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  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">The Tax-Exempt New York Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to provide shareholders, to the extent consistent with preservation of capital and prescribed portfolio standards, with a high level of income exempt from federal income tax by investing primarily in municipal obligations. In addition, the Fund seeks to provide shareholders with income exempt from New York State and New York City personal income taxes by investing in obligations the interest on which is exempt from these taxes (&amp;#8220;New York Obligations&amp;#8221;).</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
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  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">The Tax-Free Money Market Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025295_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
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  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
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  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;&lt;a name="toc381793_8"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Tax-Exempt California Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
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  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025295_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">18</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
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  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">The Treasury Obligations Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">The Tax-Exempt California Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to provide shareholders, to the extent consistent with preservation of capital and prescribed portfolio standards, with a high level of income exempt from federal income tax by investing primarily in municipal obligations. In addition, the Fund seeks to provide shareholders with income exempt from California personal income tax by investing in obligations the interest on which is exempt from these taxes (&amp;#8220;California Obligations&amp;#8221;).</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods  shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025295_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0175</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
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  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the expense limitation arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
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  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
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  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) (&amp;#8220;Net Assets&amp;#8221;) in securities issued by or on behalf of states, territories, and possessions of the United States and their political subdivisions, agencies, authorities and instrumentalities, and the District of Columbia, the interest from which, if any, is in the opinion of the bond counsel excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes, and generally not an item of tax preference under the federal alternative minimum tax (&amp;#8220;AMT&amp;#8221;). In addition, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Net Assets in California Obligations. The Investment Adviser ordinarily expects that 100% of the Fund&amp;#8217;s assets will be invested in municipal obligations, but the Investment Adviser may cause the Fund to invest in short-term taxable instruments for temporary investment purposes. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025295_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0013</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0023</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_4" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
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  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;California Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund intends to invest primarily in California Obligations. The Fund&amp;#8217;s investments are, therefore, affected by political and economic developments  within this state, and by the financial condition of this state, its public authorities and political sub-divisions. If California or any of its local governmental entities are unable to meet their financial obligations, the Fund&amp;#8217;s income, NAV, and ability to preserve or realize appreciation of capital or liquidity could be adversely affected. Issuers of California Obligations continue to experience difficulties in the current economic and political environment. The Fund is classified as &amp;#8220;non-diversified&amp;#8221; for regulatory purposes.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. This also includes the risk of default on foreign letters of credit, guarantees or insurance policies that back municipal securities. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Geographic and Sector Risk.&lt;/b&gt; If the Fund invests a significant portion of its total assets in certain issuers within the same state, geographic region or economic sector, an adverse economic, business or political development affecting that state, region or sector may affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s investments more than if its investments were not so concentrated.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Municipal Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; Municipal securities are subject to certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political  developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the debt securities of similar projects (such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities), industrial development bonds, or in particular types of municipal securities (such as general obligation bonds, private activity bonds and moral obligation bonds). Municipalities continue to experience difficulties in the current economic and political environment.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tax Risk.&lt;/b&gt; Future legislative or administrative changes or court decisions may materially affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings and/or the ability of the Fund to pay federal tax-exempt dividends and state tax-exempt dividends. The Fund would not be a suitable investment within IRAs, other tax-exempt or tax-deferred accounts, or for investors who are not sensitive to the federal, state or local tax consequences of their investments.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025295_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0013</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025295_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0171</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025295_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0207</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing only in U.S. Treasury Obligations, which include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury where the payment of principal and interest is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government (&amp;#8220;U.S. Treasury Obligations&amp;#8221;). The Fund may also invest in repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025295_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0352</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt; &lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt; &lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt; &lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a  credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt; &lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt; &lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">The total return for FST Shares for the&lt;br/&gt;9-month period ended September 30, 2012&lt;br/&gt;was 0.00%. &lt;br/&gt;Best Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q4 &amp;#8217;06 1.29%&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q3 &amp;#8217;11 0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025295_MemberFstShares_Member">1994-05-18</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member">2006-12-31</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0129</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Money Market Fund&amp;#8212;Summary&lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;br/&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;br/&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">TOTAL RETURN CALENDAR YEAR</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Banking Industry Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An adverse development in the banking industry may affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s investments more than if the Fund were not invested to such a degree in the banking industry. Banks may be particularly susceptible to certain economic factors such as interest rate changes, adverse developments in the real estate market, fiscal, regulatory and monetary policy and general economic cycles.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Foreign Risk.&lt;/b&gt; Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information and less economic,  political and social stability in the countries in which the Fund invests. Loss may also result from the imposition of confiscations and other government restrictions, or from problems in registration, settlement or custody.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;U.S. Government Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (&amp;#8220;Fannie Mae&amp;#8221;), Federal Home Loan Mortgage  Corporation (&amp;#8220;Freddie Mac&amp;#8221;) and Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">18</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">69</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">124</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">288</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">The total return for&lt;br/&gt;FST Shares for the&lt;br/&gt;9-month period ended&lt;br/&gt;September 30, 2012&lt;br/&gt;was 0.13%.&lt;br/&gt;Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt;Q3 &amp;#8217;07 1.33%&lt;br/&gt;Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt;Q1 &amp;#8217;10 0.02%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">The Money Market Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0013</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of investment) (&amp;#8220;Net Assets&amp;#8221;) in securities issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the U.S. and their political subdivisions, agencies, authorities and instrumentalities, and the District of Columbia, the interest from which, if any, is in the opinion of bond counsel excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes, and generally not an item of tax preference under the federal alternative minimum tax (&amp;#8220;AMT&amp;#8221;). The Investment Adviser ordinarily expects 100% of the Fund&amp;#8217;s assets will be invested in municipal obligations, but the Investment Adviser may cause the Fund to invest in short-term taxable instruments for temporary investment purposes. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0048</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_6" unitRef="pure">0.0043</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (&amp;#8220;U.S. Government Securities&amp;#8221;), obligations of banks (which must normally exceed 25% of its total assets), commercial paper and other short-term obligations of U.S. companies, states, municipalities and other entities and repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of foreign banks, foreign companies and foreign governments. The Fund may not invest more than 25% of its total assets in the securities of any one foreign government. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0165</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0096</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. This also includes the risk of default on foreign letters of credit, guarantees or insurance policies that back municipal securities. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt; &lt;b&gt;Geographic and Sector Risk.&lt;/b&gt; If the Fund invests a significant portion of its total assets in certain issuers within the same state, geographic region or economic sector, an adverse economic, business or political development affecting that state, region or sector may affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s investments more than if its investments were not so concentrated. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt; &lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;   &lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;  &lt;b&gt;Municipal Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; Municipal securities are subject to certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the debt securities of similar projects (such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities), industrial development bonds, or in particular types of municipal securities (such as general obligation bonds, private activity bonds and moral obligation bonds). Municipalities continue to experience difficulties in the current economic and political environment.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt; &lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital  infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tax Risk.&lt;/b&gt; Future legislative or administrative changes or court decisions may materially affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings and/or the ability of the Fund to pay federal tax-exempt dividends. The Fund would not be a suitable investment within IRAs, other tax-exempt or tax-deferred accounts, or for investors who are not sensitive to the federal, state or local tax consequences of their investments.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0114</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.03</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0486</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.048</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0164</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0016</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0003</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">The total return for&lt;br/&gt;FST Shares for the&lt;br/&gt;9-month period ended September 30, 2012 &lt;br/&gt;was 0.02%. &lt;br/&gt;Best Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q2 &amp;#8217;07 0.91%&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q3 &amp;#8217;11 0.01%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_7" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.013</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0089</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0105</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0226</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0332</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0356</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.02</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0031</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0014</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0005</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">44</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">149</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025265_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0035</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">264</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025295_MemberFstShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025295_MemberFstShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025295_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0013</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025265_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0017</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">599</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025295_MemberFstShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025265_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0052</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025295_MemberFstShares_Member">2007-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025295_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0133</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025295_MemberFstShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025295_MemberFstShares_Member">2010-03-31</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025295_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025265_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_8" unitRef="pure">-0.0009</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025265_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_9" unitRef="pure">0.0043</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0005</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.012</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0148</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.023</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
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  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
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  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">The total return for FST Shares for the &lt;br/&gt;9-month period ended September 30, 2012&lt;br/&gt;was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;Best Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q3 &amp;#8217;07 0.82%&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q3 &amp;#8217;11 0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">The Treasury Instruments Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
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  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <dei:DocumentCreationDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012">2012-12-21</dei:DocumentCreationDate>
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  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">20</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Tax-Exempt New York Fund&amp;#8212;Summary&lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
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  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">The Government Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025302_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">71</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
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  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;br /&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;
