

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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720

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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1,025

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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1,504

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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2,822

1 Year

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(29.15%)

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Since Inception

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12.21%

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Inception Date

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Oct. 08, 2008

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Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

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none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

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1.00%

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Management fees

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1.26%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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1.00%

Other expenses

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0.68%

Total annual operating expenses

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2.94%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(0.68%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

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2.26%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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329

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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706

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,357

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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3,105

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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229

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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706

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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1,357

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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3,105

1 Year

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(26.11%)

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Since Inception

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13.43%

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Inception Date

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Oct. 08, 2008

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Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

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none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

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none

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Management fees

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1.15%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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none

Other expenses

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0.62%

Total annual operating expenses

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1.77%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(0.51%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

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1.26%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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128

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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400

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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808

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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1,949

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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128

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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400

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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808

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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1,949

Annual Return 2009

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85.78%

Annual Return 2010

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19.89%

Annual Return 2011

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(24.63%)

1 Year

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(24.63%)

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Since Inception

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14.53%

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Inception Date

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Oct. 08, 2008

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Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(24.70%)

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Since Inception

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13.36%

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Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(15.92%)

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Since Inception

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12.06%

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Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund | Class R3

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

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none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

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1.26%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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0.50%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.74%

Total annual operating expenses

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2.50%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(0.58%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

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1.92%

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Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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2016-08-31

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 78% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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78.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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195

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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603

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,164

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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2,696

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of issuers in emerging market countries. These include securities of companies (1) that are traded principally on a stock exchange or over-the-counter in emerging market countries, (2) that are organized under the laws of and have a principal office in emerging market countries, or (3) that derive 50% or more of their total revenues from, and/or have 50% or more of their total assets in, goods produced, sales made, profits generated or services performed in emerging market countries. The Fund considers emerging market countries to be countries included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

The Portfolio Manager uses a bottom-up, research-driven securities selection approach focusing on businesses with a recent history of high returns while factoring economic, legislative and business developments to identify countries and sectors that he believes may be particularly attractive. The Portfolio Manager believes that in-depth, strategic and financial research is the key to identifying undervalued companies and seeks to identify companies with the following characteristics: stock prices undervalued relative to long-term cash flow growth potential; industry leadership; potential for significant improvement in the company’s business; strong financial characteristics; strong corporate governance practices; and management track record.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain diversified across countries and geographical regions.

The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. Equity securities in which the Fund may invest include common and preferred stocks, convertible securities, rights and warrants to purchase common stock and depositary receipts. The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). The Fund may also invest in foreign real estate companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of issuers in emerging market countries, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

ETF Risk. ETFs may trade in the secondary market at prices below the value of their underlying portfolios and may not be liquid. An actively managed ETF’s performance will reflect its adviser’s ability to make investment decisions that are suited to achieving the ETF’s investment objectives. Passively managed ETFs are subject to the risk that they may not replicate the performance of the index tracked by the ETF.

Other Investment Company Risk. Through its investment in ETFs and other investment companies, the Fund is subject to the risks of the investment companies’ investments, as well as to the investment companies’ expenses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2009

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85.78%

Annual Return 2010

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19.51%

Annual Return 2011

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(25.15%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 35.52%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’11, -24.34%

Year-to-date performance as of 09/30/2012: 13.84%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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The above performance is that of the Fund's Institutional Class prior to 6/21/2010. Because Institutional Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3.

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 09/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

13.84%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

35.52%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2011

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(24.34%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(25.15%)

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Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

14.17%

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Inception Date

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Oct. 08, 2008

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Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(25.15%)

^[5]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

13.04%

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Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(16.35%)

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Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

11.75%

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Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund | Class R3 | MSCI Emerging Markets Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(18.17%)

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Since Inception

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13.58%

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Inception Date

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Oct. 08, 2008

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Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks total return emphasizing both current income and capital appreciation.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 42% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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42.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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50,000

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in income-oriented equity securities that pay dividends, which may include real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), convertible securities (including convertible preferred stock, which receives preference in the payment of dividends) and common stocks. The Fund seeks to generate a current yield that is greater than the average current yield for stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Index. By selecting these types of equity securities, the Fund seeks to dampen the market volatility associated with investing in equity securities.

The Fund typically employs a “value” approach in selecting investments. The Portfolio Managers use a bottom-up, research-driven approach to identify companies that they believe have the ability to sustain and potentially to grow their free cash flow and are trading at a discount to their net present values. The approach involves examining companies for the presence of potential catalysts that will lead to the creation of value, such as regulatory changes, competitive shifts, reaccelerating earnings, and corporate/management restructuring. The Portfolio Managers also utilize quantitative measures of value, including price-to-earnings ratios, price-to-book ratios and discounted free cash flows, among others.

The Fund may emphasize the real estate and utilities sectors of the market at any given time and may invest up to 40% of its total assets in each of these sectors.

The Fund may also use options, including writing (selling) calls against positions in the portfolio (“covered calls”) or writing (selling) puts on individual stocks, to attempt to enhance income.

The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies. The Fund may invest in convertible securities that are rated below investment grade (commonly known as “junk bonds”) or, if unrated, are determined by the portfolio managers to be of comparable quality.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, when other opportunities appear more attractive or when the stock grows too large relative to the rest of the portfolio.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Dividend Risk. There is no guarantee that the companies in which the Fund invests will declare dividends in the future or that dividends, if declared, will remain at current levels or increase over time.

Interest Rate Risk. The value of certain investments, including dividend-paying common stocks such as REIT common shares, can decline when interest rates rise. Interest rates have been unusually low in recent years.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

If the Fund emphasizes the real estate sector, the utilities sector, or both sectors, your investment in the Fund will be linked to the performance of one or both sectors and the value of the Fund’s shares may change at different rates compared to the value of shares of a fund with investments in a mix of different sectors or industries.

Convertible Securities. The value of a convertible security increases or decreases with the price of the underlying common stock. In general, a convertible security is subject to the risks of stocks (and its price may be as volatile as that of the underlying stock) when the underlying stock’s price is high relative to the conversion price and is subject to the risks of debt securities (and is particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates) when the underlying stock’s price is low relative to the conversion price. Many convertible securities have credit ratings that are below investment grade. Lower-rated debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) involve greater risks than investment grade debt securities. Lower-rated debt securities may fluctuate more widely in price and yield than investment grade debt securities and may fall in price during times when the economy is weak or is expected to become weak. In addition, because companies that issue convertible securities are often small- or mid-cap companies, to the extent the Fund invests in convertible securities, it will be subject to the risks of investing in these companies.

REITs and Other Real Estate Companies Risk. REIT and other real estate company securities are subject to, among other risks: declines in property values; defaults by mortgagors or other borrowers and tenants; increases in property taxes and other operating expenses; overbuilding; fluctuations in rental income; changes in interest rates; lack of availability of mortgage funds or financing; extended vacancies of properties; changes in tax and regulatory requirements; losses due to environmental liabilities; or casualty or condemnation losses. REITs also are dependent upon management skills and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, self-liquidation and the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free “pass-through” of income under the federal tax law. REIT and other real estate company securities tend to be small- to mid-cap stocks and are subject to the risks of investing in small- to mid-cap stocks.

Utility Companies Risk. Utility companies are sensitive to changes in interest rates and other economic conditions, government regulation, uncertainties created by deregulation, environmental protection or energy conservation policies and practices, the level and demand for services, and the cost and delay of technological developments. In addition, securities of utility companies are volatile and may underperform in a sluggish economy.

Options Risk. The use of options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. If the Fund’s Portfolio Managers apply a strategy at an inappropriate time or judge market conditions or trends incorrectly, options may lower the Fund’s return. There can be no guarantee that the use of options will increase the Fund’s return or income. Government legislation or regulation could affect the use of derivatives and could limit a fund’s ability to pursue its investment strategies.

Writing (selling) a call option obligates the Fund to sell the underlying security to a purchaser at a specified price if the purchaser decides to exercise the option. The Fund receives a premium when it writes a call option. A call option is “covered” if the Fund simultaneously holds an equivalent position in the security underlying the option. When the Fund writes a covered call option, it assumes the risk that it must sell the underlying security at a price that may be lower than the market price of the security, and it gives up the opportunity to profit from a price increase in the underlying security above the exercise price.

Writing (selling) a put option obligates the Fund to acquire the underlying security from a purchaser at a specified price if the purchaser decides to exercise the option. The Fund receives a premium when it writes a put option. When the Fund writes a put option, it assumes the risk that it must purchase the underlying security at a price that may be higher than the market price of the security.

In addition, there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the securities underlying them and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for various options.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Foreign and Emerging Markets Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 13.43%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -19.57%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 10.50%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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For each class, the performance prior to 6/9/2008 is that of the Fund's Trust Class. On 6/9/2008, Trust Class shares of the Fund converted into Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Because Trust Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and slightly lower than that of Institutional Class.

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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10.50%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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13.43%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(19.57%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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2.11%

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5 Years

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(0.25%)

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Since Inception

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0.53%

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Inception Date

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Nov. 02, 2006

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Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

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5.75%

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

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none

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Management fees

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0.73%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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0.25%

Other expenses

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0.15%

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Total annual operating expenses

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1.13%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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684

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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913

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,161

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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1,871

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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684

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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913

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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1,161

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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1,871

1 Year

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(1.14%)

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5 Years

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4.24%

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Since Inception

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4.78%

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Inception Date

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Nov. 02, 2006

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Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

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none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

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1.00%

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Management fees

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0.73%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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1.00%

Other expenses

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0.11%

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Total annual operating expenses

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1.84%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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287

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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579

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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996

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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2,159

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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187

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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579

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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996

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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2,159

1 Year

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3.07%

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5 Years

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4.95%

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Since Inception

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5.47%

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Inception Date

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Nov. 02, 2006

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Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

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none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

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none

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Management fees

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0.62%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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none

Other expenses

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0.09%

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Total annual operating expenses

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0.71%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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73

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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227

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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395

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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883

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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73

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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227

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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395

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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883

Annual Return 2007

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5.83%

Annual Return 2008

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(22.24%)

Annual Return 2009

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28.42%

Annual Return 2010

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19.12%

Annual Return 2011

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5.20%

1 Year

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5.20%

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5 Years

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5.78%

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Since Inception

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6.28%

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Inception Date

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Nov. 02, 2006

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Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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4.35%

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5 Years

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4.77%

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Since Inception

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5.25%

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Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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3.88%

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5 Years

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4.53%

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Since Inception

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4.95%

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Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund | Class R3

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks total return emphasizing both current income and capital appreciation.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

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none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

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0.73%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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0.50%

Other expenses

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0.18%

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Total annual operating expenses

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1.41%

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 42% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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42.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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144

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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446

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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771

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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1,691

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in income-oriented equity securities that pay dividends, which may include real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), convertible securities (including convertible preferred stock, which receives preference in the payment of dividends) and common stocks. The Fund seeks to generate a current yield that is greater than the average current yield for stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Index. By selecting these types of equity securities, the Fund seeks to dampen the market volatility associated with investing in equity securities.

The Fund typically employs a “value” approach in selecting investments. The Portfolio Managers use a bottom-up, research-driven approach to identify companies that they believe have the ability to sustain and potentially to grow their free cash flow and are trading at a discount to their net present values. The approach involves examining companies for the presence of potential catalysts that will lead to the creation of value, such as regulatory changes, competitive shifts, reaccelerating earnings, and corporate/management restructuring. The Portfolio Managers also utilize quantitative measures of value, including price-to-earnings ratios, price-to-book ratios and discounted free cash flows, among others.

The Fund may emphasize the real estate and utilities sectors of the market at any given time and may invest up to 40% of its total assets in each of these sectors.

The Fund may also use options, including writing (selling) calls against positions in the portfolio (“covered calls”) or writing (selling) puts on individual stocks, to attempt to enhance income.

The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies. The Fund may invest in convertible securities that are rated below investment grade (commonly known as “junk bonds”) or, if unrated, are determined by the portfolio managers to be of comparable quality.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, when other opportunities appear more attractive or when the stock grows too large relative to the rest of the portfolio.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Dividend Risk. There is no guarantee that the companies in which the Fund invests will declare dividends in the future or that dividends, if declared, will remain at current levels or increase over time.

Interest Rate Risk.The value of certain investments, including dividend-paying common stocks such as REIT common shares, can decline when interest rates rise. Interest rates have been unusually low in recent years.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

If the Fund emphasizes the real estate sector, the utilities sector, or both sectors, your investment in the Fund will be linked to the performance of one or both sectors and the value of the Fund’s shares may change at different rates compared to the value of shares of a fund with investments in a mix of different sectors or industries.

Convertible Securities. The value of a convertible security increases or decreases with the price of the underlying common stock. In general, a convertible security is subject to the risks of stocks (and its price may be as volatile as that of the underlying stock) when the underlying stock’s price is high relative to the conversion price and is subject to the risks of debt securities (and is particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates) when the underlying stock’s price is low relative to the conversion price. Many convertible securities have credit ratings that are below investment grade. Lower-rated debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) involve greater risks than investment grade debt securities. Lower-rated debt securities may fluctuate more widely in price and yield than investment grade debt securities and may fall in price during times when the economy is weak or is expected to become weak. In addition, because companies that issue convertible securities are often small- or mid-cap companies, to the extent the Fund invests in convertible securities, it will be subject to the risks of investing in these companies.

REITs and Other Real Estate Companies Risk. REIT and other real estate company securities are subject to, among other risks: declines in property values; defaults by mortgagors or other borrowers and tenants; increases in property taxes and other operating expenses; overbuilding; fluctuations in rental income; changes in interest rates; lack of availability of mortgage funds or financing; extended vacancies of properties; changes in tax and regulatory requirements; losses due to environmental liabilities; or casualty or condemnation losses. REITs also are dependent upon management skills and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, self-liquidation and the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free “pass-through” of income under the federal tax law. REIT and other real estate company securities tend to be small- to mid-cap stocks and are subject to the risks of investing in small- to mid-cap stocks.

Utility Companies Risk. Utility companies are sensitive to changes in interest rates and other economic conditions, government regulation, uncertainties created by deregulation, environmental protection or energy conservation policies and practices, the level and demand for services, and the cost and delay of technological developments. In addition, securities of utility companies are volatile and may underperform in a sluggish economy.

Options Risk. The use of options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. If the Fund’s Portfolio Managers apply a strategy at an inappropriate time or judge market conditions or trends incorrectly, options may lower the Fund’s return. There can be no guarantee that the use of options will increase the Fund’s return or income. Government legislation or regulation could affect the use of derivatives and could limit a fund’s ability to pursue its investment strategies.

Writing (selling) a call option obligates the Fund to sell the underlying security to a purchaser at a specified price if the purchaser decides to exercise the option. The Fund receives a premium when it writes a call option. A call option is “covered” if the Fund simultaneously holds an equivalent position in the security underlying the option. When the Fund writes a covered call option, it assumes the risk that it must sell the underlying security at a price that may be lower than the market price of the security, and it gives up the opportunity to profit from a price increase in the underlying security above the exercise price.

Writing (selling) a put option obligates the Fund to acquire the underlying security from a purchaser at a specified price if the purchaser decides to exercise the option. The Fund receives a premium when it writes a put option. When the Fund writes a put option, it assumes the risk that it must purchase the underlying security at a price that may be higher than the market price of the security.

In addition, there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the securities underlying them and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for various options.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Foreign and Emerging Markets Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2007

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5.83%

Annual Return 2008

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(22.24%)

Annual Return 2009

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28.42%

Annual Return 2010

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18.60%

Annual Return 2011

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4.57%

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 13.43%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -19.57%

Year-to-date performance as of 09/30/2012: 9.87%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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The above performance is that of the Fund's Trust Class prior to 6/9/2008 and that of the Fund's Institutional Class from 6/9/2008 to 6/21/2010. On 6/9/2008, Trust Class shares of the Fund converted into Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Because Trust Class and Institutional Class have lower expenses than Class R3, the performance of Trust Class and Institutional Class typically would have been better than that of Class R3.

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 09/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

9.87%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

13.43%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(19.57%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.57%

^[9]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

5.56%

^[9]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.06%

^[9]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Nov. 02, 2006

^[9]

Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

3.62%

^[9]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

4.56%

^[9]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.05%

^[9]

Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

3.16%

^[9]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

4.31%

^[9]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

4.74%

^[9]

Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund | Class R3 | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

2.11%

^[9]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.25%)

^[9]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

0.53%

^[9]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Nov. 02, 2006

^[9]

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Focus Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2016-08-31

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 96% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

96.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount

50,000

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund invests in a concentrated portfolio, consisting mainly of common stocks of companies of any size that are selected using a fundamental, research driven approach.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund typically holds a limited number of stocks. Because of this, the Fund may at times be substantially over- and under-weighted in certain economic sectors.

The Portfolio Managers, with the assistance of Neuberger Berman research analysts, look for what they believe to be undervalued companies. Factors in identifying these firms may include depressed valuations, above-average returns, an established market niche, and sound future business prospects. This approach is designed to let the Fund benefit from potential increases in stock prices, while limiting the risks typically associated with investing in a smaller number of stocks.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target valuation, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Because the Fund had a policy of investing 90% of its assets in no more than six economic sectors prior to December 17, 2007, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 34.06%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’02, -31.87%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 17.98%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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For each class, the performance prior to 6/21/2010 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class.

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

17.98%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

34.06%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2002

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(31.87%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

rr_PerformanceTableDoesReflectSalesLoads

Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund 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 returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

2.11%

^[10]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.25%)

^[10]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.92%

^[10]

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | Trust Class

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Focus Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

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none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.93%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.10%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.14%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.17%

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 96% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

96.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

119

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

372

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

644

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,420

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund invests in a concentrated portfolio, consisting mainly of common stocks of companies of any size that are selected using a fundamental, research driven approach.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund typically holds a limited number of stocks. Because of this, the Fund may at times be substantially over- and under-weighted in certain economic sectors.

The Portfolio Managers, with the assistance of Neuberger Berman research analysts, look for what they believe to be undervalued companies. Factors in identifying these firms may include depressed valuations, above-average returns, an established market niche, and sound future business prospects. This approach is designed to let the Fund benefit from potential increases in stock prices, while limiting the risks typically associated with investing in a smaller number of stocks.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target valuation, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Because the Fund had a policy of investing 90% of its assets in no more than six economic sectors prior to December 17, 2007, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(36.48%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

64.58%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

4.82%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

(0.20%)

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

12.19%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

6.35%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(40.80%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

28.84%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

11.84%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(3.03%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 33.98%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’02, -31.93%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 17.61%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

17.61%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

33.98%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2002

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(31.93%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(3.03%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.53%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

0.77%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(3.11%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.58%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

(0.19%)

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.86%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.17%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

0.66%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | Trust Class | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

2.11%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.25%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.92%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | Advisor Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

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

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.93%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.14%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.32%

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 96% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

96.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

134

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

418

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

723

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,590

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests in a concentrated portfolio, consisting mainly of common stocks of companies of any size that are selected using a fundamental, research driven approach.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund typically holds a limited number of stocks. Because of this, the Fund may at times be substantially over- and under-weighted in certain economic sectors.

The Portfolio Managers, with the assistance of Neuberger Berman research analysts, look for what they believe to be undervalued companies. Factors in identifying these firms may include depressed valuations, above-average returns, an established market niche, and sound future business prospects. This approach is designed to let the Fund benefit from potential increases in stock prices, while limiting the risks typically associated with investing in a smaller number of stocks.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target valuation, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Because the Fund had a policy of investing 90% of its assets in no more than six economic sectors prior to December 17, 2007, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(36.67%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

64.23%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

4.62%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

(0.39%)

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

11.96%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

6.08%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(40.95%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

28.56%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

11.64%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(3.22%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 33.98%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’02, -31.95%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 17.58%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

17.58%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

33.98%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2002

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(31.95%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(3.22%)

^[12]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.74%)

^[12]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

0.55%

^[12]

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | Advisor Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(3.35%)

^[12]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.82%)

^[12]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

(0.41%)

^[12]

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | Advisor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.93%)

^[12]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.35%)

^[12]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

0.48%

^[12]

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | Advisor Class | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

2.11%

^[12]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.25%)

^[12]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.92%

^[12]

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | Investor Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

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

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.79%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.19%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.98%

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 96% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

96.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

100

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

312

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

542

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,201

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests in a concentrated portfolio, consisting mainly of common stocks of companies of any size that are selected using a fundamental, research driven approach.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund typically holds a limited number of stocks. Because of this, the Fund may at times be substantially over- and under-weighted in certain economic sectors.

The Portfolio Managers, with the assistance of Neuberger Berman research analysts, look for what they believe to be undervalued companies. Factors in identifying these firms may include depressed valuations, above-average returns, an established market niche, and sound future business prospects. This approach is designed to let the Fund benefit from potential increases in stock prices, while limiting the risks typically associated with investing in a smaller number of stocks.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target valuation, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Because the Fund had a policy of investing 90% of its assets in no more than six economic sectors prior to December 17, 2007, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-877-9700

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(36.41%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

64.89%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

5.00%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

0.00%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

12.41%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

6.54%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(40.68%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

29.27%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

12.07%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(2.85%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 34.06%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’02, -31.87%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 17.77%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

17.77%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

34.06%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2002

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(31.87%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.85%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.31%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

0.96%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.92%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.37%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

(0.01%)

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.75%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.00%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

0.82%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | Investor Class | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

2.11%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.25%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.92%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

5.75%

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.79%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.18%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.22%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.11%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.11%

^[13]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

682

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

908

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,175

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,938

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

682

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

908

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,175

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

1,938

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(8.55%)

^[10]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.50%)

^[10]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

0.35%

^[10]

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.79%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.18%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.97%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.11%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.86%

^[13]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

289

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

585

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,030

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,268

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

189

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

585

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,030

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,268

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(4.64%)

^[10]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.58%)

^[10]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

0.83%

^[10]

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.68%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.13%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.81%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.06%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.75%

^[13]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

77

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

240

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

431

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

984

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

77

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

240

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

431

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

984

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(36.41%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

64.89%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

5.00%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

0.00%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

12.41%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

6.54%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(40.68%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

29.27%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

12.24%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(2.66%)

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.66%)

^[10]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.25%)

^[10]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

1.00%

^[10]

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.78%)

^[10]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.31%)

^[10]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

0.02%

^[10]

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.59%)

^[10]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(1.95%)

^[10]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

0.85%

^[10]

Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

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

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

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 % of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2016-08-31

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 62% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

62.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts

You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount

50,000

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

Theexpense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in large-capitalization companies located anywhere in the world, including companies in both developed and emerging markets. Under normal market circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in equity securities.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Managers look for what they believe to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as valuations that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Managers also consider the outlook for various countries and sectors around the world, examining economic, market, social and political conditions.

Equity securities in which the Fund may invest include common and preferred stocks, convertible securities, rights and warrants to purchase common stock and depositary receipts. The Fund may also invest in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”).

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 40% of its total assets (unless market conditions are not deemed favorable by the Portfolio Managers, in which case the Fund would invest at least 30% of its total assets) in securities (i) of foreign government or quasi-governmental issuers or (ii) of non-governmental issuers (a) organized or located outside the U.S., (b) that trade primarily in a market located outside the U.S., or (c) that derive at least 50% of their revenue or profits from business outside the U.S. or have at least 50% of their sales or assets outside the U.S. For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may deviate substantially from the allocation described above.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in global stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities, including those issued by foreign governments, involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

ETF Risk. ETFs may trade in the secondary market at prices below the value of their underlying portfolios and may not be liquid. An actively managed ETF’s performance will reflect its adviser’s ability to make investment decisions that are suited to achieving the ETF’s investment objectives. Passively managed ETFs are subject to the risk that they may not replicate the performance of the index tracked by the ETF.

Other Investment Company Risk. Through its investment in ETFs and other investment companies, the Fund is subject to the risks of the investment companies’ investments, as well as to the investment companies’ expenses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

Performance history will be available for the Fund after the Fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

Performance One Year or Less [Text]

rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess

Performance history will be available for the Fund after the Fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

5.75%

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.01%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

10.57%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

11.83%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(10.32%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.51%

^[14]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

720

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

1,025

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

3,330

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

7,850

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

720

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

1,025

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

3,330

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

7,850

Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.01%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

10.87%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

12.88%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(10.62%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

2.26%

^[14]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

329

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

706

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

3,284

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

8,148

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

229

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

706

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

3,284

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

8,148

Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.90%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

9.95%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

10.85%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(9.70%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.15%

^[14]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

117

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

365

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

2,656

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

7,307

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

117

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

365

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

2,656

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

7,307

Neuberger Berman Global Thematic Opportunities Fund

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Global Thematic Opportunities Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

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

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

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 % of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2016-08-31

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 57% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

57.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts

You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount

50,000

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests primarily in equity securities of companies located around the world, including companies in both developed and emerging markets.

The Portfolio Managers use a two-step process to identify what they believe to be attractively-priced companies that are likely to benefit from significant and under-appreciated global trends.

First, the Portfolio Managers seek to identify and analyze, on a worldwide basis, broad changes that they believe will fundamentally alter the structure of economies and industries. Once the Portfolio Managers identify and analyze these changes, they develop investment themes that they believe summarize the new environments emerging from these changes. The Portfolio Managers develop investment themes through their proprietary research, which includes extensive travel around the world and is designed to identify these changes and analyze how they impact economies and industries. Based on their research, the Portfolio Managers believe that the demographic, economic, and supply and demand factors supporting the themes are persistent and sustainable and, therefore, that the themes are likely to continue for the foreseeable future.

Second, the Portfolio Managers identify companies that they believe are likely to benefit from these changes. Once the Portfolio Managers identify potential companies, they model the future free cash flows of those companies to determine whether they believe that the companies’ stocks are attractively priced relative to current and estimated future cash flows. The Portfolio Managers believe this approach helps them choose companies whose stocks are trading at a discount to the Portfolio Managers’ estimates of the companies’ intrinsic values and that present attractive investment opportunities over the long-term. This estimate of intrinsic value represents what the Portfolio Managers believe a company could be worth if it is acquired, if its profitability normalizes to its long-term average level, if its valuation moves in line with publicly traded peers’ valuations, or if other investors recognize its potential for earnings growth.

Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

Equity securities in which the Fund may invest include common and preferred stocks, convertible securities, rights and warrants to purchase common stock and depositary receipts.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 40% of its total assets (unless market conditions are not deemed favorable by the Portfolio Managers, in which case the Fund would invest at least 30% of its total assets) in securities (i) of foreign government or quasi-governmental issuers or (ii) of non-governmental issuers (a) organized or located outside the U.S., (b) that trade primarily in a market located outside the U.S., or (c) that derive at least 50% of their revenue or profits from business outside the U.S. or have at least 50% of their sales or assets outside the U.S. For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may deviate substantially from the allocation described above.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in global stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities, including those issued by foreign governments, involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Identification of Themes. Because the Fund’s investment program depends on the development of significant long-term themes, the Fund’s performance may suffer if the Portfolio Managers do not correctly develop such themes. Failure to correctly develop themes, or the failure of a theme to unfold in the way the Portfolio Managers anticipate, may result from many causes, including the following: governments or others may decide to oppose or delay certain economic, social or political themes; demographic or economic data necessary to understand correctly the way in which certain themes may unfold in some countries may be incorrect or incomplete; development of themes and their longevity may require attention to subtle cultural factors not always apparent to outside observers; or social and political changes or natural disasters in some parts of the world may alter the underlying conditions or affect the availability of natural resources necessary to an emerging theme.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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Performance history will be available for the Fund after the Fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

Performance One Year or Less [Text]

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Performance history will be available for the Fund after the Fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

Neuberger Berman Global Thematic Opportunities Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

5.75%

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.11%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.89%

Acquired fund fees and expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.27%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.64%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.63%

^[15]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

731

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

1,060

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,545

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,880

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

731

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

1,060

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,545

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,880

Neuberger Berman Global Thematic Opportunities Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.11%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

1.00%

Acquired fund fees and expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

3.13%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.75%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

2.38%

^[15]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

341

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

742

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,432

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

3,271

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

241

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

742

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,432

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

3,271

Neuberger Berman Global Thematic Opportunities Fund | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.00%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.85%

Acquired fund fees and expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.87%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.60%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.27%

^[15]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

129

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

403

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

833

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,033

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

129

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

403

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

833

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,033

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital;

Objective, Secondary [Text Block]

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current income is a secondary goal.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2016-08-31

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 26% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

26.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount

50,000

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goals, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing across many different industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a research driven and valuation sensitive approach to stock selection, with a long term perspective. They look for solid balance sheets, strong management teams with a track record of success, good cash flow and the prospect for above average earnings growth. They seek to purchase the stock of businesses that they believe to be well positioned and undervalued by the market.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Valuation Sensitive Investing. In addition to employing traditional value criteria – that is, looking for value among companies whose stock prices are below their historical average, based on earnings, cash flow, or other financial measures – the Portfolio Managers may buy a company’s shares if they look more fully priced based on Wall Street consensus estimates of earnings, but still inexpensive relative to their estimates. The Portfolio Managers look for these companies to rise in price as they outperform Wall Street’s expectations, because they believe some aspects of the business have not been fully appreciated or appropriately priced by other investors.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Because the Fund had a policy of investing mainly in large-cap stocks prior to December 2002, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 18.36%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.36%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.30%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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For each class, the performance prior to 5/27/2009 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class.

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

12.30%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

18.36%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(26.36%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

rr_PerformanceTableDoesReflectSalesLoads

Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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2.11%

^[16]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.25%)

^[16]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.92%

^[16]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

5.75%

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.77%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.10%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.12%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.11%

^[13]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

682

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

908

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,154

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,857

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

682

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

908

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,154

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

1,857

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(8.76%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(1.18%)

^[16]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.05%

^[16]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.77%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.11%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.88%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.02%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.86%

^[13]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

289

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

585

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,010

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,196

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

189

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

585

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,010

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,196

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(4.82%)

^[16]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.38%)

^[16]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.47%

^[16]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.66%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.08%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.74%

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.74%

^[13]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

76

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

237

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

411

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

918

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

76

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

237

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

411

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

918

Annual Return 2002

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(25.75%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

35.14%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

16.06%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

8.44%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

13.48%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

7.61%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(38.21%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

30.38%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

19.79%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(2.74%)

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.74%)

^[16]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.20%

^[16]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.77%

^[16]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.88%)

^[16]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.62%)

^[16]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.18%

^[16]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.61%)

^[16]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.05%

^[16]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.18%

^[16]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Advisor Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital;

Objective, Secondary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectiveSecondaryTextBlock

current income is a secondary goal.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.91%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.34%

^[17]

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.50%

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading

Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 26% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

26.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

153

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

474

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

818

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,791

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goals, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing across many different industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a research driven and valuation sensitive approach to stock selection, with a long term perspective. They look for solid balance sheets, strong management teams with a track record of success, good cash flow and the prospect for above average earnings growth. They seek to purchase the stock of businesses that they believe to be well positioned and undervalued by the market.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Valuation Sensitive Investing. In addition to employing traditional value criteria – that is, looking for value among companies whose stock prices are below their historical average, based on earnings, cash flow, or other financial measures – the Portfolio Managers may buy a company’s shares if they look more fully priced based on Wall Street consensus estimates of earnings, but still inexpensive relative to their estimates. The Portfolio Managers look for these companies to rise in price as they outperform Wall Street’s expectations, because they believe some aspects of the business have not been fully appreciated or appropriately priced by other investors.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market.

Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Because the Fund had a policy of investing mainly in large-cap stocks prior to December 2002, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(26.06%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

34.67%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

15.46%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

7.75%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

12.75%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

6.93%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(38.61%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

29.53%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

18.93%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(3.51%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 18.13%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.52%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 11.72%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

11.72%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

18.13%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(26.52%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(3.51%)

^[18]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.49%)

^[18]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.15%

^[18]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Advisor Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(3.55%)

^[18]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(1.21%)

^[18]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.64%

^[18]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Advisor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.22%)

^[18]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.51%)

^[18]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.66%

^[18]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Advisor Class | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

2.11%

^[18]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.25%)

^[18]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.92%

^[18]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Investor Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital;

Objective, Secondary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectiveSecondaryTextBlock

current income is a secondary goal.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.77%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.15%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.92%

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 26% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

26.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

94

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

293

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

509

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,131

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goals, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing across many different industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a research driven and valuation sensitive approach to stock selection, with a long term perspective. They look for solid balance sheets, strong management teams with a track record of success, good cash flow and the prospect for above average earnings growth. They seek to purchase the stock of businesses that they believe to be well positioned and undervalued by the market.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Valuation Sensitive Investing. In addition to employing traditional value criteria – that is, looking for value among companies whose stock prices are below their historical average, based on earnings, cash flow, or other financial measures – the Portfolio Managers may buy a company’s shares if they look more fully priced based on Wall Street consensus estimates of earnings, but still inexpensive relative to their estimates. The Portfolio Managers look for these companies to rise in price as they outperform Wall Street’s expectations, because they believe some aspects of the business have not been fully appreciated or appropriately priced by other investors.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Because the Fund had a policy of investing mainly in large-cap stocks prior to December 2002, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-877-9700

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(25.75%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

35.14%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

16.06%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

8.44%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

13.48%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

7.61%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(38.21%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

30.21%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

19.51%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(2.94%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 18.36%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.36%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.25%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

12.25%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

18.36%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(26.36%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.94%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.09%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.71%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(3.04%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.71%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.13%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.77%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.04%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.13%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Investor Class | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

2.11%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.25%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.92%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Class R3

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital;

Objective, Secondary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectiveSecondaryTextBlock

current income is a secondary goal.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.77%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.50%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.12%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.39%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.03%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.36%

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Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2016-08-31

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 26% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

26.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

138

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

431

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

751

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,660

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goals, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing across many different industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a research driven and valuation sensitive approach to stock selection, with a long term perspective. They look for solid balance sheets, strong management teams with a track record of success, good cash flow and the prospect for above average earnings growth. They seek to purchase the stock of businesses that they believe to be well positioned and undervalued by the market.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Valuation Sensitive Investing. In addition to employing traditional value criteria – that is, looking for value among companies whose stock prices are below their historical average, based on earnings, cash flow, or other financial measures – the Portfolio Managers may buy a company’s shares if they look more fully priced based on Wall Street consensus estimates of earnings, but still inexpensive relative to their estimates. The Portfolio Managers look for these companies to rise in price as they outperform Wall Street’s expectations, because they believe some aspects of the business have not been fully appreciated or appropriately priced by other investors.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Because the Fund had a policy of investing mainly in large-cap stocks prior to December 2002, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(25.75%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

35.14%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

16.06%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

8.44%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

13.48%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

7.61%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(38.21%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

29.88%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

19.06%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(3.34%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 18.36%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.36%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 11.83%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

rr_BarChartReturnsForClassNotOfferedInProspectus

The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 5/27/2009. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3.

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

11.83%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

18.36%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(26.36%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(3.34%)

^[20]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.12%)

^[20]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.60%

^[20]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(3.47%)

^[20]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.93%)

^[20]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.02%

^[20]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.01%)

^[20]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.21%)

^[20]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.04%

^[20]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Class R3 | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

2.11%

^[20]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.25%)

^[20]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.92%

^[20]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Trust Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital;

Objective, Secondary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectiveSecondaryTextBlock

current income is a secondary goal.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.91%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.10%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.08%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.09%

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 26% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

26.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

111

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

347

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

601

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,329

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goals, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing across many different industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a research driven and valuation sensitive approach to stock selection, with a long term perspective. They look for solid balance sheets, strong management teams with a track record of success, good cash flow and the prospect for above average earnings growth. They seek to purchase the stock of businesses that they believe to be well positioned and undervalued by the market.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Valuation Sensitive Investing. In addition to employing traditional value criteria – that is, looking for value among companies whose stock prices are below their historical average, based on earnings, cash flow, or other financial measures – the Portfolio Managers may buy a company’s shares if they look more fully priced based on Wall Street consensus estimates of earnings, but still inexpensive relative to their estimates. The Portfolio Managers look for these companies to rise in price as they outperform Wall Street’s expectations, because they believe some aspects of the business have not been fully appreciated or appropriately priced by other investors.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Because the Fund had a policy of investing mainly in large-cap stocks prior to December 2002, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(25.91%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

35.01%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

15.93%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

8.26%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

13.32%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

7.38%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(38.27%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

29.81%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

19.37%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(3.05%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 18.18%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.38%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.02%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

12.02%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

18.18%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(26.38%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(3.05%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.08%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.54%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(3.17%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.89%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.98%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.82%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.18%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.99%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Trust Class | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

2.11%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.25%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.92%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

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 % of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2016-08-31

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

29.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts

You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount

50,000

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in large-capitalization foreign companies, including companies in developed and emerging markets. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in large-capitalization companies. The Fund currently defines large-capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization greater than $2.5 billion at the time of purchase. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and sectors around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads

The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 22.51%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -22.17%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 11.23%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

rr_BarChartReturnsForClassNotOfferedInProspectus

For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 10/6/2006 is that of the Fund's Trust Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 12/20/2007 is that of the Fund's Trust Class. Because Trust Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class.