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  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member">2007-06-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0091</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025210_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;br /&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the expense limitation arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) (&amp;#8220;Net Assets&amp;#8221;) in securities issued by or on behalf of states, territories, and possessions of the United States and their political subdivisions, agencies, authorities and instrumentalities, and the District of Columbia, the interest from which, if any, is in the opinion of the bond counsel excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes, and generally not an item of tax preference under the federal alternative minimum tax (&amp;#8220;AMT&amp;#8221;). In addition, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Net Assets in New York Obligations. The Investment Adviser ordinarily expects that 100% of the Fund&amp;#8217;s assets will be invested in municipal obligations, but the Investment Adviser may cause the Fund to invest in short-term taxable instruments for temporary investment purposes. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. &lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other  obligation. This also includes the risk of default on foreign letters of credit, guarantees or insurance policies that back municipal securities. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Geographic and Sector Risk.&lt;/b&gt;  If the Fund invests a significant portion of its total assets in certain issuers within the same state, geographic region or economic sector, an adverse economic, business or political development affecting that state, region or sector may affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s investments more than if its investments were not so concentrated.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt;  When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt;  The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt;  The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Municipal Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt;  Municipal securities are subject to certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the debt securities of similar projects (such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities), industrial development bonds, or in particular types of municipal securities (such as general obligation bonds, private activity bonds and moral obligation bonds). Municipalities continue to experience difficulties in the current economic and political environment.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;New York Risk.&lt;/b&gt;  The Fund intends to invest primarily in New York Obligations. The Fund&amp;#8217;s investments are, therefore, affected by political and economic developments within this state, and by the financial condition of this state, its public authorities and  political sub-divisions. If New York or any of its local governmental entities are unable to meet their financial obligations, the Fund&amp;#8217;s income, NAV, and ability to preserve or realize appreciation of capital or liquidity could be adversely affected. Issuers of New York Obligations may experience difficulties in the current economic and political environment. The Fund is classified as &amp;#8220;non-diversified&amp;#8221; for regulatory purposes.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt;  The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt;  The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tax Risk.&lt;/b&gt;  Future legislative or administrative changes or court decisions may materially affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings and/or the ability of the Fund to pay federal tax-exempt dividends and state tax-exempt dividends. The Fund would not be a suitable investment within IRAs, other tax-exempt or tax-deferred accounts, or for investors who are not sensitive to the federal, state or local tax consequences of their investments.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0023</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_12" unitRef="pure">0.002</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareMoneyMarketFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;&lt;a name="toc381793_1"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Prime Obligations Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;&lt;a name="toc381793_4"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Treasury Instruments Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">20</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">The Prime Obligations Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">71</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">126</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">290</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesGoldmanSachsFinancialSquareTax-ExemptCaliforniaFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareMoneyMarketFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods  shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member">2007-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0082</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025265_MemberFstShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.  Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesGoldmanSachsFinancialSquareTax-ExemptCaliforniaFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.01</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0061</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0078</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0198</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0303</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.032</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.016</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0004</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;br/&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0157</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0089</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0108</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0284</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedGoldmanSachsFinancialSquareTax-ExemptCaliforniaFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods  shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0466</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0446</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0157</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.001</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">The total return for FST Shares for the&lt;br /&gt;9-month period ended September 30, 2012&lt;br /&gt;was 0.00%.&lt;br /&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br /&gt; Q2 &amp;#8217;07 0.83%&lt;br /&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br /&gt; Q3 &amp;#8217;11 0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">The total return for FST Shares for the&lt;br/&gt;9-month period ended&lt;br/&gt;September 30, 2012&lt;br/&gt;was 0.09%.&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8216;07 1.33%&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q1 &amp;#8217;10 0.01%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Credit/Default Risk. &lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Interest Rate Risk. &lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Liquidity Risk. &lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at  an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Market Risk. &lt;/b&gt;The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Regulatory Risk. &lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Stable NAV Risk. &lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing only in U.S. Treasury Obligations, which include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury where the payment of principal and interest is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government (&amp;#8220;U.S. Treasury Obligations&amp;#8221;), the interest from which is generally exempt from state income taxation. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0097</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025265_MemberFstShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025265_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0122</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025265_MemberFstShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0242</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025260_MemberFstShares_Member">1988-10-04</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025265_MemberFstShares_Member">2007-06-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025265_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0083</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025265_MemberFstShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareTax-FreeMoneyMarketFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025265_MemberFstShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025265_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
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  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Credit/Default Risk.  &lt;/b&gt;An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Interest Rate Risk. &lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Liquidity Risk.  &lt;/b&gt;The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a  credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Market Risk.  &lt;/b&gt;The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Regulatory Risk.  &lt;/b&gt;The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Stable NAV Risk.  &lt;/b&gt;The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; U.S. Government Securities Risk.  &lt;/b&gt;The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (&amp;#8220;Fannie Mae&amp;#8221;), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (&amp;#8220;Freddie Mac&amp;#8221;) and Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
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  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Government Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
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  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the  fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing, directly or indirectly, only in obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (&amp;#8220;U.S. Government Securities&amp;#8221;) and repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing  buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; U.S. Government Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (&amp;#8220;Fannie Mae&amp;#8221;), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (&amp;#8220;Freddie Mac&amp;#8221;) and Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">The total return for FST Shares for the&lt;br/&gt;9-month period ended&lt;br/&gt;September 30, 2012&lt;br/&gt;was 0.03%.&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q4 &amp;#8217;06 1.30%&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q4 &amp;#8217;11 0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
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  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
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  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025265_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025265_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.01</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025265_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0124</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025265_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0214</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025265_MemberFstShares_Member">1991-02-15</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareMoneyMarketFundBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Tax-Free Money Market Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0017</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0038</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_15" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_16" unitRef="pure">0.0033</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0015</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025288_MemberFstShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025288_MemberFstShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025288_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0009</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025288_MemberFstShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025288_MemberFstShares_Member">2007-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025288_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0133</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">34</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">117</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">208</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">476</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025288_MemberFstShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025288_MemberFstShares_Member">2010-03-31</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025288_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0091</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0111</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0299</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0484</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.051</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0254</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0029</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0003</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
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  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedGoldmanSachsFinancialSquareTax-ExemptNewYorkFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedGoldmanSachsFinancialSquareTax-ExemptNewYorkFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2002-08-12</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0194</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0157</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesGoldmanSachsFinancialSquareTax-ExemptNewYorkFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesGoldmanSachsFinancialSquareTax-ExemptNewYorkFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">18</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">69</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">124</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">288</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025288_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0175</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025288_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0106</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025288_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0125</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025288_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0314</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025288_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0499</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025288_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0528</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025288_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0264</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025288_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0036</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025288_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0012</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The Treasury Obligations Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025288_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0008</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Capital Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Capital Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Treasury Obligations Fund&amp;#8212;Summary&lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0023</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_17" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_18" unitRef="pure">0.0018</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquarePrimeObligationsFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareMoneyMarketFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;br/&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;br/&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing only in U.S. Treasury Obligations, which include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury where the payment of principal and interest is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government (&amp;#8220;U.S. Treasury Obligations&amp;#8221;). The Fund may also invest in repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods  shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareMoneyMarketFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquarePrimeObligationsFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0169</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareMoneyMarketFundFSTCapitalSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0104</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0123</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.031</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0495</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquarePrimeObligationsFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0513</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0251</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0033</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0007</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareMoneyMarketFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Government Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTCapitalSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The Government Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquarePrimeObligationsFundBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0159</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Federal Fund&amp;#8212;Summary&lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0199</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The Federal Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0342</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member">1993-04-06</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0017</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0015</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquarePrimeObligationsFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0038</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_19" unitRef="pure">-0.0003</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_20" unitRef="pure">0.0035</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Capital Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Capital Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (&amp;#8220;U.S. Government Securities&amp;#8221;), obligations of U.S. banks, commercial paper and other short-term obligations of U.S. companies, states, municipalities and other entities and repurchase agreements.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0017</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_21" unitRef="pure">-0.0003</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">36</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">119</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">210</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">477</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares. The  Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0015</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0038</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_22" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_23" unitRef="pure">0.0033</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0081</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0099</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0285</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0471</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0465</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0149</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0007</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0003</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member">2006-12-31</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.013</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member">2011-12-31</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025196_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Capital Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Capital Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and  that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">34</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">117</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0017</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">208</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0123</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">476</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.017</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2002-08-12</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0015</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0038</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_24" unitRef="pure">-0.0003</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_25" unitRef="pure">0.0035</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing, directly or indirectly, only in obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (&amp;#8220;U.S. Government Securities&amp;#8221;) and repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">36</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The total return for&lt;br/&gt;FST Capital Shares for the 9-month period ended September 30, 2012 was &lt;br/&gt;0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q4 &amp;#8216;06&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1.25%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8216;11&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">119</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">210</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">477</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareFederalFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;U.S. Government Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by limiting its investments only to obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (&amp;#8220;U.S. Government Securities&amp;#8221;), the interest from which is generally exempt from state income taxation. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0017</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0015</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0038</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_26" unitRef="pure">-0.0003</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_27" unitRef="pure">0.0035</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareGovernmentFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt; &lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk. &lt;/b&gt;An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;U.S. Government Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (&amp;#8220;Fannie Mae&amp;#8221;), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (&amp;#8220;Freddie Mac&amp;#8221;) and Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareGovernmentFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0074</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares from year  to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0093</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2006-12-31</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0125</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0269</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.045</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The Treasury Instruments Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025307_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0431</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0142</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0004</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">36</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareGovernmentFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">119</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods  shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">210</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">477</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0114</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.016</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2002-08-12</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareGovernmentFundBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025288_MemberFstShares_Member">1990-03-08</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Money Market Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The Money Market Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0084</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0103</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0288</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Capital Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Capital Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0472</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0491</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0233</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0013</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (&amp;#8220;U.S. Government Securities&amp;#8221;), obligations of banks (which must normally exceed 25% of its total assets), commercial paper and other short-term obligations of U.S. companies, states, municipalities and other entities and repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of foreign banks, foreign companies and foreign governments. The Fund may not invest more than 25% of its total assets in the securities of any one foreign government. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The total return for FST Capital Shares for the 9-month period ended&lt;br/&gt; September 30, 2012 was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q4 &amp;#8216;06 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.26%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8216;11 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareGovernmentFund column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt; &lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Banking Industry Risk. &lt;/b&gt; An adverse development in the banking industry may affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s investments more than if the Fund were not invested to such a degree in the banking industry. Banks may be particularly susceptible to certain economic factors such as interest rate changes, adverse developments in the real estate market, fiscal, regulatory and monetary policy and general economic cycles.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Credit/Default Risk. &lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Foreign Risk.&lt;/b&gt;  Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which the Fund invests. Loss may also result from the imposition of confiscations and other government restrictions, or from problems in registration, settlement or custody.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Interest Rate Risk. &lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Liquidity Risk. &lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Market Risk. &lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Regulatory Risk. &lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Stable NAV Risk. &lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; U.S. Government Securities Risk. &lt;/b&gt; The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal  National Mortgage Association (&amp;#8220;Fannie Mae&amp;#8221;), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (&amp;#8220;Freddie Mac&amp;#8221;) and Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The total return for&lt;br/&gt; FST Capital Shares for the 9-month period ended September 30, 2012&lt;br/&gt; was 0.02%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;  Best&amp;nbsp;Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3&amp;nbsp;'07&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.29%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;  Worst&amp;nbsp;Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q2&amp;nbsp;'11&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0089</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0108</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0295</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.048</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0497</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0236</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.002</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0146</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0183</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2002-08-12</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0017</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0015</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0038</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Treasury Instruments Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_28" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_29" unitRef="pure">0.0033</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">Best&amp;nbsp;Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2007-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Capital Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Capital Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing only in U.S. Treasury Obligations, which include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury where the payment of principal and interest is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government (&amp;#8220;U.S. Treasury Obligations&amp;#8221;), the interest from which is generally exempt from state income taxation. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt; &lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk&lt;/b&gt;. An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt; &lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk&lt;/b&gt;. When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt; &lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk&lt;/b&gt;. The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt; &lt;b&gt;Market Risk&lt;/b&gt;. The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt; &lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk&lt;/b&gt;. The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt; &lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk&lt;/b&gt;. The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0129</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">Worst&amp;nbsp;Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The total return for &lt;br/&gt;FST Capital Shares for the 9-month period ended September 30, 2012&lt;br/&gt; was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Best Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q3 &amp;#8216;06&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.19% &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Worst Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q4 &amp;#8216;11&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2011-06-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025300_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareFederalFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0149</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0188</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">34</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">117</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">208</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">476</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2002-08-12</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTCapitalSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member">1997-03-03</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareFederalFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareFederalFundFSTCapitalSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The Tax-Free Money Market Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2006-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0119</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Tax-Free Money Market Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;br /&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;
</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2011-12-31</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025314_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;br /&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareFederalFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The  Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2006-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0124</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">The total return for FST Shares for the&lt;br/&gt; 9-month period ended September 30, 2012&lt;br/&gt; was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;Best Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q3 &amp;#8217;06 1.23%&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q4 &amp;#8217;11 0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2011-12-31</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025208_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member">2006-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares from year  to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0123</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member">2011-12-31</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025309_MemberFstShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareGovernmentFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The total return for&lt;br/&gt;FST Capital Shares for the 9-month period ended September 30, 2012 was &lt;br/&gt;0.00%. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Best Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q3 &amp;#8216;06&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.24% &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Worst Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q4 &amp;#8216;11&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2006-12-31</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0126</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025201_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Prime Obligations Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Capital Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Capital Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of investment) (&amp;#8220;Net Assets&amp;#8221;) in securities issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the U.S. and their political subdivisions, agencies, authorities and instrumentalities, and the District of Columbia, the interest from which, if any, is in the opinion of bond counsel excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes, and generally not an item of tax preference under the federal alternative minimum tax (&amp;#8220;AMT&amp;#8221;). The Investment Adviser ordinarily expects 100% of the Fund&amp;#8217;s assets will be invested in municipal obligations, but the Investment Adviser may cause the Fund to invest in short-term taxable instruments for temporary investment purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. &lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other  obligation. This also includes the risk of default on foreign letters of credit, guarantees or insurance policies that back municipal securities. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Geographic and Sector Risk.&lt;/b&gt;  If the Fund invests a significant portion of its total assets in certain issuers within the same state, geographic region or economic sector, an adverse economic, business or political development affecting that state, region or sector may affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s investments more than if its investments were not so concentrated.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt;  When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt;  The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt;  The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Municipal Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt;  Municipal securities are subject to certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the debt securities of similar projects (such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities), industrial development bonds, or in particular types of municipal securities (such as general obligation bonds, private activity bonds and moral obligation bonds). Municipalities continue to experience difficulties in the current economic and political environment.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt;  The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt;  The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tax Risk.&lt;/b&gt;  Future legislative or administrative changes or court decisions may materially affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings and/or the ability of the Fund to pay federal tax-exempt dividends. The Fund would not be a suitable investment within IRAs, other tax-exempt or tax-deferred accounts, or for investors who are not sensitive to the federal, state or local tax consequences of their investments.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The total return for&lt;br/&gt;FST Capital Shares for the 9-month period ended September 30, 2012 was &lt;br/&gt;0.00%. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Best Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q2 &amp;#8216;07&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0.87% &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Worst Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q3 &amp;#8216;11&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareMoneyMarketFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareGovernmentFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Capital Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2007-06-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0087</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareGovernmentFundFSTCapitalSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares from year to year;  and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareGovernmentFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0074</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0089</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0211</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0317</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0341</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0184</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0017</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Prime Obligations Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;br/&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;br/&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Service Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Service Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (&amp;#8220;U.S. Government Securities&amp;#8221;), obligations of U.S. banks, commercial paper and other short-term obligations of U.S. companies, states, municipalities and other entities and repurchase agreements. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. &lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions.  Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; U.S. Government Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (&amp;#8220;Fannie Mae&amp;#8221;), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (&amp;#8220;Freddie Mac&amp;#8221;) and Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0108</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0136</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The total return for FST Service Shares for the 9-month period ended &lt;br/&gt;September 30, 2012 was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Best&amp;nbsp;Quarter&lt;br/&gt;Q3&amp;nbsp;'07&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.20%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;  Worst&amp;nbsp;Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3&amp;nbsp;'11&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025215_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">2002-08-12</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0052</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0073</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_30" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_31" unitRef="pure">0.0068</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Treasury Obligations Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Treasury Obligations Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Service Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Service Shares at the end of those  periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">69</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing only in U.S. Treasury Obligations, which include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury where the payment of principal and interest is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government (&amp;#8220;U.S. Treasury Obligations&amp;#8221;). The Fund may also invest in repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">228</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">401</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">902</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods  shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0124</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0056</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0076</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0263</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0447</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0474</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0219</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0011</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0052</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareTax-FreeMoneyMarketFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0073</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_32" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_33" unitRef="pure">0.0068</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0139</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0166</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0292</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">1995-07-14</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0052</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareGovernmentFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareTax-FreeMoneyMarketFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0073</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_34" unitRef="pure">-0.0003</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_35" unitRef="pure">0.007</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareTax-FreeMoneyMarketFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">69</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The total return for FST Service Shares for the 9-month period ended&lt;br/&gt;September 30, 2012 was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8217;07 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.20%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt;Q3 &amp;#8217;11&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">228</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The total return for&lt;br/&gt; FST Service Shares for&lt;br/&gt; the 9-month period ended&lt;br/&gt; September 30, 2012&lt;br/&gt; was 0.00%. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Best Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q4 &amp;#8216;06 1.16% &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Worst Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q3 &amp;#8216;11 0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">401</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">902</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">72</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">230</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">403</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">904</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0124</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0056</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0075</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0262</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0447</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0115</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0475</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0046</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0213</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0064</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0007</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0249</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0434</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0428</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTServiceShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0117</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Liquidity Risk&lt;/b&gt;. The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">1991-10-15</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0288</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0144</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0108</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0138</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0165</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0303</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">1992-01-08</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Government Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2006-12-31</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0116</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTServiceShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025304_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareTax-FreeMoneyMarketFundFSTCapitalShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Treasury Instruments Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstCapitalShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareTax-FreeMoneyMarketFundFSTCapitalSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Money Market Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (&amp;#8220;U.S. Government Securities&amp;#8221;), obligations of banks (which must normally exceed 25% of its total assets), commercial paper and other short-term obligations of U.S. companies, states, municipalities and other entities and repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of foreign banks, foreign companies and foreign governments. The Fund may not invest more than 25% of its total assets in the securities of any one foreign government. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTServiceSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0052</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund's FST Service Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund's FST Service Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Fund's past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Government Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2007-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.012</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025290_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTServiceShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_36" unitRef="pure">-0.0003</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_37" unitRef="pure">0.007</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Money Market Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">72</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Service Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Service Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">230</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Banking Industry Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An adverse development in the banking industry may affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s investments more than if the Fund were not invested to such a degree in the banking industry. Banks may be particularly susceptible to certain economic factors such as interest rate changes, adverse developments in the real estate market, fiscal, regulatory and monetary policy and general economic cycles.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Foreign Risk. &lt;/b&gt;Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which the Fund invests. Loss may also result from the imposition of confiscations and other government restrictions, or from problems in registration, settlement or custody.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;U.S. Government Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal  National Mortgage Association (&amp;#8220;Fannie Mae&amp;#8221;), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (&amp;#8220;Freddie Mac&amp;#8221;) and Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;br/&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">403</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;br/&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">904</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods  shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Service Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Service Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and  that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing only in U.S. Treasury Obligations, which include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury where the payment of principal and interest is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government (&amp;#8220;U.S. Treasury Obligations&amp;#8221;), the interest from which is generally exempt from state income taxation. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing, directly or indirectly, only in obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (&amp;#8220;U.S. Government Securities&amp;#8221;) and repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2007-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.012</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025297_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
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</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Service Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Service Shares at the end of those  periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
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  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt; &lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Credit/Default Risk. &lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Interest Rate Risk. &lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Liquidity Risk. &lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a  credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Market Risk. &lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Regulatory Risk. &lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Stable NAV Risk. &lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; U.S. Government Securities Risk. &lt;/b&gt; The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (&amp;#8220;Fannie Mae&amp;#8221;), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (&amp;#8220;Freddie Mac&amp;#8221;) and Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
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  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.  Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
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  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The total return for&lt;br/&gt; FST Service Shares for&lt;br/&gt; the 9-month period ended&lt;br/&gt;September 30, 2012&lt;br/&gt; was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Best Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q3 &amp;#8217;06 1.10%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q4 &amp;#8217;11 0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The total return for&lt;br/&gt; FST Service Shares for&lt;br/&gt; the 9-month period ended &lt;br/&gt;September 30, 2012&lt;br/&gt; was  0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;  Best&amp;nbsp;Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q4&amp;nbsp;'06&amp;nbsp;1.18%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;  Worst&amp;nbsp;Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3&amp;nbsp;'110.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.01</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0134</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0232</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">1997-03-05</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0106</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0039</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0058</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0233</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0414</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0394</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquarePrimeObligationsFundFSTServiceShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0109</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2006-12-31</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0118</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0052</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0073</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_38" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_39" unitRef="pure">0.0068</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">22</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">79</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">141</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">326</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">69</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">228</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">401</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">902</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;&lt;a name="toc381912_4"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Treasury Instruments Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Treasury Instruments Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0119</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0054</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0073</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0259</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0443</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0461</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.02</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0005</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Preferred Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Preferred Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0132</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.016</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0288</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025198_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">1995-05-16</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing only in U.S. Treasury Obligations, which include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury where the payment of principal and interest is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government (&amp;#8220;U.S. Treasury Obligations&amp;#8221;), the interest from which is generally exempt from state income taxation.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0012</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.001</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0033</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_40" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_41" unitRef="pure">0.0028</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Tax-Free Money Market Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or on default any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown.  Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0165</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0096</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0116</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0304</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0489</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0515</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.026</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0033</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0006</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0004</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Prime Obligations Fund&amp;#8212;Summary&lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The Prime Obligations Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0004</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0161</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0197</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0316</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">1996-05-01</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;&lt;a name="toc381912_3"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Treasury Obligations Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Tax-Exempt New York Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0052</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Tax-Exempt New York Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to provide shareholders, to the extent consistent with preservation of capital and prescribed portfolio standards, with a high level of income exempt from federal income tax by investing primarily in municipal obligations. In addition, the Fund seeks to provide shareholders with income exempt from New York State and New York City personal income taxes by investing in obligations the interest on which is exempt from these taxes (&amp;#8220;New York Obligations&amp;#8221;).</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Treasury Obligations Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0073</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_42" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_43" unitRef="pure">0.0068</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;br/&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;br/&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Government Fund&amp;#151;Summary&lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The Government Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;&lt;a name="toc381910_8"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Tax-Exempt California Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">69</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">228</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">401</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Service Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Service Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the expense limitation arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">902</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;br/&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;br/&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0012</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) (&amp;#8220;Net Assets&amp;#8221;) in securities issued by or on behalf of states, territories, and possessions of the United States and their political subdivisions, agencies, authorities and instrumentalities, and the District of Columbia, the interest from which, if any, is in the opinion of the bond counsel excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes, and generally not an item of tax preference under the federal alternative minimum tax (&amp;#8220;AMT&amp;#8221;). In addition, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Net Assets in New York Obligations. The Investment Adviser ordinarily expects that 100% of the Fund&amp;#8217;s assets will be invested in municipal obligations, but the Investment Adviser may cause the Fund to invest in short-term taxable instruments for temporary investment purposes. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.001</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0033</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_44" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_45" unitRef="pure">0.0028</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareMoneyMarketFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Select Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Select Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and  that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0012</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.001</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0033</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing, directly or indirectly, only in obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (&amp;#8220;U.S. Government Securities&amp;#8221;) and repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_46" unitRef="pure">-0.0003</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareMoneyMarketFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0027</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_47" unitRef="pure">0.003</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0048</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_48" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">29</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_49" unitRef="pure">0.0043</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">101</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">180</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">413</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareMoneyMarketFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0165</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareMoneyMarketFundFSTPreferredSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0096</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0115</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0304</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0489</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0517</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0254</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0035</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0026</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0004</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0053</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">31</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Administration Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Administration Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return  each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">103</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareMoneyMarketFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">182</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">415</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares from year to year for up to the last ten years (with respect to the bar chart); and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0015</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0013</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">44</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.  &lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a  credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;U.S. Government Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (&amp;#8220;Fannie Mae&amp;#8221;), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (&amp;#8220;Freddie Mac&amp;#8221;) and Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">149</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">264</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">599</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0088</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.  Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_50" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;&lt;a name="toc381912_2"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Money Market Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_51" unitRef="pure">0.0083</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0158</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0195</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0314</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">1996-05-01</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Money Market Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0147</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0079</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0098</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0274</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0455</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (&amp;#8220;U.S. Government Securities&amp;#8221;), obligations of U.S. banks, commercial paper and other short-term obligations of U.S. companies, states, municipalities and other entities and repurchase agreements. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0436</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0147</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0006</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Prime Obligations Fund&amp;#8212;Summary&lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Prime Obligations Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Preferred Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Preferred Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year  and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Preferred Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Preferred Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year  and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (&amp;#8220;U.S. Government Securities&amp;#8221;), obligations of U.S. banks, commercial paper and other short-term obligations of U.S. companies, states, municipalities and other entities and repurchase agreements. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The total return for&lt;br/&gt;FST Select Shares for the 9-month period ended September 30, 2012&lt;br/&gt;was 0.01%. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q4 &amp;#8216;06&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.29%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q4 &amp;#8216;11&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.:&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;U.S. Government Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (&amp;#8220;Fannie Mae&amp;#8221;), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (&amp;#8220;Freddie Mac&amp;#8221;) and Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (&amp;#8220;U.S. Government Securities&amp;#8221;), obligations of banks (which must normally exceed 25% of its total assets), commercial paper and other short-term obligations of U.S. companies, states, municipalities and other entities and repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of foreign banks, foreign companies and foreign governments. The Fund may not invest more than 25% of its total assets in the securities of any one foreign government.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The total return for FST Preferred Shares for the 9-month period ended&lt;br/&gt; September 30, 2012 was 0.02%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8217;07&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.30%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8217;11&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt; &lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0012</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during  the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. This also includes the risk of default on foreign letters of credit, guarantees or insurance policies that back municipal securities. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Geographic and Sector Risk.&lt;/b&gt; If the Fund invests a significant portion of its total assets in certain issuers within the same state, geographic region or economic sector, an adverse economic, business or political development affecting that state, region or sector may affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s investments more than if its investments were not so concentrated.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Municipal Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; Municipal securities are subject to certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the debt securities of similar projects (such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities), industrial development bonds, or in particular types of municipal securities (such as general obligation bonds, private activity bonds and moral obligation bonds). Municipalities continue to experience difficulties in the current economic and political environment.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;New York Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund intends to invest primarily in New York Obligations. The Fund&amp;#8217;s investments are, therefore, affected by political and economic developments within this state, and by the financial condition of this state, its public authorities and political sub-divisions. If New York or any of its local governmental entities are unable to meet their financial obligations, the Fund&amp;#8217;s income, NAV, and ability to preserve or realize appreciation of capital or liquidity could be adversely affected. Issuers of New York Obligations may experience difficulties in the current economic and political environment. The Fund is classified as &amp;#8220;non-diversified&amp;#8221; for regulatory purposes.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tax Risk.&lt;/b&gt; Future legislative or administrative changes or court decisions may materially affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings and/or the ability of the Fund to pay federal tax-exempt dividends and state tax-exempt dividends. The Fund would not be a suitable investment within IRAs, other tax-exempt or tax-deferred accounts, or for investors who are not sensitive to the federal, state or local tax consequences of their investments.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.001</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0033</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_52" unitRef="pure">-0.0003</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2006-12-31</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_53" unitRef="pure">0.003</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0129</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2011-12-31</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">85</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">276</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">483</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">1080</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquarePrimeObligationsFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the  Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0117</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0163</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0261</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">1997-05-30</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquarePrimeObligationsFundFSTPreferredSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The total return for FST Preferred Shares for the 9-month period ended &lt;br/&gt;September 30, 2012 was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8216;06 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.20%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q4 &amp;#8217;11 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt; &lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;br/&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The total return for&lt;br/&gt;FST Service Shares for the 9-month period ended&lt;br/&gt;September 30, 2012&lt;br/&gt;was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt;Q2 &amp;#8217;07 0.73%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt;Q3 &amp;#8217;11 0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Banking Industry Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An adverse development in the banking industry may affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s investments more than if the Fund were not invested to such a degree in the banking industry. Banks may be particularly susceptible to certain economic factors such as interest rate changes, adverse developments in the real estate market, fiscal, regulatory and monetary policy and general economic cycles.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Foreign Risk.&lt;/b&gt; Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which the Fund invests. Loss may also result from the imposition of confiscations and other government restrictions, or from problems in registration, settlement or custody.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;U.S. Government Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is  not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (&amp;#8220;Fannie Mae&amp;#8221;), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (&amp;#8220;Freddie Mac&amp;#8221;) and Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">-0.00</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.006</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0034</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0039</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0157</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0262</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0005</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0279</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0003</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0121</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Tax-Free Money Market Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0026</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_54" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Service Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Service Shares at the end of those  periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of investment) (&amp;#8220;Net Assets&amp;#8221;) in securities issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the U.S. and their political subdivisions, agencies, authorities and instrumentalities, and the District of Columbia, the interest from which, if any, is in the opinion of bond counsel excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes, and generally not an item of tax preference under the federal alternative minimum tax (&amp;#8220;AMT&amp;#8221;). The Investment Adviser ordinarily expects 100% of the Fund&amp;#8217;s assets will be invested in municipal obligations, but the Investment Adviser may cause the Fund to invest in short-term taxable instruments for temporary investment purposes. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. This also includes the risk of default on foreign letters of credit, guarantees or insurance policies that back municipal securities. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Geographic and Sector Risk.&lt;/b&gt; If the Fund invests a significant portion of its total assets in certain issuers within the same state, geographic region or economic sector, an adverse economic, business or political development affecting that state, region or sector may affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s investments more than if its investments were not so concentrated.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Municipal Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; Municipal securities are subject to certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the debt securities of similar projects (such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities), industrial development bonds, or in particular types of municipal securities (such as general obligation bonds, private activity bonds and moral obligation bonds). Municipalities continue to experience difficulties in the current economic and political environment.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund,  could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tax Risk.&lt;/b&gt; Future legislative or administrative changes or court decisions may materially affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings and/or the ability of the Fund to pay federal tax-exempt dividends. The Fund would not be a suitable investment within IRAs, other tax-exempt or tax-deferred accounts, or for investors who are not sensitive to the federal, state or local tax consequences of their investments.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_55" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Preferred Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Preferred Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year  and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">31</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">103</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">182</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">415</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares from year to year for up to the last ten years (with respect to the bar chart); and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.008</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0095</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0135</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">1997-09-15</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The total return for&lt;br/&gt; FST Service Shares for &lt;br/&gt;the 9-month period ended&lt;br/&gt;September 30, 2012&lt;br/&gt;was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q2 &amp;#8216;07 0.78%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8217;11 0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0166</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The total return for FST Preferred Shares for the 9-month period ended&lt;br/&gt; September 30, 2012 was 0.06%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8217;07&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.30%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q1 &amp;#8217;10&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0101</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.012</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0307</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0492</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0035</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.051</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0248</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.003</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.008</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0004</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0039</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0054</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0057</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0175</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing only in U.S. Treasury Obligations, which include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury where the payment of principal and interest is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government (&amp;#8220;U.S. Treasury Obligations&amp;#8221;). The Fund may also invest in repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0281</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0305</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0149</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0003</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0015</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0017</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0092</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt; &lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_56" unitRef="pure">0.0083</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0157</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0196</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0247</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025200_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2000-01-31</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2007-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.013</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025291_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0091</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0108</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities  can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;U.S. Government Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (&amp;#8220;Fannie Mae&amp;#8221;), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (&amp;#8220;Freddie Mac&amp;#8221;) and Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0184</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">1994-09-23</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareGovernmentFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2006-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown.  Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.012</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