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

11.23%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

22.51%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(22.17%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

rr_PerformanceTableDoesReflectSalesLoads

Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes

(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate

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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund 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 returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund | MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.73%)

^[21]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.26%)

^[21]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(1.64%)

^[21]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 01, 2006

^[21]

Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

5.75%

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.81%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.34%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.40%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.10%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.30%

^[22]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

700

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

963

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,268

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,132

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

700

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

963

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,268

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,132

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(16.74%)

^[21]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.75%)

^[21]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(1.93%)

^[21]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 01, 2006

^[21]

Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.81%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.32%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.13%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.13%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

2.00%

^[22]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

303

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

627

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,106

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,429

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

203

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

627

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,106

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,429

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(13.21%)

^[21]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.19%)

^[21]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(1.40%)

^[21]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 01, 2006

^[21]

Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.70%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.30%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.00%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.10%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.90%

^[22]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

92

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

287

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

522

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,196

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

92

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

287

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

522

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

1,196

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

8.52%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(43.05%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

34.13%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

15.14%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(11.36%)

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.36%)

^[21]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.29%)

^[21]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(0.52%)

^[21]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 01, 2006

^[21]

Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.63%)

^[21]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.79%)

^[21]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(1.03%)

^[21]

Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(7.14%)

^[21]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.89%)

^[21]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(0.57%)

^[21]

Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund | Class R3

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.81%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.50%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.36%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.67%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.16%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.51%

^[23]

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2016-08-31

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

29.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

154

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

477

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

860

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,934

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in large-capitalization foreign companies, including companies in developed and emerging markets. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in large-capitalization companies. The Fund currently defines large-capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization greater than $2.5 billion at the time of purchase. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and sectors around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2007

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8.24%

Annual Return 2008

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(43.23%)

Annual Return 2009

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33.18%

Annual Return 2010

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14.54%

Annual Return 2011

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(11.94%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 22.30%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -22.23%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 10.71%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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The above performance is that of the Fund's Trust Class prior to 5/27/2009. Because Trust Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3.

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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10.71%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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22.30%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(22.23%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

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(11.94%)

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5 Years

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(3.77%)

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Since Inception

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(0.99%)

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Inception Date

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Aug. 01, 2006

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Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(12.14%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.19%)

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Since Inception

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(1.42%)

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Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(7.58%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.26%)

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Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(0.95%)

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Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund | Class R3 | MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(11.73%)

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5 Years

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(4.26%)

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Since Inception

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(1.64%)

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Inception Date

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Aug. 01, 2006

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Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund | Trust Class

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

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none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

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0.95%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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0.10%

Other expenses

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0.35%

Total annual operating expenses

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1.40%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(0.15%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

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1.25%

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Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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2016-08-31

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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29.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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127

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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397

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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721

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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1,638

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in large-capitalization foreign companies, including companies in developed and emerging markets. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in large-capitalization companies. The Fund currently defines large-capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization greater than $2.5 billion at the time of purchase. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and sectors around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 (if you are an institution or investment provider) or 800-877-9700 (if you are an individual retail investor) for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264 (if you are an institution or investment provider) or 800-877-9700 (if you are an individual retail investor)

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2007

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8.24%

Annual Return 2008

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(43.23%)

Annual Return 2009

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33.51%

Annual Return 2010

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14.80%

Annual Return 2011

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(11.69%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 22.47%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -22.23%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 10.97%

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

10.97%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

22.47%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(22.23%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

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(11.69%)

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5 Years

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(3.62%)

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Since Inception

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(0.86%)

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Inception Date

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Aug. 01, 2006

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Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(11.88%)

^[1]

5 Years

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(4.05%)

^[1]

Since Inception

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(1.29%)

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Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(7.42%)

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5 Years

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(3.14%)

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Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(0.83%)

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Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund | Trust Class | MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(11.73%)

^[1]

5 Years

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(4.26%)

^[1]

Since Inception

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(1.64%)

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Inception Date

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Aug. 01, 2006

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Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long term growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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2016-08-31

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 30% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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30.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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50,000

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in common stocks of small- and mid-capitalization companies, which it defines as those companies with a total market value between $50 million and $10 billion at the time the Fund first invests in them. The Fund may continue to hold or add to a position in a stock after the company’s market value has increased above or decreased below this range.

The Fund’s strategy consists of using a bottom-up, research driven approach to identify stocks of companies that are available at market prices below the Portfolio Managers’ estimate of their intrinsic value and that the Portfolio Managers believe have the potential for appreciation in value over time. The Portfolio Managers’ estimate of a company’s intrinsic value represents their view of the company’s true, long-term economic value, which may be currently distorted by market inefficiencies. This estimate of intrinsic value represents what the Portfolio Managers believe a company could be worth if it is acquired, if its profitability normalizes to its long-term average level, or if its valuation moves in line with publicly traded peers’ valuations.

The Portfolio Managers believe that while markets are often efficient, certain investment opportunities tend to be mispriced due to market inefficiencies. For example, market inefficiencies may exist at times in the small capitalization segment of the market due to a lack of widely available research on these companies. The Portfolio Managers attempt to exploit these market inefficiencies and look for opportunities to invest in companies they believe to be undervalued, such as companies with the following characteristics:

■ Complex Companies: These companies typically have multiple lines of business that are in different industries or sectors and/or that have different growth rates and profitability characteristics.

■ Cyclical Companies: These companies typically have ebbs and flows in their business depending on demand patterns for their products, the length of product cycles, or other transient factors.

■ Companies in a Period of Interrupted Growth: Typically, these are companies in attractive, high growth markets that have suffered what the Portfolio Managers believe is a temporary setback and/or are in transition to a more mature, lower growth business model that focuses more on current earnings than on rapid growth.

In seeking to identify these types of companies, the Portfolio Managers perform an initial screening to identify those companies that have stock prices that are trailing the performance of the overall market and that the Portfolio Managers believe are attractive relative to current cash flows. Next, the Portfolio Managers establish an estimate of a company’s intrinsic value. The Portfolio Managers will invest in a company’s stock on the basis of the company’s discount to the Portfolio Managers’ estimate of intrinsic value and the Portfolio Managers’ belief in its potential for appreciation over time. In addition, the Portfolio Managers may invest in anticipation of a catalyst, such as a merger, liquidation, spin off, or management change. The Portfolio Managers will typically visit a company and interview its management team to help understand management’s incentives (such as equity ownership in the company and compensation plans), the merits of its strategic plan, and any other factors that have the potential to increase the value of the company’s stock.

The Portfolio Managers establish an intrinsic value for each security when it is purchased. Intrinsic values are updated quarterly or when the Portfolio Managers believe that market or company-specific events prompt a reassessment. A position in a particular security will be reduced or eliminated when the gap between its price and the Portfolio Managers’ estimate of its intrinsic value has narrowed or been eliminated or when other opportunities appear more attractive. Changes in management or corporate strategy may also result in the reduction or elimination of a position.

At times, the Portfolio Managers may emphasize certain sectors that they believe will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies in anticipation of a catalyst carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses. Certain catalysts, such as companies emerging from, or restructuring as a result of, bankruptcy, carry additional risks and the securities of such companies may be more likely to lose value than the securities of more financially stable companies.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

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PERFORMANCE

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

As of May 7, 2010, the Fund is the successor to DJG Small Cap Value Fund L.P., an unregistered limited partnership (“DJG Fund”); DJG Fund was the successor to The DJG Small Cap Value Fund, an unregistered commingled investment account (“DJG Account”). The performance after September 12, 2008 is that of DJG Fund and the performance from July 8, 1997 (the Fund’s commencement of operations) to September 11, 2008 is that of DJG Account. On May 7, 2010, the DJG Fund transferred its assets to the Fund in exchange for the Fund’s Institutional Class shares. The investment policies, objectives, guidelines and restrictions of the Fund are in all material respects equivalent to those of DJG Fund and DJG Account (the “Predecessors”). As a mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund is subject to certain restrictions under the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code to which the Predecessors were not subject. Had the Predecessors been registered under the 1940 Act and been subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act and the Code, their investment performance may have been adversely affected. The performance information reflects the actual expenses of the Predecessors.

The Predecessors did not have distribution policies. The Predecessors were an unregistered limited partnership and an unregistered commingled investment account, did not qualify as regulated investment companies for federal income tax purposes and did not pay dividends or distributions. As a result of the different tax treatment, we are unable to show the after-tax returns for the Fund prior to May 7, 2010.

Past performance is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund's predecessors. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index.

Performance Additional Market Index [Text]

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The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in "Descriptions of Indices" in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund's investment strategy.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 30.56%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -30.60%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 14.83%

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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14.83%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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30.56%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(30.60%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund | Russell 2000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(5.50%)

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5 Years

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(1.87%)

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10 Years

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6.40%

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Since Inception

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7.22%

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Inception Date

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Jul. 08, 1997

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Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund | Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses and taxes)

Risk/Return:

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Label

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Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

1 Year

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(4.18%)

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5 Years

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0.15%

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10 Years

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5.62%

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Since Inception

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5.77%

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Inception Date

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Jul. 08, 1997

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Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

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5.75%

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

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none

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Management fees

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1.11%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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0.25%

Other expenses

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0.25%

Total annual operating expenses

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1.61%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(0.25%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

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1.36%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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706

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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981

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,330

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,313

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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706

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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981

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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1,330

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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2,313

1 Year

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(17.78%)

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5 Years

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0.60%

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10 Years

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6.66%

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Since Inception

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9.66%

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Inception Date

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Jul. 08, 1997

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Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

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none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

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1.00%

^[2]

Management fees

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1.11%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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1.00%

Other expenses

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0.25%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.36%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(0.25%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

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2.11%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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314

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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661

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,189

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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2,635

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

214

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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661

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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1,189

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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2,635

1 Year

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(14.22%)

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5 Years

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1.54%

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10 Years

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7.16%

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Since Inception

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10.01%

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Inception Date

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Jul. 08, 1997

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Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

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none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

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none

^[2]

Management fees

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1.00%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

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0.22%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.22%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(0.22%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

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1.00%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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102

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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318

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

603

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,415

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

102

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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318

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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603

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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1,415

Annual Return 2002

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(23.60%)

Annual Return 2003

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61.97%

Annual Return 2004

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19.47%

Annual Return 2005

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2.54%

Annual Return 2006

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22.01%

Annual Return 2007

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6.09%

Annual Return 2008

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(41.04%)

Annual Return 2009

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60.80%

Annual Return 2010

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24.86%

Annual Return 2011

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(12.43%)

1 Year

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(12.43%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.92%

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10 Years

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7.36%

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Since Inception

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10.15%

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Inception Date

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Jul. 08, 1997

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Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(13.86%)

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5 Years

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10 Years

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Since Inception

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Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(6.27%)

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5 Years

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10 Years

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Since Inception

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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2016-08-31

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 116% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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116.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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50,000

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in stocks of large-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a market capitalization greater than $3 billion at the time of purchase. The Fund seeks to generate a return that is greater than the average return for stocks in the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and a catalyst-driven approach, the Portfolio Managers seek to purchase what they believe to be high-quality, dynamic companies that exhibit acceleration in key growth metrics, such as earnings per share, driven by an identifiable catalyst and that are selling at valuations that the Portfolio Managers believe offer the potential for protection from a drop in price.

The catalyst-driven approach involves examining companies for the presence of potential catalysts for growth which may include: new product development; management changes; demographic shifts; regulatory changes; and mergers, acquisitions and corporate reorganizations. The Portfolio Managers then look to analyze the significance of the catalyst to determine whether the company demonstrates the necessary qualities for inclusion in the Fund’s portfolio.

At times, the Portfolio Managers may emphasize certain sectors that they believe will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when an expected catalyst does not materialize, when a catalyst’s impact is below expectations, when the fundamental picture for the company or industry deteriorates, when more attractive alternatives are available at better valuation levels, when they believe the stock has become fully valued, or when the stock grows too large relative to the rest of the portfolio. As part of the Portfolio Managers’ sell discipline, they identify stocks that are down from cost or down from a 52-week high and re-evaluate those stocks to determine whether or not they still demonstrate the necessary qualities for inclusion in the Fund’s portfolio.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in stocks of large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q3 ’10, 13.34%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -20.51%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 14.16%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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For each class, the performance prior to 4/6/2009 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class.

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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14.16%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2010

Highest Quarterly Return

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13.34%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(20.51%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund | Russell 1000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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2.64%

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5 Years

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2.50%

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10 Years

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2.60%

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

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5.75%

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

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none

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Management fees

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0.79%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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0.25%

Other expenses

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0.12%

Total annual operating expenses

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1.16%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(0.05%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

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1.11%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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682

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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908

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,162

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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1,890

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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682

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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908

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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1,162

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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1,890

1 Year

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(10.14%)

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5 Years

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(0.46%)

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10 Years

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(0.12%)

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

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none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

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1.00%

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.79%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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1.00%

Other expenses

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0.11%

Total annual operating expenses

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1.90%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(0.04%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

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1.86%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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289

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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585

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,015

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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2,212

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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189

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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585

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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1,015

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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2,212

1 Year

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(6.44%)

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5 Years

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0.33%

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10 Years

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0.27%

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

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none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

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none

^[2]

Management fees

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0.68%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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none

Other expenses

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0.10%

Total annual operating expenses

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0.78%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(0.03%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

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0.75%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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77

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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240

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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424

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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957

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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77

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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240

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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424

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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957

Annual Return 2002

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(32.03%)

Annual Return 2003

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25.80%

Annual Return 2004

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1.53%

Annual Return 2005

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6.95%

Annual Return 2006

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8.91%

Annual Return 2007

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17.07%

Annual Return 2008

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(34.93%)

Annual Return 2009

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27.47%

Annual Return 2010

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12.85%

Annual Return 2011

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(4.36%)

1 Year

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(4.36%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.94%

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

0.58%

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(5.05%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.78%

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10 Years

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0.50%

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(1.95%)

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5 Years

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0.80%

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10 Years

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0.49%

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund | Class R3

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

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none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

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0.79%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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0.50%

Other expenses

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0.15%

Total annual operating expenses

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1.44%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(0.08%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

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1.36%

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Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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2016-08-31

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 116% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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116.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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138

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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431

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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763

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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1,702

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in stocks of large-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a market capitalization greater than $3 billion at the time of purchase. The Fund seeks to generate a return that is greater than the average return for stocks in the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and a catalyst-driven approach, the Portfolio Managers seek to purchase what they believe to be high-quality, dynamic companies that exhibit acceleration in key growth metrics, such as earnings per share, driven by an identifiable catalyst and that are selling at valuations that the Portfolio Managers believe offer the potential for protection from a drop in price.

The catalyst-driven approach involves examining companies for the presence of potential catalysts for growth which may include: new product development; management changes; demographic shifts; regulatory changes; and mergers, acquisitions and corporate reorganizations. The Portfolio Managers then look to analyze the significance of the catalyst to determine whether the company demonstrates the necessary qualities for inclusion in the Fund’s portfolio.

At times, the Portfolio Managers may emphasize certain sectors that they believe will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when an expected catalyst does not materialize, when a catalyst’s impact is below expectations, when the fundamental picture for the company or industry deteriorates, when more attractive alternatives are available at better valuation levels, when they believe the stock has become fully valued, or when the stock grows too large relative to the rest of the portfolio. As part of the Portfolio Managers’ sell discipline, they identify stocks that are down from cost or down from a 52-week high and re-evaluate those stocks to determine whether or not they still demonstrate the necessary qualities for inclusion in the Fund’s portfolio.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in stocks of large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

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(32.03%)

Annual Return 2003

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25.80%

Annual Return 2004

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1.53%

Annual Return 2005

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6.95%

Annual Return 2006

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8.91%

Annual Return 2007

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17.07%

Annual Return 2008

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(34.93%)

Annual Return 2009

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27.16%

Annual Return 2010

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12.17%

Annual Return 2011

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(5.10%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q3 ’10, 13.25%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -20.51%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.74%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 5/27/2009. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3.

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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13.74%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2010

Highest Quarterly Return

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13.25%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(20.51%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

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(5.10%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.62%

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10 Years

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0.42%

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(5.76%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.48%

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

0.35%

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.46%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.52%

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

0.36%

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund | Class R3 | Russell 1000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

2.64%

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.50%

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.60%

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund | Investor Class

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

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none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.79%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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none

Other expenses

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0.32%

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Total annual operating expenses

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1.11%

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 116% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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116.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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113

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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353

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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612

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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1,352

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in stocks of large-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a market capitalization greater than $3 billion at the time of purchase. The Fund seeks to generate a return that is greater than the average return for stocks in the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and a catalyst-driven approach, the Portfolio Managers seek to purchase what they believe to be high-quality, dynamic companies that exhibit acceleration in key growth metrics, such as earnings per share, driven by an identifiable catalyst and that are selling at valuations that the Portfolio Managers believe offer the potential for protection from a drop in price.

The catalyst-driven approach involves examining companies for the presence of potential catalysts for growth which may include: new product development; management changes; demographic shifts; regulatory changes; and mergers, acquisitions and corporate reorganizations. The Portfolio Managers then look to analyze the significance of the catalyst to determine whether the company demonstrates the necessary qualities for inclusion in the Fund’s portfolio.

At times, the Portfolio Managers may emphasize certain sectors that they believe will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when an expected catalyst does not materialize, when a catalyst’s impact is below expectations, when the fundamental picture for the company or industry deteriorates, when more attractive alternatives are available at better valuation levels, when they believe the stock has become fully valued, or when the stock grows too large relative to the rest of the portfolio. As part of the Portfolio Managers’ sell discipline, they identify stocks that are down from cost or down from a 52-week high and re-evaluate those stocks to determine whether or not they still demonstrate the necessary qualities for inclusion in the Fund’s portfolio.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in stocks of large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-877-9700

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

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(32.03%)

Annual Return 2003

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25.80%

Annual Return 2004

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1.53%

Annual Return 2005

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6.95%

Annual Return 2006

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8.91%

Annual Return 2007

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17.07%

Annual Return 2008

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(34.93%)

Annual Return 2009

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27.19%

Annual Return 2010

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12.47%

Annual Return 2011

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(4.82%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q3 ’10, 13.20%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -20.51%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.93%

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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13.93%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2010

Highest Quarterly Return

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13.20%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(20.51%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

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(4.82%)

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5 Years

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0.73%

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10 Years

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0.48%

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(5.48%)

^[18]

5 Years

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0.59%

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10 Years

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0.40%

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.28%)

^[18]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.62%

^[18]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

0.41%

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund | Investor Class | Russell 1000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

2.64%

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.50%

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.60%

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund)

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund)

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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2016-08-31

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 171% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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171.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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50,000

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Value Index at the time of purchase.

The Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed companies whose stock prices are undervalued. The Portfolio Manager seeks to identify companies with catalysts that he believes have the potential to improve the companies’ earnings from depressed levels. Such catalysts may include: management changes, restructurings, new products, new services, or new markets. The Portfolio Manager may also look for other characteristics in a company, such as a strong market position relative to competitors, a high level of stock ownership among management, and a recent sharp decline in stock price that appears to be the result of a short-term market overreaction to negative news.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries. However, at times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors or industries that he believes are undervalued relative to their historical valuations.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies with potential catalysts carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Prior to April 2, 2012, the Fund had a policy of investing mainly in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies. Its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 28.30%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -32.74%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.77%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 6/7/2006 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 6/21/2010 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and slightly lower than that of Institutional Class.

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

12.77%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

28.30%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(32.74%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Russell 1000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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0.39%

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5 Years

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(2.64%)

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10 Years

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3.89%

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Class R3

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund)

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

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none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

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0.74%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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0.50%

Other expenses

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0.16%

Total annual operating expenses

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1.40%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(0.03%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

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1.37%

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Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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2016-08-31

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 171% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

171.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

139

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

434

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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757

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,671

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Value Index at the time of purchase.

The Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed companies whose stock prices are undervalued. The Portfolio Manager seeks to identify companies with catalysts that he believes have the potential to improve the companies’ earnings from depressed levels. Such catalysts may include: management changes, restructurings, new products, new services, or new markets. The Portfolio Manager may also look for other characteristics in a company, such as a strong market position relative to competitors, a high level of stock ownership among management, and a recent sharp decline in stock price that appears to be the result of a short-term market overreaction to negative news.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries. However, at times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors or industries that he believes are undervalued relative to their historical valuations.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies with potential catalysts carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses.

Recent Market Conditions.The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Prior to April 2, 2012, the Fund had a policy of investing mainly in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies. Its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(24.82%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

35.87%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

19.21%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

17.99%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

13.19%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

10.10%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(51.98%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

56.10%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

15.07%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(11.70%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 28.23%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -32.80%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.25%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 6/21/2010. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3.

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

12.25%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

28.23%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(32.80%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.70%)

^[32]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.46%)

^[32]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.15%

^[32]

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.79%)

^[32]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.69%)

^[32]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.89%

^[32]

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(7.61%)

^[32]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.92%)

^[32]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.72%

^[32]

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Class R3 | Russell 1000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

0.39%

^[32]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.64%)

^[32]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.89%

^[32]

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Investor Class

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund)

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.74%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.14%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.88%

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading

Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 171% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

171.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

90

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

281

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

488

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,084

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Value Index at the time of purchase.

The Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed companies whose stock prices are undervalued. The Portfolio Manager seeks to identify companies with catalysts that he believes have the potential to improve the companies’ earnings from depressed levels. Such catalysts may include: management changes, restructurings, new products, new services, or new markets. The Portfolio Manager may also look for other characteristics in a company, such as a strong market position relative to competitors, a high level of stock ownership among management, and a recent sharp decline in stock price that appears to be the result of a short-term market overreaction to negative news.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries. However, at times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors or industries that he believes are undervalued relative to their historical valuations.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies with potential catalysts carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses”.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Prior to April 2, 2012, the Fund had a policy of investing mainly in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies. Its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-877-9700

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(24.82%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

35.87%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

19.21%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

17.99%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

13.19%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

10.10%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(51.98%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

56.10%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

15.40%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(11.27%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 28.23%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -32.80%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.61%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

12.61%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

28.23%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(32.80%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.27%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.31%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.23%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.33%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.53%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.98%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(7.24%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.79%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.80%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Investor Class | Russell 1000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

0.39%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.64%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.89%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Trust Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund)

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.88%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.10%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.08%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.06%

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 171% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

171.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

108

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

337

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

585

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,294

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Value Index at the time of purchase.

The Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed companies whose stock prices are undervalued. The Portfolio Manager seeks to identify companies with catalysts that he believes have the potential to improve the companies’ earnings from depressed levels. Such catalysts may include: management changes, restructurings, new products, new services, or new markets. The Portfolio Manager may also look for other characteristics in a company, such as a strong market position relative to competitors, a high level of stock ownership among management, and a recent sharp decline in stock price that appears to be the result of a short-term market overreaction to negative news.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries. However, at times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors or industries that he believes are undervalued relative to their historical valuations.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies with potential catalysts carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses”.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Prior to April 2, 2012, the Fund had a policy of investing mainly in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies. Its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(24.91%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

35.66%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

19.02%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

17.81%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

13.04%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

9.84%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(52.06%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

55.85%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

15.20%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(11.46%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 28.25%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -32.84%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.52%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

12.52%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

28.25%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(32.84%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.46%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.50%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.06%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.49%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.71%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.83%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(7.41%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.94%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.65%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Trust Class | Russell 1000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

0.39%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.64%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.89%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Advisor Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund)

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

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

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.88%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.08%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.21%

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 171% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

171.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

123

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

384

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

665

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,466

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Value Index at the time of purchase.

The Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed companies whose stock prices are undervalued. The Portfolio Manager seeks to identify companies with catalysts that he believes have the potential to improve the companies’ earnings from depressed levels. Such catalysts may include: management changes, restructurings, new products, new services, or new markets. The Portfolio Manager may also look for other characteristics in a company, such as a strong market position relative to competitors, a high level of stock ownership among management, and a recent sharp decline in stock price that appears to be the result of a short-term market overreaction to negative news.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries. However, at times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors or industries that he believes are undervalued relative to their historical valuations.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies with potential catalysts carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Prior to April 2, 2012, the Fund had a policy of investing mainly in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies. Its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(25.07%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

35.38%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

18.67%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

17.60%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

12.84%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

9.71%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(52.13%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

55.53%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

15.00%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(11.57%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 28.19%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -32.84%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.37%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

12.37%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

28.19%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(32.84%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.57%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.64%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.87%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Advisor Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.61%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.85%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.65%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Advisor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(7.47%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.06%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.49%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Advisor Class | Russell 1000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

0.39%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.64%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.89%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

5.75%

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.74%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.09%

^[33]

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.08%

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.08%

^[34]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

679

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

899

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,136

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,816

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

679

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

899

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,136

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

1,816

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(16.61%)

^[30]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.52%)

^[30]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.58%

^[30]

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.74%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.31%

^[33]

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.05%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.18%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.87%

^[34]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

290

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

588

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,051

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,334

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

190

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

588

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,051

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,334

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(13.02%)

^[30]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.61%)

^[30]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.07%

^[30]

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.63%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.08%

^[33]

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.71%

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.71%

^[34]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

73

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

227

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

395

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

883

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

73

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

227

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

395

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

883

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(24.82%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

35.87%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

19.21%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

17.99%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

13.30%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

10.24%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(51.88%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

56.34%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

15.57%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(11.10%)

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.10%)

^[30]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.15%)

^[30]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.33%

^[30]

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.19%)

^[30]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.40%)

^[30]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.06%

^[30]

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(7.10%)

^[30]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.66%)

^[30]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.88%

^[30]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

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 % of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2016-08-31

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 40% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

40.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts

You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount

50,000

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of mid-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Index at the time of purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Manager employs a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, he looks for what he believes to be fast-growing companies with above-average sales and competitive returns on equity relative to their peers. In doing so, the Portfolio Manager analyzes such factors as: financial condition (such as debt to equity ratio); market share and competitive leadership of the company’s products; earnings growth relative to competitors; and market valuation in comparison to a stock’s own historical norms and the stocks of other mid-cap companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in mid-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index.

Performance Additional Market Index [Text]

rr_PerformanceAdditionalMarketIndex

The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in "Descriptions of Indices" in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund's investment strategy.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads

The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 15.96%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -23.29%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.02%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

rr_BarChartReturnsForClassNotOfferedInProspectus

For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 4/19/2007 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 5/27/2009 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and slightly lower than that of Institutional Class.

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

13.02%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

15.96%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(23.29%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

rr_PerformanceTableDoesReflectSalesLoads

Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund 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 returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Russell Midcap Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.65%)

^[35]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.44%

^[35]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.29%

^[35]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Russell Midcap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.55%)

^[35]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.41%

^[35]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.99%

^[35]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Investor Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.79%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.22%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.01%

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 40% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

40.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

103

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

322

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

558

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,236

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of mid-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Index at the time of purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Manager employs a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, he looks for what he believes to be fast-growing companies with above-average sales and competitive returns on equity relative to their peers. In doing so, the Portfolio Manager analyzes such factors as: financial condition (such as debt to equity ratio); market share and competitive leadership of the company’s products; earnings growth relative to competitors; and market valuation in comparison to a stock’s own historical norms and the stocks of other mid-cap companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in mid-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index.

Performance Additional Market Index [Text]

rr_PerformanceAdditionalMarketIndex

The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in "Descriptions of Indices" in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund's investment strategy.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-877-9700

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(31.23%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

30.57%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

16.22%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

13.38%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

14.59%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

21.59%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(40.98%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

29.17%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

27.84%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

1.51%

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 15.96%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -23.49%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.73%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

12.73%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

15.96%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(23.49%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes

(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

1.51%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.76%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.01%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

1.47%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.75%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.01%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

1.01%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.23%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.39%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Investor Class | Russell Midcap Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.65%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.44%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.29%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Investor Class | Russell Midcap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.55%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.41%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.99%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Advisor Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.93%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.27%

^[36]

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.45%

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 40% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

40.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

148

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

459

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

792

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,735

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of mid-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Index at the time of purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Manager employs a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, he looks for what he believes to be fast-growing companies with above-average sales and competitive returns on equity relative to their peers. In doing so, the Portfolio Manager analyzes such factors as: financial condition (such as debt to equity ratio); market share and competitive leadership of the company’s products; earnings growth relative to competitors; and market valuation in comparison to a stock’s own historical norms and the stocks of other mid-cap companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in mid-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index.

Performance Additional Market Index [Text]

rr_PerformanceAdditionalMarketIndex

The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in "Descriptions of Indices" in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund's investment strategy.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(31.39%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

29.96%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

15.37%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

12.87%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

14.11%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

20.89%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(41.27%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

28.84%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

27.27%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

0.90%

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 15.64%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -23.61%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.43%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

12.43%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

15.64%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(23.61%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

0.90%

^[18]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.27%

^[18]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.52%

^[18]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Advisor Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

0.90%

^[18]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.27%

^[18]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.52%

^[18]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Advisor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

0.59%

^[18]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.81%

^[18]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.95%

^[18]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Advisor Class | Russell Midcap Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.65%)

^[18]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.44%

^[18]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.29%

^[18]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Advisor Class | Russell Midcap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.55%)

^[18]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.41%

^[18]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.99%

^[18]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

5.75%

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.79%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.14%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.18%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.06%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.12%

^[13]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

683

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

911

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,169

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,909

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

683

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

911

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,169

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

1,909

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(4.52%)

^[35]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.50%

^[35]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.37%

^[35]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.79%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.20%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.99%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.12%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.87%

^[13]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

290

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

588

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,038

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,286

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

190

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

588

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,038

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,286

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(0.46%)

^[35]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.32%

^[35]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.79%

^[35]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.68%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.12%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.80%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.04%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.76%

^[13]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

78

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

243

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

432

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

978

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

78

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

243

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

432

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

978

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(31.23%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

30.57%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

16.22%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

13.38%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

14.59%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

21.82%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(40.73%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

29.75%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

28.25%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

1.67%

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

1.67%

^[35]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

4.08%

^[35]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.18%

^[35]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

1.57%

^[35]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

4.07%

^[35]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.17%

^[35]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

1.15%

^[35]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.51%

^[35]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.53%

^[35]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Class R3

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.79%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.50%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.17%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.46%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.09%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.37%

^[19]

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2016-08-31

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 40% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

40.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

139

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

434

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

770

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,722

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of mid-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Index at the time of purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Manager employs a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, he looks for what he believes to be fast-growing companies with above-average sales and competitive returns on equity relative to their peers. In doing so, the Portfolio Manager analyzes such factors as: financial condition (such as debt to equity ratio); market share and competitive leadership of the company’s products; earnings growth relative to competitors; and market valuation in comparison to a stock’s own historical norms and the stocks of other mid-cap companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in mid-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index.

Performance Additional Market Index [Text]

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The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in "Descriptions of Indices" in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund's investment strategy.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

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(31.23%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

30.57%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

16.22%

Annual Return 2005

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13.38%

Annual Return 2006

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14.59%

Annual Return 2007

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21.59%

Annual Return 2008

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(40.98%)

Annual Return 2009

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29.01%

Annual Return 2010

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27.48%

Annual Return 2011

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1.02%

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 15.96%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -23.49%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.51%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 5/27/2009. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3 its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3.

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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12.51%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

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15.96%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(23.49%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

1 Year

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1.02%

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.58%

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.92%

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Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

1.02%

^[37]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.58%

^[37]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.92%

^[37]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

0.66%

^[37]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.07%

^[37]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.30%

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Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Class R3 | Russell Midcap Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.65%)

^[37]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.44%

^[37]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.29%

^[37]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Class R3 | Russell Midcap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.55%)

^[37]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.41%

^[37]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.99%

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Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Trust Class

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

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none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

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0.93%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

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0.12%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.05%

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 40% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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40.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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107

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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334

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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579

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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1,283

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of mid-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Index at the time of purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Manager employs a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, he looks for what he believes to be fast-growing companies with above-average sales and competitive returns on equity relative to their peers. In doing so, the Portfolio Manager analyzes such factors as: financial condition (such as debt to equity ratio); market share and competitive leadership of the company’s products; earnings growth relative to competitors; and market valuation in comparison to a stock’s own historical norms and the stocks of other mid-cap companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in mid-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses”.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index.

Performance Additional Market Index [Text]

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The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in "Descriptions of Indices" in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund's investment strategy.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

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(31.23%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

30.55%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

16.03%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

13.07%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

14.20%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

21.26%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(41.14%)

Annual Return 2009

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29.08%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

27.79%

Annual Return 2011

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1.38%

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 15.80%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -23.55%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.73%

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

12.73%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

15.80%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(23.55%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

1.38%

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.60%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.85%

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Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

1.37%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.60%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.85%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

0.90%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.09%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.24%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Trust Class | Russell Midcap Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.65%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.44%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.29%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Trust Class | Russell Midcap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.55%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.41%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.99%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund)

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund)

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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2016-08-31

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 118% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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118.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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50,000

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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Theexpense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Value Index at the time of purchase.

The Fund’s strategy consists of using a bottom-up, fundamental research driven approach to identify stocks of companies that are trading below the Portfolio Manager’s estimate of their intrinsic value and that he believes have the potential for appreciation over time. The Portfolio Manager’s estimate of a company’s intrinsic value represents his view of the company’s true, long-term economic worth, which may be currently distorted by market inefficiencies. The intrinsic value estimate represents what the Portfolio Manager believes a company could be worth if it is acquired, if its profitability normalizes to its long-term average level, or if its valuation moves in line with those of its publicly traded peers.

The Portfolio Manager believes that while markets are often efficient, valuations of certain types of companies are often distorted by market inefficiencies, which can lead to attractive investment opportunities. The Portfolio Manager attempts to exploit recurring market inefficiencies among the following types of companies as the Portfolio Manager believes these types of companies are often misunderstood and mispriced by investors.

■ Complex Companies: These companies typically have multiple lines of business that are in different industries or sectors and/or that have different growth rates and profitability characteristics.

■ Cyclical Companies: These companies typically have ebbs and flows in their business depending on demand patterns for their products, the length of product cycles, or other transient factors.

■ Companies in a Period of Interrupted Growth: Typically, these are companies in attractive, high growth markets that have suffered what the Portfolio Manager believes is a temporary setback and/or are in transition to a more mature, lower growth business model that focuses more on current earnings than on rapid growth.

In seeking to identify potential investment opportunities, the Portfolio Manager performs an initial screening to identify those companies that have stock prices that are trailing the performance of the overall market and that he believes are attractive relative to current cash flows. Next, the Portfolio Manager establishes an estimate of a company’s intrinsic value. The Portfolio Manager will invest in a company based on its discount to his estimate of intrinsic value and his belief in its potential for appreciation over time. In addition, the Portfolio Manager may invest in anticipation of a catalyst that can be expected to close the value/price gap, such as a merger, restructuring, liquidation, spin-off, major management change, share repurchase, or capital reallocation. The Portfolio Manager will typically visit a company and interview its management team to help understand management’s incentives (such as equity ownership in the company and compensation plans), the merits of its strategic plan, and any other factors that have the potential to increase the value of the company’s stock.

The Portfolio Manager establishes an intrinsic value for each security when it is purchased. Intrinsic values are updated quarterly or when the Portfolio Manager believes that market or company-specific events prompt a reassessment. A position in a particular security will be reduced or eliminated when the gap between its price and the Portfolio Manager’s estimate of its intrinsic value has narrowed or been eliminated or when other opportunities appear more attractive. Changes in management or corporate strategy may also result in the reduction or elimination of a position.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries. However, at times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors or industries that he believes may benefit from current market or economic trends.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies in anticipation of a catalyst carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses. Certain catalysts, such as companies emerging from, or restructuring as a result of, bankruptcy, carry additional risks and the securities of such companies may be more likely to lose value than the securities of more financially stable companies.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index.

Performance Additional Market Index [Text]

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The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in "Descriptions of Indices" in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund's investment strategy.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q3 ’09, 25.73%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -28.29%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.03%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 3/8/2010 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 6/21/2010 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class.

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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13.03%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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25.73%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(28.29%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Russell Midcap Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(1.38%)

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5 Years

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0.04%

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10 Years

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7.67%

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Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Russell Midcap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(1.55%)

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5 Years

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1.41%

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10 Years

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6.99%

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Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Trust Class

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund)

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

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none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

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0.95%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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0.10%

Other expenses

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0.56%

Total annual operating expenses

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1.61%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(0.36%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

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1.25%

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Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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2022-08-31

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 118% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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118.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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127

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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397

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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686

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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1,562

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Value Index at the time of purchase.

The Fund’s strategy consists of using a bottom-up, fundamental research driven approach to identify stocks of companies that are trading below the Portfolio Manager’s estimate of their intrinsic value and that he believes have the potential for appreciation over time. The Portfolio Manager’s estimate of a company’s intrinsic value represents his view of the company’s true, long-term economic worth, which may be currently distorted by market inefficiencies. The intrinsic value estimate represents what the Portfolio Manager believes a company could be worth if it is acquired, if its profitability normalizes to its long-term average level, or if its valuation moves in line with those of its publicly traded peers.

The Portfolio Manager believes that while markets are often efficient, valuations of certain types of companies are often distorted by market inefficiencies, which can lead to attractive investment opportunities. The Portfolio Manager attempts to exploit recurring market inefficiencies among the following types of companies as the Portfolio Manager believes these types of companies are often misunderstood and mispriced by investors.

■ Complex Companies: These companies typically have multiple lines of business that are in different industries or sectors and/or that have different growth rates and profitability characteristics.

■ Cyclical Companies: These companies typically have ebbs and flows in their business depending on demand patterns for their products, the length of product cycles, or other transient factors.

■ Companies in a Period of Interrupted Growth: Typically, these are companies in attractive, high growth markets that have suffered what the Portfolio Manager believes is a temporary setback and/or are in transition to a more mature, lower growth business model that focuses more on current earnings than on rapid growth.

In seeking to identify potential investment opportunities, the Portfolio Manager performs an initial screening to identify those companies that have stock prices that are trailing the performance of the overall market and that he believes are attractive relative to current cash flows. Next, the Portfolio Manager establishes an estimate of a company’s intrinsic value. The Portfolio Manager will invest in a company based on its discount to his estimate of intrinsic value and his belief in its potential for appreciation over time. In addition, the Portfolio Manager may invest in anticipation of a catalyst that can be expected to close the value/price gap, such as a merger, restructuring, liquidation, spin-off, major management change, share repurchase, or capital reallocation. The Portfolio Manager will typically visit a company and interview its management team to help understand management’s incentives (such as equity ownership in the company and compensation plans), the merits of its strategic plan, and any other factors that have the potential to increase the value of the company’s stock.

The Portfolio Manager establishes an intrinsic value for each security when it is purchased. Intrinsic values are updated quarterly or when the Portfolio Manager believes that market or company-specific events prompt a reassessment. A position in a particular security will be reduced or eliminated when the gap between its price and the Portfolio Manager’s estimate of its intrinsic value has narrowed or been eliminated or when other opportunities appear more attractive. Changes in management or corporate strategy may also result in the reduction or elimination of a position.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries. However, at times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors or industries that he believes may benefit from current market or economic trends.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies in anticipation of a catalyst carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses. Certain catalysts, such as companies emerging from, or restructuring as a result of, bankruptcy, carry additional risks and the securities of such companies may be more likely to lose value than the securities of more financially stable companies.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index.

Performance Additional Market Index [Text]

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The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in "Descriptions of Indices" in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund's investment strategy.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

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(11.69%)

Annual Return 2003

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35.91%

Annual Return 2004

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22.20%

Annual Return 2005

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12.34%

Annual Return 2006

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11.39%

Annual Return 2007

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4.90%

Annual Return 2008

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(47.20%)

Annual Return 2009

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48.24%

Annual Return 2010

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26.20%

Annual Return 2011

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(6.81%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q3 ’09, 25.77%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -28.23%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.66%

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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12.66%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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25.77%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(28.23%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

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(6.81%)

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5 Years

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(0.70%)

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10 Years

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5.89%

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Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(6.88%)

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5 Years

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(1.26%)

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10 Years

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5.33%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(4.35%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.67%)

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.09%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Trust Class | Russell Midcap Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.38%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.04%

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.67%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Trust Class | Russell Midcap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.55%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.41%

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.99%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Investor Class

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund)

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.81%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.58%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.39%

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 118% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

118.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

142

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

440

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

761

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,669

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Value Index at the time of purchase.

The Fund’s strategy consists of using a bottom-up, fundamental research driven approach to identify stocks of companies that are trading below the Portfolio Manager’s estimate of their intrinsic value and that he believes have the potential for appreciation over time. The Portfolio Manager’s estimate of a company’s intrinsic value represents his view of the company’s true, long-term economic worth, which may be currently distorted by market inefficiencies. The intrinsic value estimate represents what the Portfolio Manager believes a company could be worth if it is acquired, if its profitability normalizes to its long-term average level, or if its valuation moves in line with those of its publicly traded peers.

The Portfolio Manager believes that while markets are often efficient, valuations of certain types of companies are often distorted by market inefficiencies, which can lead to attractive investment opportunities. The Portfolio Manager attempts to exploit recurring market inefficiencies among the following types of companies as the Portfolio Manager believes these types of companies are often misunderstood and mispriced by investors.

■ Complex Companies: These companies typically have multiple lines of business that are in different industries or sectors and/or that have different growth rates and profitability characteristics.

■ Cyclical Companies: These companies typically have ebbs and flows in their business depending on demand patterns for their products, the length of product cycles, or other transient factors.

■ Companies in a Period of Interrupted Growth: Typically, these are companies in attractive, high growth markets that have suffered what the Portfolio Manager believes is a temporary setback and/or are in transition to a more mature, lower growth business model that focuses more on current earnings than on rapid growth.

In seeking to identify potential investment opportunities, the Portfolio Manager performs an initial screening to identify those companies that have stock prices that are trailing the performance of the overall market and that he believes are attractive relative to current cash flows. Next, the Portfolio Manager establishes an estimate of a company’s intrinsic value. The Portfolio Manager will invest in a company based on its discount to his estimate of intrinsic value and his belief in its potential for appreciation over time. In addition, the Portfolio Manager may invest in anticipation of a catalyst that can be expected to close the value/price gap, such as a merger, restructuring, liquidation, spin-off, major management change, share repurchase, or capital reallocation. The Portfolio Manager will typically visit a company and interview its management team to help understand management’s incentives (such as equity ownership in the company and compensation plans), the merits of its strategic plan, and any other factors that have the potential to increase the value of the company’s stock.

The Portfolio Manager establishes an intrinsic value for each security when it is purchased. Intrinsic values are updated quarterly or when the Portfolio Manager believes that market or company-specific events prompt a reassessment. A position in a particular security will be reduced or eliminated when the gap between its price and the Portfolio Manager’s estimate of its intrinsic value has narrowed or been eliminated or when other opportunities appear more attractive. Changes in management or corporate strategy may also result in the reduction or elimination of a position.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries. However, at times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors or industries that he believes may benefit from current market or economic trends.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies in anticipation of a catalyst carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses. Certain catalysts, such as companies emerging from, or restructuring as a result of, bankruptcy, carry additional risks and the securities of such companies may be more likely to lose value than the securities of more financially stable companies.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index.

Performance Additional Market Index [Text]

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The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in "Descriptions of Indices" in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund's investment strategy.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-877-9700

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(11.69%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

35.88%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

22.34%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

12.42%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

11.55%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

5.09%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(47.19%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

48.02%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

26.36%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(6.79%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q3 ’09, 25.73%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -28.29%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.75%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

12.75%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

25.73%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(28.29%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(6.79%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.66%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.94%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(6.86%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(1.21%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.38%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(4.34%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.63%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.14%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Investor Class | Russell Midcap Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.38%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.04%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.67%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Investor Class | Russell Midcap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.55%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.41%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.99%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

5.75%

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.81%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.55%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.61%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.40%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.21%

^[40]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

691

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

937

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,288

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,275

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

691

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

937

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,288

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,275

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(12.22%)

^[38]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(1.82%)

^[38]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.32%

^[38]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.81%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.63%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.44%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.48%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.96%

^[40]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

299

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

615

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,163

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,659

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

199

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

615

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,163

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,659

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(8.47%)

^[38]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.88%)

^[38]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.83%

^[38]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.70%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.50%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.20%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.35%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.85%

^[40]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

87

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

271

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

553

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,356

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

87

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

271

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

553

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

1,356

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(11.69%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

35.88%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

22.34%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

12.42%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

11.55%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

5.09%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(47.19%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

48.02%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

26.72%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(6.45%)

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(6.45%)

^[38]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.53%)

^[38]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.01%

^[38]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(6.56%)

^[38]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(1.10%)

^[38]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.44%

^[38]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(4.05%)

^[38]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.52%)

^[38]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.20%

^[38]

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Class R3

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund)

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.81%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.50%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.58%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.89%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.43%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.46%

^[41]

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2016-08-31

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 118% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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118.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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149

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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462

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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894

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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2,100

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Value Index at the time of purchase.

The Fund’s strategy consists of using a bottom-up, fundamental research driven approach to identify stocks of companies that are trading below the Portfolio Manager’s estimate of their intrinsic value and that he believes have the potential for appreciation over time. The Portfolio Manager’s estimate of a company’s intrinsic value represents his view of the company’s true, long-term economic worth, which may be currently distorted by market inefficiencies. The intrinsic value estimate represents what the Portfolio Manager believes a company could be worth if it is acquired, if its profitability normalizes to its long-term average level, or if its valuation moves in line with those of its publicly traded peers.

The Portfolio Manager believes that while markets are often efficient, valuations of certain types of companies are often distorted by market inefficiencies, which can lead to attractive investment opportunities. The Portfolio Manager attempts to exploit recurring market inefficiencies among the following types of companies as the Portfolio Manager believes these types of companies are often misunderstood and mispriced by investors.

■ Complex Companies: These companies typically have multiple lines of business that are in different industries or sectors and/or that have different growth rates and profitability characteristics.  

■ Cyclical Companies: These companies typically have ebbs and flows in their business depending on demand patterns for their products, the length of product cycles, or other transient factors.  

■ Companies in a Period of Interrupted Growth: Typically, these are companies in attractive, high growth markets that have suffered what the Portfolio Manager believes is a temporary setback and/or are in transition to a more mature, lower growth business model that focuses more on current earnings than on rapid growth.

In seeking to identify potential investment opportunities, the Portfolio Manager performs an initial screening to identify those companies that have stock prices that are trailing the performance of the overall market and that he believes are attractive relative to current cash flows. Next, the Portfolio Manager establishes an estimate of a company’s intrinsic value. The Portfolio Manager will invest in a company based on its discount to his estimate of intrinsic value and his belief in its potential for appreciation over time. In addition, the Portfolio Manager may invest in anticipation of a catalyst that can be expected to close the value/price gap, such as a merger, restructuring, liquidation, spin-off, major management change, share repurchase, or capital reallocation. The Portfolio Manager will typically visit a company and interview its management team to help understand management’s incentives (such as equity ownership in the company and compensation plans), the merits of its strategic plan, and any other factors that have the potential to increase the value of the company’s stock.

The Portfolio Manager establishes an intrinsic value for each security when it is purchased. Intrinsic values are updated quarterly or when the Portfolio Manager believes that market or company-specific events prompt a reassessment. A position in a particular security will be reduced or eliminated when the gap between its price and the Portfolio Manager’s estimate of its intrinsic value has narrowed or been eliminated or when other opportunities appear more attractive. Changes in management or corporate strategy may also result in the reduction or elimination of a position.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries. However, at times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors or industries that he believes may benefit from current market or economic trends.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies in anticipation of a catalyst carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses. Certain catalysts, such as companies emerging from, or restructuring as a result of, bankruptcy, carry additional risks and the securities of such companies may be more likely to lose value than the securities of more financially stable companies.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index.

Performance Additional Market Index [Text]

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The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in "Descriptions of Indices" in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund's investment strategy.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

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(11.69%)

Annual Return 2003

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35.88%

Annual Return 2004

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22.34%

Annual Return 2005

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12.42%

Annual Return 2006

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11.55%

Annual Return 2007

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5.09%

Annual Return 2008

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(47.19%)

Annual Return 2009

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48.02%

Annual Return 2010

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26.28%

Annual Return 2011

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(7.05%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q3 ’09, 25.73%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -28.29%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.50%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 6/21/2010. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3.

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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12.50%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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25.73%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(28.29%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

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(7.05%)

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5 Years

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(0.72%)

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10 Years

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5.91%

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Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(7.07%)

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5 Years

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(1.27%)

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10 Years

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5.35%

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Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(4.54%)

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5 Years

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(0.68%)

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10 Years

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5.11%

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Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Class R3 | Russell Midcap Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(1.38%)

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5 Years

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0.04%

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10 Years

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7.67%

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Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Class R3 | Russell Midcap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(1.55%)

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5 Years

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1.41%

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10 Years

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6.99%

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Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term total return.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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2016-08-31

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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29.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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50,000

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund invests in a concentrated portfolio, consisting mainly of common stocks of companies that are selected using a fundamental, bottom-up research approach. The Fund may hold stocks of companies of any market capitalization and in any sector. Under normal market conditions, the Fund typically will hold a limited number of stocks.

The Portfolio Manager performs both quantitative and qualitative analysis in an effort to identify companies that he believes have the potential to increase in value. This potential may be realized in many ways, some of which include: free cash flow generation, product or process enhancements, margin increases, and improved capital structure management. Investments are selected primarily based on fundamental analysis of issuers and their potential in light of their financial condition, industry position, market opportunities, senior management teams and any special situations as well as any relevant economic, political and regulatory factors.

The Portfolio Manager employs disciplined valuation criteria and dynamic price limits to determine when to buy or sell a stock. The valuation criteria and price limits will change over time as a result of changes in company-specific, industry and market factors.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

In addition, the Fund is considered non-diversified. As such, the percentage of the Fund’s assets invested in any single issuer is not limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investing a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer could increase the Fund’s risk of loss and its share price volatility, because the value of its shares would be more susceptible to adverse events affecting that issuer.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Special Situations Risk. Companies that are considered “special situations” include, among other things: companies that have unrecognized recovery prospects or new management teams; companies involved in restructurings or spin-offs; companies emerging from bankruptcy; companies making initial public offerings that trade below their initial offering prices; and companies with a break-up value above their market price. Special situations carry the risk that certain of such situations may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such situations, in which case the Fund may experience losses. Certain special situations carry additional risks and the securities of such companies may be more likely to lose value than the securities of more financially stable companies.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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In addition, the Fund is considered non-diversified. As such, the percentage of the Fund's assets invested in any single issuer is not limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investing a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer could increase the Fund's risk of loss and its share price volatility, because the value of its shares would be more susceptible to adverse events affecting that issuer.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Because the Fund had a lower management fee and a different strategy, which included investing only in stocks rated “Buy” by Neuberger Berman research analysts, prior to December 14, 2009, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 15.22%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -23.02%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 17.58%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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For each class, the performance prior to 12/21/2009 is that of the Fund's Trust Class. On 12/21/2009, Trust Class shares of the Fund converted into Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Because Trust Class had lower expenses than Class A and Class C and had higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class.

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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17.58%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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15.22%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(23.02%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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2.11%

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5 Years

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(0.25%)

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Since Inception

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0.53%

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Inception Date

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Nov. 02, 2006

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Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

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5.75%

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

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none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.86%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.26%

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Total annual operating expenses

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1.37%

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.37%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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706

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

984

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,282

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,127

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

706

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

984

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,282

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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2,127

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(6.03%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(1.32%)

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Since Inception

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(0.31%)

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Inception Date

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Nov. 02, 2006

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Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

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none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

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1.00%

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.86%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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1.00%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.29%

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Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.15%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(0.03%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

2.12%

^[27]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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315

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

664

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,146

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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2,475

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

215

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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664

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,146

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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2,475

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.92%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.44%)

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Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

0.55%

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Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Nov. 02, 2006

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Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

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none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.75%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.26%

^[43]

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.01%

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.01%

^[27]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

103

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

322

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

558

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,236

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

103

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

322

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

558

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

1,236

Annual Return 2007

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7.28%

Annual Return 2008

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(35.97%)

Annual Return 2009

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27.81%

Annual Return 2010

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13.72%

Annual Return 2011

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0.20%

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

0.20%

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.01%

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Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

0.99%

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Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Nov. 02, 2006

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Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(0.70%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.50%)

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Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

0.48%

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Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

0.23%

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.17%)

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Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

0.67%

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Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks total return through investment in real estate securities, emphasizing both capital appreciation and current income.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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29.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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50,000

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities issued by real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and common stocks and other securities issued by other real estate companies. The Fund defines a real estate company as one that derives at least 50% of its revenue from, or has at least 50% of its assets in, real estate.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in debt securities. These debt securities can be either investment grade or below investment grade, provided that, at the time of investment, they are rated at least B by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) or Moody’s Investor Service (Moody’s) (or comparably rated by at least one independent credit rating agency) or, if unrated, deemed by the Portfolio Managers to be of comparable quality. The Fund does not normally continue to hold securities that are in default or have defaulted with respect to the payment of interest or repayment of principal, but may do so depending on market conditions. The Fund may also invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.

The Portfolio Managers make investment decisions through a fundamental analysis of each company. The Portfolio Managers review each company’s current financial condition and industry position, as well as economic and market conditions. In doing so, they evaluate the company’s growth potential, earnings estimates and quality of management, as well as other factors.

The Fund concentrates its assets in the real estate industry. The Fund may at times emphasize particular sub-sectors of the real estate business — for example, apartments, retail, hotels, offices, industrial, and health care.

Some of the REIT and other real estate securities in which the Fund invests may be preferred stock, which receives preference in the payment of dividends.

The Fund normally seeks to invest for the long-term, but it may sell securities regardless of how long they have been held if the Portfolio Managers find an opportunity they believe is more compelling, or if the Portfolio Managers’ outlook on the company or the market changes.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities issued by REITs and common stocks and other securities issued by other real estate companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test and the test of whether a company is a real estate company are applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities issued by real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and common stocks and other securities issued by other real estate companies. The Fund defines a real estate company as one that derives at least 50% of its revenue from, or has at least 50% of its assets in, real estate. The Fund concentrates its assets in the real estate industry.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock and real estate markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

In addition, the Fund is considered non-diversified. As such, the percentage of the Fund’s assets invested in any single issuer is not limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investing a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer could increase the Fund’s risk of loss and its share price volatility, because the value of its shares would be more susceptible to adverse events affecting that issuer.

Sector Risk. Although the Fund will not invest in real estate directly, because it concentrates its assets in the real estate industry your investment in the Fund will be closely linked to the performance of the real estate markets and the value of the Fund’s shares may change at different rates compared to the value of shares of a fund with investments in a mix of different sectors or industries.

The Fund may at times emphasize particular sub-sectors of the real estate business — for example, apartments, retail, hotels, offices, industrial, and health care. As such, the Fund’s performance would be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those businesses.

Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

REITs and Other Real Estate Companies Risk. REIT and other real estate company securities are subject to, among other risks: declines in property values; defaults by mortgagors or other borrowers and tenants; increases in property taxes and other operating expenses; overbuilding; fluctuations in rental income; changes in interest rates; lack of availability of mortgage funds or financing; extended vacancies of properties; changes in tax and regulatory requirements; losses due to environmental liabilities; or casualty or condemnation losses. REITs also are dependent upon management skills and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, self-liquidation and the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free “pass-through” of income under the federal tax law. REIT and other real estate company securities tend to be small- to mid-cap stocks and are subject to the risks of investing in small- to mid-cap stocks. Some of the REIT securities in which the Fund invests may be preferred stock. Convertible preferred stock is exchangeable for common stock and may therefore be more volatile.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Dividend Risk. There is no guarantee that the companies in which the Fund invests will declare dividends in the future or that dividends, if declared, will remain at current levels or increase over time.

Interest Rate Risk. The value of debt securities can decline when interest rates rise. In general, the longer the maturity of a debt security, the greater the effect a change in interest rates could have on the security’s price. During periods of high interest rates, REITs and other real estate companies may lose appeal for investors who may be able to obtain higher yields from other income-producing investments. Interest rates have been unusually low in recent years.

Credit Risk. A downgrade or default affecting any of the Fund’s debt securities could affect the Fund’s performance.

Lower-Rated Debt Securities Risk. Lower-rated debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) involve greater risks than investment grade debt securities. Lower-rated debt securities may fluctuate more widely in price and yield than investment grade debt securities and may fall in price during times when the economy is weak or is expected to become weak. Lower-rated debt securities carry a greater risk that the issuer of such securities will default in the timely payment of principal and interest. Issuers of securities that are in default may fail to resume principal or interest payments, in which case the Fund may lose its entire investment.

Illiquid Investments Risk. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to purchase or sell at an advantageous price or time, and there is a greater risk that the investments may not be sold for the price at which the Fund is carrying them.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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In addition, the Fund is considered non-diversified. As such, the percentage of the Fund's assets invested in any single issuer is not limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investing a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer could increase the Fund's risk of loss and its share price volatility, because the value of its shares would be more susceptible to adverse events affecting that issuer.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

As of June 19, 2012, the Fund changed its investment policy to become “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Its performance prior to this change might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 33.18%

Worst quarter: Q1 ’09, -32.69%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.80%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 6/4/2008 is that of the Fund's Trust Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 6/21/2010 is that of the Fund's Trust Class. Because Trust Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class.

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

13.80%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

33.18%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2009

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(32.69%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund | FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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8.28%

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(1.42%)

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Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

9.56%

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Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

May 01, 2002

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Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

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5.75%

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

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none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.06%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.21%

Total annual operating expenses

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1.52%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.31%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

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1.21%

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Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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2016-08-31

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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691

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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937

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,269

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,204

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

691

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

937

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,269

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,204

Annual Return 2003

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39.96%

Annual Return 2004

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31.68%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

13.08%

Annual Return 2006

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37.83%

Annual Return 2007

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(14.74%)

Annual Return 2008

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(31.64%)

Annual Return 2009

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28.50%

Annual Return 2010

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31.15%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

8.45%

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

1.88%

^[44]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.12%)

^[44]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

11.40%

^[44]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

May 01, 2002

^[44]

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.06%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.23%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.29%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.33%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.96%

^[45]

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2016-08-31

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

299

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

615

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,130

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,544

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

199

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

615

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,130

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,544

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

6.23%

^[44]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.84%

^[44]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

11.95%

^[44]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

May 01, 2002

^[44]

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.95%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.16%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.11%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.26%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.85%

^[45]

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2022-08-31

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

87

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

271

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

471

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,087

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

87

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

271

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

471

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

1,087

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

8.45%

^[44]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.27%

^[44]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

12.20%

^[44]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

May 01, 2002

^[44]

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

7.63%

^[44]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.12%)

^[44]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

9.82%

^[44]

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

5.48%

^[44]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.51%

^[44]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

9.66%

^[44]

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund | Trust Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks total return through investment in real estate securities, emphasizing both capital appreciation and current income.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.20%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.10%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.17%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.47%

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

29.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

150

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

465

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

803

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,757

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities issued by real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and common stocks and other securities issued by other real estate companies. The Fund defines a real estate company as one that derives at least 50% of its revenue from, or has at least 50% of its assets in, real estate.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in debt securities. These debt securities can be either investment grade or below investment grade, provided that, at the time of investment, they are rated at least B by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) or Moody’s Investor Service (Moody’s) (or comparably rated by at least one independent credit rating agency) or, if unrated, deemed by the Portfolio Managers to be of comparable quality. The Fund does not normally continue to hold securities that are in default or have defaulted with respect to the payment of interest or repayment of principal, but may do so depending on market conditions. The Fund may also invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.

The Portfolio Managers make investment decisions through a fundamental analysis of each company. The Portfolio Managers review each company’s current financial condition and industry position, as well as economic and market conditions. In doing so, they evaluate the company’s growth potential, earnings estimates and quality of management, as well as other factors.

The Fund concentrates its assets in the real estate industry. The Fund may at times emphasize particular sub-sectors of the real estate business — for example, apartments, retail, hotels, offices, industrial, and health care.

Some of the REIT and other real estate securities in which the Fund invests may be preferred stock, which receives preference in the payment of dividends.

The Fund normally seeks to invest for the long-term, but it may sell securities regardless of how long they have been held if the Portfolio Managers find an opportunity they believe is more compelling, or if the Portfolio Managers’ outlook on the company or the market changes.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities issued by REITs and common stocks and other securities issued by other real estate companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test and the test of whether a company is a real estate company are applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text]

rr_StrategyPortfolioConcentration

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities issued by real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and common stocks and other securities issued by other real estate companies. The Fund defines a real estate company as one that derives at least 50% of its revenue from, or has at least 50% of its assets in, real estate. The Fund concentrates its assets in the real estate industry.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock and real estate markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

In addition, the Fund is considered non-diversified. As such, the percentage of the Fund’s assets invested in any single issuer is not limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investing a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer could increase the Fund’s risk of loss and its share price volatility, because the value of its shares would be more susceptible to adverse events affecting that issuer.

Sector Risk. Although the Fund will not invest in real estate directly, because it concentrates its assets in the real estate industry your investment in the Fund will be closely linked to the performance of the real estate markets and the value of the Fund’s shares may change at different rates compared to the value of shares of a fund with investments in a mix of different sectors or industries.

The Fund may at times emphasize particular sub-sectors of the real estate business — for example, apartments, retail, hotels, offices, industrial, and health care. As such, the Fund’s performance would be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those businesses.

Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

REITs and Other Real Estate Companies Risk. REIT and other real estate company securities are subject to, among other risks: declines in property values; defaults by mortgagors or other borrowers and tenants; increases in property taxes and other operating expenses; overbuilding; fluctuations in rental income; changes in interest rates; lack of availability of mortgage funds or financing; extended vacancies of properties; changes in tax and regulatory requirements; losses due to environmental liabilities; or casualty or condemnation losses. REITs also are dependent upon management skills and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, self-liquidation and the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free “pass-through” of income under the federal tax law. REIT and other real estate company securities tend to be small- to mid-cap stocks and are subject to the risks of investing in small- to mid-cap stocks. Some of the REIT securities in which the Fund invests may be preferred stock. Convertible preferred stock is exchangeable for common stock and may therefore be more volatile.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Dividend Risk. There is no guarantee that the companies in which the Fund invests will declare dividends in the future or that dividends, if declared, will remain at current levels or increase over time.

Interest Rate Risk. The value of debt securities can decline when interest rates rise. In general, the longer the maturity of a debt security, the greater the effect a change in interest rates could have on the security’s price. During periods of high interest rates, REITs and other real estate companies may lose appeal for investors who may be able to obtain higher yields from other income-producing investments. Interest rates have been unusually low in recent years.

Credit Risk. A downgrade or default affecting any of the Fund’s debt securities could affect the Fund’s performance.

Lower-Rated Debt Securities Risk. Lower-rated debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) involve greater risks than investment grade debt securities. Lower-rated debt securities may fluctuate more widely in price and yield than investment grade debt securities and may fall in price during times when the economy is weak or is expected to become weak. Lower-rated debt securities carry a greater risk that the issuer of such securities will default in the timely payment of principal and interest. Issuers of securities that are in default may fail to resume principal or interest payments, in which case the Fund may lose its entire investment.

Illiquid Investments Risk. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to purchase or sell at an advantageous price or time, and there is a greater risk that the investments may not be sold for the price at which the Fund is carrying them.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

rr_RiskNondiversifiedStatus

In addition, the Fund is considered non-diversified. As such, the percentage of the Fund's assets invested in any single issuer is not limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investing a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer could increase the Fund's risk of loss and its share price volatility, because the value of its shares would be more susceptible to adverse events affecting that issuer.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

As of June 19, 2012, the Fund changed its investment policy to become “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Its performance prior to this change might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 (if you are an institution or an investment provider) or 800-877-9700 (if you are an individual retail investor) for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264 (if you are an institution or an investment provider) or 800-877-9700 (if you are an individual retail investor)

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

39.96%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

31.68%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

13.08%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

37.83%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

(14.74%)

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(31.79%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

28.22%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

31.04%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

8.30%

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 33.20%

Worst quarter: Q1 ’09, -32.76%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.67%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

13.67%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

33.20%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Mar. 31, 2009

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(32.76%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

8.30%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.14%

^[11]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

12.12%

^[11]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

May 01, 2002

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

7.54%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.22%)

^[11]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

9.76%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

5.38%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.42%

^[11]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

9.61%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund | Trust Class | FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

8.28%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(1.42%)

^[11]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

9.56%

^[11]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

May 01, 2002

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund | Class R3

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks total return through investment in real estate securities, emphasizing both capital appreciation and current income.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.06%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.50%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.18%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.74%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.28%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.46%

^[41]

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2016-08-31

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

29.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

149

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

462

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

861

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,978

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities issued by real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and common stocks and other securities issued by other real estate companies. The Fund defines a real estate company as one that derives at least 50% of its revenue from, or has at least 50% of its assets in, real estate.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in debt securities. These debt securities can be either investment grade or below investment grade, provided that, at the time of investment, they are rated at least B by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) or Moody’s Investor Service (Moody’s) (or comparably rated by at least one independent credit rating agency) or, if unrated, deemed by the Portfolio Managers to be of comparable quality. The Fund does not normally continue to hold securities that are in default or have defaulted with respect to the payment of interest or repayment of principal, but may do so depending on market conditions. The Fund may also invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.

The Portfolio Managers make investment decisions through a fundamental analysis of each company. The Portfolio Managers review each company’s current financial condition and industry position, as well as economic and market conditions. In doing so, they evaluate the company’s growth potential, earnings estimates and quality of management, as well as other factors.

The Fund concentrates its assets in the real estate industry. The Fund may at times emphasize particular sub-sectors of the real estate business — for example, apartments, retail, hotels, offices, industrial, and health care.

Some of the REIT and other real estate securities in which the Fund invests may be preferred stock, which receives preference in the payment of dividends.

The Fund normally seeks to invest for the long-term, but it may sell securities regardless of how long they have been held if the Portfolio Managers find an opportunity they believe is more compelling, or if the Portfolio Managers’ outlook on the company or the market changes.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities issued by REITs and common stocks and other securities issued by other real estate companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test and the test of whether a company is a real estate company are applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities issued by real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and common stocks and other securities issued by other real estate companies. The Fund defines a real estate company as one that derives at least 50% of its revenue from, or has at least 50% of its assets in, real estate. The Fund concentrates its assets in the real estate industry.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock and real estate markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

In addition, the Fund is considered non-diversified. As such, the percentage of the Fund’s assets invested in any single issuer is not limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investing a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer could increase the Fund’s risk of loss and its share price volatility, because the value of its shares would be more susceptible to adverse events affecting that issuer.

Sector Risk. Although the Fund will not invest in real estate directly, because it concentrates its assets in the real estate industry your investment in the Fund will be closely linked to the performance of the real estate markets and the value of the Fund’s shares may change at different rates compared to the value of shares of a fund with investments in a mix of different sectors or industries.

The Fund may at times emphasize particular sub-sectors of the real estate business — for example, apartments, retail, hotels, offices, industrial, and health care. As such, the Fund’s performance would be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those businesses.

Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

REITs and Other Real Estate Companies Risk. REIT and other real estate company securities are subject to, among other risks: declines in property values; defaults by mortgagors or other borrowers and tenants; increases in property taxes and other operating expenses; overbuilding; fluctuations in rental income; changes in interest rates; lack of availability of mortgage funds or financing; extended vacancies of properties; changes in tax and regulatory requirements; losses due to environmental liabilities; or casualty or condemnation losses. REITs also are dependent upon management skills and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, self-liquidation and the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free “pass-through” of income under the federal tax law. REIT and other real estate company securities tend to be small- to mid-cap stocks and are subject to the risks of investing in small- to mid-cap stocks. Some of the REIT securities in which the Fund invests may be preferred stock. Convertible preferred stock is exchangeable for common stock and may therefore be more volatile.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Dividend Risk. There is no guarantee that the companies in which the Fund invests will declare dividends in the future or that dividends, if declared, will remain at current levels or increase over time.

Interest Rate Risk. The value of debt securities can decline when interest rates rise. In general, the longer the maturity of a debt security, the greater the effect a change in interest rates could have on the security’s price. During periods of high interest rates, REITs and other real estate companies may lose appeal for investors who may be able to obtain higher yields from other income-producing investments. Interest rates have been unusually low in recent years.

Credit Risk. A downgrade or default affecting any of the Fund’s debt securities could affect the Fund’s performance.

Lower-Rated Debt Securities Risk. Lower-rated debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) involve greater risks than investment grade debt securities. Lower-rated debt securities may fluctuate more widely in price and yield than investment grade debt securities and may fall in price during times when the economy is weak or is expected to become weak. Lower-rated debt securities carry a greater risk that the issuer of such securities will default in the timely payment of principal and interest. Issuers of securities that are in default may fail to resume principal or interest payments, in which case the Fund may lose its entire investment.

Illiquid Investments Risk. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to purchase or sell at an advantageous price or time, and there is a greater risk that the investments may not be sold for the price at which the Fund is carrying them.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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In addition, the Fund is considered non-diversified. As such, the percentage of the Fund's assets invested in any single issuer is not limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investing a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer could increase the Fund's risk of loss and its share price volatility, because the value of its shares would be more susceptible to adverse events affecting that issuer.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

As of June 19, 2012, the Fund changed its investment policy to become “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Its performance prior to this change might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2003

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39.96%

Annual Return 2004

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31.68%

Annual Return 2005

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13.08%

Annual Return 2006

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37.83%

Annual Return 2007

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(14.74%)

Annual Return 2008

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(31.79%)

Annual Return 2009

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28.22%

Annual Return 2010

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30.68%

Annual Return 2011

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7.81%

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 33.20%

Worst quarter: Q1 ’09, -32.76%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.29%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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The above performance is that of the Fund's Trust Class prior to 6/21/2010. Because Trust Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3.

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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13.29%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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33.20%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2009

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(32.76%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

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7.81%

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5 Years

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0.99%

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Since Inception

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12.04%

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Inception Date

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May 01, 2002

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Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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7.18%

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5 Years

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(0.32%)

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Since Inception

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9.71%

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Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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5.06%

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5 Years

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0.32%

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Since Inception

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9.55%

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Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund | Class R3 | FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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8.28%

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5 Years

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(1.42%)

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Since Inception

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9.56%

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Inception Date

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May 01, 2002

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Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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2016-08-31

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 93% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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93.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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50,000

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in common stocks of companies with a market capitalization greater than $7.5 billion at the time of purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing in multiple sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Managers use systematic, sequential research in identifying potential investments, relying, where possible, on first hand knowledge of the companies in which the Fund is investing. Investment selection begins with an evaluation of U.S. and foreign economic trends before the Portfolio Managers narrow their focus to particular industries that they believe have the best growth potential. From there the Portfolio Managers seek companies within those industries with: solid growth dynamics; sustainable competitive advantages; strong financial metrics; long-term free cash flow generation; shareholder focus; and insider ownership. The Portfolio Managers’ investment horizon typically ranges from two to five years.

The Portfolio Managers consider a wide range of companies within each industry and typically screen out companies under $7.5 billion in total market capitalization; however, the Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization.

The Fund typically will hold a limited number of stocks. Each stock at the time of purchase generally will not account for a significant percentage of the Fund’s total assets; however, this may change with subsequent changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

In addition, the Fund is considered non-diversified. As such, the percentage of the Fund’s assets invested in any single issuer is not limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investing a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer could increase the Fund’s risk of loss and its share price volatility, because the value of its shares would be more susceptible to adverse events affecting that issuer.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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In addition, the Fund is considered non-diversified. As such, the percentage of the Fund's assets invested in any single issuer is not limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investing a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer could increase the Fund's risk of loss and its share price volatility, because the value of its shares would be more susceptible to adverse events affecting that issuer.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q3 ’09, 12.08%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -12.49%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.28%

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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12.28%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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12.08%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(12.49%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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2.11%

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Since Inception

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(1.35%)

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Inception Date

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Dec. 20, 2007

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Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

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5.75%

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

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none

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Management fees

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0.81%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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0.25%

Other expenses

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0.47%

Acquired fund fees and expenses

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0.01%

Total annual operating expenses

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1.54%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(0.33%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

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1.21%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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691

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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937

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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1,273

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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2,220

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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691

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

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937

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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1,273

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

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2,220

1 Year

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(5.80%)

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Since Inception

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(2.46%)

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Inception Date

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Dec. 20, 2007

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Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

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none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

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1.00%

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Management fees

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0.81%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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1.00%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.47%

Acquired fund fees and expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.29%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.33%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.96%

^[48]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

299

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

615

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,130

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,544

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

199

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

615

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,130

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,544

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.69%)

^[47]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(1.77%)

^[47]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 20, 2007

^[47]

Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.70%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.45%

Acquired fund fees and expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.16%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.40%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.76%

^[48]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

78

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

243

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

516

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,295

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

78

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

243

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

516

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

1,295

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(28.22%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

21.06%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

10.24%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

0.46%

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

0.46%

^[47]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(0.70%)

^[47]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 20, 2007

^[47]

Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.43%)

^[47]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(1.48%)

^[47]

Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

1.17%

^[47]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(0.86%)

^[47]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

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 % of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2016-08-31

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 294% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

294.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts

You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount

50,000

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of initial purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Manager employs a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, he looks for what he believes to be fast-growing companies with above-average sales and competitive returns on equity relative to their peers. In doing so, the Portfolio Manager analyzes such factors as: financial condition (such as debt to equity ratio); market share and competitive leadership of the company’s products; earnings growth relative to competitors; and market valuation in comparison to a stock’s own historical norms and the stocks of other small-cap companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

In an effort to achieve its goal, the Fund may engage in active and frequent trading.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in small-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. To the extent the Portfolio Manager commits a portion of the Fund’s assets to stocks of mid-cap companies, the Fund will be subject to their risks.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

High Portfolio Turnover. The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading and have a high portfolio turnover rate, which may increase the Fund’s transaction costs, may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and may generate a greater amount of capital gain distributions to shareholders than if the Fund had a low portfolio turnover rate.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index.

Performance Additional Market Index [Text]

rr_PerformanceAdditionalMarketIndex

The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in "Descriptions of Indices" in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund's investment strategy.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads

The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 17.39%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’02, -26.43%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 14.28%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

rr_BarChartReturnsForClassNotOfferedInProspectus

For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 4/1/2008 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 5/27/2009 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class.

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

14.28%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

17.39%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2002

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(26.43%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

rr_PerformanceTableDoesReflectSalesLoads

Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund 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 returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Russell 2000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.91%)

^[49]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.09%

^[49]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.48%

^[49]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(4.18%)

^[49]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.15%

^[49]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.62%

^[49]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Trust Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.25%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.10%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.42%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.77%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.37%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.40%

^[50]

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2022-08-31

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 294% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

294.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

143

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

443

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

766

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,731

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of initial purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Manager employs a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, he looks for what he believes to be fast-growing companies with above-average sales and competitive returns on equity relative to their peers. In doing so, the Portfolio Manager analyzes such factors as: financial condition (such as debt to equity ratio); market share and competitive leadership of the company’s products; earnings growth relative to competitors; and market valuation in comparison to a stock’s own historical norms and the stocks of other small-cap companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

In an effort to achieve its goal, the Fund may engage in active and frequent trading.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in small-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. To the extent the Portfolio Manager commits a portion of the Fund’s assets to stocks of mid-cap companies, the Fund will be subject to their risks.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

High Portfolio Turnover. The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading and have a high portfolio turnover rate, which may increase the Fund’s transaction costs, may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and may generate a greater amount of capital gain distributions to shareholders than if the Fund had a low portfolio turnover rate.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index.