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  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2011-12-31</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2007-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025312_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.013</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The total return for FST Administration Shares for the 9-month period ended&lt;br/&gt;September 30, 2012 was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8216;07 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.27%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8217;11 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0006</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2010-03-31</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025298_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
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</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_57" unitRef="pure">-0.0009</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareGovernmentFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
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</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2007-06-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0078</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025212_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquarePrimeObligationsFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">85</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">285</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">501</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">1123</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
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  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
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</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
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  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Tax-Exempt California Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to provide shareholders, to the extent consistent with preservation of capital and prescribed portfolio standards, with a high level of income exempt from federal income tax by investing primarily in municipal obligations. In addition, the Fund seeks to provide shareholders with income exempt from California personal income tax by investing in obligations the interest on which is exempt from these taxes (&amp;#8220;California Obligations&amp;#8221;).</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
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  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0059</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0032</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.004</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquarePrimeObligationsFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0158</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0263</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0283</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.013</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.015</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The total return for FST Preferred Shares for the 9-month period ended &lt;br/&gt; September 30, 2012 was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q4 &amp;#8217;06 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.26%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt;Q3 &amp;#8217;11&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0003</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0183</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0003</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0324</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Service Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Service Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the expense limitation arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareGovernmentFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTPreferredSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) (&amp;#8220;Net Assets&amp;#8221;) in securities issued by or on behalf of states, territories, and possessions of the United States and their political subdivisions, agencies, authorities and instrumentalities, and the District of Columbia, the interest from which, if any, is in the opinion of the bond counsel excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes, and generally not an item of tax preference under the federal alternative minimum tax (&amp;#8220;AMT&amp;#8221;). In addition, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Net Assets in California Obligations. The Investment Adviser ordinarily expects that 100% of the Fund&amp;#8217;s assets will be invested in municipal obligations, but the Investment Adviser may cause the Fund to invest in short-term taxable instruments for temporary investment purposes.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0155</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0086</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0104</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.029</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2007-06-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0476</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0073</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.047</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0154</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0009</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0083</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0125</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0173</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0097</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0293</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">1996-05-01</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0143</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.015</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0081</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.01</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberC000025267_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">1997-09-15</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0288</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0473</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0501</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0239</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0017</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;California Risk&lt;/b&gt;. The Fund intends to invest primarily in California Obligations. The Fund&amp;#8217;s investments are, therefore, affected by political and economic developments within this state, and by the financial condition of this state, its public authorities and political sub-divisions. If California or any of its local governmental entities are unable to meet their financial obligations, the Fund&amp;#8217;s income, NAV, and ability to preserve or realize appreciation of capital or liquidity could be adversely affected. Issuers of California Obligations continue to experience difficulties in the current economic and political environment. The Fund is classified as &amp;#8220;non-diversified&amp;#8221; for regulatory purposes.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt; &lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. This also includes the risk of default on foreign letters of credit, guarantees or insurance policies that back municipal securities. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt; &lt;b&gt;Geographic and Sector Risk.&lt;/b&gt; If the Fund invests a significant portion of its total assets in certain issuers within the same state, geographic region or economic sector, an adverse economic, business or political development affecting that state, region or sector may affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s investments more than if its investments were not so concentrated.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Municipal Securities Risk&lt;/b&gt;. Municipal securities are subject to certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the debt securities of similar projects (such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities), industrial development bonds, or in particular types of municipal securities (such as general obligation bonds, private activity bonds and moral obligation bonds). Municipalities continue to experience difficulties in the current economic and political environment.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tax Risk.&lt;/b&gt; Future legislative or administrative changes or court decisions may materially affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings and/or the ability of the Fund to pay federal tax-exempt dividends and state tax-exempt dividends. The Fund would not be a suitable investment within IRAs, other tax-exempt or tax-deferred accounts, or for investors who are not sensitive to the federal, state or local tax consequences of their investments.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2006-12-31</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0126</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025305_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during  the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquarePrimeObligationsFundFSTAdministrationShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">22</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">79</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">141</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">326</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareTax-FreeMoneyMarketFundFSTServiceShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquarePrimeObligationsFundFSTAdministrationShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
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  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
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  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareTax-FreeMoneyMarketFundFSTServiceSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">24</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">81</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">143</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">328</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquarePrimeObligationsFundFSTAdministrationShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The total return for&lt;br/&gt; FST Service Shares for the 9-month period ended&lt;br/&gt; September 30, 2012&lt;br/&gt; was 0.00%. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Best Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q2 &amp;#8217;07 0.72%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q3 &amp;#8217;11 0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund's FST Preferred Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund's FST Preferred Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
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  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Fund's past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;&lt;a name="toc381914_4"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Treasury Instruments Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0005</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The Treasury Instruments Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0003</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsGoldmanSachsFinancialSquareTax-ExemptNewYorkFundFSTServiceSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0026</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_58" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_59" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedGoldmanSachsFinancialSquareTax-ExemptNewYorkFundFSTServiceShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;&lt;a name="toc381914_1"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Prime Obligations Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The Prime Obligations Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Select Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Select Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and  that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedGoldmanSachsFinancialSquareTax-ExemptNewYorkFundFSTServiceShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (&amp;#8220;U.S. Government Securities&amp;#8221;), obligations of U.S. banks, commercial paper and other short-term obligations of U.S. companies, states, municipalities and other entities and repurchase agreements. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTPreferredSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.:&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; U.S. Government Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (&amp;#8220;Fannie Mae&amp;#8221;), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (&amp;#8220;Freddie Mac&amp;#8221;) and Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesGoldmanSachsFinancialSquareTax-ExemptNewYorkFundFSTServiceShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The total return for &lt;br/&gt;FST Select Shares for the 9-month period ended September 30, 2012 &lt;br/&gt;was 0.07%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8217;07 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.32%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q1 &amp;#8217;10&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0.01%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Federal Fund&amp;#151;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during  the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The Federal Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0172</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0103</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0123</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0311</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesGoldmanSachsFinancialSquareTax-ExemptNewYorkFundFSTServiceShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0496</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0523</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009254_MemberFstShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0267</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0039</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0012</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Select Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Select Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and  that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;br/&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by limiting its investments only to obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (&amp;#8220;U.S. Government Securities&amp;#8221;), the interest from which is generally exempt from state income taxation. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Select Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Select Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and  that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing only in U.S. Treasury Obligations, which include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury where the payment of principal and interest is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government (&amp;#8220;U.S. Treasury Obligations&amp;#8221;), the interest from which is generally exempt from state income taxation.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The total return for &lt;br/&gt;FST Select Shares for the 9-month period ended September 30, 2012 &lt;br/&gt;was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8216;06 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.22%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q4 &amp;#8217;11 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt; &lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0005</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2007-06-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0003</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0072</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0026</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberC000025262_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_60" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0168</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0204</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_61" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0255</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2000-01-31</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.  &lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a  credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;U.S. Government Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during  the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">22</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">79</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">141</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">326</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0005</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0003</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesGoldmanSachsFinancialSquareTax-ExemptCaliforniaFundFSTServiceShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0026</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0172</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0103</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0122</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0311</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_62" unitRef="pure">-0.0003</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0496</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_63" unitRef="pure">0.0023</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The total return for&lt;br/&gt;FST Select Shares for the 9-month period ended September 30, 2012&lt;br/&gt;was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Best Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q3 &amp;#8216;06&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.27%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q4 &amp;#8216;11&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0524</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0261</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesGoldmanSachsFinancialSquareTax-ExemptCaliforniaFundFSTServiceShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0033</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0009</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0005</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedGoldmanSachsFinancialSquareTax-ExemptCaliforniaFundFSTServiceShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareMoneyMarketFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0005</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0165</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0202</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0253</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2000-01-31</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">24</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareMoneyMarketFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">81</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">143</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">328</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2006-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0127</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareMoneyMarketFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2011-12-31</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareMoneyMarketFundFSTSelectSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0154</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0086</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0105</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0281</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0463</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0443</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0154</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0008</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareMoneyMarketFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0005</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0003</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0026</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_64" unitRef="pure">-0.0003</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_65" unitRef="pure">0.0023</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;&lt;a name="toc381914_2"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Money Market Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the  Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The Money Market Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;&lt;a name="toc381914_3"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Treasury Obligations Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The Treasury Obligations Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s  past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.012</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0168</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0218</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2000-01-31</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0162</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Select Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Select Shares at the end of those  periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;br/&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0097</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;br/&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0115</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.03</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0484</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0504</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0007</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0245</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">TOTAL RETURN CALENDAR YEAR</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0022</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2007-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0132</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2010-03-31</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025292_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2006-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0122</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2011-12-31</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025313_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">2007-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0127</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000025289_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTSelectSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0153</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0191</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0242</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025207_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2000-01-31</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareFederalFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (&amp;#8220;U.S. Government Securities&amp;#8221;), obligations of banks (which must normally exceed 25% of its total assets), commercial paper and other short-term obligations of U.S. companies, states, municipalities and other entities and repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of foreign banks, foreign companies and foreign governments. The Fund may not invest more than 25% of its total assets in the securities of any one foreign government.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0005</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0003</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0026</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareFederalFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquarePrimeObligationsFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareFederalFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquarePrimeObligationsFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareFederalFundFSTSelectSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquarePrimeObligationsFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0012</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_66" unitRef="pure">-0.0003</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_67" unitRef="pure">0.0023</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.001</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0033</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareFederalFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_68" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquarePrimeObligationsFundFSTSelectSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_69" unitRef="pure">0.0028</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquarePrimeObligationsFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The total return for &lt;br/&gt;FST Select Shares for the 9-month period ended September 30, 2012 &lt;br/&gt;was 0.11%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8217;07 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.32%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q1 &amp;#8217;10&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0.01%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt; &lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">29</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">101</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Select Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Select Shares at the end of those  periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">180</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">413</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Banking Industry Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An adverse development in the banking industry may affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s investments more than if the Fund were not invested to such a degree in the banking industry. Banks may be particularly susceptible to certain economic factors such as interest rate changes, adverse developments in the real estate market, fiscal, regulatory and monetary policy and general economic cycles.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Foreign Risk.&lt;/b&gt; Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which the Fund invests. Loss may also result from the imposition of confiscations and other government restrictions, or from problems in registration, settlement or custody.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;U.S. Government Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is  not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (&amp;#8220;Fannie Mae&amp;#8221;), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (&amp;#8220;Freddie Mac&amp;#8221;) and Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">24</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">81</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">143</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">328</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2007-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0132</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2010-03-31</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025299_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0011</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Tax-Free Money Market Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Money Market Fund&amp;#8212;Summary&lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0012</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.001</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Tax-Free Money Market Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0033</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_70" unitRef="pure">-0.0003</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_71" unitRef="pure">0.003</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The Money Market Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing only in U.S. Treasury Obligations, which include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury where the payment of principal and interest is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government (&amp;#8220;U.S. Treasury Obligations&amp;#8221;). The Fund may also invest in repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s  past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Select Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during  the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares from  year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Preferred Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Preferred Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year  and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">31</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">103</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">182</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">415</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of investment) (&amp;#8220;Net Assets&amp;#8221;) in securities issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the U.S. and their political subdivisions, agencies, authorities and instrumentalities, and the District of Columbia, the interest from which, if any, is in the opinion of bond counsel excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes, and generally not an item of tax preference under the federal alternative minimum tax (&amp;#8220;AMT&amp;#8221;). The Investment Adviser ordinarily expects 100% of the Fund&amp;#8217;s assets will be invested in municipal obligations, but the Investment Adviser may cause the Fund to invest in short-term taxable instruments for temporary investment purposes. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;&lt;a name="toc381916_3"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Treasury Obligations Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The Treasury Obligations Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. This also includes the risk of default on foreign letters of credit, guarantees or insurance policies that back municipal securities. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Geographic and Sector Risk.&lt;/b&gt; If the Fund invests a significant portion of its total assets in certain issuers within the same state, geographic region or economic sector, an adverse economic, business or political development affecting that state, region or sector may affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s investments more than if its investments were not so concentrated.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Municipal Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; Municipal securities are subject to certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the debt securities of similar projects (such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities), industrial development bonds, or in particular types of municipal securities (such as general obligation bonds, private activity bonds and moral obligation bonds). Municipalities continue to experience difficulties in the current economic and political environment.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment  Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tax Risk.&lt;/b&gt; Future legislative or administrative changes or court decisions may materially affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings and/or the ability of the Fund to pay federal tax-exempt dividends. The Fund would not be a suitable investment within IRAs, other tax-exempt or tax-deferred accounts, or for investors who are not sensitive to the federal, state or local tax consequences of their investments.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0027</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0048</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_72" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_73" unitRef="pure">0.0043</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Government Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Preferred Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Preferred Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year  and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing, directly or indirectly, only in obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (&amp;#8220;U.S. Government Securities&amp;#8221;) and repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;U.S. Government Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (&amp;#8220;Fannie Mae&amp;#8221;), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (&amp;#8220;Freddie Mac&amp;#8221;) and Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0155</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The total return for &lt;br/&gt;FST Select Shares for the 9-month period ended September 30, 2012 &lt;br/&gt;was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q4 &amp;#8217;06 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.28%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt;Q3 &amp;#8217;11&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.009</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0108</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0293</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0477</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0497</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0238</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0016</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares from  year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareGovernmentFundFSTServiceShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">46</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">151</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">266</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">601</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0162</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0093</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0111</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0297</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0483</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0477</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Administration Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Administration Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return  each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Treasury Instruments Fund&amp;#151;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The total return for FST Preferred Shares for the 9-month period ended&lt;br/&gt; September 30, 2012 was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q4 &amp;#8217;06 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.28%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8217;11&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0161</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0014</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareGovernmentFundFSTServiceShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0159</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The total return for FST Preferred Shares for the 9-month period ended&lt;br/&gt;September 30, 2012 was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt;Q2 &amp;#8217;07&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0.88%&lt;br/&gt;Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt;Q3 &amp;#8217;11&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0094</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0113</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">44</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.03</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">149</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">264</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0485</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">599</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0503</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0241</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0149</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0023</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0186</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0288</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">1997-05-30</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareGovernmentFundFSTServiceShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations  in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (&amp;#8220;U.S. Government Securities&amp;#8221;), obligations of banks (which must normally exceed 25% of its total assets), commercial paper and other short-term obligations of U.S. companies, states, municipalities and other entities and repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of foreign banks, foreign companies and foreign governments. The Fund may not invest more than 25% of its total assets in the securities of any one foreign government. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0152</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareGovernmentFundFSTServiceSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.019</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0129</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0308</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0179</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">1996-05-01</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0229</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2000-01-31</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0027</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareGovernmentFundFSTServiceShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. &lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The SEC and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0048</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_74" unitRef="pure">-0.0003</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_75" unitRef="pure">0.0045</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2006-12-31</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0128</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025306_MemberFstSelectShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The total return for FST Administration Shares for the 9-month period ended &lt;br/&gt;September 30, 2012 was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q4 &amp;#8216;06 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.22%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8217;11 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt; &lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing only in U.S. Treasury Obligations, which include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury where the payment of principal and interest is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government (&amp;#8220;U.S. Treasury Obligations&amp;#8221;). The Fund may also invest in repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Administration Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Administration Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return  each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;br/&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareFederalFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2006-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.011</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareFederalFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">2011-12-31</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025311_MemberFstServiceShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareFederalFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Service Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2006-12-31</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareFederalFundFSTPreferredSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0012</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Banking Industry Risk. &lt;/b&gt; An adverse development in the banking industry may affect the value of the Fund&amp;#8217;s investments more than if the Fund were not invested to such a degree in the banking industry. Banks may be particularly susceptible to certain economic factors such as interest rate changes, adverse developments in the real estate market, fiscal, regulatory and monetary policy and general economic cycles.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk. &lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Foreign Risk. &lt;/b&gt; Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which the Fund invests. Loss may also result from the imposition of confiscations and other government restrictions, or from problems in registration, settlement or custody.