Performance Additional Market Index [Text]

rr_PerformanceAdditionalMarketIndex

The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in "Descriptions of Indices" in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund's investment strategy.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(44.50%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

33.26%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

16.14%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

15.26%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

7.84%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

26.27%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(42.30%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

22.90%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

19.93%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(1.59%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 17.43%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’02, -26.48%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.86%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

13.86%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

17.43%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2002

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(26.48%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.59%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.11%

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

1.21%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.59%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.11%

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

1.21%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.03%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.95%

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

1.04%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Trust Class | Russell 2000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.91%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.09%

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.48%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Trust Class | Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(4.18%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.15%

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.62%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Investor Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.11%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.47%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.58%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.28%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.30%

^[51]

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2022-08-31

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 294% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

294.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

132

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

412

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

713

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,607

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of initial purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Manager employs a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, he looks for what he believes to be fast-growing companies with above-average sales and competitive returns on equity relative to their peers. In doing so, the Portfolio Manager analyzes such factors as: financial condition (such as debt to equity ratio); market share and competitive leadership of the company’s products; earnings growth relative to competitors; and market valuation in comparison to a stock’s own historical norms and the stocks of other small-cap companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

In an effort to achieve its goal, the Fund may engage in active and frequent trading.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in small-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. To the extent the Portfolio Manager commits a portion of the Fund’s assets to stocks of mid-cap companies, the Fund will be subject to their risks.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

High Portfolio Turnover. The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading and have a high portfolio turnover rate, which may increase the Fund’s transaction costs, may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and may generate a greater amount of capital gain distributions to shareholders than if the Fund had a low portfolio turnover rate.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index.

Performance Additional Market Index [Text]

rr_PerformanceAdditionalMarketIndex

The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in "Descriptions of Indices" in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund's investment strategy.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-877-9700

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(44.46%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

33.26%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

16.20%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

15.22%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

7.98%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

26.41%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(42.26%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

23.07%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

20.57%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(1.40%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 17.39%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’02, -26.43%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 14.01%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

14.01%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

17.39%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2002

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(26.43%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.40%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.32%

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

1.34%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.40%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.32%

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

1.34%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(0.91%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.13%

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

1.15%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Investor Class | Russell 2000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.91%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.09%

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.48%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Investor Class | Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(4.18%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.15%

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.62%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

5.75%

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.11%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.44%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.80%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.53%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.27%

^[52]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

697

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

955

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,346

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,438

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

697

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

955

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,346

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,438

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(7.14%)

^[49]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.02%

^[49]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

0.69%

^[49]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.11%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.46%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.57%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.56%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

2.01%

^[52]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

304

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

630

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,206

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,771

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

204

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

630

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,206

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,771

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(3.23%)

^[49]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.81%

^[49]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

1.09%

^[49]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.00%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.33%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.33%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.43%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.90%

^[52]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

92

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

287

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

598

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,482

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

92

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

287

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

598

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

1,482

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(44.46%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

33.26%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

16.20%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

15.22%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

7.98%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

26.41%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(42.07%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

23.49%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

20.50%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(1.11%)

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.11%)

^[49]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.50%

^[49]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

1.43%

^[49]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.11%)

^[49]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.50%

^[49]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

1.43%

^[49]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(0.72%)

^[49]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.28%

^[49]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

1.23%

^[49]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Advisor Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.25%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.37%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.87%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.27%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.60%

^[53]

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2022-08-31

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 294% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

294.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

163

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

505

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

871

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,937

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of initial purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Manager employs a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, he looks for what he believes to be fast-growing companies with above-average sales and competitive returns on equity relative to their peers. In doing so, the Portfolio Manager analyzes such factors as: financial condition (such as debt to equity ratio); market share and competitive leadership of the company’s products; earnings growth relative to competitors; and market valuation in comparison to a stock’s own historical norms and the stocks of other small-cap companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

In an effort to achieve its goal, the Fund may engage in active and frequent trading.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in small-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. To the extent the Portfolio Manager commits a portion of the Fund’s assets to stocks of mid-cap companies, the Fund will be subject to their risks.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

High Portfolio Turnover. The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading and have a high portfolio turnover rate, which may increase the Fund’s transaction costs, may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and may generate a greater amount of capital gain distributions to shareholders than if the Fund had a low portfolio turnover rate.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index.

Performance Additional Market Index [Text]

rr_PerformanceAdditionalMarketIndex

The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in "Descriptions of Indices" in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund's investment strategy.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(44.45%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

33.44%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

16.08%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

15.07%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

7.61%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

26.07%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(42.47%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

22.68%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

19.69%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(1.85%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 17.35%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’02, -26.59%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.77%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

rr_BarChartReturnsForClassNotOfferedInProspectus

Performance prior to 5/3/2002 is that of Small Cap Growth Fund Investor Class (formerly known as Millennium Fund Investor Class). Because Investor Class has moderately lower expenses, its performance typically would have been better than that of the Advisor Class.

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

13.77%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

17.35%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2002

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(26.59%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes

(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.85%)

^[54]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.89%

^[54]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

1.08%

^[54]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Advisor Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.85%)

^[54]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.89%

^[54]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

1.08%

^[54]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Advisor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.20%)

^[54]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.76%

^[54]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

0.93%

^[54]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Advisor Class | Russell 2000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.91%)

^[54]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.09%

^[54]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.48%

^[54]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Advisor Class | Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(4.18%)

^[54]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.15%

^[54]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.62%

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Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Class R3

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.11%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.50%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.51%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.12%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.61%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.51%

^[23]

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2016-08-31

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 294% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

294.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

154

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

477

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

961

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,297

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of initial purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Manager employs a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, he looks for what he believes to be fast-growing companies with above-average sales and competitive returns on equity relative to their peers. In doing so, the Portfolio Manager analyzes such factors as: financial condition (such as debt to equity ratio); market share and competitive leadership of the company’s products; earnings growth relative to competitors; and market valuation in comparison to a stock’s own historical norms and the stocks of other small-cap companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

In an effort to achieve its goal, the Fund may engage in active and frequent trading.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in small-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. To the extent the Portfolio Manager commits a portion of the Fund’s assets to stocks of mid-cap companies, the Fund will be subject to their risks.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

High Portfolio Turnover. The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading and have a high portfolio turnover rate, which may increase the Fund’s transaction costs, may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and may generate a greater amount of capital gain distributions to shareholders than if the Fund had a low portfolio turnover rate.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index.

Performance Additional Market Index [Text]

rr_PerformanceAdditionalMarketIndex

The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in "Descriptions of Indices" in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund's investment strategy.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(44.46%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

33.26%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

16.20%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

15.22%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

7.98%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

26.41%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(42.26%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

22.80%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

19.78%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(1.70%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 17.39%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’02, -26.43%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.74%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

rr_BarChartReturnsForClassNotOfferedInProspectus

The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 5/27/2009. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3.

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

13.74%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

17.39%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2002

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(26.43%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.70%)

^[20]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.08%

^[20]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

1.22%

^[20]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.70%)

^[20]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.08%

^[20]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

1.22%

^[20]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.10%)

^[20]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.92%

^[20]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

1.05%

^[20]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Class R3 | Russell 2000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.91%)

^[20]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.09%

^[20]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.48%

^[20]

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Class R3 | Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(4.18%)

^[20]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.15%

^[20]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.62%

^[20]

Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in securities of companies that meet the Fund’s financial criteria and social policy.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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2016-08-31

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 28% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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28.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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50,000

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies that meet the Fund’s social policy.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing across many different industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a research driven and valuation sensitive approach to stock selection, with a long term perspective. They look for solid balance sheets, strong management teams with a track record of success, good cash flow and the prospect for above-average earnings growth. They seek to purchase the stock of businesses that they believe to be well positioned and undervalued by the market. Among companies that meet these criteria, the Portfolio Managers look for those that show leadership in environmental concerns, and progressive workplace practices including diversity and community relations.

In addition, the Portfolio Managers typically look at a company’s record in public health and the nature of its products. The Portfolio Managers judge firms on their corporate citizenship overall, considering their accomplishments as well as their goals. While these judgments are inevitably subjective, the Fund endeavors to avoid companies that derive revenue from gambling or the production of alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or nuclear power. The Fund also does not invest in any company that derives its total revenue primarily from non-consumer sales to the military.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. As a socially responsive fund, the Fund is required by the federal securities laws to have a policy, which it cannot change without providing investors at least 60 days’ written notice, of investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities selected in accordance with its social policy. In practice, the Portfolio Managers’ current intention is to hold only equity securities selected in accordance with the Fund’s social investing policies. The 80% test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Valuation Sensitive Investing. In addition to employing traditional value criteria – that is, looking for value among companies whose stock prices are below their historical average, based on earnings, cash flow, or other financial measures – the Portfolio Managers may buy a company’s shares if they look more fully priced based on Wall Street consensus estimates of earnings, but still inexpensive relative to their estimates. The Portfolio Managers look for these companies to rise in price as they outperform Wall Street’s expectations, because they believe some aspects of the business have not been fully appreciated or appropriately priced by other investors.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Social Investing Risk. The Fund’s social policy could cause the Fund to sell or avoid stocks that subsequently perform well. In addition, undervalued stocks that do not meet the social criteria could outperform those that do.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 15.39%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.62%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 9.14%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 11/28/2007 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 5/27/2009 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class.

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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9.14%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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15.39%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(26.62%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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2.11%

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5 Years

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(0.25%)

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10 Years

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2.92%

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Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | Class R3

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in securities of companies that meet the Fund’s financial criteria and social policy.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

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none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

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0.74%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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0.50%

Other expenses

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0.09%

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Total annual operating expenses

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1.33%

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 28% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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28.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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135

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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421

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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729

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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1,601

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies that meet the Fund’s social policy.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing across many different industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a research driven and valuation sensitive approach to stock selection, with a long term perspective. They look for solid balance sheets, strong management teams with a track record of success, good cash flow and the prospect for above-average earnings growth. They seek to purchase the stock of businesses that they believe to be well positioned and undervalued by the market. Among companies that meet these criteria, the Portfolio Managers look for those that show leadership in environmental concerns, and progressive workplace practices including diversity and community relations.

In addition, the Portfolio Managers typically look at a company’s record in public health and the nature of its products. The Portfolio Managers judge firms on their corporate citizenship overall, considering their accomplishments as well as their goals. While these judgments are inevitably subjective, the Fund endeavors to avoid companies that derive revenue from gambling or the production of alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or nuclear power. The Fund also does not invest in any company that derives its total revenue primarily from non-consumer sales to the military.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. As a socially responsive fund, the Fund is required by the federal securities laws to have a policy, which it cannot change without providing investors at least 60 days’ written notice, of investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities selected in accordance with its social policy. In practice, the Portfolio Managers’ current intention is to hold only equity securities selected in accordance with the Fund’s social investing policies. The 80% test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Valuation Sensitive Investing. In addition to employing traditional value criteria – that is, looking for value among companies whose stock prices are below their historical average, based on earnings, cash flow, or other financial measures – the Portfolio Managers may buy a company’s shares if they look more fully priced based on Wall Street consensus estimates of earnings, but still inexpensive relative to their estimates. The Portfolio Managers look for these companies to rise in price as they outperform Wall Street’s expectations, because they believe some aspects of the business have not been fully appreciated or appropriately priced by other investors.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Social Investing Risk. The Fund’s social policy could cause the Fund to sell or avoid stocks that subsequently perform well. In addition, undervalued stocks that do not meet the social criteria could outperform those that do.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

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(14.45%)

Annual Return 2003

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34.48%

Annual Return 2004

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13.57%

Annual Return 2005

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7.58%

Annual Return 2006

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14.44%

Annual Return 2007

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7.48%

Annual Return 2008

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(38.77%)

Annual Return 2009

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30.23%

Annual Return 2010

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22.38%

Annual Return 2011

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(3.37%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 15.29%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.61%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 8.67%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 5/27/2009. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3.

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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8.67%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

15.29%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(26.61%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

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(3.37%)

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5 Years

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0.27%

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10 Years

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5.01%

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Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(3.49%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.04%

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.67%

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Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.04%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.21%

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.31%

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Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | Class R3 | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

2.11%

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.25%)

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.92%

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Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | Investor Class

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in securities of companies that meet the Fund’s financial criteria and social policy.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.74%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.15%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.89%

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 28% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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28.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

91

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

284

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

493

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,096

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies that meet the Fund’s social policy.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing across many different industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a research driven and valuation sensitive approach to stock selection, with a long term perspective. They look for solid balance sheets, strong management teams with a track record of success, good cash flow and the prospect for above-average earnings growth. They seek to purchase the stock of businesses that they believe to be well positioned and undervalued by the market. Among companies that meet these criteria, the Portfolio Managers look for those that show leadership in environmental concerns, and progressive workplace practices including diversity and community relations.

In addition, the Portfolio Managers typically look at a company’s record in public health and the nature of its products. The Portfolio Managers judge firms on their corporate citizenship overall, considering their accomplishments as well as their goals. While these judgments are inevitably subjective, the Fund endeavors to avoid companies that derive revenue from gambling or the production of alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or nuclear power. The Fund also does not invest in any company that derives its total revenue primarily from non-consumer sales to the military.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. As a socially responsive fund, the Fund is required by the federal securities laws to have a policy, which it cannot change without providing investors at least 60 days’ written notice, of investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities selected in accordance with its social policy. In practice, the Portfolio Managers’ current intention is to hold only equity securities selected in accordance with the Fund’s social investing policies. The 80% test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Valuation Sensitive Investing. In addition to employing traditional value criteria – that is, looking for value among companies whose stock prices are below their historical average, based on earnings, cash flow, or other financial measures – the Portfolio Managers may buy a company’s shares if they look more fully priced based on Wall Street consensus estimates of earnings, but still inexpensive relative to their estimates. The Portfolio Managers look for these companies to rise in price as they outperform Wall Street’s expectations, because they believe some aspects of the business have not been fully appreciated or appropriately priced by other investors.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Social Investing Risk. The Fund’s social policy could cause the Fund to sell or avoid stocks that subsequently perform well. In addition, undervalued stocks that do not meet the social criteria could outperform those that do.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-877-9700

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

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(14.45%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

34.48%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

13.57%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

7.58%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

14.44%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

7.48%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(38.77%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

30.61%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

22.79%

Annual Return 2011

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(2.90%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 15.32%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.61%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 9.02%

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

9.02%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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15.32%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(26.61%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.90%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.49%

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.13%

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Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.97%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.29%

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.80%

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Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.79%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.40%

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.41%

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Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | Investor Class | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

2.11%

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.25%)

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.92%

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Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

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5.75%

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

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none

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Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.74%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.12%

Total annual operating expenses

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1.11%

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.11%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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682

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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908

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,151

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,849

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

682

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

908

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,151

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

1,849

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(8.67%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.78%)

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.46%

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Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

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Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.74%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.13%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.87%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.86%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

289

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

585

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,008

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,188

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

189

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

585

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,008

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,188

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(4.81%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.01%

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.87%

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Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.63%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.08%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.71%

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.71%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

73

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

227

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

395

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

883

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

73

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

227

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

395

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

883

Annual Return 2002

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(14.45%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

34.48%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

13.57%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

7.58%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

14.44%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

7.49%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(38.69%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

30.83%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

23.06%

Annual Return 2011

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(2.72%)

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.72%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.63%

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.20%

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Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.82%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.41%

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.86%

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Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.64%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.52%

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.47%

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Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | Trust Class

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in securities of companies that meet the Fund’s financial criteria and social policy.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

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none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.88%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.10%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.08%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.06%

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 28% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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28.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

108

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

337

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

585

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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1,294

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies that meet the Fund’s social policy.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing across many different industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a research driven and valuation sensitive approach to stock selection, with a long term perspective. They look for solid balance sheets, strong management teams with a track record of success, good cash flow and the prospect for above-average earnings growth. They seek to purchase the stock of businesses that they believe to be well positioned and undervalued by the market. Among companies that meet these criteria, the Portfolio Managers look for those that show leadership in environmental concerns, and progressive workplace practices including diversity and community relations.

In addition, the Portfolio Managers typically look at a company’s record in public health and the nature of its products. The Portfolio Managers judge firms on their corporate citizenship overall, considering their accomplishments as well as their goals. While these judgments are inevitably subjective, the Fund endeavors to avoid companies that derive revenue from gambling or the production of alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or nuclear power. The Fund also does not invest in any company that derives its total revenue primarily from non-consumer sales to the military.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. As a socially responsive fund, the Fund is required by the federal securities laws to have a policy, which it cannot change without providing investors at least 60 days’ written notice, of investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities selected in accordance with its social policy. In practice, the Portfolio Managers’ current intention is to hold only equity securities selected in accordance with the Fund’s social investing policies. The 80% test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Valuation Sensitive Investing. In addition to employing traditional value criteria – that is, looking for value among companies whose stock prices are below their historical average, based on earnings, cash flow, or other financial measures – the Portfolio Managers may buy a company’s shares if they look more fully priced based on Wall Street consensus estimates of earnings, but still inexpensive relative to their estimates. The Portfolio Managers look for these companies to rise in price as they outperform Wall Street’s expectations, because they believe some aspects of the business have not been fully appreciated or appropriately priced by other investors.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Social Investing Risk. The Fund’s social policy could cause the Fund to sell or avoid stocks that subsequently perform well. In addition, undervalued stocks that do not meet the social criteria could outperform those that do.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

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(14.66%)

Annual Return 2003

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34.15%

Annual Return 2004

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13.35%

Annual Return 2005

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7.45%

Annual Return 2006

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14.21%

Annual Return 2007

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7.31%

Annual Return 2008

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(38.90%)

Annual Return 2009

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30.34%

Annual Return 2010

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22.56%

Annual Return 2011

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(3.05%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 15.30%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.66%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 8.86%

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

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8.86%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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15.30%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(26.66%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

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(3.05%)

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5 Years

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0.31%

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10 Years

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4.92%

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Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(3.14%)

^[11]

5 Years

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0.09%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.62%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.86%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.24%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.24%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | Trust Class | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

2.11%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.25%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.92%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Value Fund (formerly Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund)

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman Value Fund (formerly Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund)

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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2016-08-31

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 200% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

200.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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50,000

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of large-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Value Index at the time of purchase.

The Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed companies whose stock prices are undervalued. The Portfolio Manager seeks to identify companies with catalysts that he believes have the potential to improve the companies’ earnings from depressed levels. Such catalysts may include: management changes, restructurings, new products, new services, or new markets. The Portfolio Manager may also look for other characteristics in a company, such as a strong market position relative to competitors, a high level of stock ownership among management, and a recent sharp decline in stock price that appears to be the result of a short-term market overreaction to negative news.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries. However, at times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors or industries that he believes are undervalued relative to their historical valuations.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of large-capitalization companies without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies with potential catalysts carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Because the Fund had a lower management fee and a different goal and strategy, which included investing in stocks of any market capitalization with higher than average dividend yields, prior to June 12, 2009, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q3 ’09, 15.18%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -16.34%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.64%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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For each class, the performance prior to 4/19/2010 is that of the Fund's Trust Class and, for Class A and Class C, the performance from 4/19/2010 to 03/02/2011 is that of the Fund's Institutional Class. On 4/19/2010, Trust Class shares of the Fund converted into Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Because Trust Class had higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been lower than that of Institutional Class. Because Trust Class and Institutional Class have lower expenses than Class A and Class C, the performance of Trust Class and Institutional Class typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C.

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

13.64%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

15.18%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(16.34%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Value Fund (formerly Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund) | Russell 1000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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0.39%

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5 Years

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(2.64%)

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Since Inception

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(1.59%)

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Inception Date

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Nov. 02, 2006

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Neuberger Berman Value Fund (formerly Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund) | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

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5.75%

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

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none

^[2]

Management fees

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0.81%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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0.25%

Other expenses

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8.83%

Acquired fund fees and expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Total annual operating expenses

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9.90%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

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(8.77%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

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1.13%

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Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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684

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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913

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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2,904

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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7,086

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

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684

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

913

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

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2,904

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

7,086

1 Year

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(1.39%)

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5 Years

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0.71%

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Since Inception

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1.53%

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Inception Date

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Nov. 02, 2006

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Neuberger Berman Value Fund (formerly Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund) | Class C

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.81%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

8.93%

Acquired fund fees and expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

10.75%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(8.87%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.88%

^[13]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

291

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

591

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

2,815

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

7,348

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

191

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

591

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

2,815

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

7,348

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

3.00%

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.79%

^[58]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.58%

^[58]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Nov. 02, 2006

^[58]

Neuberger Berman Value Fund (formerly Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund) | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.70%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

8.73%

Acquired fund fees and expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

9.44%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(8.67%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.77%

^[13]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

79

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

246

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

2,290

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

6,657

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

79

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

246

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

2,290

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

6,657

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

10.24%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(28.78%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

20.67%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

10.91%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

4.91%

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.91%

^[58]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.97%

^[58]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.75%

^[58]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Nov. 02, 2006

^[58]

Neuberger Berman Value Fund (formerly Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund) | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.78%

^[58]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.59%

^[58]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.37%

^[58]

Neuberger Berman Value Fund (formerly Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund) | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

3.35%

^[58]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.63%

^[58]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.31%

^[58]

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Trust Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.06%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.05%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.11%

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 15% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

15.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

113

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

353

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

612

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,352

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market value of no more than $2 billion at the time the Fund first invests in them. The Fund may continue to hold or add to a position in a stock after the company’s market value has grown beyond $2 billion.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries.

The Portfolio Managers generally look for what they believe to be undervalued companies whose current market shares and balance sheets are strong. In addition, the Portfolio Managers tend to focus on companies whose financial strength is largely based on existing business lines rather than on projected growth. Factors in identifying these firms may include: above-average returns; an established market niche; circumstances that would make it difficult for new competitors to enter the market; the ability to finance their own growth; and sound future business prospects. This approach is designed to let the Fund benefit from potential increases in stock prices, while limiting the risks typically associated with small-cap stocks.

At times, the Portfolio Managers may emphasize certain sectors that they believe will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. To the extent the Portfolio Managers commit a portion of the Fund’s assets to stocks of mid-cap companies, the Fund will be subject to their risks.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(2.99%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

31.65%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

18.68%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

16.30%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

7.26%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

21.80%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(32.85%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

26.25%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

21.38%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

4.60%

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 16.30%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.55%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 7.41%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

7.41%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

16.30%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(26.55%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.60%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

5.56%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

9.50%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.09%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

4.78%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

8.86%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

3.66%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

4.68%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

8.35%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Trust Class | Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(4.18%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.15%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.62%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Class R3

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.92%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.50%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.05%

^[59]

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.47%

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 15% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

15.00%

Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text]

rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates

"Other expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year; actual expenses may vary.

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

150

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

465

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

803

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,757

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market value of no more than $2 billion at the time the Fund first invests in them. The Fund may continue to hold or add to a position in a stock after the company’s market value has grown beyond $2 billion.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries.

The Portfolio Managers generally look for what they believe to be undervalued companies whose current market shares and balance sheets are strong. In addition, the Portfolio Managers tend to focus on companies whose financial strength is largely based on existing business lines rather than on projected growth. Factors in identifying these firms may include: above-average returns; an established market niche; circumstances that would make it difficult for new competitors to enter the market; the ability to finance their own growth; and sound future business prospects. This approach is designed to let the Fund benefit from potential increases in stock prices, while limiting the risks typically associated with small-cap stocks.

At times, the Portfolio Managers may emphasize certain sectors that they believe will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. To the extent the Portfolio Managers commit a portion of the Fund’s assets to stocks of mid-cap companies, the Fund will be subject to their risks.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(2.96%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

31.70%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

18.76%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

16.37%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

7.31%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

21.89%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(32.88%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

26.32%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

21.42%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

4.70%

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 16.30%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.55%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 7.50%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

rr_BarChartReturnsForClassNotOfferedInProspectus

The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3.

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

7.50%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

16.30%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(26.55%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.70%

^[60]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

5.61%

^[60]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

9.55%

^[60]

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

3.92%

^[60]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

4.76%

^[60]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

8.88%

^[60]

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.05%

^[60]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

4.71%

^[60]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

8.40%

^[60]

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Class R3 | Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(4.18%)

^[60]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.15%

^[60]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.62%

^[60]

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Advisor Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.06%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.07%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.38%

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 15% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

15.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

141

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

437

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

755

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,657

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market value of no more than $2 billion at the time the Fund first invests in them. The Fund may continue to hold or add to a position in a stock after the company’s market value has grown beyond $2 billion.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries.

The Portfolio Managers generally look for what they believe to be undervalued companies whose current market shares and balance sheets are strong. In addition, the Portfolio Managers tend to focus on companies whose financial strength is largely based on existing business lines rather than on projected growth. Factors in identifying these firms may include: above-average returns; an established market niche; circumstances that would make it difficult for new competitors to enter the market; the ability to finance their own growth; and sound future business prospects. This approach is designed to let the Fund benefit from potential increases in stock prices, while limiting the risks typically associated with small-cap stocks.

At times, the Portfolio Managers may emphasize certain sectors that they believe will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. To the extent the Portfolio Managers commit a portion of the Fund’s assets to stocks of mid-cap companies, the Fund will be subject to their risks.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(3.21%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

31.34%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

18.39%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

16.00%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

6.97%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

21.50%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(33.01%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

25.88%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

21.04%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

4.34%

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 16.25%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.58%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 7.21%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

7.21%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

16.25%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(26.58%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.34%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

5.29%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

9.22%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Advisor Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

3.46%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

4.43%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

8.56%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Advisor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

3.96%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

4.45%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

8.10%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Advisor Class | Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(4.18%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.15%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.62%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.81%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.05%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.86%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.85%

^[61]

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2022-08-31

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 15% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

15.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

87

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

271

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

471

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,050

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market value of no more than $2 billion at the time the Fund first invests in them. The Fund may continue to hold or add to a position in a stock after the company’s market value has grown beyond $2 billion.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries.

The Portfolio Managers generally look for what they believe to be undervalued companies whose current market shares and balance sheets are strong. In addition, the Portfolio Managers tend to focus on companies whose financial strength is largely based on existing business lines rather than on projected growth. Factors in identifying these firms may include: above-average returns; an established market niche; circumstances that would make it difficult for new competitors to enter the market; the ability to finance their own growth; and sound future business prospects. This approach is designed to let the Fund benefit from potential increases in stock prices, while limiting the risks typically associated with small-cap stocks.

At times, the Portfolio Managers may emphasize certain sectors that they believe will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. To the extent the Portfolio Managers commit a portion of the Fund’s assets to stocks of mid-cap companies, the Fund will be subject to their risks.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(2.74%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

32.00%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

18.98%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

16.61%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

7.50%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

22.12%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(32.67%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

26.54%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

21.72%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

4.88%

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 16.37%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.48%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 7.62%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

7.62%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

16.37%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(26.48%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

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 income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.88%

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

5.84%

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

9.78%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.30%

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

5.03%

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

9.13%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

3.92%

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

4.91%

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

8.61%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Institutional Class | Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(4.18%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.15%

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.62%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Investor Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment )

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.92%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.11%

Total annual operating expenses

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1.03%

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 15% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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15.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

105

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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328

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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569

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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1,259

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market value of no more than $2 billion at the time the Fund first invests in them. The Fund may continue to hold or add to a position in a stock after the company’s market value has grown beyond $2 billion.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries.

The Portfolio Managers generally look for what they believe to be undervalued companies whose current market shares and balance sheets are strong. In addition, the Portfolio Managers tend to focus on companies whose financial strength is largely based on existing business lines rather than on projected growth. Factors in identifying these firms may include: above-average returns; an established market niche; circumstances that would make it difficult for new competitors to enter the market; the ability to finance their own growth; and sound future business prospects. This approach is designed to let the Fund benefit from potential increases in stock prices, while limiting the risks typically associated with small-cap stocks.

At times, the Portfolio Managers may emphasize certain sectors that they believe will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. To the extent the Portfolio Managers commit a portion of the Fund’s assets to stocks of mid-cap companies, the Fund will be subject to their risks.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-877-9700

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(2.96%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

31.70%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

18.76%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

16.37%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

7.31%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

21.89%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(32.88%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

26.32%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

21.42%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

4.70%

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 16.30%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.55%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 7.50%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

7.50%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

16.30%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(26.55%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.70%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

5.61%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

9.55%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

3.92%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

4.76%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

8.88%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.05%

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

4.71%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

8.40%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Investor Class | Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(4.18%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.15%

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.62%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman International Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman International Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 15 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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2016-08-31

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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29.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount

50,000

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in foreign companies of any size, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and regions around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Class A. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Description of Index” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund's Class A. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 22.83%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -23.97%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.59%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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For each class, the above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 12/20/2010. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C.

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

13.59%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

22.83%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(23.97%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only and after-tax returns for Class C shares may vary.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only and after-tax returns for Class C shares may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman International Fund | MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(11.73%)

^[62]

5 Years

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(4.26%)

^[62]

10 Years

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5.12%

^[62]

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Class R3

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman International Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

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none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

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1.11%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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0.50%

Other expenses

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0.40%

^[59]

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.01%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.25%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

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1.76%

^[63]

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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2016-08-31

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

29.00%

Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text]

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"Other expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year; actual expenses may vary.

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

179

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

554

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,010

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,274

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in foreign companies of any size, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and regions around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Description of Index” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(13.10%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

43.30%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

30.33%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

23.96%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

25.18%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

3.02%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(45.74%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

35.77%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

17.74%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(11.29%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 22.83%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -23.97%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: -13.64%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

rr_BarChartReturnsForClassNotOfferedInProspectus

The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3.

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

(13.64%)

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

22.83%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(23.97%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes

(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate

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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.29%)

^[64]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.54%)

^[64]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.16%

^[64]

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.46%)

^[64]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(5.44%)

^[64]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.38%

^[64]

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(7.21%)

^[64]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.93%)

^[64]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.25%

^[64]

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Class R3 | MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.73%)

^[64]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.26%)

^[64]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.12%

^[64]

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Trust Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman International Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.25%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.64%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.89%

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

29.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

192

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

594

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,021

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,212

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in foreign companies of any size, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and regions around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(11.58%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

43.48%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

29.97%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

23.87%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

25.08%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

2.93%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(45.79%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

35.57%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

17.64%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(11.49%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 22.81%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -23.98%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.47%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

13.47%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

22.81%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(23.98%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes

(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate

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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.49%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.66%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.24%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.60%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(5.49%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.54%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(7.39%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.01%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.36%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Trust Class | MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.73%)

^[11]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.26%)

^[11]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.12%

^[11]

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

5.75%

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.11%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.62%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.98%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.19%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.79%

^[65]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

746

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

1,106

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,529

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,703

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

746

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

1,106

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,529

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,703

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(13.10%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

43.30%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

30.33%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

23.96%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

25.18%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

3.02%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(45.74%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

35.77%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

17.73%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(11.39%)

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(16.49%)

^[62]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(5.68%)

^[62]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.51%

^[62]

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Class A | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(16.61%)

^[62]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(6.57%)

^[62]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.74%

^[62]

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Class A | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(10.62%)

^[62]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.87%)

^[62]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.66%

^[62]

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.11%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.79%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.90%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.29%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

2.61%

^[65]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

364

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

811

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,447

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

3,157

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

264

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

811

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,447

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

3,157

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(12.94%)

^[62]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.71%)

^[62]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.06%

^[62]

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Investor Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman International Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.11%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.69%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.80%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.07%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.73%

^[66]

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2016-08-31

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

29.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

176

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

545

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

954

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,098

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in foreign companies of any size, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and regions around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market. economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-877-9700

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(13.10%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

43.30%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

30.33%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

23.96%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

25.18%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

3.02%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(45.74%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

35.77%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

17.74%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(11.29%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 22.83%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -23.97%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.64%

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

13.64%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

22.83%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(23.97%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes

(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate

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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.29%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.54%)

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.16%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.46%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(5.44%)

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.38%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(7.21%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.93%)

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.25%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Investor Class | MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.73%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.26%)

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.12%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman International Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.00%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.40%

^[59]

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.40%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.25%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.15%

^[67]

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2016-08-31

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

29.00%

Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text]

rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates

"Other expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year; actual expenses may vary.

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

117

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

365

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

690

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,611

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in foreign companies of any size, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and regions around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Description of Index” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2002

rr_AnnualReturn2002

(13.10%)

Annual Return 2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

43.30%

Annual Return 2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

30.33%

Annual Return 2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

23.96%

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

25.18%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

3.02%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(45.74%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

35.77%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

17.74%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(11.29%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 22.83%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -23.97%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.64%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

rr_BarChartReturnsForClassNotOfferedInProspectus

The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been lower than that of Institutional Class.

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

13.64%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

22.83%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(23.97%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.29%)

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5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.54%)

^[68]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.16%

^[68]

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.46%)

^[68]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(5.44%)

^[68]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.38%

^[68]

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(7.21%)

^[68]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.93%)

^[68]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.25%

^[68]

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Institutional Class | MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.73%)

^[68]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.26%)

^[68]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.12%

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Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 14 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2016-08-31

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 33% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

33.00%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts

You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount

50,000

Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text]

rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates

"Other expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year; actual expenses may vary.

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in foreign companies of any size, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and regions around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Description of Index” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads

The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 23.76%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -23.47%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.87%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

rr_BarChartReturnsForClassNotOfferedInProspectus

For each class, the above performance is that of the Fund's Institutional Class. Because Institutional Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C.

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

13.87%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

23.76%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(23.47%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

rr_PerformanceTableDoesReflectSalesLoads

Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes

(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate

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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund 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 returns are shown for Class A shares only and after-tax returns for Class C shares may vary.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only and after-tax returns for Class C shares may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.73%)

^[69]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.26%)

^[69]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.52%

^[69]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jun. 17, 2005

^[69]

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Investor Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.10%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

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0.50%

^[59]

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.60%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.20%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.40%

^[66]

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2016-08-31

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 33% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

33.00%

Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text]

rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates

"Other expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year; actual expenses may vary.

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

143

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

443

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

811

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,846

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in foreign companies of any size, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and regions around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Description of Index” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-877-9700

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

23.22%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

3.85%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(45.74%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

36.96%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

18.64%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(11.67%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 23.76%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -23.47%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.87%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

rr_BarChartReturnsForClassNotOfferedInProspectus

The above performance is that of the Fund's Institutional Class. Because Institutional Class has lower expenses than Investor Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Investor Class.

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

13.87%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

23.76%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(23.47%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes

(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.67%)

^[70]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.16%)

^[70]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.22%

^[70]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jun. 17, 2005

^[70]

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.95%)

^[70]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(5.27%)

^[70]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

1.15%

^[70]

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Investor Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(7.47%)

^[70]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.74%)

^[70]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

1.63%

^[70]

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Investor Class | MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.73%)

^[70]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.26%)

^[70]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.52%

^[70]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jun. 17, 2005

^[70]

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Class R3

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.10%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.50%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.21%

^[59]

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.81%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.05%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.76%

^[63]

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2016-08-31

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 33% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

33.00%

Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text]

rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates

"Other expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year; actual expenses may vary.

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

179

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

554

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

965

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,114

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in foreign companies of any size, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and regions around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Description of Index” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

23.22%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

3.85%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(45.74%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

36.96%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

18.64%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(11.67%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 23.76%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -23.47%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.87%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

rr_BarChartReturnsForClassNotOfferedInProspectus

The above performance is that of the Fund's Institutional Class. Because Institutional Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3.

Year to Date Return, Label

rr_YearToDateReturnLabel

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

13.87%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

23.76%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(23.47%)

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes

(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate

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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.67%)

^[71]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.16%)

^[71]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.22%

^[71]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jun. 17, 2005

^[71]

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.95%)

^[71]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(5.27%)

^[71]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

1.15%

^[71]

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Class R3 | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(7.47%)

^[71]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.74%)

^[71]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

1.63%

^[71]

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Class R3 | MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.73%)

^[71]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.26%)

^[71]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.52%

^[71]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jun. 17, 2005

^[71]

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

rr_RiskReturnHeading

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund

Objective [Heading]

rr_ObjectiveHeading

GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

Expense [Heading]

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.99%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.17%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.16%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.31%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.85%

^[61]

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

2022-08-31

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 rate 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 operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 33% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

33.00%

Expense Example [Heading]

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

87

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

271

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

471

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,094

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in foreign companies of any size, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and regions around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2006

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23.22%

Annual Return 2007

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3.85%

Annual Return 2008

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(45.74%)

Annual Return 2009

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36.96%

Annual Return 2010

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18.64%

Annual Return 2011

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(11.67%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 23.76%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -23.47%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.87%

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012:

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

13.87%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

23.76%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(23.47%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

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(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.67%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.16%)

^[1]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.22%

^[1]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jun. 17, 2005

^[1]

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.95%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(5.27%)

^[1]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

1.15%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Institutional Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(7.47%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.74%)

^[1]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

1.63%

^[1]

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Institutional Class | MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.73%)

^[1]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.26%)

^[1]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.52%

^[1]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jun. 17, 2005

^[1]

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

5.75%

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.10%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.20%

^[59]

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.55%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.04%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.51%

^[65]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

720

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

1,025

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,360

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,304

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

720

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

1,025

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,360

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,304

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

23.22%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

3.85%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(45.74%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

36.96%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

18.64%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(11.67%)

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(16.75%)

^[69]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(5.29%)

^[69]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

1.30%

^[69]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jun. 17, 2005

^[69]

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Class A | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(17.02%)

^[69]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(6.38%)

^[69]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

0.24%

^[69]

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Class A | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(10.78%)

^[69]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.67%)

^[69]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

0.84%

^[69]

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[2]

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.10%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.20%

^[59]

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.30%

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.04%)

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

2.26%

^[65]

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

329

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

706

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,219

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,626

Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

229

Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

706

Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,219

Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,626

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(12.54%)

^[69]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.16%)

^[69]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.22%

^[69]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jun. 17, 2005

^[69]

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Trust Class

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund

Objective [Heading]

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GOAL

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

rr_ShareholderFeeOther

none

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.24%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.33%

^[59]

Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.57%

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 33% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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33.00%

Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text]

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"Other expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year; actual expenses may vary.

Expense Example [Heading]

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

160

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

496

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

855

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,867

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in foreign companies of any size, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and regions around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance.  The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Description of Index” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The bar chart shows how the Fund's performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

800-366-6264

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.nb.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Annual Return 2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

23.22%

Annual Return 2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

3.85%

Annual Return 2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(45.74%)

Annual Return 2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

36.96%

Annual Return 2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

18.64%

Annual Return 2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(11.67%)

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 23.76%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -23.47%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.87%

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text]

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The above performance is that of the Fund's Institutional Class. Because Institutional Class has lower expenses than Trust Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Trust Class.

Year to Date Return, Label

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Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2012

Bar Chart, Year to Date Return

rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn

13.87%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

23.76%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(23.47%)

Performance Table Heading

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text]

rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes

(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.67%)

^[72]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.16%)

^[72]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.22%

^[72]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jun. 17, 2005

^[72]

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.95%)

^[72]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(5.27%)

^[72]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

1.15%

^[72]

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Trust Class | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(7.47%)

^[72]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(3.74%)

^[72]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

1.63%

^[72]

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Trust Class | MSCI EAFE Index(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(11.73%)

^[72]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(4.26%)

^[72]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.52%

^[72]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jun. 17, 2005

^[72]

[1] Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[2] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[3] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.50%, 2.25% and 1.25% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.50%, 2.25% and 1.25% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[4] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class R3 so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.91% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.91% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[5] The above performance is that of the Fund's Institutional Class prior to 6/21/2010. Because Institutional Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[6] For each class, the performance prior to 6/9/2008 is that of the Fund's Trust Class. On 6/9/2008, Trust Class shares of the Fund converted into Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Because Trust Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and slightly lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower/higher if NBM had not reimbursed/recouped certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[7] The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) to exceed 1.16%, 1.91% and 0.80% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense. "Other expenses" shown above include the following repayment: Class A - 0.06%; Class C - 0.02%; Institutional Class - 0.01%.

[8] The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) to exceed 1.41% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense. "Other expenses" shown above include the following repayment: Class R3 - 0.06%.

[9] The above performance is that of the Fund's Trust Class prior to 6/9/2008 and that of the Fund's Institutional Class from 6/9/2008 to 6/21/2010. On 6/9/2008, Trust Class shares of the Fund converted into Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Because Trust Class and Institutional Class have lower expenses than Class R3, the performance of Trust Class and Institutional Class typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower/higher if NBM had not reimbursed/recouped certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[10] For each class, the performance prior to 6/21/2010 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[11] Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[12] Returns would have been lower/higher if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed/recouped certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[13] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.75% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.75% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[14] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.51%, 2.26% and 1.15% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.51%, 2.26% and 1.15% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[15] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.61%, 2.36% and 1.25% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.61%, 2.36% and 1.25% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[16] For each class, the performance prior to 5/27/2009 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower/higher if NBM had not reimbursed/recouped certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[17] The Fund has agreed that Advisor Class will repay Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) to exceed 1.50% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense. "Other expenses" shown above include the following repayment: Advisor Class - 0.17%.

[18] Returns would have been lower/higher if NBM had not reimbursed/recouped certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[19] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class R3 so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.36% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.36% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[20] The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 5/27/2009. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[21] For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 10/6/2006 is that of the Fund's Trust Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 12/20/2007 is that of the Fund's Trust Class. Because Trust Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[22] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.30%, 2.00% and 0.90% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.30%, 2.00% and 0.90% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[23] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class R3 so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.51% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.51% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[24] The above performance is that of the Fund's Trust Class prior to 5/27/2009. Because Trust Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[25] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Trust Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.25% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Trust Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.25% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[26] For each class, the performance prior to 5/7/2010 is that of the Fund's Predecessors. Returns would have been lower if the investment adviser to the Predecessors and/or NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[27] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.36%, 2.11% and 1.00% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.36%, 2.11% and 1.00% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[28] For each class, the performance prior to 4/6/2009 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[29] The Fund has agreed that Investor Class will repay Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) to exceed 1.11% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense. "Other expenses" shown above include the following repayment: Investor Class - 0.08%.

[30] For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 6/7/2006 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 6/21/2010 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and slightly lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower/higher if NBM had not reimbursed/recouped certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[31] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class R3 so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.36% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/ 2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.36% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[32] The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 6/21/2010. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[33] "Other expenses" shown above include the following repayment: Class A - 0.02%.

[34] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.70% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.70% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[35] For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 4/19/2007 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 5/27/2009 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and slightly lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[36] The Fund has agreed that Advisor Class will repay Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) to exceed 1.50% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense. "Other expenses" shown above include the following repayment: Advisor Class - 0.13%.

[37] The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 5/27/2009. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3 its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[38] For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 3/8/2010 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 6/21/2010 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[39] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Trust Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.25% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2022 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Trust Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.25% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[40] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.21%, 1.96% and 0.85% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.21%, 1.96% and 0.85% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[41] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class R3 so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.46% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.46% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[42] For each class, the performance prior to 12/21/2009 is that of the Fund's Trust Class. On 12/21/2009, Trust Class shares of the Fund converted into Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Because Trust Class had lower expenses than Class A and Class C and had higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[43] "Other expenses" shown above include the following repayment: Class A - 0.06%; and Institutional Class - 0.07%.

[44] For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 6/4/2008 is that of the Fund's Trust Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 6/21/2010 is that of the Fund's Trust Class. Because Trust Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[45] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.21%, 1.96% and 0.85% of average net assets, respectively. The Class A and Class C undertakings last until 8/31/2016, and the Institutional Class undertaking lasts until 8/31/2022. Each undertaking may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.21%, 1.96% and 0.85% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[46] The above performance is that of the Fund's Trust Class prior to 6/21/2010. Because Trust Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[47] Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fee during certain of the periods shown.

[48] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.20%, 1.95% and 0.75% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.20%, 1.95% and 0.75% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[49] For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 4/1/2008 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 5/27/2009 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[50] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Trust Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.40% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2022 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Trust Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.40% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[51] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Investor Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.30% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2022 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Investor Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.30% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[52] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.26%, 2.01% and 0.90% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.26%, 2.01% and 0.90% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[53] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Advisor Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.60% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2022 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Advisor Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.60% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[54] Performance prior to 5/3/2002 is that of Small Cap Growth Fund Investor Class (formerly known as Millennium Fund Investor Class). Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Advisor Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Advisor Class. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[55] For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 11/28/2007 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 5/27/2009 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower/higher if NBM had not reimbursed/recouped certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[56] The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) to exceed 1.36% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense. "Other expenses" shown above include the following repayment: Class R3 - 0.01%.

[57] The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 5/27/2009. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower/higher if NBM had not reimbursed/recouped certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[58] For each class, the performance prior to 4/19/2010 is that of the Fund's Trust Class and, for Class A and Class C, the performance from 4/19/2010 to 03/02/2011 is that of the Fund's Institutional Class. On 4/19/2010, Trust Class shares of the Fund converted into Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Because Trust Class had higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been lower than that of Institutional Class. Because Trust Class and Institutional Class have lower expenses than Class A and Class C, the performance of Trust Class and Institutional Class typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[59] "Other expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year; actual expenses may vary.

[60] The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[61] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 0.85% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2022 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 0.85% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[62] For each class, the above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 12/20/2010. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[63] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class R3 so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.76% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.76% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[64] The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[65] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A and Class C so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.51% and 2.26% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A and Class C will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.51% and 2.26% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[66] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Investor Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.40% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Investor Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.40% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[67] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.15% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.15% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[68] The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[69] For each class, the above performance is that of the Fund's Institutional Class. Because Institutional Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[70] The above performance is that of the Fund's Institutional Class. Because Institutional Class has lower expenses than Investor Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Investor Class. Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[71] The above performance is that of the Fund's Institutional Class. Because Institutional Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[72] The above performance is that of the Fund's Institutional Class. Because Institutional Class has lower expenses than Trust Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Trust Class. Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

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Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)		5.75%	none	none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)	[1]	none	1.00%	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Management fees		1.26%	1.26%	1.15%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	none
Other expenses		0.72%	0.68%	0.62%
Total annual operating expenses		2.23%	2.94%	1.77%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.72%	0.68%	0.51%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.51%	2.26%	1.26%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	720	1,025	1,504	2,822
Class C	329	706	1,357	3,105
Institutional Class	128	400	808	1,949

Expense Example, No Redemption Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	720	1,025	1,504	2,822
Class C	229	706	1,357	3,105
Institutional Class	128	400	808	1,949

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 78% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of issuers in emerging market countries. These include securities of companies (1) that are traded principally on a stock exchange or over-the-counter in emerging market countries, (2) that are organized under the laws of and have a principal office in emerging market countries, or (3) that derive 50% or more of their total revenues from, and/or have 50% or more of their total assets in, goods produced, sales made, profits generated or services performed in emerging market countries. The Fund considers emerging market countries to be countries included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

The Portfolio Manager uses a bottom-up, research-driven securities selection approach focusing on businesses with a recent history of high returns while factoring economic, legislative and business developments to identify countries and sectors that he believes may be particularly attractive. The Portfolio Manager believes that in-depth, strategic and financial research is the key to identifying undervalued companies and seeks to identify companies with the following characteristics: stock prices undervalued relative to long-term cash flow growth potential; industry leadership; potential for significant improvement in the company’s business; strong financial characteristics; strong corporate governance practices; and management track record.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain diversified across countries and geographical regions.

The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. Equity securities in which the Fund may invest include common and preferred stocks, convertible securities, rights and warrants to purchase common stock and depositary receipts. The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). The Fund may also invest in foreign real estate companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of issuers in emerging market countries, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

ETF Risk. ETFs may trade in the secondary market at prices below the value of their underlying portfolios and may not be liquid. An actively managed ETF’s performance will reflect its adviser’s ability to make investment decisions that are suited to achieving the ETF’s investment objectives. Passively managed ETFs are subject to the risk that they may not replicate the performance of the index tracked by the ETF.

Other Investment Company Risk. Through its investment in ETFs and other investment companies, the Fund is subject to the risks of the investment companies’ investments, as well as to the investment companies’ expenses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 35.52%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’11, -24.27%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 14.53%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund		1 Year	Since Inception	Inception Date
Institutional Class	[1]	(24.63%)	14.53%	Oct. 08, 2008
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(24.70%)	13.36%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(15.92%)	12.06%
Class A	[1]	(29.15%)	12.21%	Oct. 08, 2008
Class C	[1]	(26.11%)	13.43%	Oct. 08, 2008
MSCI Emerging Markets Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)	[1]	(18.17%)	13.58%	Oct. 08, 2008

After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund | Class R3

Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R3
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R3
Management fees		1.26%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.50%
Other expenses		0.74%
Total annual operating expenses		2.50%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.58%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.92%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R3	195	603	1,164	2,696

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 78% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of issuers in emerging market countries. These include securities of companies (1) that are traded principally on a stock exchange or over-the-counter in emerging market countries, (2) that are organized under the laws of and have a principal office in emerging market countries, or (3) that derive 50% or more of their total revenues from, and/or have 50% or more of their total assets in, goods produced, sales made, profits generated or services performed in emerging market countries. The Fund considers emerging market countries to be countries included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

The Portfolio Manager uses a bottom-up, research-driven securities selection approach focusing on businesses with a recent history of high returns while factoring economic, legislative and business developments to identify countries and sectors that he believes may be particularly attractive. The Portfolio Manager believes that in-depth, strategic and financial research is the key to identifying undervalued companies and seeks to identify companies with the following characteristics: stock prices undervalued relative to long-term cash flow growth potential; industry leadership; potential for significant improvement in the company’s business; strong financial characteristics; strong corporate governance practices; and management track record.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain diversified across countries and geographical regions.

The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. Equity securities in which the Fund may invest include common and preferred stocks, convertible securities, rights and warrants to purchase common stock and depositary receipts. The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). The Fund may also invest in foreign real estate companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of issuers in emerging market countries, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

ETF Risk. ETFs may trade in the secondary market at prices below the value of their underlying portfolios and may not be liquid. An actively managed ETF’s performance will reflect its adviser’s ability to make investment decisions that are suited to achieving the ETF’s investment objectives. Passively managed ETFs are subject to the risk that they may not replicate the performance of the index tracked by the ETF.

Other Investment Company Risk. Through its investment in ETFs and other investment companies, the Fund is subject to the risks of the investment companies’ investments, as well as to the investment companies’ expenses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 35.52%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’11, -24.34%

Year-to-date performance as of 09/30/2012: 13.84%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund		1 Year	Since Inception	Inception Date
Class R3	[1]	(25.15%)	14.17%	Oct. 08, 2008
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(25.15%)	13.04%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(16.35%)	11.75%
Class R3 MSCI Emerging Markets Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)	[1]	(18.17%)	13.58%	Oct. 08, 2008

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund

Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks total return emphasizing both current income and capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)		5.75%	none	none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)	[1]	none	1.00%	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Management fees		0.73%	0.73%	0.62%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	none
Other expenses	[1]	0.15%	0.11%	0.09%
Total annual operating expenses		1.13%	1.84%	0.71%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	684	913	1,161	1,871
Class C	287	579	996	2,159
Institutional Class	73	227	395	883

Expense Example, No Redemption Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	684	913	1,161	1,871
Class C	187	579	996	2,159
Institutional Class	73	227	395	883

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 42% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in income-oriented equity securities that pay dividends, which may include real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), convertible securities (including convertible preferred stock, which receives preference in the payment of dividends) and common stocks. The Fund seeks to generate a current yield that is greater than the average current yield for stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Index. By selecting these types of equity securities, the Fund seeks to dampen the market volatility associated with investing in equity securities.

The Fund typically employs a “value” approach in selecting investments. The Portfolio Managers use a bottom-up, research-driven approach to identify companies that they believe have the ability to sustain and potentially to grow their free cash flow and are trading at a discount to their net present values. The approach involves examining companies for the presence of potential catalysts that will lead to the creation of value, such as regulatory changes, competitive shifts, reaccelerating earnings, and corporate/management restructuring. The Portfolio Managers also utilize quantitative measures of value, including price-to-earnings ratios, price-to-book ratios and discounted free cash flows, among others.

The Fund may emphasize the real estate and utilities sectors of the market at any given time and may invest up to 40% of its total assets in each of these sectors.

The Fund may also use options, including writing (selling) calls against positions in the portfolio (“covered calls”) or writing (selling) puts on individual stocks, to attempt to enhance income.

The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies. The Fund may invest in convertible securities that are rated below investment grade (commonly known as “junk bonds”) or, if unrated, are determined by the portfolio managers to be of comparable quality.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, when other opportunities appear more attractive or when the stock grows too large relative to the rest of the portfolio.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Dividend Risk. There is no guarantee that the companies in which the Fund invests will declare dividends in the future or that dividends, if declared, will remain at current levels or increase over time.

Interest Rate Risk. The value of certain investments, including dividend-paying common stocks such as REIT common shares, can decline when interest rates rise. Interest rates have been unusually low in recent years.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

If the Fund emphasizes the real estate sector, the utilities sector, or both sectors, your investment in the Fund will be linked to the performance of one or both sectors and the value of the Fund’s shares may change at different rates compared to the value of shares of a fund with investments in a mix of different sectors or industries.

Convertible Securities. The value of a convertible security increases or decreases with the price of the underlying common stock. In general, a convertible security is subject to the risks of stocks (and its price may be as volatile as that of the underlying stock) when the underlying stock’s price is high relative to the conversion price and is subject to the risks of debt securities (and is particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates) when the underlying stock’s price is low relative to the conversion price. Many convertible securities have credit ratings that are below investment grade. Lower-rated debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) involve greater risks than investment grade debt securities. Lower-rated debt securities may fluctuate more widely in price and yield than investment grade debt securities and may fall in price during times when the economy is weak or is expected to become weak. In addition, because companies that issue convertible securities are often small- or mid-cap companies, to the extent the Fund invests in convertible securities, it will be subject to the risks of investing in these companies.

REITs and Other Real Estate Companies Risk. REIT and other real estate company securities are subject to, among other risks: declines in property values; defaults by mortgagors or other borrowers and tenants; increases in property taxes and other operating expenses; overbuilding; fluctuations in rental income; changes in interest rates; lack of availability of mortgage funds or financing; extended vacancies of properties; changes in tax and regulatory requirements; losses due to environmental liabilities; or casualty or condemnation losses. REITs also are dependent upon management skills and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, self-liquidation and the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free “pass-through” of income under the federal tax law. REIT and other real estate company securities tend to be small- to mid-cap stocks and are subject to the risks of investing in small- to mid-cap stocks.

Utility Companies Risk. Utility companies are sensitive to changes in interest rates and other economic conditions, government regulation, uncertainties created by deregulation, environmental protection or energy conservation policies and practices, the level and demand for services, and the cost and delay of technological developments. In addition, securities of utility companies are volatile and may underperform in a sluggish economy.

Options Risk. The use of options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. If the Fund’s Portfolio Managers apply a strategy at an inappropriate time or judge market conditions or trends incorrectly, options may lower the Fund’s return. There can be no guarantee that the use of options will increase the Fund’s return or income. Government legislation or regulation could affect the use of derivatives and could limit a fund’s ability to pursue its investment strategies.

Writing (selling) a call option obligates the Fund to sell the underlying security to a purchaser at a specified price if the purchaser decides to exercise the option. The Fund receives a premium when it writes a call option. A call option is “covered” if the Fund simultaneously holds an equivalent position in the security underlying the option. When the Fund writes a covered call option, it assumes the risk that it must sell the underlying security at a price that may be lower than the market price of the security, and it gives up the opportunity to profit from a price increase in the underlying security above the exercise price.

Writing (selling) a put option obligates the Fund to acquire the underlying security from a purchaser at a specified price if the purchaser decides to exercise the option. The Fund receives a premium when it writes a put option. When the Fund writes a put option, it assumes the risk that it must purchase the underlying security at a price that may be higher than the market price of the security.

In addition, there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the securities underlying them and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for various options.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Foreign and Emerging Markets Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 13.43%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -19.57%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 10.50%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund		1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Institutional Class	[1]	5.20%	5.78%	6.28%	Nov. 02, 2006
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	4.35%	4.77%	5.25%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	3.88%	4.53%	4.95%
Class A	[1]	(1.14%)	4.24%	4.78%	Nov. 02, 2006
Class C	[1]	3.07%	4.95%	5.47%	Nov. 02, 2006
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	2.11%	(0.25%)	0.53%	Nov. 02, 2006

After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund | Class R3

Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks total return emphasizing both current income and capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund Class R3
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund Class R3
Management fees		0.73%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.50%
Other expenses	[1]	0.18%
Total annual operating expenses		1.41%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund Class R3	144	446	771	1,691

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 42% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in income-oriented equity securities that pay dividends, which may include real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), convertible securities (including convertible preferred stock, which receives preference in the payment of dividends) and common stocks. The Fund seeks to generate a current yield that is greater than the average current yield for stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Index. By selecting these types of equity securities, the Fund seeks to dampen the market volatility associated with investing in equity securities.

The Fund typically employs a “value” approach in selecting investments. The Portfolio Managers use a bottom-up, research-driven approach to identify companies that they believe have the ability to sustain and potentially to grow their free cash flow and are trading at a discount to their net present values. The approach involves examining companies for the presence of potential catalysts that will lead to the creation of value, such as regulatory changes, competitive shifts, reaccelerating earnings, and corporate/management restructuring. The Portfolio Managers also utilize quantitative measures of value, including price-to-earnings ratios, price-to-book ratios and discounted free cash flows, among others.

The Fund may emphasize the real estate and utilities sectors of the market at any given time and may invest up to 40% of its total assets in each of these sectors.

The Fund may also use options, including writing (selling) calls against positions in the portfolio (“covered calls”) or writing (selling) puts on individual stocks, to attempt to enhance income.

The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies. The Fund may invest in convertible securities that are rated below investment grade (commonly known as “junk bonds”) or, if unrated, are determined by the portfolio managers to be of comparable quality.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, when other opportunities appear more attractive or when the stock grows too large relative to the rest of the portfolio.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Dividend Risk. There is no guarantee that the companies in which the Fund invests will declare dividends in the future or that dividends, if declared, will remain at current levels or increase over time.

Interest Rate Risk.The value of certain investments, including dividend-paying common stocks such as REIT common shares, can decline when interest rates rise. Interest rates have been unusually low in recent years.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

If the Fund emphasizes the real estate sector, the utilities sector, or both sectors, your investment in the Fund will be linked to the performance of one or both sectors and the value of the Fund’s shares may change at different rates compared to the value of shares of a fund with investments in a mix of different sectors or industries.

Convertible Securities. The value of a convertible security increases or decreases with the price of the underlying common stock. In general, a convertible security is subject to the risks of stocks (and its price may be as volatile as that of the underlying stock) when the underlying stock’s price is high relative to the conversion price and is subject to the risks of debt securities (and is particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates) when the underlying stock’s price is low relative to the conversion price. Many convertible securities have credit ratings that are below investment grade. Lower-rated debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) involve greater risks than investment grade debt securities. Lower-rated debt securities may fluctuate more widely in price and yield than investment grade debt securities and may fall in price during times when the economy is weak or is expected to become weak. In addition, because companies that issue convertible securities are often small- or mid-cap companies, to the extent the Fund invests in convertible securities, it will be subject to the risks of investing in these companies.

REITs and Other Real Estate Companies Risk. REIT and other real estate company securities are subject to, among other risks: declines in property values; defaults by mortgagors or other borrowers and tenants; increases in property taxes and other operating expenses; overbuilding; fluctuations in rental income; changes in interest rates; lack of availability of mortgage funds or financing; extended vacancies of properties; changes in tax and regulatory requirements; losses due to environmental liabilities; or casualty or condemnation losses. REITs also are dependent upon management skills and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, self-liquidation and the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free “pass-through” of income under the federal tax law. REIT and other real estate company securities tend to be small- to mid-cap stocks and are subject to the risks of investing in small- to mid-cap stocks.

Utility Companies Risk. Utility companies are sensitive to changes in interest rates and other economic conditions, government regulation, uncertainties created by deregulation, environmental protection or energy conservation policies and practices, the level and demand for services, and the cost and delay of technological developments. In addition, securities of utility companies are volatile and may underperform in a sluggish economy.

Options Risk. The use of options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. If the Fund’s Portfolio Managers apply a strategy at an inappropriate time or judge market conditions or trends incorrectly, options may lower the Fund’s return. There can be no guarantee that the use of options will increase the Fund’s return or income. Government legislation or regulation could affect the use of derivatives and could limit a fund’s ability to pursue its investment strategies.

Writing (selling) a call option obligates the Fund to sell the underlying security to a purchaser at a specified price if the purchaser decides to exercise the option. The Fund receives a premium when it writes a call option. A call option is “covered” if the Fund simultaneously holds an equivalent position in the security underlying the option. When the Fund writes a covered call option, it assumes the risk that it must sell the underlying security at a price that may be lower than the market price of the security, and it gives up the opportunity to profit from a price increase in the underlying security above the exercise price.

Writing (selling) a put option obligates the Fund to acquire the underlying security from a purchaser at a specified price if the purchaser decides to exercise the option. The Fund receives a premium when it writes a put option. When the Fund writes a put option, it assumes the risk that it must purchase the underlying security at a price that may be higher than the market price of the security.

In addition, there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the securities underlying them and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for various options.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Foreign and Emerging Markets Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 13.43%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -19.57%

Year-to-date performance as of 09/30/2012: 9.87%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund		1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Class R3	[1]	4.57%	5.56%	6.06%	Nov. 02, 2006
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	3.62%	4.56%	5.05%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	3.16%	4.31%	4.74%
Class R3 S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	2.11%	(0.25%)	0.53%	Nov. 02, 2006

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Neuberger Berman Focus Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)		5.75%	none	none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)	[1]	none	1.00%	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Neuberger Berman Focus Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Management fees		0.79%	0.79%	0.68%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	none
Other expenses		0.18%	0.18%	0.13%
Total annual operating expenses		1.22%	1.97%	0.81%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.11%	0.11%	0.06%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.11%	1.86%	0.75%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example Neuberger Berman Focus Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	682	908	1,175	1,938
Class C	289	585	1,030	2,268
Institutional Class	77	240	431	984

Expense Example, No Redemption Neuberger Berman Focus Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	682	908	1,175	1,938
Class C	189	585	1,030	2,268
Institutional Class	77	240	431	984

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 96% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests in a concentrated portfolio, consisting mainly of common stocks of companies of any size that are selected using a fundamental, research driven approach.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund typically holds a limited number of stocks. Because of this, the Fund may at times be substantially over- and under-weighted in certain economic sectors.

The Portfolio Managers, with the assistance of Neuberger Berman research analysts, look for what they believe to be undervalued companies. Factors in identifying these firms may include depressed valuations, above-average returns, an established market niche, and sound future business prospects. This approach is designed to let the Fund benefit from potential increases in stock prices, while limiting the risks typically associated with investing in a smaller number of stocks.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target valuation, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Because the Fund had a policy of investing 90% of its assets in no more than six economic sectors prior to December 17, 2007, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 34.06%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’02, -31.87%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 17.98%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Focus Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	[1]	(2.66%)	(2.25%)	1.00%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(2.78%)	(3.31%)	0.02%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(1.59%)	(1.95%)	0.85%
Class A	[1]	(8.55%)	(3.50%)	0.35%
Class C	[1]	(4.64%)	(2.58%)	0.83%
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	2.11%	(0.25%)	2.92%

After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | Trust Class

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Focus Fund Trust Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses	Neuberger Berman Focus Fund Trust Class
Management fees	0.93%
Distribution (12b-1) fees	0.10%
Other expenses	0.14%
Total annual operating expenses	1.17%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Focus Fund Trust Class	119	372	644	1,420

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 96% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests in a concentrated portfolio, consisting mainly of common stocks of companies of any size that are selected using a fundamental, research driven approach.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund typically holds a limited number of stocks. Because of this, the Fund may at times be substantially over- and under-weighted in certain economic sectors.

The Portfolio Managers, with the assistance of Neuberger Berman research analysts, look for what they believe to be undervalued companies. Factors in identifying these firms may include depressed valuations, above-average returns, an established market niche, and sound future business prospects. This approach is designed to let the Fund benefit from potential increases in stock prices, while limiting the risks typically associated with investing in a smaller number of stocks.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target valuation, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Because the Fund had a policy of investing 90% of its assets in no more than six economic sectors prior to December 17, 2007, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 33.98%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’02, -31.93%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 17.61%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Focus Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Trust Class	[1]	(3.03%)	(2.53%)	0.77%
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(3.11%)	(3.58%)	(0.19%)
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(1.86%)	(2.17%)	0.66%
Trust Class S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	2.11%	(0.25%)	2.92%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | Advisor Class

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Focus Fund Advisor Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses	Neuberger Berman Focus Fund Advisor Class
Management fees	0.93%
Distribution (12b-1) fees	0.25%
Other expenses	0.14%
Total annual operating expenses	1.32%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Focus Fund Advisor Class	134	418	723	1,590

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 96% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests in a concentrated portfolio, consisting mainly of common stocks of companies of any size that are selected using a fundamental, research driven approach.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund typically holds a limited number of stocks. Because of this, the Fund may at times be substantially over- and under-weighted in certain economic sectors.

The Portfolio Managers, with the assistance of Neuberger Berman research analysts, look for what they believe to be undervalued companies. Factors in identifying these firms may include depressed valuations, above-average returns, an established market niche, and sound future business prospects. This approach is designed to let the Fund benefit from potential increases in stock prices, while limiting the risks typically associated with investing in a smaller number of stocks.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target valuation, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Because the Fund had a policy of investing 90% of its assets in no more than six economic sectors prior to December 17, 2007, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 33.98%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’02, -31.95%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 17.58%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Focus Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Advisor Class	[1]	(3.22%)	(2.74%)	0.55%
Advisor Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(3.35%)	(3.82%)	(0.41%)
Advisor Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(1.93%)	(2.35%)	0.48%
Advisor Class S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	2.11%	(0.25%)	2.92%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund | Investor Class

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Focus Fund Investor Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses	Neuberger Berman Focus Fund Investor Class
Management fees	0.79%
Distribution (12b-1) fees	none
Other expenses	0.19%
Total annual operating expenses	0.98%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Focus Fund Investor Class	100	312	542	1,201

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 96% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests in a concentrated portfolio, consisting mainly of common stocks of companies of any size that are selected using a fundamental, research driven approach.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund typically holds a limited number of stocks. Because of this, the Fund may at times be substantially over- and under-weighted in certain economic sectors.

The Portfolio Managers, with the assistance of Neuberger Berman research analysts, look for what they believe to be undervalued companies. Factors in identifying these firms may include depressed valuations, above-average returns, an established market niche, and sound future business prospects. This approach is designed to let the Fund benefit from potential increases in stock prices, while limiting the risks typically associated with investing in a smaller number of stocks.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target valuation, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Because the Fund had a policy of investing 90% of its assets in no more than six economic sectors prior to December 17, 2007, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 34.06%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’02, -31.87%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 17.77%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Focus Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Investor Class	[1]	(2.85%)	(2.31%)	0.96%
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(2.92%)	(3.37%)	(0.01%)
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(1.75%)	(2.00%)	0.82%
Investor Class S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	2.11%	(0.25%)	2.92%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund

Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)		5.75%	none	none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)	[1]	none	1.00%	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Management fees		1.01%	1.01%	0.90%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	none
Other expenses		10.57%	10.87%	9.95%
Total annual operating expenses		11.83%	12.88%	10.85%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		10.32%	10.62%	9.70%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.51%	2.26%	1.15%

Expense Example

Theexpense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	720	1,025	3,330	7,850
Class C	329	706	3,284	8,148
Institutional Class	117	365	2,656	7,307

Expense Example, No Redemption Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	720	1,025	3,330	7,850
Class C	229	706	3,284	8,148
Institutional Class	117	365	2,656	7,307

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 62% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in large-capitalization companies located anywhere in the world, including companies in both developed and emerging markets. Under normal market circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in equity securities.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Managers look for what they believe to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as valuations that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Managers also consider the outlook for various countries and sectors around the world, examining economic, market, social and political conditions.

Equity securities in which the Fund may invest include common and preferred stocks, convertible securities, rights and warrants to purchase common stock and depositary receipts. The Fund may also invest in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”).

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 40% of its total assets (unless market conditions are not deemed favorable by the Portfolio Managers, in which case the Fund would invest at least 30% of its total assets) in securities (i) of foreign government or quasi-governmental issuers or (ii) of non-governmental issuers (a) organized or located outside the U.S., (b) that trade primarily in a market located outside the U.S., or (c) that derive at least 50% of their revenue or profits from business outside the U.S. or have at least 50% of their sales or assets outside the U.S. For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may deviate substantially from the allocation described above.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in global stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities, including those issued by foreign governments, involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

ETF Risk. ETFs may trade in the secondary market at prices below the value of their underlying portfolios and may not be liquid. An actively managed ETF’s performance will reflect its adviser’s ability to make investment decisions that are suited to achieving the ETF’s investment objectives. Passively managed ETFs are subject to the risk that they may not replicate the performance of the index tracked by the ETF.

Other Investment Company Risk. Through its investment in ETFs and other investment companies, the Fund is subject to the risks of the investment companies’ investments, as well as to the investment companies’ expenses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

Performance history will be available for the Fund after the Fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

Neuberger Berman Global Thematic Opportunities Fund

Neuberger Berman Global Thematic Opportunities Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Neuberger Berman Global Thematic Opportunities Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)		5.75%	none	none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)	[1]	none	1.00%	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Neuberger Berman Global Thematic Opportunities Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Management fees		1.11%	1.11%	1.00%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	none
Other expenses		0.89%	1.00%	0.85%
Acquired fund fees and expenses		0.02%	0.02%	0.02%
Total annual operating expenses		2.27%	3.13%	1.87%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.64%	0.75%	0.60%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.63%	2.38%	1.27%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example Neuberger Berman Global Thematic Opportunities Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	731	1,060	1,545	2,880
Class C	341	742	1,432	3,271
Institutional Class	129	403	833	2,033

Expense Example, No Redemption Neuberger Berman Global Thematic Opportunities Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	731	1,060	1,545	2,880
Class C	241	742	1,432	3,271
Institutional Class	129	403	833	2,033

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 57% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests primarily in equity securities of companies located around the world, including companies in both developed and emerging markets.

The Portfolio Managers use a two-step process to identify what they believe to be attractively-priced companies that are likely to benefit from significant and under-appreciated global trends.

First, the Portfolio Managers seek to identify and analyze, on a worldwide basis, broad changes that they believe will fundamentally alter the structure of economies and industries. Once the Portfolio Managers identify and analyze these changes, they develop investment themes that they believe summarize the new environments emerging from these changes. The Portfolio Managers develop investment themes through their proprietary research, which includes extensive travel around the world and is designed to identify these changes and analyze how they impact economies and industries. Based on their research, the Portfolio Managers believe that the demographic, economic, and supply and demand factors supporting the themes are persistent and sustainable and, therefore, that the themes are likely to continue for the foreseeable future.

Second, the Portfolio Managers identify companies that they believe are likely to benefit from these changes. Once the Portfolio Managers identify potential companies, they model the future free cash flows of those companies to determine whether they believe that the companies’ stocks are attractively priced relative to current and estimated future cash flows. The Portfolio Managers believe this approach helps them choose companies whose stocks are trading at a discount to the Portfolio Managers’ estimates of the companies’ intrinsic values and that present attractive investment opportunities over the long-term. This estimate of intrinsic value represents what the Portfolio Managers believe a company could be worth if it is acquired, if its profitability normalizes to its long-term average level, if its valuation moves in line with publicly traded peers’ valuations, or if other investors recognize its potential for earnings growth.

Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

Equity securities in which the Fund may invest include common and preferred stocks, convertible securities, rights and warrants to purchase common stock and depositary receipts.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 40% of its total assets (unless market conditions are not deemed favorable by the Portfolio Managers, in which case the Fund would invest at least 30% of its total assets) in securities (i) of foreign government or quasi-governmental issuers or (ii) of non-governmental issuers (a) organized or located outside the U.S., (b) that trade primarily in a market located outside the U.S., or (c) that derive at least 50% of their revenue or profits from business outside the U.S. or have at least 50% of their sales or assets outside the U.S. For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may deviate substantially from the allocation described above.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in global stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities, including those issued by foreign governments, involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Identification of Themes. Because the Fund’s investment program depends on the development of significant long-term themes, the Fund’s performance may suffer if the Portfolio Managers do not correctly develop such themes. Failure to correctly develop themes, or the failure of a theme to unfold in the way the Portfolio Managers anticipate, may result from many causes, including the following: governments or others may decide to oppose or delay certain economic, social or political themes; demographic or economic data necessary to understand correctly the way in which certain themes may unfold in some countries may be incorrect or incomplete; development of themes and their longevity may require attention to subtle cultural factors not always apparent to outside observers; or social and political changes or natural disasters in some parts of the world may alter the underlying conditions or affect the availability of natural resources necessary to an emerging theme.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

Performance history will be available for the Fund after the Fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital;

current income is a secondary goal.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)		5.75%	none	none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)	[1]	none	1.00%	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Management fees		0.77%	0.77%	0.66%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	none
Other expenses		0.10%	0.11%	0.08%
Total annual operating expenses		1.12%	1.88%	0.74%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.01%	0.02%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.11%	1.86%	0.74%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	682	908	1,154	1,857
Class C	289	585	1,010	2,196
Institutional Class	76	237	411	918

Expense Example, No Redemption Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	682	908	1,154	1,857
Class C	189	585	1,010	2,196
Institutional Class	76	237	411	918

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 26% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goals, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing across many different industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a research driven and valuation sensitive approach to stock selection, with a long term perspective. They look for solid balance sheets, strong management teams with a track record of success, good cash flow and the prospect for above average earnings growth. They seek to purchase the stock of businesses that they believe to be well positioned and undervalued by the market.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Valuation Sensitive Investing. In addition to employing traditional value criteria – that is, looking for value among companies whose stock prices are below their historical average, based on earnings, cash flow, or other financial measures – the Portfolio Managers may buy a company’s shares if they look more fully priced based on Wall Street consensus estimates of earnings, but still inexpensive relative to their estimates. The Portfolio Managers look for these companies to rise in price as they outperform Wall Street’s expectations, because they believe some aspects of the business have not been fully appreciated or appropriately priced by other investors.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Because the Fund had a policy of investing mainly in large-cap stocks prior to December 2002, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 18.36%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.36%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.30%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	[1]	(2.74%)	0.20%	3.77%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(2.88%)	(0.62%)	3.18%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(1.61%)	0.05%	3.18%
Class A	[1]	(8.76%)	(1.18%)	3.05%
Class C	[1]	(4.82%)	(0.38%)	3.47%
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	2.11%	(0.25%)	2.92%

After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Advisor Class

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital;

current income is a secondary goal.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund Advisor Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund Advisor Class
Management fees		0.91%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%
Other expenses	[1]	0.34%
Total annual operating expenses		1.50%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund Advisor Class	153	474	818	1,791

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 26% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goals, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing across many different industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a research driven and valuation sensitive approach to stock selection, with a long term perspective. They look for solid balance sheets, strong management teams with a track record of success, good cash flow and the prospect for above average earnings growth. They seek to purchase the stock of businesses that they believe to be well positioned and undervalued by the market.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Valuation Sensitive Investing. In addition to employing traditional value criteria – that is, looking for value among companies whose stock prices are below their historical average, based on earnings, cash flow, or other financial measures – the Portfolio Managers may buy a company’s shares if they look more fully priced based on Wall Street consensus estimates of earnings, but still inexpensive relative to their estimates. The Portfolio Managers look for these companies to rise in price as they outperform Wall Street’s expectations, because they believe some aspects of the business have not been fully appreciated or appropriately priced by other investors.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market.

Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Because the Fund had a policy of investing mainly in large-cap stocks prior to December 2002, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 18.13%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.52%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 11.72%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Advisor Class	[1]	(3.51%)	(0.49%)	3.15%
Advisor Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(3.55%)	(1.21%)	2.64%
Advisor Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(2.22%)	(0.51%)	2.66%
Advisor Class S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	2.11%	(0.25%)	2.92%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Investor Class

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital;

current income is a secondary goal.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund Investor Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses	Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund Investor Class
Management fees	0.77%
Distribution (12b-1) fees	none
Other expenses	0.15%
Total annual operating expenses	0.92%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund Investor Class	94	293	509	1,131

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 26% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goals, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing across many different industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a research driven and valuation sensitive approach to stock selection, with a long term perspective. They look for solid balance sheets, strong management teams with a track record of success, good cash flow and the prospect for above average earnings growth. They seek to purchase the stock of businesses that they believe to be well positioned and undervalued by the market.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Valuation Sensitive Investing. In addition to employing traditional value criteria – that is, looking for value among companies whose stock prices are below their historical average, based on earnings, cash flow, or other financial measures – the Portfolio Managers may buy a company’s shares if they look more fully priced based on Wall Street consensus estimates of earnings, but still inexpensive relative to their estimates. The Portfolio Managers look for these companies to rise in price as they outperform Wall Street’s expectations, because they believe some aspects of the business have not been fully appreciated or appropriately priced by other investors.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Because the Fund had a policy of investing mainly in large-cap stocks prior to December 2002, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 18.36%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.36%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.25%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Investor Class	[1]	(2.94%)	0.09%	3.71%
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(3.04%)	(0.71%)	3.13%
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(1.77%)	(0.04%)	3.13%
Investor Class S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	2.11%	(0.25%)	2.92%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Class R3

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital;

current income is a secondary goal.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund Class R3
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund Class R3
Management fees		0.77%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.50%
Other expenses		0.12%
Total annual operating expenses		1.39%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.03%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.36%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund Class R3	138	431	751	1,660

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 26% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goals, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing across many different industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a research driven and valuation sensitive approach to stock selection, with a long term perspective. They look for solid balance sheets, strong management teams with a track record of success, good cash flow and the prospect for above average earnings growth. They seek to purchase the stock of businesses that they believe to be well positioned and undervalued by the market.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Valuation Sensitive Investing. In addition to employing traditional value criteria – that is, looking for value among companies whose stock prices are below their historical average, based on earnings, cash flow, or other financial measures – the Portfolio Managers may buy a company’s shares if they look more fully priced based on Wall Street consensus estimates of earnings, but still inexpensive relative to their estimates. The Portfolio Managers look for these companies to rise in price as they outperform Wall Street’s expectations, because they believe some aspects of the business have not been fully appreciated or appropriately priced by other investors.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Because the Fund had a policy of investing mainly in large-cap stocks prior to December 2002, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 18.36%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.36%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 11.83%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Class R3	[1]	(3.34%)	(0.12%)	3.60%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(3.47%)	(0.93%)	3.02%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(2.01%)	(0.21%)	3.04%
Class R3 S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	2.11%	(0.25%)	2.92%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund | Trust Class

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital;

current income is a secondary goal.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund Trust Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses	Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund Trust Class
Management fees	0.91%
Distribution (12b-1) fees	0.10%
Other expenses	0.08%
Total annual operating expenses	1.09%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund Trust Class	111	347	601	1,329

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 26% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goals, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing across many different industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a research driven and valuation sensitive approach to stock selection, with a long term perspective. They look for solid balance sheets, strong management teams with a track record of success, good cash flow and the prospect for above average earnings growth. They seek to purchase the stock of businesses that they believe to be well positioned and undervalued by the market.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

Valuation Sensitive Investing. In addition to employing traditional value criteria – that is, looking for value among companies whose stock prices are below their historical average, based on earnings, cash flow, or other financial measures – the Portfolio Managers may buy a company’s shares if they look more fully priced based on Wall Street consensus estimates of earnings, but still inexpensive relative to their estimates. The Portfolio Managers look for these companies to rise in price as they outperform Wall Street’s expectations, because they believe some aspects of the business have not been fully appreciated or appropriately priced by other investors.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Because the Fund had a policy of investing mainly in large-cap stocks prior to December 2002, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 18.18%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.38%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.02%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Trust Class	[1]	(3.05%)	(0.08%)	3.54%
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(3.17%)	(0.89%)	2.98%
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(1.82%)	(0.18%)	2.99%
Trust Class S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	2.11%	(0.25%)	2.92%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund

Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)		5.75%	none	none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)	[1]	none	1.00%	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Management fees		0.81%	0.81%	0.70%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	none
Other expenses		0.34%	0.32%	0.30%
Total annual operating expenses		1.40%	2.13%	1.00%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.10%	0.13%	0.10%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.30%	2.00%	0.90%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	700	963	1,268	2,132
Class C	303	627	1,106	2,429
Institutional Class	92	287	522	1,196

Expense Example, No Redemption Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	700	963	1,268	2,132
Class C	203	627	1,106	2,429
Institutional Class	92	287	522	1,196

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in large-capitalization foreign companies, including companies in developed and emerging markets. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in large-capitalization companies. The Fund currently defines large-capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization greater than $2.5 billion at the time of purchase. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and sectors around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 22.51%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -22.17%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 11.23%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund		1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Institutional Class	[1]	(11.36%)	(3.29%)	(0.52%)	Aug. 01, 2006
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(11.63%)	(3.79%)	(1.03%)
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(7.14%)	(2.89%)	(0.57%)
Class A	[1]	(16.74%)	(4.75%)	(1.93%)	Aug. 01, 2006
Class C	[1]	(13.21%)	(4.19%)	(1.40%)	Aug. 01, 2006
MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)	[1]	(11.73%)	(4.26%)	(1.64%)	Aug. 01, 2006

After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund | Class R3

Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund Class R3
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund Class R3
Management fees		0.81%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.50%
Other expenses		0.36%
Total annual operating expenses		1.67%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.16%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.51%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund Class R3	154	477	860	1,934

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in large-capitalization foreign companies, including companies in developed and emerging markets. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in large-capitalization companies. The Fund currently defines large-capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization greater than $2.5 billion at the time of purchase. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and sectors around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 22.30%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -22.23%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 10.71%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund		1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Class R3	[1]	(11.94%)	(3.77%)	(0.99%)	Aug. 01, 2006
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(12.14%)	(4.19%)	(1.42%)
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(7.58%)	(3.26%)	(0.95%)
Class R3 MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)	[1]	(11.73%)	(4.26%)	(1.64%)	Aug. 01, 2006

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund | Trust Class

Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund Trust Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund Trust Class
Management fees		0.95%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.10%
Other expenses		0.35%
Total annual operating expenses		1.40%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.15%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.25%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund Trust Class	127	397	721	1,638

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in large-capitalization foreign companies, including companies in developed and emerging markets. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in large-capitalization companies. The Fund currently defines large-capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization greater than $2.5 billion at the time of purchase. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and sectors around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 (if you are an institution or investment provider) or 800-877-9700 (if you are an individual retail investor) for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 22.47%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -22.23%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 10.97%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund		1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Trust Class	[1]	(11.69%)	(3.62%)	(0.86%)	Aug. 01, 2006
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(11.88%)	(4.05%)	(1.29%)
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(7.42%)	(3.14%)	(0.83%)
Trust Class MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)	[1]	(11.73%)	(4.26%)	(1.64%)	Aug. 01, 2006

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund

Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long term growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)		5.75%	none	none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)	[1]	none	1.00%	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Management fees		1.11%	1.11%	1.00%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	none
Other expenses		0.25%	0.25%	0.22%
Total annual operating expenses		1.61%	2.36%	1.22%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.25%	0.25%	0.22%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.36%	2.11%	1.00%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	706	981	1,330	2,313
Class C	314	661	1,189	2,635
Institutional Class	102	318	603	1,415

Expense Example, No Redemption Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	706	981	1,330	2,313
Class C	214	661	1,189	2,635
Institutional Class	102	318	603	1,415

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 30% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in common stocks of small- and mid-capitalization companies, which it defines as those companies with a total market value between $50 million and $10 billion at the time the Fund first invests in them. The Fund may continue to hold or add to a position in a stock after the company’s market value has increased above or decreased below this range.

The Fund’s strategy consists of using a bottom-up, research driven approach to identify stocks of companies that are available at market prices below the Portfolio Managers’ estimate of their intrinsic value and that the Portfolio Managers believe have the potential for appreciation in value over time. The Portfolio Managers’ estimate of a company’s intrinsic value represents their view of the company’s true, long-term economic value, which may be currently distorted by market inefficiencies. This estimate of intrinsic value represents what the Portfolio Managers believe a company could be worth if it is acquired, if its profitability normalizes to its long-term average level, or if its valuation moves in line with publicly traded peers’ valuations.

The Portfolio Managers believe that while markets are often efficient, certain investment opportunities tend to be mispriced due to market inefficiencies. For example, market inefficiencies may exist at times in the small capitalization segment of the market due to a lack of widely available research on these companies. The Portfolio Managers attempt to exploit these market inefficiencies and look for opportunities to invest in companies they believe to be undervalued, such as companies with the following characteristics:

■ Complex Companies: These companies typically have multiple lines of business that are in different industries or sectors and/or that have different growth rates and profitability characteristics.

■ Cyclical Companies: These companies typically have ebbs and flows in their business depending on demand patterns for their products, the length of product cycles, or other transient factors.

■ Companies in a Period of Interrupted Growth: Typically, these are companies in attractive, high growth markets that have suffered what the Portfolio Managers believe is a temporary setback and/or are in transition to a more mature, lower growth business model that focuses more on current earnings than on rapid growth.

In seeking to identify these types of companies, the Portfolio Managers perform an initial screening to identify those companies that have stock prices that are trailing the performance of the overall market and that the Portfolio Managers believe are attractive relative to current cash flows. Next, the Portfolio Managers establish an estimate of a company’s intrinsic value. The Portfolio Managers will invest in a company’s stock on the basis of the company’s discount to the Portfolio Managers’ estimate of intrinsic value and the Portfolio Managers’ belief in its potential for appreciation over time. In addition, the Portfolio Managers may invest in anticipation of a catalyst, such as a merger, liquidation, spin off, or management change. The Portfolio Managers will typically visit a company and interview its management team to help understand management’s incentives (such as equity ownership in the company and compensation plans), the merits of its strategic plan, and any other factors that have the potential to increase the value of the company’s stock.

The Portfolio Managers establish an intrinsic value for each security when it is purchased. Intrinsic values are updated quarterly or when the Portfolio Managers believe that market or company-specific events prompt a reassessment. A position in a particular security will be reduced or eliminated when the gap between its price and the Portfolio Managers’ estimate of its intrinsic value has narrowed or been eliminated or when other opportunities appear more attractive. Changes in management or corporate strategy may also result in the reduction or elimination of a position.

At times, the Portfolio Managers may emphasize certain sectors that they believe will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies in anticipation of a catalyst carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses. Certain catalysts, such as companies emerging from, or restructuring as a result of, bankruptcy, carry additional risks and the securities of such companies may be more likely to lose value than the securities of more financially stable companies.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

As of May 7, 2010, the Fund is the successor to DJG Small Cap Value Fund L.P., an unregistered limited partnership (“DJG Fund”); DJG Fund was the successor to The DJG Small Cap Value Fund, an unregistered commingled investment account (“DJG Account”). The performance after September 12, 2008 is that of DJG Fund and the performance from July 8, 1997 (the Fund’s commencement of operations) to September 11, 2008 is that of DJG Account. On May 7, 2010, the DJG Fund transferred its assets to the Fund in exchange for the Fund’s Institutional Class shares. The investment policies, objectives, guidelines and restrictions of the Fund are in all material respects equivalent to those of DJG Fund and DJG Account (the “Predecessors”). As a mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund is subject to certain restrictions under the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code to which the Predecessors were not subject. Had the Predecessors been registered under the 1940 Act and been subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act and the Code, their investment performance may have been adversely affected. The performance information reflects the actual expenses of the Predecessors.

The Predecessors did not have distribution policies. The Predecessors were an unregistered limited partnership and an unregistered commingled investment account, did not qualify as regulated investment companies for federal income tax purposes and did not pay dividends or distributions. As a result of the different tax treatment, we are unable to show the after-tax returns for the Fund prior to May 7, 2010.

Past performance is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 30.56%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -30.60%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 14.83%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund		Label	1 Year		5 Years		10 Years		Since Inception		Inception Date
Institutional Class	[1]		(12.43%)		1.92%		7.36%		10.15%		Jul. 08, 1997
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]		(13.86%)
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]		(6.27%)
Class A	[1]		(17.78%)		0.60%		6.66%		9.66%		Jul. 08, 1997
Class C	[1]		(14.22%)		1.54%		7.16%		10.01%		Jul. 08, 1997
Russell 2000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]		(5.50%)		(1.87%)		6.40%		7.22%		Jul. 08, 1997
Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses and taxes)		Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	(4.18%)	[1]	0.15%	[1]	5.62%	[1]	5.77%	[1]	Jul. 08, 1997	[1]

After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)		5.75%	none	none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)	[1]	none	1.00%	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Management fees		0.79%	0.79%	0.68%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	none
Other expenses		0.12%	0.11%	0.10%
Total annual operating expenses		1.16%	1.90%	0.78%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.05%	0.04%	0.03%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.11%	1.86%	0.75%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	682	908	1,162	1,890
Class C	289	585	1,015	2,212
Institutional Class	77	240	424	957

Expense Example, No Redemption Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	682	908	1,162	1,890
Class C	189	585	1,015	2,212
Institutional Class	77	240	424	957

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 116% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in stocks of large-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a market capitalization greater than $3 billion at the time of purchase. The Fund seeks to generate a return that is greater than the average return for stocks in the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and a catalyst-driven approach, the Portfolio Managers seek to purchase what they believe to be high-quality, dynamic companies that exhibit acceleration in key growth metrics, such as earnings per share, driven by an identifiable catalyst and that are selling at valuations that the Portfolio Managers believe offer the potential for protection from a drop in price.

The catalyst-driven approach involves examining companies for the presence of potential catalysts for growth which may include: new product development; management changes; demographic shifts; regulatory changes; and mergers, acquisitions and corporate reorganizations. The Portfolio Managers then look to analyze the significance of the catalyst to determine whether the company demonstrates the necessary qualities for inclusion in the Fund’s portfolio.

At times, the Portfolio Managers may emphasize certain sectors that they believe will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when an expected catalyst does not materialize, when a catalyst’s impact is below expectations, when the fundamental picture for the company or industry deteriorates, when more attractive alternatives are available at better valuation levels, when they believe the stock has become fully valued, or when the stock grows too large relative to the rest of the portfolio. As part of the Portfolio Managers’ sell discipline, they identify stocks that are down from cost or down from a 52-week high and re-evaluate those stocks to determine whether or not they still demonstrate the necessary qualities for inclusion in the Fund’s portfolio.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in stocks of large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q3 ’10, 13.34%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -20.51%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 14.16%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	[1]	(4.36%)	0.94%	0.58%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(5.05%)	0.78%	0.50%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(1.95%)	0.80%	0.49%
Class A	[1]	(10.14%)	(0.46%)	(0.12%)
Class C	[1]	(6.44%)	0.33%	0.27%
Russell 1000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	2.64%	2.50%	2.60%

After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund | Class R3

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund Class R3
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund Class R3
Management fees		0.79%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.50%
Other expenses		0.15%
Total annual operating expenses		1.44%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.08%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.36%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund Class R3	138	431	763	1,702

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 116% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in stocks of large-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a market capitalization greater than $3 billion at the time of purchase. The Fund seeks to generate a return that is greater than the average return for stocks in the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and a catalyst-driven approach, the Portfolio Managers seek to purchase what they believe to be high-quality, dynamic companies that exhibit acceleration in key growth metrics, such as earnings per share, driven by an identifiable catalyst and that are selling at valuations that the Portfolio Managers believe offer the potential for protection from a drop in price.

The catalyst-driven approach involves examining companies for the presence of potential catalysts for growth which may include: new product development; management changes; demographic shifts; regulatory changes; and mergers, acquisitions and corporate reorganizations. The Portfolio Managers then look to analyze the significance of the catalyst to determine whether the company demonstrates the necessary qualities for inclusion in the Fund’s portfolio.

At times, the Portfolio Managers may emphasize certain sectors that they believe will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when an expected catalyst does not materialize, when a catalyst’s impact is below expectations, when the fundamental picture for the company or industry deteriorates, when more attractive alternatives are available at better valuation levels, when they believe the stock has become fully valued, or when the stock grows too large relative to the rest of the portfolio. As part of the Portfolio Managers’ sell discipline, they identify stocks that are down from cost or down from a 52-week high and re-evaluate those stocks to determine whether or not they still demonstrate the necessary qualities for inclusion in the Fund’s portfolio.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in stocks of large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q3 ’10, 13.25%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -20.51%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.74%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Class R3	[1]	(5.10%)	0.62%	0.42%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(5.76%)	0.48%	0.35%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(2.46%)	0.52%	0.36%
Class R3 Russell 1000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	2.64%	2.50%	2.60%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund | Investor Class

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund Investor Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund Investor Class
Management fees		0.79%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		none
Other expenses	[1]	0.32%
Total annual operating expenses		1.11%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund Investor Class	113	353	612	1,352

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 116% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in stocks of large-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a market capitalization greater than $3 billion at the time of purchase. The Fund seeks to generate a return that is greater than the average return for stocks in the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and a catalyst-driven approach, the Portfolio Managers seek to purchase what they believe to be high-quality, dynamic companies that exhibit acceleration in key growth metrics, such as earnings per share, driven by an identifiable catalyst and that are selling at valuations that the Portfolio Managers believe offer the potential for protection from a drop in price.

The catalyst-driven approach involves examining companies for the presence of potential catalysts for growth which may include: new product development; management changes; demographic shifts; regulatory changes; and mergers, acquisitions and corporate reorganizations. The Portfolio Managers then look to analyze the significance of the catalyst to determine whether the company demonstrates the necessary qualities for inclusion in the Fund’s portfolio.

At times, the Portfolio Managers may emphasize certain sectors that they believe will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when an expected catalyst does not materialize, when a catalyst’s impact is below expectations, when the fundamental picture for the company or industry deteriorates, when more attractive alternatives are available at better valuation levels, when they believe the stock has become fully valued, or when the stock grows too large relative to the rest of the portfolio. As part of the Portfolio Managers’ sell discipline, they identify stocks that are down from cost or down from a 52-week high and re-evaluate those stocks to determine whether or not they still demonstrate the necessary qualities for inclusion in the Fund’s portfolio.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in stocks of large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q3 ’10, 13.20%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -20.51%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.93%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Investor Class	[1]	(4.82%)	0.73%	0.48%
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(5.48%)	0.59%	0.40%
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(2.28%)	0.62%	0.41%
Investor Class Russell 1000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	2.64%	2.50%	2.60%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund)

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund)

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund)		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)		5.75%	none	none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)	[1]	none	1.00%	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund)		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Management fees		0.74%	0.74%	0.63%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	none
Other expenses	[1]	0.09%	0.31%	0.08%
Total annual operating expenses		1.08%	2.05%	0.71%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement			0.18%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[2]	1.08%	1.87%	0.71%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	679	899	1,136	1,816
Class C	290	588	1,051	2,334
Institutional Class	73	227	395	883

Expense Example, No Redemption Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	679	899	1,136	1,816
Class C	190	588	1,051	2,334
Institutional Class	73	227	395	883

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 171% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Value Index at the time of purchase.

The Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed companies whose stock prices are undervalued. The Portfolio Manager seeks to identify companies with catalysts that he believes have the potential to improve the companies’ earnings from depressed levels. Such catalysts may include: management changes, restructurings, new products, new services, or new markets. The Portfolio Manager may also look for other characteristics in a company, such as a strong market position relative to competitors, a high level of stock ownership among management, and a recent sharp decline in stock price that appears to be the result of a short-term market overreaction to negative news.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries. However, at times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors or industries that he believes are undervalued relative to their historical valuations.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies with potential catalysts carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Prior to April 2, 2012, the Fund had a policy of investing mainly in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies. Its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 28.30%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -32.74%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.77%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund)		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	[1]	(11.10%)	(3.15%)	3.33%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(11.19%)	(3.40%)	3.06%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(7.10%)	(2.66%)	2.88%
Class A	[1]	(16.61%)	(4.52%)	2.58%
Class C	[1]	(13.02%)	(3.61%)	3.07%
Russell 1000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	0.39%	(2.64%)	3.89%

After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Class R3

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund)

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) Class R3
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) Class R3
Management fees		0.74%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.50%
Other expenses		0.16%
Total annual operating expenses		1.40%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.03%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.37%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) Class R3	139	434	757	1,671

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 171% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Value Index at the time of purchase.

The Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed companies whose stock prices are undervalued. The Portfolio Manager seeks to identify companies with catalysts that he believes have the potential to improve the companies’ earnings from depressed levels. Such catalysts may include: management changes, restructurings, new products, new services, or new markets. The Portfolio Manager may also look for other characteristics in a company, such as a strong market position relative to competitors, a high level of stock ownership among management, and a recent sharp decline in stock price that appears to be the result of a short-term market overreaction to negative news.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries. However, at times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors or industries that he believes are undervalued relative to their historical valuations.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies with potential catalysts carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses.

Recent Market Conditions.The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Prior to April 2, 2012, the Fund had a policy of investing mainly in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies. Its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 28.23%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -32.80%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.25%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund)		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Class R3	[1]	(11.70%)	(3.46%)	3.15%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(11.79%)	(3.69%)	2.89%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(7.61%)	(2.92%)	2.72%
Class R3 Russell 1000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	0.39%	(2.64%)	3.89%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Investor Class

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund)

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) Investor Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses	Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) Investor Class
Management fees	0.74%
Distribution (12b-1) fees	none
Other expenses	0.14%
Total annual operating expenses	0.88%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) Investor Class	90	281	488	1,084

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 171% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Value Index at the time of purchase.

The Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed companies whose stock prices are undervalued. The Portfolio Manager seeks to identify companies with catalysts that he believes have the potential to improve the companies’ earnings from depressed levels. Such catalysts may include: management changes, restructurings, new products, new services, or new markets. The Portfolio Manager may also look for other characteristics in a company, such as a strong market position relative to competitors, a high level of stock ownership among management, and a recent sharp decline in stock price that appears to be the result of a short-term market overreaction to negative news.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries. However, at times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors or industries that he believes are undervalued relative to their historical valuations.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies with potential catalysts carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses”.

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Prior to April 2, 2012, the Fund had a policy of investing mainly in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies. Its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 28.23%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -32.80%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.61%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund)		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Investor Class	[1]	(11.27%)	(3.31%)	3.23%
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(11.33%)	(3.53%)	2.98%
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(7.24%)	(2.79%)	2.80%
Investor Class Russell 1000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	0.39%	(2.64%)	3.89%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Trust Class

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund)

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) Trust Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses	Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) Trust Class
Management fees	0.88%
Distribution (12b-1) fees	0.10%
Other expenses	0.08%
Total annual operating expenses	1.06%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) Trust Class	108	337	585	1,294

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 171% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Value Index at the time of purchase.

The Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed companies whose stock prices are undervalued. The Portfolio Manager seeks to identify companies with catalysts that he believes have the potential to improve the companies’ earnings from depressed levels. Such catalysts may include: management changes, restructurings, new products, new services, or new markets. The Portfolio Manager may also look for other characteristics in a company, such as a strong market position relative to competitors, a high level of stock ownership among management, and a recent sharp decline in stock price that appears to be the result of a short-term market overreaction to negative news.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries. However, at times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors or industries that he believes are undervalued relative to their historical valuations.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies with potential catalysts carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses”.

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Prior to April 2, 2012, the Fund had a policy of investing mainly in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies. Its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 28.25%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -32.84%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.52%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund)		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Trust Class	[1]	(11.46%)	(3.50%)	3.06%
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(11.49%)	(3.71%)	2.83%
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(7.41%)	(2.94%)	2.65%
Trust Class Russell 1000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	0.39%	(2.64%)	3.89%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) | Advisor Class

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund)

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) Advisor Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses	Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) Advisor Class
Management fees	0.88%
Distribution (12b-1) fees	0.25%
Other expenses	0.08%
Total annual operating expenses	1.21%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund) Advisor Class	123	384	665	1,466

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 171% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Value Index at the time of purchase.

The Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed companies whose stock prices are undervalued. The Portfolio Manager seeks to identify companies with catalysts that he believes have the potential to improve the companies’ earnings from depressed levels. Such catalysts may include: management changes, restructurings, new products, new services, or new markets. The Portfolio Manager may also look for other characteristics in a company, such as a strong market position relative to competitors, a high level of stock ownership among management, and a recent sharp decline in stock price that appears to be the result of a short-term market overreaction to negative news.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries. However, at times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors or industries that he believes are undervalued relative to their historical valuations.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies with potential catalysts carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Prior to April 2, 2012, the Fund had a policy of investing mainly in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies. Its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 28.19%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -32.84%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.37%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Partners Fund)		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Advisor Class	[1]	(11.57%)	(3.64%)	2.87%
Advisor Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(11.61%)	(3.85%)	2.65%
Advisor Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(7.47%)	(3.06%)	2.49%
Advisor Class Russell 1000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	0.39%	(2.64%)	3.89%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)		5.75%	none	none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)	[1]	none	1.00%	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Management fees		0.79%	0.79%	0.68%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	none
Other expenses		0.14%	0.20%	0.12%
Total annual operating expenses		1.18%	1.99%	0.80%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.06%	0.12%	0.04%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.12%	1.87%	0.76%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	683	911	1,169	1,909
Class C	290	588	1,038	2,286
Institutional Class	78	243	432	978

Expense Example, No Redemption Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	683	911	1,169	1,909
Class C	190	588	1,038	2,286
Institutional Class	78	243	432	978

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 40% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of mid-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Index at the time of purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Manager employs a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, he looks for what he believes to be fast-growing companies with above-average sales and competitive returns on equity relative to their peers. In doing so, the Portfolio Manager analyzes such factors as: financial condition (such as debt to equity ratio); market share and competitive leadership of the company’s products; earnings growth relative to competitors; and market valuation in comparison to a stock’s own historical norms and the stocks of other mid-cap companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in mid-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 15.96%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -23.29%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.02%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	[1]	1.67%	4.08%	5.18%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	1.57%	4.07%	5.17%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	1.15%	3.51%	4.53%
Class A	[1]	(4.52%)	2.50%	4.37%
Class C	[1]	(0.46%)	3.32%	4.79%
Russell Midcap Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(1.65%)	2.44%	5.29%
Russell Midcap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(1.55%)	1.41%	6.99%

After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Investor Class

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund Investor Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses	Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund Investor Class
Management fees	0.79%
Distribution (12b-1) fees	none
Other expenses	0.22%
Total annual operating expenses	1.01%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund Investor Class	103	322	558	1,236

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 40% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of mid-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Index at the time of purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Manager employs a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, he looks for what he believes to be fast-growing companies with above-average sales and competitive returns on equity relative to their peers. In doing so, the Portfolio Manager analyzes such factors as: financial condition (such as debt to equity ratio); market share and competitive leadership of the company’s products; earnings growth relative to competitors; and market valuation in comparison to a stock’s own historical norms and the stocks of other mid-cap companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in mid-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 15.96%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -23.49%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.73%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Investor Class	[1]	1.51%	3.76%	5.01%
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	1.47%	3.75%	5.01%
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	1.01%	3.23%	4.39%
Investor Class Russell Midcap Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(1.65%)	2.44%	5.29%
Investor Class Russell Midcap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(1.55%)	1.41%	6.99%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Advisor Class

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class
Management fees		0.93%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%
Other expenses	[1]	0.27%
Total annual operating expenses		1.45%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class	148	459	792	1,735

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 40% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of mid-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Index at the time of purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Manager employs a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, he looks for what he believes to be fast-growing companies with above-average sales and competitive returns on equity relative to their peers. In doing so, the Portfolio Manager analyzes such factors as: financial condition (such as debt to equity ratio); market share and competitive leadership of the company’s products; earnings growth relative to competitors; and market valuation in comparison to a stock’s own historical norms and the stocks of other mid-cap companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in mid-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 15.64%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -23.61%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.43%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Advisor Class	[1]	0.90%	3.27%	4.52%
Advisor Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	0.90%	3.27%	4.52%
Advisor Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	0.59%	2.81%	3.95%
Advisor Class Russell Midcap Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(1.65%)	2.44%	5.29%
Advisor Class Russell Midcap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(1.55%)	1.41%	6.99%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Class R3

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund Class R3
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund Class R3
Management fees		0.79%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.50%
Other expenses		0.17%
Total annual operating expenses		1.46%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.09%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.37%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund Class R3	139	434	770	1,722

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 40% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of mid-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Index at the time of purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Manager employs a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, he looks for what he believes to be fast-growing companies with above-average sales and competitive returns on equity relative to their peers. In doing so, the Portfolio Manager analyzes such factors as: financial condition (such as debt to equity ratio); market share and competitive leadership of the company’s products; earnings growth relative to competitors; and market valuation in comparison to a stock’s own historical norms and the stocks of other mid-cap companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in mid-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 15.96%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -23.49%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.51%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Class R3	[1]	1.02%	3.58%	4.92%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	1.02%	3.58%	4.92%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	0.66%	3.07%	4.30%
Class R3 Russell Midcap Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(1.65%)	2.44%	5.29%
Class R3 Russell Midcap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(1.55%)	1.41%	6.99%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund | Trust Class

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund Trust Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses	Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund Trust Class
Management fees	0.93%
Distribution (12b-1) fees	none
Other expenses	0.12%
Total annual operating expenses	1.05%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund Trust Class	107	334	579	1,283

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 40% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of mid-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Index at the time of purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Manager employs a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, he looks for what he believes to be fast-growing companies with above-average sales and competitive returns on equity relative to their peers. In doing so, the Portfolio Manager analyzes such factors as: financial condition (such as debt to equity ratio); market share and competitive leadership of the company’s products; earnings growth relative to competitors; and market valuation in comparison to a stock’s own historical norms and the stocks of other mid-cap companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in mid-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses”.

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 15.80%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -23.55%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.73%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Trust Class	[1]	1.38%	3.60%	4.85%
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	1.37%	3.60%	4.85%
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	0.90%	3.09%	4.24%
Trust Class Russell Midcap Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(1.65%)	2.44%	5.29%
Trust Class Russell Midcap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(1.55%)	1.41%	6.99%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund)

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund)

GOAL

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund)		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)		5.75%	none	none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)	[1]	none	1.00%	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund)		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Management fees		0.81%	0.81%	0.70%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	none
Other expenses		0.55%	0.63%	0.50%
Total annual operating expenses		1.61%	2.44%	1.20%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.40%	0.48%	0.35%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.21%	1.96%	0.85%

Expense Example

Theexpense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	691	937	1,288	2,275
Class C	299	615	1,163	2,659
Institutional Class	87	271	553	1,356

Expense Example, No Redemption Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	691	937	1,288	2,275
Class C	199	615	1,163	2,659
Institutional Class	87	271	553	1,356

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 118% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Value Index at the time of purchase.

The Fund’s strategy consists of using a bottom-up, fundamental research driven approach to identify stocks of companies that are trading below the Portfolio Manager’s estimate of their intrinsic value and that he believes have the potential for appreciation over time. The Portfolio Manager’s estimate of a company’s intrinsic value represents his view of the company’s true, long-term economic worth, which may be currently distorted by market inefficiencies. The intrinsic value estimate represents what the Portfolio Manager believes a company could be worth if it is acquired, if its profitability normalizes to its long-term average level, or if its valuation moves in line with those of its publicly traded peers.

The Portfolio Manager believes that while markets are often efficient, valuations of certain types of companies are often distorted by market inefficiencies, which can lead to attractive investment opportunities. The Portfolio Manager attempts to exploit recurring market inefficiencies among the following types of companies as the Portfolio Manager believes these types of companies are often misunderstood and mispriced by investors.

■ Complex Companies: These companies typically have multiple lines of business that are in different industries or sectors and/or that have different growth rates and profitability characteristics.

■ Cyclical Companies: These companies typically have ebbs and flows in their business depending on demand patterns for their products, the length of product cycles, or other transient factors.

■ Companies in a Period of Interrupted Growth: Typically, these are companies in attractive, high growth markets that have suffered what the Portfolio Manager believes is a temporary setback and/or are in transition to a more mature, lower growth business model that focuses more on current earnings than on rapid growth.

In seeking to identify potential investment opportunities, the Portfolio Manager performs an initial screening to identify those companies that have stock prices that are trailing the performance of the overall market and that he believes are attractive relative to current cash flows. Next, the Portfolio Manager establishes an estimate of a company’s intrinsic value. The Portfolio Manager will invest in a company based on its discount to his estimate of intrinsic value and his belief in its potential for appreciation over time. In addition, the Portfolio Manager may invest in anticipation of a catalyst that can be expected to close the value/price gap, such as a merger, restructuring, liquidation, spin-off, major management change, share repurchase, or capital reallocation. The Portfolio Manager will typically visit a company and interview its management team to help understand management’s incentives (such as equity ownership in the company and compensation plans), the merits of its strategic plan, and any other factors that have the potential to increase the value of the company’s stock.

The Portfolio Manager establishes an intrinsic value for each security when it is purchased. Intrinsic values are updated quarterly or when the Portfolio Manager believes that market or company-specific events prompt a reassessment. A position in a particular security will be reduced or eliminated when the gap between its price and the Portfolio Manager’s estimate of its intrinsic value has narrowed or been eliminated or when other opportunities appear more attractive. Changes in management or corporate strategy may also result in the reduction or elimination of a position.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries. However, at times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors or industries that he believes may benefit from current market or economic trends.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies in anticipation of a catalyst carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses. Certain catalysts, such as companies emerging from, or restructuring as a result of, bankruptcy, carry additional risks and the securities of such companies may be more likely to lose value than the securities of more financially stable companies.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q3 ’09, 25.73%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -28.29%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.03%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund)		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	[1]	(6.45%)	(0.53%)	6.01%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(6.56%)	(1.10%)	5.44%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(4.05%)	(0.52%)	5.20%
Class A	[1]	(12.22%)	(1.82%)	5.32%
Class C	[1]	(8.47%)	(0.88%)	5.83%
Russell Midcap Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(1.38%)	0.04%	7.67%
Russell Midcap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(1.55%)	1.41%	6.99%

After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Trust Class

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund)

GOAL

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) Trust Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) Trust Class
Management fees		0.95%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.10%
Other expenses		0.56%
Total annual operating expenses		1.61%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.36%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.25%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) Trust Class	127	397	686	1,562

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 118% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Value Index at the time of purchase.

The Fund’s strategy consists of using a bottom-up, fundamental research driven approach to identify stocks of companies that are trading below the Portfolio Manager’s estimate of their intrinsic value and that he believes have the potential for appreciation over time. The Portfolio Manager’s estimate of a company’s intrinsic value represents his view of the company’s true, long-term economic worth, which may be currently distorted by market inefficiencies. The intrinsic value estimate represents what the Portfolio Manager believes a company could be worth if it is acquired, if its profitability normalizes to its long-term average level, or if its valuation moves in line with those of its publicly traded peers.

The Portfolio Manager believes that while markets are often efficient, valuations of certain types of companies are often distorted by market inefficiencies, which can lead to attractive investment opportunities. The Portfolio Manager attempts to exploit recurring market inefficiencies among the following types of companies as the Portfolio Manager believes these types of companies are often misunderstood and mispriced by investors.

■ Complex Companies: These companies typically have multiple lines of business that are in different industries or sectors and/or that have different growth rates and profitability characteristics.

■ Cyclical Companies: These companies typically have ebbs and flows in their business depending on demand patterns for their products, the length of product cycles, or other transient factors.