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk. &lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk. &lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk. &lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk. &lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk. &lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;U.S. Government Securities Risk. &lt;/b&gt; The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal  National Mortgage Association (&amp;#8220;Fannie Mae&amp;#8221;), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (&amp;#8220;Freddie Mac&amp;#8221;) and Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareFederalFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0128</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.001</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0131</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0033</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025199_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0064</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0083</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0258</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_76" unitRef="pure">0.0028</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.044</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;&lt;a name="toc381912_6"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Federal Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.042</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0132</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund's FST Select Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund's FST Select Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Federal Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">The Fund's past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_77" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The total return for FST Administration Shares for the 9-month period ended &lt;br/&gt;September 30, 2012 was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8216;07 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.26%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8217;11 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Preferred Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Preferred Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year  and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by limiting its investments only to obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (&amp;#8220;U.S. Government Securities&amp;#8221;), the interest from which is generally exempt from state income taxation.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">2006-12-31</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.011</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0122</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0152</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0251</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">1997-04-01</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">29</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">101</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">180</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at  an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: -20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;U.S. Government Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">413</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown.  Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.012</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTServiceShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0079</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0027</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0094</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0216</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0322</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0048</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0346</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0189</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_78" unitRef="pure">-0.0003</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_79" unitRef="pure">0.0045</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0004</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The total return for FST Preferred Shares for the 9-month period ended&lt;br/&gt; September 30, 2012 was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8217;06&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1.25%&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Worst Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q4 &amp;#8217;11&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTAdministrationShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">46</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">151</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">266</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">601</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareGovernmentFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0152</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0184</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0328</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.014</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0071</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0089</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0275</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTSelectSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.046</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0454</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0139</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0003</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstSelectShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTSelectShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Preferred Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTAdministrationShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0118</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0162</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0305</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTAdministrationShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberC000025303_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">1993-01-21</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTServiceShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTAdministrationSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2007-06-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0088</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.015</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0081</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0101</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTServiceShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0288</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0473</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2006-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.05</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0125</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareGovernmentFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0244</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0022</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">2011-12-31</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025206_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0112</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;&lt;a name="toc381916_4"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Treasury Instruments Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0139</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0205</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberC000025213_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">1996-05-01</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The Treasury Instruments Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareGovernmentFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Administration Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Administration Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return  each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing only in U.S. Treasury Obligations, which include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury where the payment of principal and interest is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government (&amp;#8220;U.S. Treasury Obligations&amp;#8221;), the interest from which is generally exempt from state income taxation. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt; Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
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  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareGovernmentFundFSTPreferredSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations  in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareGovernmentFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareTax-FreeMoneyMarketFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTAdministrationShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The total return for FST Administration Shares for the 9-month period ended&lt;br/&gt; September 30, 2012 was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8217;06 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.17%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q4 &amp;#8217;11&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt; &lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0027</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0048</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTAdministrationShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_80" unitRef="pure">-0.0003</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_81" unitRef="pure">0.0045</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesFinancialSquareTax-FreeMoneyMarketFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:AnnualFundOperatingExpensesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">2007-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0126</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">2011-09-30</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000025296_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTAdministrationShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">2006-09-30</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedFinancialSquareTax-FreeMoneyMarketFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0117</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">2011-12-31</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTAdministrationSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000025310_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstServiceShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTServiceSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:BarChartTableTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsFinancialSquareTax-FreeMoneyMarketFundFSTPreferredSharesBarChart column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">46</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">151</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">266</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryObligationsFundFSTAdministrationShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">601</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareTax-FreeMoneyMarketFundFSTPreferredShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstPreferredShares_Member">The Government Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2002 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.014</rr:AnnualReturn2002>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2003 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0074</rr:AnnualReturn2003>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2004 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0093</rr:AnnualReturn2004>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2005 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0278</rr:AnnualReturn2005>
  <rr:PerformanceTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedFinancialSquareTreasuryInstrumentsFundFSTAdministrationShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

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  <rr:AnnualReturn2006 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0461</rr:AnnualReturn2006>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2007 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0481</rr:AnnualReturn2007>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2008 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0222</rr:AnnualReturn2008>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2009 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0008</rr:AnnualReturn2009>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2010 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2010>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000088811_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000088811_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000088811_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.003</rr:DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000088811_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">100</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000088811_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">323</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000088811_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">564</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000088811_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">1255</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;&lt;a name="toc381916_5"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Government Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The Government Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;&lt;a name="toc381916_8"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Tax-Exempt California Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The Tax-Exempt California Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to provide shareholders, to the extent consistent with preservation of capital and prescribed portfolio standards, with a high level of income exempt from federal income tax by investing primarily in municipal obligations. In addition, the Fund seeks to provide shareholders with income exempt from California personal income tax by investing in obligations the interest on which is exempt from these taxes (&amp;#8220;California Obligations&amp;#8221;).</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000088816_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025197_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000088816_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025197_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000088816_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000088816_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000088816_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025197_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025197_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;&lt;a name="toc381916_6"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Federal Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025197_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The Federal Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Tax-Free Money Market Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000088822_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000088822_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000088822_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.003</rr:DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000088822_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">102</rr:ExpenseExampleYear01>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear03 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000088822_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">325</rr:ExpenseExampleYear03>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000088822_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">566</rr:ExpenseExampleYear05>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000088822_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">1257</rr:ExpenseExampleYear10>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025197_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The Tax-Free Money Market Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025197_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0027</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000088811_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000088811_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther>
  <rr:RedemptionFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000088811_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:RedemptionFee>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000088816_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0021</rr:ManagementFeesOverAssets>
  <rr:DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000088816_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.003</rr:DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025197_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0025</rr:Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExchangeFee contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000088811_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="INF" unitRef="USD">0</rr:ExchangeFee>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025197_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000088816_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0052</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025197_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0048</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000088816_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025197_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_82" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberC000025197_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_83" unitRef="pure">0.0043</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Treasury Instruments Fund&amp;#151;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">The Treasury Instruments Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000088816_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.005</rr:Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000088816_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0103</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009259_MemberC000088816_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_84" unitRef="pure">0.0098</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees &lt;br/&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses &lt;br/&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at  an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;U.S. Government Securities Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect  during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000088811_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0052</rr:OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Cash Management Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Cash Management  Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000088811_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0002</rr:Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009253_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense limitations  in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000088811_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0103</rr:ExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009242_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Administration Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Administration Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return  each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Risks of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskHeading>
  <rr