■ Companies in a Period of Interrupted Growth: Typically, these are companies in attractive, high growth markets that have suffered what the Portfolio Manager believes is a temporary setback and/or are in transition to a more mature, lower growth business model that focuses more on current earnings than on rapid growth.

In seeking to identify potential investment opportunities, the Portfolio Manager performs an initial screening to identify those companies that have stock prices that are trailing the performance of the overall market and that he believes are attractive relative to current cash flows. Next, the Portfolio Manager establishes an estimate of a company’s intrinsic value. The Portfolio Manager will invest in a company based on its discount to his estimate of intrinsic value and his belief in its potential for appreciation over time. In addition, the Portfolio Manager may invest in anticipation of a catalyst that can be expected to close the value/price gap, such as a merger, restructuring, liquidation, spin-off, major management change, share repurchase, or capital reallocation. The Portfolio Manager will typically visit a company and interview its management team to help understand management’s incentives (such as equity ownership in the company and compensation plans), the merits of its strategic plan, and any other factors that have the potential to increase the value of the company’s stock.

The Portfolio Manager establishes an intrinsic value for each security when it is purchased. Intrinsic values are updated quarterly or when the Portfolio Manager believes that market or company-specific events prompt a reassessment. A position in a particular security will be reduced or eliminated when the gap between its price and the Portfolio Manager’s estimate of its intrinsic value has narrowed or been eliminated or when other opportunities appear more attractive. Changes in management or corporate strategy may also result in the reduction or elimination of a position.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries. However, at times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors or industries that he believes may benefit from current market or economic trends.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies in anticipation of a catalyst carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses. Certain catalysts, such as companies emerging from, or restructuring as a result of, bankruptcy, carry additional risks and the securities of such companies may be more likely to lose value than the securities of more financially stable companies.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q3 ’09, 25.77%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -28.23%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.66%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund)		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Trust Class	[1]	(6.81%)	(0.70%)	5.89%
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(6.88%)	(1.26%)	5.33%
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(4.35%)	(0.67%)	5.09%
Trust Class Russell Midcap Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(1.38%)	0.04%	7.67%
Trust Class Russell Midcap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(1.55%)	1.41%	6.99%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Investor Class

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund)

GOAL

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) Investor Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses	Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) Investor Class
Management fees	0.81%
Distribution (12b-1) fees	none
Other expenses	0.58%
Total annual operating expenses	1.39%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) Investor Class	142	440	761	1,669

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 118% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Value Index at the time of purchase.

The Fund’s strategy consists of using a bottom-up, fundamental research driven approach to identify stocks of companies that are trading below the Portfolio Manager’s estimate of their intrinsic value and that he believes have the potential for appreciation over time. The Portfolio Manager’s estimate of a company’s intrinsic value represents his view of the company’s true, long-term economic worth, which may be currently distorted by market inefficiencies. The intrinsic value estimate represents what the Portfolio Manager believes a company could be worth if it is acquired, if its profitability normalizes to its long-term average level, or if its valuation moves in line with those of its publicly traded peers.

The Portfolio Manager believes that while markets are often efficient, valuations of certain types of companies are often distorted by market inefficiencies, which can lead to attractive investment opportunities. The Portfolio Manager attempts to exploit recurring market inefficiencies among the following types of companies as the Portfolio Manager believes these types of companies are often misunderstood and mispriced by investors.

■ Complex Companies: These companies typically have multiple lines of business that are in different industries or sectors and/or that have different growth rates and profitability characteristics.

■ Cyclical Companies: These companies typically have ebbs and flows in their business depending on demand patterns for their products, the length of product cycles, or other transient factors.

■ Companies in a Period of Interrupted Growth: Typically, these are companies in attractive, high growth markets that have suffered what the Portfolio Manager believes is a temporary setback and/or are in transition to a more mature, lower growth business model that focuses more on current earnings than on rapid growth.

In seeking to identify potential investment opportunities, the Portfolio Manager performs an initial screening to identify those companies that have stock prices that are trailing the performance of the overall market and that he believes are attractive relative to current cash flows. Next, the Portfolio Manager establishes an estimate of a company’s intrinsic value. The Portfolio Manager will invest in a company based on its discount to his estimate of intrinsic value and his belief in its potential for appreciation over time. In addition, the Portfolio Manager may invest in anticipation of a catalyst that can be expected to close the value/price gap, such as a merger, restructuring, liquidation, spin-off, major management change, share repurchase, or capital reallocation. The Portfolio Manager will typically visit a company and interview its management team to help understand management’s incentives (such as equity ownership in the company and compensation plans), the merits of its strategic plan, and any other factors that have the potential to increase the value of the company’s stock.

The Portfolio Manager establishes an intrinsic value for each security when it is purchased. Intrinsic values are updated quarterly or when the Portfolio Manager believes that market or company-specific events prompt a reassessment. A position in a particular security will be reduced or eliminated when the gap between its price and the Portfolio Manager’s estimate of its intrinsic value has narrowed or been eliminated or when other opportunities appear more attractive. Changes in management or corporate strategy may also result in the reduction or elimination of a position.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries. However, at times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors or industries that he believes may benefit from current market or economic trends.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies in anticipation of a catalyst carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses. Certain catalysts, such as companies emerging from, or restructuring as a result of, bankruptcy, carry additional risks and the securities of such companies may be more likely to lose value than the securities of more financially stable companies.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q3 ’09, 25.73%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -28.29%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.75%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund)		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Investor Class	[1]	(6.79%)	(0.66%)	5.94%
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(6.86%)	(1.21%)	5.38%
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(4.34%)	(0.63%)	5.14%
Investor Class Russell Midcap Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(1.38%)	0.04%	7.67%
Investor Class Russell Midcap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(1.55%)	1.41%	6.99%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) | Class R3

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund)

GOAL

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) Class R3
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) Class R3
Management fees		0.81%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.50%
Other expenses		0.58%
Total annual operating expenses		1.89%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.43%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.46%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund) Class R3	149	462	894	2,100

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 118% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Value Index at the time of purchase.

The Fund’s strategy consists of using a bottom-up, fundamental research driven approach to identify stocks of companies that are trading below the Portfolio Manager’s estimate of their intrinsic value and that he believes have the potential for appreciation over time. The Portfolio Manager’s estimate of a company’s intrinsic value represents his view of the company’s true, long-term economic worth, which may be currently distorted by market inefficiencies. The intrinsic value estimate represents what the Portfolio Manager believes a company could be worth if it is acquired, if its profitability normalizes to its long-term average level, or if its valuation moves in line with those of its publicly traded peers.

The Portfolio Manager believes that while markets are often efficient, valuations of certain types of companies are often distorted by market inefficiencies, which can lead to attractive investment opportunities. The Portfolio Manager attempts to exploit recurring market inefficiencies among the following types of companies as the Portfolio Manager believes these types of companies are often misunderstood and mispriced by investors.

■ Complex Companies: These companies typically have multiple lines of business that are in different industries or sectors and/or that have different growth rates and profitability characteristics.  

■ Cyclical Companies: These companies typically have ebbs and flows in their business depending on demand patterns for their products, the length of product cycles, or other transient factors.  

■ Companies in a Period of Interrupted Growth: Typically, these are companies in attractive, high growth markets that have suffered what the Portfolio Manager believes is a temporary setback and/or are in transition to a more mature, lower growth business model that focuses more on current earnings than on rapid growth.

In seeking to identify potential investment opportunities, the Portfolio Manager performs an initial screening to identify those companies that have stock prices that are trailing the performance of the overall market and that he believes are attractive relative to current cash flows. Next, the Portfolio Manager establishes an estimate of a company’s intrinsic value. The Portfolio Manager will invest in a company based on its discount to his estimate of intrinsic value and his belief in its potential for appreciation over time. In addition, the Portfolio Manager may invest in anticipation of a catalyst that can be expected to close the value/price gap, such as a merger, restructuring, liquidation, spin-off, major management change, share repurchase, or capital reallocation. The Portfolio Manager will typically visit a company and interview its management team to help understand management’s incentives (such as equity ownership in the company and compensation plans), the merits of its strategic plan, and any other factors that have the potential to increase the value of the company’s stock.

The Portfolio Manager establishes an intrinsic value for each security when it is purchased. Intrinsic values are updated quarterly or when the Portfolio Manager believes that market or company-specific events prompt a reassessment. A position in a particular security will be reduced or eliminated when the gap between its price and the Portfolio Manager’s estimate of its intrinsic value has narrowed or been eliminated or when other opportunities appear more attractive. Changes in management or corporate strategy may also result in the reduction or elimination of a position.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries. However, at times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors or industries that he believes may benefit from current market or economic trends.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies in anticipation of a catalyst carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses. Certain catalysts, such as companies emerging from, or restructuring as a result of, bankruptcy, carry additional risks and the securities of such companies may be more likely to lose value than the securities of more financially stable companies.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q3 ’09, 25.73%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -28.29%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.50%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Formerly Neuberger Berman Regency Fund)		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Class R3	[1]	(7.05%)	(0.72%)	5.91%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(7.07%)	(1.27%)	5.35%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(4.54%)	(0.68%)	5.11%
Class R3 Russell Midcap Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(1.38%)	0.04%	7.67%
Class R3 Russell Midcap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(1.55%)	1.41%	6.99%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund

Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term total return.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)		5.75%	none	none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)	[1]	none	1.00%	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Management fees		0.86%	0.86%	0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	none
Other expenses	[1]	0.26%	0.29%	0.26%
Total annual operating expenses		1.37%	2.15%	1.01%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement			0.03%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[2]	1.37%	2.12%	1.01%

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	706	984	1,282	2,127
Class C	315	664	1,146	2,475
Institutional Class	103	322	558	1,236

Expense Example, No Redemption Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	706	984	1,282	2,127
Class C	215	664	1,146	2,475
Institutional Class	103	322	558	1,236

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests in a concentrated portfolio, consisting mainly of common stocks of companies that are selected using a fundamental, bottom-up research approach. The Fund may hold stocks of companies of any market capitalization and in any sector. Under normal market conditions, the Fund typically will hold a limited number of stocks.

The Portfolio Manager performs both quantitative and qualitative analysis in an effort to identify companies that he believes have the potential to increase in value. This potential may be realized in many ways, some of which include: free cash flow generation, product or process enhancements, margin increases, and improved capital structure management. Investments are selected primarily based on fundamental analysis of issuers and their potential in light of their financial condition, industry position, market opportunities, senior management teams and any special situations as well as any relevant economic, political and regulatory factors.

The Portfolio Manager employs disciplined valuation criteria and dynamic price limits to determine when to buy or sell a stock. The valuation criteria and price limits will change over time as a result of changes in company-specific, industry and market factors.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

In addition, the Fund is considered non-diversified. As such, the percentage of the Fund’s assets invested in any single issuer is not limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investing a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer could increase the Fund’s risk of loss and its share price volatility, because the value of its shares would be more susceptible to adverse events affecting that issuer.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Special Situations Risk. Companies that are considered “special situations” include, among other things: companies that have unrecognized recovery prospects or new management teams; companies involved in restructurings or spin-offs; companies emerging from bankruptcy; companies making initial public offerings that trade below their initial offering prices; and companies with a break-up value above their market price. Special situations carry the risk that certain of such situations may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such situations, in which case the Fund may experience losses. Certain special situations carry additional risks and the securities of such companies may be more likely to lose value than the securities of more financially stable companies.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Because the Fund had a lower management fee and a different strategy, which included investing only in stocks rated “Buy” by Neuberger Berman research analysts, prior to December 14, 2009, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 15.22%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -23.02%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 17.58%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund		1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Institutional Class	[1]	0.20%	0.01%	0.99%	Nov. 02, 2006
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(0.70%)	(0.50%)	0.48%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	0.23%	(0.17%)	0.67%
Class A	[1]	(6.03%)	(1.32%)	(0.31%)	Nov. 02, 2006
Class C	[1]	(1.92%)	(0.44%)	0.55%	Nov. 02, 2006
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	2.11%	(0.25%)	0.53%	Nov. 02, 2006

After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks total return through investment in real estate securities, emphasizing both capital appreciation and current income.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)		5.75%	none	none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)	[1]	none	1.00%	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Management fees		1.06%	1.06%	0.95%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	none
Other expenses		0.21%	0.23%	0.16%
Total annual operating expenses		1.52%	2.29%	1.11%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.31%	0.33%	0.26%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.21%	1.96%	0.85%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	691	937	1,269	2,204
Class C	299	615	1,130	2,544
Institutional Class	87	271	471	1,087

Expense Example, No Redemption Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	691	937	1,269	2,204
Class C	199	615	1,130	2,544
Institutional Class	87	271	471	1,087

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities issued by real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and common stocks and other securities issued by other real estate companies. The Fund defines a real estate company as one that derives at least 50% of its revenue from, or has at least 50% of its assets in, real estate.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in debt securities. These debt securities can be either investment grade or below investment grade, provided that, at the time of investment, they are rated at least B by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) or Moody’s Investor Service (Moody’s) (or comparably rated by at least one independent credit rating agency) or, if unrated, deemed by the Portfolio Managers to be of comparable quality. The Fund does not normally continue to hold securities that are in default or have defaulted with respect to the payment of interest or repayment of principal, but may do so depending on market conditions. The Fund may also invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.

The Portfolio Managers make investment decisions through a fundamental analysis of each company. The Portfolio Managers review each company’s current financial condition and industry position, as well as economic and market conditions. In doing so, they evaluate the company’s growth potential, earnings estimates and quality of management, as well as other factors.

The Fund concentrates its assets in the real estate industry. The Fund may at times emphasize particular sub-sectors of the real estate business — for example, apartments, retail, hotels, offices, industrial, and health care.

Some of the REIT and other real estate securities in which the Fund invests may be preferred stock, which receives preference in the payment of dividends.

The Fund normally seeks to invest for the long-term, but it may sell securities regardless of how long they have been held if the Portfolio Managers find an opportunity they believe is more compelling, or if the Portfolio Managers’ outlook on the company or the market changes.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities issued by REITs and common stocks and other securities issued by other real estate companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test and the test of whether a company is a real estate company are applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock and real estate markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

In addition, the Fund is considered non-diversified. As such, the percentage of the Fund’s assets invested in any single issuer is not limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investing a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer could increase the Fund’s risk of loss and its share price volatility, because the value of its shares would be more susceptible to adverse events affecting that issuer.

Sector Risk. Although the Fund will not invest in real estate directly, because it concentrates its assets in the real estate industry your investment in the Fund will be closely linked to the performance of the real estate markets and the value of the Fund’s shares may change at different rates compared to the value of shares of a fund with investments in a mix of different sectors or industries.

The Fund may at times emphasize particular sub-sectors of the real estate business — for example, apartments, retail, hotels, offices, industrial, and health care. As such, the Fund’s performance would be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those businesses.

Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

REITs and Other Real Estate Companies Risk. REIT and other real estate company securities are subject to, among other risks: declines in property values; defaults by mortgagors or other borrowers and tenants; increases in property taxes and other operating expenses; overbuilding; fluctuations in rental income; changes in interest rates; lack of availability of mortgage funds or financing; extended vacancies of properties; changes in tax and regulatory requirements; losses due to environmental liabilities; or casualty or condemnation losses. REITs also are dependent upon management skills and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, self-liquidation and the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free “pass-through” of income under the federal tax law. REIT and other real estate company securities tend to be small- to mid-cap stocks and are subject to the risks of investing in small- to mid-cap stocks. Some of the REIT securities in which the Fund invests may be preferred stock. Convertible preferred stock is exchangeable for common stock and may therefore be more volatile.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Dividend Risk. There is no guarantee that the companies in which the Fund invests will declare dividends in the future or that dividends, if declared, will remain at current levels or increase over time.

Interest Rate Risk. The value of debt securities can decline when interest rates rise. In general, the longer the maturity of a debt security, the greater the effect a change in interest rates could have on the security’s price. During periods of high interest rates, REITs and other real estate companies may lose appeal for investors who may be able to obtain higher yields from other income-producing investments. Interest rates have been unusually low in recent years.

Credit Risk. A downgrade or default affecting any of the Fund’s debt securities could affect the Fund’s performance.

Lower-Rated Debt Securities Risk. Lower-rated debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) involve greater risks than investment grade debt securities. Lower-rated debt securities may fluctuate more widely in price and yield than investment grade debt securities and may fall in price during times when the economy is weak or is expected to become weak. Lower-rated debt securities carry a greater risk that the issuer of such securities will default in the timely payment of principal and interest. Issuers of securities that are in default may fail to resume principal or interest payments, in which case the Fund may lose its entire investment.

Illiquid Investments Risk. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to purchase or sell at an advantageous price or time, and there is a greater risk that the investments may not be sold for the price at which the Fund is carrying them.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

As of June 19, 2012, the Fund changed its investment policy to become “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Its performance prior to this change might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 33.18%

Worst quarter: Q1 ’09, -32.69%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.80%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund		1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Institutional Class	[1]	8.45%	1.27%	12.20%	May 01, 2002
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	7.63%	(0.12%)	9.82%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	5.48%	0.51%	9.66%
Class A	[1]	1.88%	(0.12%)	11.40%	May 01, 2002
Class C	[1]	6.23%	0.84%	11.95%	May 01, 2002
FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	8.28%	(1.42%)	9.56%	May 01, 2002

After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund | Trust Class

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks total return through investment in real estate securities, emphasizing both capital appreciation and current income.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund Trust Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses	Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund Trust Class
Management fees	1.20%
Distribution (12b-1) fees	0.10%
Other expenses	0.17%
Total annual operating expenses	1.47%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund Trust Class	150	465	803	1,757

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities issued by real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and common stocks and other securities issued by other real estate companies. The Fund defines a real estate company as one that derives at least 50% of its revenue from, or has at least 50% of its assets in, real estate.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in debt securities. These debt securities can be either investment grade or below investment grade, provided that, at the time of investment, they are rated at least B by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) or Moody’s Investor Service (Moody’s) (or comparably rated by at least one independent credit rating agency) or, if unrated, deemed by the Portfolio Managers to be of comparable quality. The Fund does not normally continue to hold securities that are in default or have defaulted with respect to the payment of interest or repayment of principal, but may do so depending on market conditions. The Fund may also invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.

The Portfolio Managers make investment decisions through a fundamental analysis of each company. The Portfolio Managers review each company’s current financial condition and industry position, as well as economic and market conditions. In doing so, they evaluate the company’s growth potential, earnings estimates and quality of management, as well as other factors.

The Fund concentrates its assets in the real estate industry. The Fund may at times emphasize particular sub-sectors of the real estate business — for example, apartments, retail, hotels, offices, industrial, and health care.

Some of the REIT and other real estate securities in which the Fund invests may be preferred stock, which receives preference in the payment of dividends.

The Fund normally seeks to invest for the long-term, but it may sell securities regardless of how long they have been held if the Portfolio Managers find an opportunity they believe is more compelling, or if the Portfolio Managers’ outlook on the company or the market changes.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities issued by REITs and common stocks and other securities issued by other real estate companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test and the test of whether a company is a real estate company are applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock and real estate markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

In addition, the Fund is considered non-diversified. As such, the percentage of the Fund’s assets invested in any single issuer is not limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investing a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer could increase the Fund’s risk of loss and its share price volatility, because the value of its shares would be more susceptible to adverse events affecting that issuer.

Sector Risk. Although the Fund will not invest in real estate directly, because it concentrates its assets in the real estate industry your investment in the Fund will be closely linked to the performance of the real estate markets and the value of the Fund’s shares may change at different rates compared to the value of shares of a fund with investments in a mix of different sectors or industries.

The Fund may at times emphasize particular sub-sectors of the real estate business — for example, apartments, retail, hotels, offices, industrial, and health care. As such, the Fund’s performance would be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those businesses.

Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

REITs and Other Real Estate Companies Risk. REIT and other real estate company securities are subject to, among other risks: declines in property values; defaults by mortgagors or other borrowers and tenants; increases in property taxes and other operating expenses; overbuilding; fluctuations in rental income; changes in interest rates; lack of availability of mortgage funds or financing; extended vacancies of properties; changes in tax and regulatory requirements; losses due to environmental liabilities; or casualty or condemnation losses. REITs also are dependent upon management skills and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, self-liquidation and the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free “pass-through” of income under the federal tax law. REIT and other real estate company securities tend to be small- to mid-cap stocks and are subject to the risks of investing in small- to mid-cap stocks. Some of the REIT securities in which the Fund invests may be preferred stock. Convertible preferred stock is exchangeable for common stock and may therefore be more volatile.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Dividend Risk. There is no guarantee that the companies in which the Fund invests will declare dividends in the future or that dividends, if declared, will remain at current levels or increase over time.

Interest Rate Risk. The value of debt securities can decline when interest rates rise. In general, the longer the maturity of a debt security, the greater the effect a change in interest rates could have on the security’s price. During periods of high interest rates, REITs and other real estate companies may lose appeal for investors who may be able to obtain higher yields from other income-producing investments. Interest rates have been unusually low in recent years.

Credit Risk. A downgrade or default affecting any of the Fund’s debt securities could affect the Fund’s performance.

Lower-Rated Debt Securities Risk. Lower-rated debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) involve greater risks than investment grade debt securities. Lower-rated debt securities may fluctuate more widely in price and yield than investment grade debt securities and may fall in price during times when the economy is weak or is expected to become weak. Lower-rated debt securities carry a greater risk that the issuer of such securities will default in the timely payment of principal and interest. Issuers of securities that are in default may fail to resume principal or interest payments, in which case the Fund may lose its entire investment.

Illiquid Investments Risk. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to purchase or sell at an advantageous price or time, and there is a greater risk that the investments may not be sold for the price at which the Fund is carrying them.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

As of June 19, 2012, the Fund changed its investment policy to become “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Its performance prior to this change might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 (if you are an institution or an investment provider) or 800-877-9700 (if you are an individual retail investor) for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 33.20%

Worst quarter: Q1 ’09, -32.76%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.67%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund		1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Trust Class	[1]	8.30%	1.14%	12.12%	May 01, 2002
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	7.54%	(0.22%)	9.76%
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	5.38%	0.42%	9.61%
Trust Class FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	8.28%	(1.42%)	9.56%	May 01, 2002

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund | Class R3

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks total return through investment in real estate securities, emphasizing both capital appreciation and current income.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund Class R3
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund Class R3
Management fees		1.06%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.50%
Other expenses		0.18%
Total annual operating expenses		1.74%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.28%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.46%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund Class R3	149	462	861	1,978

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities issued by real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and common stocks and other securities issued by other real estate companies. The Fund defines a real estate company as one that derives at least 50% of its revenue from, or has at least 50% of its assets in, real estate.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in debt securities. These debt securities can be either investment grade or below investment grade, provided that, at the time of investment, they are rated at least B by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) or Moody’s Investor Service (Moody’s) (or comparably rated by at least one independent credit rating agency) or, if unrated, deemed by the Portfolio Managers to be of comparable quality. The Fund does not normally continue to hold securities that are in default or have defaulted with respect to the payment of interest or repayment of principal, but may do so depending on market conditions. The Fund may also invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.

The Portfolio Managers make investment decisions through a fundamental analysis of each company. The Portfolio Managers review each company’s current financial condition and industry position, as well as economic and market conditions. In doing so, they evaluate the company’s growth potential, earnings estimates and quality of management, as well as other factors.

The Fund concentrates its assets in the real estate industry. The Fund may at times emphasize particular sub-sectors of the real estate business — for example, apartments, retail, hotels, offices, industrial, and health care.

Some of the REIT and other real estate securities in which the Fund invests may be preferred stock, which receives preference in the payment of dividends.

The Fund normally seeks to invest for the long-term, but it may sell securities regardless of how long they have been held if the Portfolio Managers find an opportunity they believe is more compelling, or if the Portfolio Managers’ outlook on the company or the market changes.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities issued by REITs and common stocks and other securities issued by other real estate companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test and the test of whether a company is a real estate company are applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock and real estate markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

In addition, the Fund is considered non-diversified. As such, the percentage of the Fund’s assets invested in any single issuer is not limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investing a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer could increase the Fund’s risk of loss and its share price volatility, because the value of its shares would be more susceptible to adverse events affecting that issuer.

Sector Risk. Although the Fund will not invest in real estate directly, because it concentrates its assets in the real estate industry your investment in the Fund will be closely linked to the performance of the real estate markets and the value of the Fund’s shares may change at different rates compared to the value of shares of a fund with investments in a mix of different sectors or industries.

The Fund may at times emphasize particular sub-sectors of the real estate business — for example, apartments, retail, hotels, offices, industrial, and health care. As such, the Fund’s performance would be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those businesses.

Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

REITs and Other Real Estate Companies Risk. REIT and other real estate company securities are subject to, among other risks: declines in property values; defaults by mortgagors or other borrowers and tenants; increases in property taxes and other operating expenses; overbuilding; fluctuations in rental income; changes in interest rates; lack of availability of mortgage funds or financing; extended vacancies of properties; changes in tax and regulatory requirements; losses due to environmental liabilities; or casualty or condemnation losses. REITs also are dependent upon management skills and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, self-liquidation and the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free “pass-through” of income under the federal tax law. REIT and other real estate company securities tend to be small- to mid-cap stocks and are subject to the risks of investing in small- to mid-cap stocks. Some of the REIT securities in which the Fund invests may be preferred stock. Convertible preferred stock is exchangeable for common stock and may therefore be more volatile.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Dividend Risk. There is no guarantee that the companies in which the Fund invests will declare dividends in the future or that dividends, if declared, will remain at current levels or increase over time.

Interest Rate Risk. The value of debt securities can decline when interest rates rise. In general, the longer the maturity of a debt security, the greater the effect a change in interest rates could have on the security’s price. During periods of high interest rates, REITs and other real estate companies may lose appeal for investors who may be able to obtain higher yields from other income-producing investments. Interest rates have been unusually low in recent years.

Credit Risk. A downgrade or default affecting any of the Fund’s debt securities could affect the Fund’s performance.

Lower-Rated Debt Securities Risk. Lower-rated debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) involve greater risks than investment grade debt securities. Lower-rated debt securities may fluctuate more widely in price and yield than investment grade debt securities and may fall in price during times when the economy is weak or is expected to become weak. Lower-rated debt securities carry a greater risk that the issuer of such securities will default in the timely payment of principal and interest. Issuers of securities that are in default may fail to resume principal or interest payments, in which case the Fund may lose its entire investment.

Illiquid Investments Risk. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to purchase or sell at an advantageous price or time, and there is a greater risk that the investments may not be sold for the price at which the Fund is carrying them.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

As of June 19, 2012, the Fund changed its investment policy to become “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Its performance prior to this change might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 33.20%

Worst quarter: Q1 ’09, -32.76%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.29%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund		1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Class R3	[1]	7.81%	0.99%	12.04%	May 01, 2002
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	7.18%	(0.32%)	9.71%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	5.06%	0.32%	9.55%
Class R3 FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	8.28%	(1.42%)	9.56%	May 01, 2002

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund

Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)		5.75%	none	none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)	[1]	none	1.00%	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Management fees		0.81%	0.81%	0.70%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	none
Other expenses		0.47%	0.47%	0.45%
Acquired fund fees and expenses		0.01%	0.01%	0.01%
Total annual operating expenses		1.54%	2.29%	1.16%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.33%	0.33%	0.40%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.21%	1.96%	0.76%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	691	937	1,273	2,220
Class C	299	615	1,130	2,544
Institutional Class	78	243	516	1,295

Expense Example, No Redemption Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	691	937	1,273	2,220
Class C	199	615	1,130	2,544
Institutional Class	78	243	516	1,295

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 93% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in common stocks of companies with a market capitalization greater than $7.5 billion at the time of purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing in multiple sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Managers use systematic, sequential research in identifying potential investments, relying, where possible, on first hand knowledge of the companies in which the Fund is investing. Investment selection begins with an evaluation of U.S. and foreign economic trends before the Portfolio Managers narrow their focus to particular industries that they believe have the best growth potential. From there the Portfolio Managers seek companies within those industries with: solid growth dynamics; sustainable competitive advantages; strong financial metrics; long-term free cash flow generation; shareholder focus; and insider ownership. The Portfolio Managers’ investment horizon typically ranges from two to five years.

The Portfolio Managers consider a wide range of companies within each industry and typically screen out companies under $7.5 billion in total market capitalization; however, the Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization.

The Fund typically will hold a limited number of stocks. Each stock at the time of purchase generally will not account for a significant percentage of the Fund’s total assets; however, this may change with subsequent changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

In addition, the Fund is considered non-diversified. As such, the percentage of the Fund’s assets invested in any single issuer is not limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investing a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer could increase the Fund’s risk of loss and its share price volatility, because the value of its shares would be more susceptible to adverse events affecting that issuer.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q3 ’09, 12.08%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -12.49%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 12.28%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund		1 Year	Since Inception	Inception Date
Institutional Class	[1]	0.46%	(0.70%)	Dec. 20, 2007
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(1.43%)	(1.48%)
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	1.17%	(0.86%)
Class A	[1]	(5.80%)	(2.46%)	Dec. 20, 2007
Class C	[1]	(1.69%)	(1.77%)	Dec. 20, 2007
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	2.11%	(1.35%)	Dec. 20, 2007

After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)		5.75%	none	none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)	[1]	none	1.00%	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Management fees		1.11%	1.11%	1.00%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	none
Other expenses		0.44%	0.46%	0.33%
Total annual operating expenses		1.80%	2.57%	1.33%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.53%	0.56%	0.43%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.27%	2.01%	0.90%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	697	955	1,346	2,438
Class C	304	630	1,206	2,771
Institutional Class	92	287	598	1,482

Expense Example, No Redemption Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	697	955	1,346	2,438
Class C	204	630	1,206	2,771
Institutional Class	92	287	598	1,482

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 294% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of initial purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Manager employs a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, he looks for what he believes to be fast-growing companies with above-average sales and competitive returns on equity relative to their peers. In doing so, the Portfolio Manager analyzes such factors as: financial condition (such as debt to equity ratio); market share and competitive leadership of the company’s products; earnings growth relative to competitors; and market valuation in comparison to a stock’s own historical norms and the stocks of other small-cap companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

In an effort to achieve its goal, the Fund may engage in active and frequent trading.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in small-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. To the extent the Portfolio Manager commits a portion of the Fund’s assets to stocks of mid-cap companies, the Fund will be subject to their risks.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

High Portfolio Turnover. The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading and have a high portfolio turnover rate, which may increase the Fund’s transaction costs, may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and may generate a greater amount of capital gain distributions to shareholders than if the Fund had a low portfolio turnover rate.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 17.39%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’02, -26.43%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 14.28%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	[1]	(1.11%)	1.50%	1.43%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(1.11%)	1.50%	1.43%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(0.72%)	1.28%	1.23%
Class A	[1]	(7.14%)	0.02%	0.69%
Class C	[1]	(3.23%)	0.81%	1.09%
Russell 2000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(2.91%)	2.09%	4.48%
Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(4.18%)	0.15%	5.62%

After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Trust Class

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund Trust Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund Trust Class
Management fees		1.25%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.10%
Other expenses		0.42%
Total annual operating expenses		1.77%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.37%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.40%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund Trust Class	143	443	766	1,731

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 294% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of initial purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Manager employs a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, he looks for what he believes to be fast-growing companies with above-average sales and competitive returns on equity relative to their peers. In doing so, the Portfolio Manager analyzes such factors as: financial condition (such as debt to equity ratio); market share and competitive leadership of the company’s products; earnings growth relative to competitors; and market valuation in comparison to a stock’s own historical norms and the stocks of other small-cap companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

In an effort to achieve its goal, the Fund may engage in active and frequent trading.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in small-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. To the extent the Portfolio Manager commits a portion of the Fund’s assets to stocks of mid-cap companies, the Fund will be subject to their risks.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

High Portfolio Turnover. The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading and have a high portfolio turnover rate, which may increase the Fund’s transaction costs, may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and may generate a greater amount of capital gain distributions to shareholders than if the Fund had a low portfolio turnover rate.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 17.43%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’02, -26.48%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.86%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Trust Class	[1]	(1.59%)	1.11%	1.21%
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(1.59%)	1.11%	1.21%
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(1.03%)	0.95%	1.04%
Trust Class Russell 2000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(2.91%)	2.09%	4.48%
Trust Class Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(4.18%)	0.15%	5.62%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Investor Class

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund Investor Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund Investor Class
Management fees		1.11%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		none
Other expenses		0.47%
Total annual operating expenses		1.58%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.28%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.30%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund Investor Class	132	412	713	1,607

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 294% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of initial purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Manager employs a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, he looks for what he believes to be fast-growing companies with above-average sales and competitive returns on equity relative to their peers. In doing so, the Portfolio Manager analyzes such factors as: financial condition (such as debt to equity ratio); market share and competitive leadership of the company’s products; earnings growth relative to competitors; and market valuation in comparison to a stock’s own historical norms and the stocks of other small-cap companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

In an effort to achieve its goal, the Fund may engage in active and frequent trading.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in small-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. To the extent the Portfolio Manager commits a portion of the Fund’s assets to stocks of mid-cap companies, the Fund will be subject to their risks.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

High Portfolio Turnover. The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading and have a high portfolio turnover rate, which may increase the Fund’s transaction costs, may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and may generate a greater amount of capital gain distributions to shareholders than if the Fund had a low portfolio turnover rate.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 17.39%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’02, -26.43%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 14.01%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Investor Class	[1]	(1.40%)	1.32%	1.34%
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(1.40%)	1.32%	1.34%
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(0.91%)	1.13%	1.15%
Investor Class Russell 2000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(2.91%)	2.09%	4.48%
Investor Class Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(4.18%)	0.15%	5.62%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Advisor Class

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class
Management fees		1.25%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%
Other expenses		0.37%
Total annual operating expenses		1.87%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.27%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.60%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class	163	505	871	1,937

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 294% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of initial purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Manager employs a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, he looks for what he believes to be fast-growing companies with above-average sales and competitive returns on equity relative to their peers. In doing so, the Portfolio Manager analyzes such factors as: financial condition (such as debt to equity ratio); market share and competitive leadership of the company’s products; earnings growth relative to competitors; and market valuation in comparison to a stock’s own historical norms and the stocks of other small-cap companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

In an effort to achieve its goal, the Fund may engage in active and frequent trading.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in small-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. To the extent the Portfolio Manager commits a portion of the Fund’s assets to stocks of mid-cap companies, the Fund will be subject to their risks.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

High Portfolio Turnover. The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading and have a high portfolio turnover rate, which may increase the Fund’s transaction costs, may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and may generate a greater amount of capital gain distributions to shareholders than if the Fund had a low portfolio turnover rate.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 17.35%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’02, -26.59%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.77%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Advisor Class	[1]	(1.85%)	0.89%	1.08%
Advisor Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(1.85%)	0.89%	1.08%
Advisor Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(1.20%)	0.76%	0.93%
Advisor Class Russell 2000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(2.91%)	2.09%	4.48%
Advisor Class Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(4.18%)	0.15%	5.62%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund | Class R3

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund Class R3
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund Class R3
Management fees		1.11%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.50%
Other expenses		0.51%
Total annual operating expenses		2.12%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.61%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.51%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund Class R3	154	477	961	2,297

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 294% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of initial purchase.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies, sectors and industries.

The Portfolio Manager employs a disciplined investment strategy when selecting growth stocks. Using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, he looks for what he believes to be fast-growing companies with above-average sales and competitive returns on equity relative to their peers. In doing so, the Portfolio Manager analyzes such factors as: financial condition (such as debt to equity ratio); market share and competitive leadership of the company’s products; earnings growth relative to competitors; and market valuation in comparison to a stock’s own historical norms and the stocks of other small-cap companies.

At times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors that he believes will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

In an effort to achieve its goal, the Fund may engage in active and frequent trading.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in small-capitalization companies, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. To the extent the Portfolio Manager commits a portion of the Fund’s assets to stocks of mid-cap companies, the Fund will be subject to their risks.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

High Portfolio Turnover. The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading and have a high portfolio turnover rate, which may increase the Fund’s transaction costs, may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and may generate a greater amount of capital gain distributions to shareholders than if the Fund had a low portfolio turnover rate.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index and an additional index. The indices, which are described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, have characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’03, 17.39%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’02, -26.43%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.74%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Class R3	[1]	(1.70%)	1.08%	1.22%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(1.70%)	1.08%	1.22%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(1.10%)	0.92%	1.05%
Class R3 Russell 2000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(2.91%)	2.09%	4.48%
Class R3 Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(4.18%)	0.15%	5.62%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund

Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in securities of companies that meet the Fund’s financial criteria and social policy.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)		5.75%	none	none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)	[1]	none	1.00%	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Management fees		0.74%	0.74%	0.63%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	none
Other expenses		0.12%	0.13%	0.08%
Total annual operating expenses		1.11%	1.87%	0.71%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement			0.01%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.11%	1.86%	0.71%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	682	908	1,151	1,849
Class C	289	585	1,008	2,188
Institutional Class	73	227	395	883

Expense Example, No Redemption Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	682	908	1,151	1,849
Class C	189	585	1,008	2,188
Institutional Class	73	227	395	883

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 28% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies that meet the Fund’s social policy.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing across many different industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a research driven and valuation sensitive approach to stock selection, with a long term perspective. They look for solid balance sheets, strong management teams with a track record of success, good cash flow and the prospect for above-average earnings growth. They seek to purchase the stock of businesses that they believe to be well positioned and undervalued by the market. Among companies that meet these criteria, the Portfolio Managers look for those that show leadership in environmental concerns, and progressive workplace practices including diversity and community relations.

In addition, the Portfolio Managers typically look at a company’s record in public health and the nature of its products. The Portfolio Managers judge firms on their corporate citizenship overall, considering their accomplishments as well as their goals. While these judgments are inevitably subjective, the Fund endeavors to avoid companies that derive revenue from gambling or the production of alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or nuclear power. The Fund also does not invest in any company that derives its total revenue primarily from non-consumer sales to the military.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. As a socially responsive fund, the Fund is required by the federal securities laws to have a policy, which it cannot change without providing investors at least 60 days’ written notice, of investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities selected in accordance with its social policy. In practice, the Portfolio Managers’ current intention is to hold only equity securities selected in accordance with the Fund’s social investing policies. The 80% test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Valuation Sensitive Investing. In addition to employing traditional value criteria – that is, looking for value among companies whose stock prices are below their historical average, based on earnings, cash flow, or other financial measures – the Portfolio Managers may buy a company’s shares if they look more fully priced based on Wall Street consensus estimates of earnings, but still inexpensive relative to their estimates. The Portfolio Managers look for these companies to rise in price as they outperform Wall Street’s expectations, because they believe some aspects of the business have not been fully appreciated or appropriately priced by other investors.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Social Investing Risk. The Fund’s social policy could cause the Fund to sell or avoid stocks that subsequently perform well. In addition, undervalued stocks that do not meet the social criteria could outperform those that do.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 15.39%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.62%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 9.14%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	[1]	(2.72%)	0.63%	5.20%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(2.82%)	0.41%	4.86%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(1.64%)	0.52%	4.47%
Class A	[1]	(8.67%)	(0.78%)	4.46%
Class C	[1]	(4.81%)	0.01%	4.87%
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	2.11%	(0.25%)	2.92%

After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | Class R3

Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in securities of companies that meet the Fund’s financial criteria and social policy.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund Class R3
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund Class R3
Management fees		0.74%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.50%
Other expenses	[1]	0.09%
Total annual operating expenses		1.33%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund Class R3	135	421	729	1,601

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 28% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies that meet the Fund’s social policy.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing across many different industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a research driven and valuation sensitive approach to stock selection, with a long term perspective. They look for solid balance sheets, strong management teams with a track record of success, good cash flow and the prospect for above-average earnings growth. They seek to purchase the stock of businesses that they believe to be well positioned and undervalued by the market. Among companies that meet these criteria, the Portfolio Managers look for those that show leadership in environmental concerns, and progressive workplace practices including diversity and community relations.

In addition, the Portfolio Managers typically look at a company’s record in public health and the nature of its products. The Portfolio Managers judge firms on their corporate citizenship overall, considering their accomplishments as well as their goals. While these judgments are inevitably subjective, the Fund endeavors to avoid companies that derive revenue from gambling or the production of alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or nuclear power. The Fund also does not invest in any company that derives its total revenue primarily from non-consumer sales to the military.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. As a socially responsive fund, the Fund is required by the federal securities laws to have a policy, which it cannot change without providing investors at least 60 days’ written notice, of investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities selected in accordance with its social policy. In practice, the Portfolio Managers’ current intention is to hold only equity securities selected in accordance with the Fund’s social investing policies. The 80% test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Valuation Sensitive Investing. In addition to employing traditional value criteria – that is, looking for value among companies whose stock prices are below their historical average, based on earnings, cash flow, or other financial measures – the Portfolio Managers may buy a company’s shares if they look more fully priced based on Wall Street consensus estimates of earnings, but still inexpensive relative to their estimates. The Portfolio Managers look for these companies to rise in price as they outperform Wall Street’s expectations, because they believe some aspects of the business have not been fully appreciated or appropriately priced by other investors.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Social Investing Risk. The Fund’s social policy could cause the Fund to sell or avoid stocks that subsequently perform well. In addition, undervalued stocks that do not meet the social criteria could outperform those that do.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 15.29%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.61%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 8.67%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Class R3	[1]	(3.37%)	0.27%	5.01%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(3.49%)	0.04%	4.67%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(2.04%)	0.21%	4.31%
Class R3 S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	2.11%	(0.25%)	2.92%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | Investor Class

Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in securities of companies that meet the Fund’s financial criteria and social policy.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund Investor Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses	Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund Investor Class
Management fees	0.74%
Distribution (12b-1) fees	none
Other expenses	0.15%
Total annual operating expenses	0.89%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund Investor Class	91	284	493	1,096

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 28% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies that meet the Fund’s social policy.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing across many different industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a research driven and valuation sensitive approach to stock selection, with a long term perspective. They look for solid balance sheets, strong management teams with a track record of success, good cash flow and the prospect for above-average earnings growth. They seek to purchase the stock of businesses that they believe to be well positioned and undervalued by the market. Among companies that meet these criteria, the Portfolio Managers look for those that show leadership in environmental concerns, and progressive workplace practices including diversity and community relations.

In addition, the Portfolio Managers typically look at a company’s record in public health and the nature of its products. The Portfolio Managers judge firms on their corporate citizenship overall, considering their accomplishments as well as their goals. While these judgments are inevitably subjective, the Fund endeavors to avoid companies that derive revenue from gambling or the production of alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or nuclear power. The Fund also does not invest in any company that derives its total revenue primarily from non-consumer sales to the military.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. As a socially responsive fund, the Fund is required by the federal securities laws to have a policy, which it cannot change without providing investors at least 60 days’ written notice, of investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities selected in accordance with its social policy. In practice, the Portfolio Managers’ current intention is to hold only equity securities selected in accordance with the Fund’s social investing policies. The 80% test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Valuation Sensitive Investing. In addition to employing traditional value criteria – that is, looking for value among companies whose stock prices are below their historical average, based on earnings, cash flow, or other financial measures – the Portfolio Managers may buy a company’s shares if they look more fully priced based on Wall Street consensus estimates of earnings, but still inexpensive relative to their estimates. The Portfolio Managers look for these companies to rise in price as they outperform Wall Street’s expectations, because they believe some aspects of the business have not been fully appreciated or appropriately priced by other investors.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Social Investing Risk. The Fund’s social policy could cause the Fund to sell or avoid stocks that subsequently perform well. In addition, undervalued stocks that do not meet the social criteria could outperform those that do.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 15.32%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.61%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 9.02%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Investor Class	[1]	(2.90%)	0.49%	5.13%
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(2.97%)	0.29%	4.80%
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(1.79%)	0.40%	4.41%
Investor Class S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	2.11%	(0.25%)	2.92%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares

Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund | Trust Class

Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in securities of companies that meet the Fund’s financial criteria and social policy.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund Trust Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses	Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund Trust Class
Management fees	0.88%
Distribution (12b-1) fees	0.10%
Other expenses	0.08%
Total annual operating expenses	1.06%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund Trust Class	108	337	585	1,294

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 28% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid- to large-capitalization companies that meet the Fund’s social policy.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by investing across many different industries.

The Portfolio Managers employ a research driven and valuation sensitive approach to stock selection, with a long term perspective. They look for solid balance sheets, strong management teams with a track record of success, good cash flow and the prospect for above-average earnings growth. They seek to purchase the stock of businesses that they believe to be well positioned and undervalued by the market. Among companies that meet these criteria, the Portfolio Managers look for those that show leadership in environmental concerns, and progressive workplace practices including diversity and community relations.

In addition, the Portfolio Managers typically look at a company’s record in public health and the nature of its products. The Portfolio Managers judge firms on their corporate citizenship overall, considering their accomplishments as well as their goals. While these judgments are inevitably subjective, the Fund endeavors to avoid companies that derive revenue from gambling or the production of alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or nuclear power. The Fund also does not invest in any company that derives its total revenue primarily from non-consumer sales to the military.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. As a socially responsive fund, the Fund is required by the federal securities laws to have a policy, which it cannot change without providing investors at least 60 days’ written notice, of investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities selected in accordance with its social policy. In practice, the Portfolio Managers’ current intention is to hold only equity securities selected in accordance with the Fund’s social investing policies. The 80% test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

Valuation Sensitive Investing. In addition to employing traditional value criteria – that is, looking for value among companies whose stock prices are below their historical average, based on earnings, cash flow, or other financial measures – the Portfolio Managers may buy a company’s shares if they look more fully priced based on Wall Street consensus estimates of earnings, but still inexpensive relative to their estimates. The Portfolio Managers look for these companies to rise in price as they outperform Wall Street’s expectations, because they believe some aspects of the business have not been fully appreciated or appropriately priced by other investors.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

The Fund’s portfolio may contain fewer securities than the portfolios of other mutual funds, which may increase the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of one or a few investments.

Social Investing Risk. The Fund’s social policy could cause the Fund to sell or avoid stocks that subsequently perform well. In addition, undervalued stocks that do not meet the social criteria could outperform those that do.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 15.30%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.66%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 8.86%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Trust Class	[1]	(3.05%)	0.31%	4.92%
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(3.14%)	0.09%	4.62%
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(1.86%)	0.24%	4.24%
Trust Class S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	2.11%	(0.25%)	2.92%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Value Fund (formerly Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund)

Neuberger Berman Value Fund (formerly Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund)

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 172 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Neuberger Berman Value Fund (formerly Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund)		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)		5.75%	none	none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)	[1]	none	1.00%	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Neuberger Berman Value Fund (formerly Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund)		Class A	Class C	Institutional Class
Management fees		0.81%	0.81%	0.70%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%	none
Other expenses		8.83%	8.93%	8.73%
Acquired fund fees and expenses		0.01%	0.01%	0.01%
Total annual operating expenses		9.90%	10.75%	9.44%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		8.77%	8.87%	8.67%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.13%	1.88%	0.77%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A and Institutional Class shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example Neuberger Berman Value Fund (formerly Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund) (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	684	913	2,904	7,086
Class C	291	591	2,815	7,348
Institutional Class	79	246	2,290	6,657

Expense Example, No Redemption Neuberger Berman Value Fund (formerly Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund) (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	684	913	2,904	7,086
Class C	191	591	2,815	7,348
Institutional Class	79	246	2,290	6,657

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 200% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of large-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a market capitalization within the market capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Value Index at the time of purchase.

The Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed companies whose stock prices are undervalued. The Portfolio Manager seeks to identify companies with catalysts that he believes have the potential to improve the companies’ earnings from depressed levels. Such catalysts may include: management changes, restructurings, new products, new services, or new markets. The Portfolio Manager may also look for other characteristics in a company, such as a strong market position relative to competitors, a high level of stock ownership among management, and a recent sharp decline in stock price that appears to be the result of a short-term market overreaction to negative news.

Although the Fund invests primarily in domestic stocks, it may also invest in stocks of foreign companies.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries. However, at times, the Portfolio Manager may emphasize certain sectors or industries that he believes are undervalued relative to their historical valuations.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of large-capitalization companies without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Mid- and Large-Cap Stock Risk. Compared to smaller companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Foreign Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Catalyst Risk. Investing in companies with potential catalysts carries the risk that certain of such catalysts may not happen or the market may react differently than expected to such catalysts, in which case the Fund may experience losses.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Because the Fund had a lower management fee and a different goal and strategy, which included investing in stocks of any market capitalization with higher than average dividend yields, prior to June 12, 2009, its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q3 ’09, 15.18%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -16.34%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.64%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Value Fund (formerly Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund)		1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Institutional Class	[1]	4.91%	1.97%	2.75%	Nov. 02, 2006
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	4.78%	1.59%	2.37%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	3.35%	1.63%	2.31%
Class A	[1]	(1.39%)	0.71%	1.53%	Nov. 02, 2006
Class C	[1]	3.00%	1.79%	2.58%	Nov. 02, 2006
Russell 1000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	0.39%	(2.64%)	(1.59%)	Nov. 02, 2006

After-tax returns are shown for Institutional Class shares only and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Trust Class

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Trust Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses	Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Trust Class
Management fees	1.06%
Distribution (12b-1) fees	none
Other expenses	0.05%
Total annual operating expenses	1.11%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Trust Class	113	353	612	1,352

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 15% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market value of no more than $2 billion at the time the Fund first invests in them. The Fund may continue to hold or add to a position in a stock after the company’s market value has grown beyond $2 billion.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries.

The Portfolio Managers generally look for what they believe to be undervalued companies whose current market shares and balance sheets are strong. In addition, the Portfolio Managers tend to focus on companies whose financial strength is largely based on existing business lines rather than on projected growth. Factors in identifying these firms may include: above-average returns; an established market niche; circumstances that would make it difficult for new competitors to enter the market; the ability to finance their own growth; and sound future business prospects. This approach is designed to let the Fund benefit from potential increases in stock prices, while limiting the risks typically associated with small-cap stocks.

At times, the Portfolio Managers may emphasize certain sectors that they believe will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. To the extent the Portfolio Managers commit a portion of the Fund’s assets to stocks of mid-cap companies, the Fund will be subject to their risks.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 16.30%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.55%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 7.41%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Trust Class	[1]	4.60%	5.56%	9.50%
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	4.09%	4.78%	8.86%
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	3.66%	4.68%	8.35%
Trust Class Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(4.18%)	0.15%	5.62%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Class R3

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Class R3
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Class R3
Management fees		0.92%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.50%
Other expenses	[1]	0.05%
Total annual operating expenses		1.47%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Class R3	150	465	803	1,757

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 15% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market value of no more than $2 billion at the time the Fund first invests in them. The Fund may continue to hold or add to a position in a stock after the company’s market value has grown beyond $2 billion.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries.

The Portfolio Managers generally look for what they believe to be undervalued companies whose current market shares and balance sheets are strong. In addition, the Portfolio Managers tend to focus on companies whose financial strength is largely based on existing business lines rather than on projected growth. Factors in identifying these firms may include: above-average returns; an established market niche; circumstances that would make it difficult for new competitors to enter the market; the ability to finance their own growth; and sound future business prospects. This approach is designed to let the Fund benefit from potential increases in stock prices, while limiting the risks typically associated with small-cap stocks.

At times, the Portfolio Managers may emphasize certain sectors that they believe will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. To the extent the Portfolio Managers commit a portion of the Fund’s assets to stocks of mid-cap companies, the Fund will be subject to their risks.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 16.30%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.55%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 7.50%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Class R3	[1]	4.70%	5.61%	9.55%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	3.92%	4.76%	8.88%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	4.05%	4.71%	8.40%
Class R3 Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(4.18%)	0.15%	5.62%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Advisor Class

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Advisor Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses	Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Advisor Class
Management fees	1.06%
Distribution (12b-1) fees	0.25%
Other expenses	0.07%
Total annual operating expenses	1.38%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Advisor Class	141	437	755	1,657

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 15% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market value of no more than $2 billion at the time the Fund first invests in them. The Fund may continue to hold or add to a position in a stock after the company’s market value has grown beyond $2 billion.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries.

The Portfolio Managers generally look for what they believe to be undervalued companies whose current market shares and balance sheets are strong. In addition, the Portfolio Managers tend to focus on companies whose financial strength is largely based on existing business lines rather than on projected growth. Factors in identifying these firms may include: above-average returns; an established market niche; circumstances that would make it difficult for new competitors to enter the market; the ability to finance their own growth; and sound future business prospects. This approach is designed to let the Fund benefit from potential increases in stock prices, while limiting the risks typically associated with small-cap stocks.

At times, the Portfolio Managers may emphasize certain sectors that they believe will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. To the extent the Portfolio Managers commit a portion of the Fund’s assets to stocks of mid-cap companies, the Fund will be subject to their risks.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 16.25%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.58%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 7.21%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Advisor Class	[1]	4.34%	5.29%	9.22%
Advisor Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	3.46%	4.43%	8.56%
Advisor Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	3.96%	4.45%	8.10%
Advisor Class Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(4.18%)	0.15%	5.62%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Institutional Class

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Institutional Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Institutional Class
Management fees		0.81%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		none
Other expenses		0.05%
Total annual operating expenses		0.86%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.01%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	0.85%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Institutional Class	87	271	471	1,050

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 15% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market value of no more than $2 billion at the time the Fund first invests in them. The Fund may continue to hold or add to a position in a stock after the company’s market value has grown beyond $2 billion.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries.

The Portfolio Managers generally look for what they believe to be undervalued companies whose current market shares and balance sheets are strong. In addition, the Portfolio Managers tend to focus on companies whose financial strength is largely based on existing business lines rather than on projected growth. Factors in identifying these firms may include: above-average returns; an established market niche; circumstances that would make it difficult for new competitors to enter the market; the ability to finance their own growth; and sound future business prospects. This approach is designed to let the Fund benefit from potential increases in stock prices, while limiting the risks typically associated with small-cap stocks.

At times, the Portfolio Managers may emphasize certain sectors that they believe will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. To the extent the Portfolio Managers commit a portion of the Fund’s assets to stocks of mid-cap companies, the Fund will be subject to their risks.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 16.37%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.48%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 7.62%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	[1]	4.88%	5.84%	9.78%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	4.30%	5.03%	9.13%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	3.92%	4.91%	8.61%
Institutional Class Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(4.18%)	0.15%	5.62%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | Investor Class

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Investor Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment )

Annual Fund Operating Expenses	Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Investor Class
Management fees	0.92%
Distribution (12b-1) fees	none
Other expenses	0.11%
Total annual operating expenses	1.03%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Investor Class	105	328	569	1,259

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 15% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, which it defines as those with a total market value of no more than $2 billion at the time the Fund first invests in them. The Fund may continue to hold or add to a position in a stock after the company’s market value has grown beyond $2 billion.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many companies and industries.

The Portfolio Managers generally look for what they believe to be undervalued companies whose current market shares and balance sheets are strong. In addition, the Portfolio Managers tend to focus on companies whose financial strength is largely based on existing business lines rather than on projected growth. Factors in identifying these firms may include: above-average returns; an established market niche; circumstances that would make it difficult for new competitors to enter the market; the ability to finance their own growth; and sound future business prospects. This approach is designed to let the Fund benefit from potential increases in stock prices, while limiting the risks typically associated with small-cap stocks.

At times, the Portfolio Managers may emphasize certain sectors that they believe will benefit from market or economic trends.

The Portfolio Managers follow a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Small- and Mid-Cap Stock Risk. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to larger companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. To the extent the Portfolio Managers commit a portion of the Fund’s assets to stocks of mid-cap companies, the Fund will be subject to their risks.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 16.30%

Worst quarter: Q4 ’08, -26.55%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 7.50%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Investor Class	[1]	4.70%	5.61%	9.55%
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	3.92%	4.76%	8.88%
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	4.05%	4.71%	8.40%
Investor Class Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	(4.18%)	0.15%	5.62%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman International Fund

Neuberger Berman International Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 15 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Neuberger Berman International Fund		Class A	Class C
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)		5.75%	none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)	[1]	none	1.00%

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Neuberger Berman International Fund		Class A	Class C
Management fees		1.11%	1.11%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%
Other expenses		0.62%	0.79%
Total annual operating expenses		1.98%	2.90%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.19%	0.29%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.79%	2.61%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example Neuberger Berman International Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	746	1,106	1,529	2,703
Class C	364	811	1,447	3,157

Expense Example, No Redemption Neuberger Berman International Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	746	1,106	1,529	2,703
Class C	264	811	1,447	3,157

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in foreign companies of any size, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and regions around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year, as represented by the performance of the Fund’s Class A. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Description of Index” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 22.83%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -23.97%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.59%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman International Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	[1]	(16.49%)	(5.68%)	6.51%
Class A After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(16.61%)	(6.57%)	5.74%
Class A After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(10.62%)	(4.87%)	5.66%
Class C	[1]	(12.94%)	(4.71%)	7.06%
MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)	[1]	(11.73%)	(4.26%)	5.12%

After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only and after-tax returns for Class C shares may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Class R3

Neuberger Berman International Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman International Fund Class R3
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman International Fund Class R3
Management fees		1.11%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.50%
Other expenses	[1]	0.40%
Total annual operating expenses		2.01%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.25%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[2]	1.76%

Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman International Fund Class R3	179	554	1,010	2,274

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in foreign companies of any size, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and regions around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Description of Index” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 22.83%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -23.97%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: -13.64%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman International Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Class R3	[1]	(11.29%)	(4.54%)	7.16%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(11.46%)	(5.44%)	6.38%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(7.21%)	(3.93%)	6.25%
Class R3 MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)	[1]	(11.73%)	(4.26%)	5.12%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Trust Class

Neuberger Berman International Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman International Fund Trust Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses	Neuberger Berman International Fund Trust Class
Management fees	1.25%
Distribution (12b-1) fees	none
Other expenses	0.64%
Total annual operating expenses	1.89%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman International Fund Trust Class	192	594	1,021	2,212

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in foreign companies of any size, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and regions around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 22.81%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -23.98%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.47%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman International Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Trust Class	[1]	(11.49%)	(4.66%)	7.24%
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(11.60%)	(5.49%)	6.54%
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(7.39%)	(4.01%)	6.36%
Trust Class MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)	[1]	(11.73%)	(4.26%)	5.12%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Investor Class

Neuberger Berman International Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman International Fund Investor Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman International Fund Investor Class
Management fees		1.11%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		none
Other expenses		0.69%
Total annual operating expenses		1.80%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.07%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	1.73%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman International Fund Investor Class	176	545	954	2,098

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in foreign companies of any size, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and regions around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market. economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 22.83%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -23.97%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.64%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman International Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Investor Class	[1]	(11.29%)	(4.54%)	7.16%
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(11.46%)	(5.44%)	6.38%
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(7.21%)	(3.93%)	6.25%
Investor Class MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)	[1]	(11.73%)	(4.26%)	5.12%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman International Fund | Institutional Class

Neuberger Berman International Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman International Fund Institutional Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman International Fund Institutional Class
Management fees		1.00%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		none
Other expenses	[1]	0.40%
Total annual operating expenses		1.40%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.25%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[2]	1.15%

Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman International Fund Institutional Class	117	365	690	1,611

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in foreign companies of any size, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and regions around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Description of Index” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 22.83%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -23.97%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.64%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman International Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Institutional Class	[1]	(11.29%)	(4.54%)	7.16%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(11.46%)	(5.44%)	6.38%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(7.21%)	(3.93%)	6.25%
Institutional Class MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)	[1]	(11.73%)	(4.26%)	5.12%

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold or sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for initial sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Neuberger Berman funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your investment provider and in “Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page 14 in the Fund’s prospectus and in “Additional Purchase Information – Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers” on page B-1 in Appendix B to the Fund’s SAI.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund		Class A	Class C
Maximum initial sales charge on purchases (as a % of offering price)		5.75%	none
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lower of original purchase price or current market value)	[1]	none	1.00%

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund		Class A	Class C
Management fees		1.10%	1.10%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.25%	1.00%
Other expenses	[1]	0.20%	0.20%
Total annual operating expenses		1.55%	2.30%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.04%	0.04%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[2]	1.51%	2.26%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. For Class A shares, your costs would be the same whether you sold your shares or continued to hold them at the end of each period. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	720	1,025	1,360	2,304
Class C	329	706	1,219	2,626

Expense Example, No Redemption Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	720	1,025	1,360	2,304
Class C	229	706	1,219	2,626

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 33% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in foreign companies of any size, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and regions around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The returns in the bar chart do not reflect any applicable sales charges. If sales charges were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Description of Index” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy. Unlike the returns in the bar chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 23.76%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -23.47%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.87%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund		1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Class A	[1]	(16.75%)	(5.29%)	1.30%	Jun. 17, 2005
Class A After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(17.02%)	(6.38%)	0.24%
Class A After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(10.78%)	(4.67%)	0.84%
Class C	[1]	(12.54%)	(4.16%)	2.22%	Jun. 17, 2005
MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)	[1]	(11.73%)	(4.26%)	2.52%	Jun. 17, 2005

After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only and after-tax returns for Class C shares may vary. 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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Investor Class

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund Investor Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund Investor Class
Management fees		1.10%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		none
Other expenses	[1]	0.50%
Total annual operating expenses		1.60%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.20%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[2]	1.40%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund Investor Class	143	443	811	1,846

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 33% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in foreign companies of any size, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and regions around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Description of Index” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-877-9700 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 23.76%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -23.47%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.87%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund		1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Investor Class	[1]	(11.67%)	(4.16%)	2.22%	Jun. 17, 2005
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(11.95%)	(5.27%)	1.15%
Investor Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(7.47%)	(3.74%)	1.63%
Investor Class MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)	[1]	(11.73%)	(4.26%)	2.52%	Jun. 17, 2005

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Class R3

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund Class R3
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund Class R3
Management fees		1.10%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		0.50%
Other expenses	[1]	0.21%
Total annual operating expenses		1.81%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.05%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[2]	1.76%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund Class R3	179	554	965	2,114

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 33% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in foreign companies of any size, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and regions around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Description of Index” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 23.76%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -23.47%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.87%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund		1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Class R3	[1]	(11.67%)	(4.16%)	2.22%	Jun. 17, 2005
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(11.95%)	(5.27%)	1.15%
Class R3 After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(7.47%)	(3.74%)	1.63%
Class R3 MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)	[1]	(11.73%)	(4.26%)	2.52%	Jun. 17, 2005

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Institutional Class

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund Institutional Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund Institutional Class
Management fees		0.99%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		none
Other expenses		0.17%
Total annual operating expenses		1.16%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement		0.31%
Total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement	[1]	0.85%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund Institutional Class	87	271	471	1,094

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 33% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in foreign companies of any size, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and regions around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance. The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Descriptions of Indices” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 23.76%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -23.47%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.87%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund		1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Institutional Class	[1]	(11.67%)	(4.16%)	2.22%	Jun. 17, 2005
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(11.95%)	(5.27%)	1.15%
Institutional Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(7.47%)	(3.74%)	1.63%
Institutional Class MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)	[1]	(11.73%)	(4.26%)	2.52%	Jun. 17, 2005

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund | Trust Class

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of foreign companies.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund Trust Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund Trust Class
Management fees		1.24%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		none
Other expenses	[1]	0.33%
Total annual operating expenses		1.57%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund Trust Class	160	496	855	1,867

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 and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 33% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goal, the Fund invests mainly in foreign companies of any size, including companies in developed and emerging markets. The Fund defines a foreign company as one that is organized outside of the United States and conducts the majority of its business abroad.

The Fund seeks to reduce risk by diversifying among many industries. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain well-diversified across countries and geographical regions.

In picking stocks, the Portfolio Manager looks for what he believes to be well-managed and profitable companies that show growth potential and whose stock prices are undervalued. Factors in identifying these firms may include strong fundamentals, such as attractive cash flows and balance sheets, as well as prices that are reasonable in light of projected returns. The Portfolio Manager also considers the outlooks for various countries and regions around the world, examining economic, market, social, and political conditions.

The Portfolio Manager follows a disciplined selling strategy and may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, if a company’s business fails to perform as expected, or when other opportunities appear more attractive.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. The Fund will not change its strategy of normally investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities, without providing shareholders at least 60 days’ notice. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets, market values or company circumstances will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in international stock markets. The markets’ behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value. To the extent that the Fund sells a portfolio position before it reaches its market peak, it may miss out on opportunities for higher performance.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

Foreign and Emerging Market Risk. Foreign securities involve risks in addition to those associated with comparable U.S. securities. Additional risks include exposure to less developed or less efficient trading markets; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currencies; nationalization or expropriation of assets; settlement, custodial or other operational risks; and less stringent auditing and legal standards. As a result, foreign securities can fluctuate more widely in price, and may also be less liquid, than comparable U.S. securities. World markets, or those in a particular region, may all react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently than the U.S. market. Following the market turmoil of 2008-2009, some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading partners.

Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign countries. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets.

Currency Risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses.

Market Capitalization Risk. To the extent the Fund emphasizes small-, mid-, or large-cap stocks, it takes on the associated risks. Compared to small- and mid-cap companies, large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities. At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance.  The stocks of small- and mid-cap companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns. Compared to large-cap companies, small- and mid-cap companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Value Stock Risk. Value stocks may remain undervalued during a given period or may not ever realize their full value. This may happen, among other reasons, because of a failure to anticipate which stocks or industries would benefit from changing market or economic conditions.

Growth Stock Risk. Because the prices of most growth stocks are based on future expectations, these stocks tend to be more sensitive than value stocks to bad economic news and negative earnings surprises. Bad economic news or changing investor perceptions can negatively affect growth stocks across several industries and sectors simultaneously.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The several industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s performance has varied from year to year. The table next to the bar chart shows what the returns would equal if you averaged out actual performance over various lengths of time and compares the returns with the returns of a broad-based market index. The index, which is described in “Description of Index” in the prospectus, has characteristics relevant to the Fund’s investment strategy.

Past performance (before and after taxes) is not a prediction of future results. Visit www.nb.com or call 800-366-6264 for updated performance information.

YEAR-BY-YEAR % RETURNS AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR*

Best quarter: Q2 ’09, 23.76%

Worst quarter: Q3 ’08, -23.47%

Year-to-date performance as of 9/30/2012: 13.87%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL % RETURNS AS OF 12/31/11*

Average Annual Total Returns Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund		1 Year	5 Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Trust Class	[1]	(11.67%)	(4.16%)	2.22%	Jun. 17, 2005
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions	[1]	(11.95%)	(5.27%)	1.15%
Trust Class After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	[1]	(7.47%)	(3.74%)	1.63%
Trust Class MSCI EAFE Index(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)	[1]	(11.73%)	(4.26%)	2.52%	Jun. 17, 2005

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of Fund shares.

[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.50%, 2.25% and 1.25% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.50%, 2.25% and 1.25% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class R3 so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.91% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.91% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] The above performance is that of the Fund's Institutional Class prior to 6/21/2010. Because Institutional Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[1] The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) to exceed 1.16%, 1.91% and 0.80% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense. "Other expenses" shown above include the following repayment: Class A - 0.06%; Class C - 0.02%; Institutional Class - 0.01%.

[1] For each class, the performance prior to 6/9/2008 is that of the Fund's Trust Class. On 6/9/2008, Trust Class shares of the Fund converted into Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Because Trust Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and slightly lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower/higher if NBM had not reimbursed/recouped certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) to exceed 1.41% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense. "Other expenses" shown above include the following repayment: Class R3 - 0.06%.

[1] The above performance is that of the Fund's Trust Class prior to 6/9/2008 and that of the Fund's Institutional Class from 6/9/2008 to 6/21/2010. On 6/9/2008, Trust Class shares of the Fund converted into Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Because Trust Class and Institutional Class have lower expenses than Class R3, the performance of Trust Class and Institutional Class typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower/higher if NBM had not reimbursed/recouped certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.75% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.75% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] For each class, the performance prior to 6/21/2010 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Returns would have been lower/higher if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed/recouped certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.51%, 2.26% and 1.15% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.51%, 2.26% and 1.15% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.61%, 2.36% and 1.25% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.61%, 2.36% and 1.25% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.75% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.75% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] For each class, the performance prior to 5/27/2009 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower/higher if NBM had not reimbursed/recouped certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] The Fund has agreed that Advisor Class will repay Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) to exceed 1.50% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense. "Other expenses" shown above include the following repayment: Advisor Class - 0.17%.

[1] Returns would have been lower/higher if NBM had not reimbursed/recouped certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class R3 so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.36% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.36% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 5/27/2009. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.30%, 2.00% and 0.90% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.30%, 2.00% and 0.90% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 10/6/2006 is that of the Fund's Trust Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 12/20/2007 is that of the Fund's Trust Class. Because Trust Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class R3 so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.51% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.51% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] The above performance is that of the Fund's Trust Class prior to 5/27/2009. Because Trust Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Trust Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.25% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Trust Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.25% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.36%, 2.11% and 1.00% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.36%, 2.11% and 1.00% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] For each class, the performance prior to 5/7/2010 is that of the Fund's Predecessors. Returns would have been lower if the investment adviser to the Predecessors and/or NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.75% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.75% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] For each class, the performance prior to 4/6/2009 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class R3 so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.36% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.36% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 5/27/2009. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] The Fund has agreed that Investor Class will repay Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) to exceed 1.11% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense. "Other expenses" shown above include the following repayment: Investor Class - 0.08%.

[1] Returns would have been lower/higher if NBM had not reimbursed/recouped certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[1] "Other expenses" shown above include the following repayment: Class A - 0.02%.

[2] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.70% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.70% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 6/7/2006 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 6/21/2010 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and slightly lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower/higher if NBM had not reimbursed/recouped certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class R3 so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.36% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/ 2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.36% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 6/21/2010. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.75% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.75% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 4/19/2007 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 5/27/2009 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and slightly lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] The Fund has agreed that Advisor Class will repay Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) to exceed 1.50% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense. "Other expenses" shown above include the following repayment: Advisor Class - 0.13%.

[1] Returns would have been lower/higher if NBM had not reimbursed/recouped certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class R3 so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.36% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.36% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 5/27/2009. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3 its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.21%, 1.96% and 0.85% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.21%, 1.96% and 0.85% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 3/8/2010 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 6/21/2010 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Trust Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.25% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2022 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Trust Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.25% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class R3 so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.46% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.46% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 6/21/2010. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[1] "Other expenses" shown above include the following repayment: Class A - 0.06%; and Institutional Class - 0.07%.

[2] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.36%, 2.11% and 1.00% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.36%, 2.11% and 1.00% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] For each class, the performance prior to 12/21/2009 is that of the Fund's Trust Class. On 12/21/2009, Trust Class shares of the Fund converted into Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Because Trust Class had lower expenses than Class A and Class C and had higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.21%, 1.96% and 0.85% of average net assets, respectively. The Class A and Class C undertakings last until 8/31/2016, and the Institutional Class undertaking lasts until 8/31/2022. Each undertaking may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.21%, 1.96% and 0.85% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 6/4/2008 is that of the Fund's Trust Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 6/21/2010 is that of the Fund's Trust Class. Because Trust Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class R3 so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.46% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.46% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] The above performance is that of the Fund's Trust Class prior to 6/21/2010. Because Trust Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.20%, 1.95% and 0.75% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.20%, 1.95% and 0.75% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fee during certain of the periods shown.

[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.26%, 2.01% and 0.90% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.26%, 2.01% and 0.90% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 4/1/2008 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 5/27/2009 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Trust Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.40% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2022 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Trust Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.40% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Investor Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.30% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2022 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Investor Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.30% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Advisor Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.60% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2022 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Advisor Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.60% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] Performance prior to 5/3/2002 is that of Small Cap Growth Fund Investor Class (formerly known as Millennium Fund Investor Class). Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Advisor Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Advisor Class. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class R3 so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.51% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.51% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 5/27/2009. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.75% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.75% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] For Institutional Class, the performance prior to 11/28/2007 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. For Class A and Class C, the performance prior to 5/27/2009 is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C and has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C and lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower/higher if NBM had not reimbursed/recouped certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) to exceed 1.36% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense. "Other expenses" shown above include the following repayment: Class R3 - 0.01%.

[1] The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 5/27/2009. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower/higher if NBM had not reimbursed/recouped certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.75% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A, Class C and Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.75% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] For each class, the performance prior to 4/19/2010 is that of the Fund's Trust Class and, for Class A and Class C, the performance from 4/19/2010 to 03/02/2011 is that of the Fund's Institutional Class. On 4/19/2010, Trust Class shares of the Fund converted into Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Because Trust Class had higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been lower than that of Institutional Class. Because Trust Class and Institutional Class have lower expenses than Class A and Class C, the performance of Trust Class and Institutional Class typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] "Other expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year; actual expenses may vary.

[1] The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 0.85% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2022 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 0.85% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A and Class C so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.51% and 2.26% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A and Class C will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.51% and 2.26% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] For each class, the above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class prior to 12/20/2010. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] "Other expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year; actual expenses may vary.

[2] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class R3 so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.76% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.76% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Investor Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.40% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Investor Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.40% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] "Other expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year; actual expenses may vary.

[2] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.15% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.15% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] The above performance is that of the Fund's Investor Class. Because Investor Class has higher expenses than Institutional Class, its performance typically would have been lower than that of Institutional Class. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] For Class A shares, a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% applies on certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more made without an initial sales charge. For Class C shares, the CDSC is eliminated one year after purchase.

[1] "Other expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year; actual expenses may vary.

[2] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A and Class C so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of each class are limited to 1.51% and 2.26% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Class A and Class C will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.51% and 2.26% of the class' average net assets, respectively. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] For each class, the above performance is that of the Fund's Institutional Class. Because Institutional Class has lower expenses than Class A and Class C, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class A and Class C. Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] "Other expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year; actual expenses may vary.

[2] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Investor Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.40% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Investor Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.40% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] The above performance is that of the Fund's Institutional Class. Because Institutional Class has lower expenses than Investor Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Investor Class. Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] "Other expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year; actual expenses may vary.

[2] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class R3 so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 1.76% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2016 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Class R3 will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 1.76% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] The above performance is that of the Fund's Institutional Class. Because Institutional Class has lower expenses than Class R3, its performance typically would have been better than that of Class R3. Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] Neuberger Berman Management LLC (NBM) has contractually undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Institutional Class so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) are limited to 0.85% of average net assets. This undertaking lasts until 8/31/2022 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that Institutional Class will repay NBM for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses to exceed 0.85% of its average net assets. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which NBM incurred the expense.

[1] Returns would have been lower if NBM had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.

[1] "Other expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year; actual expenses may vary.

[1] The above performance is that of the Fund's Institutional Class. Because Institutional Class has lower expenses than Trust Class, its performance typically would have been better than that of Trust Class. Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown.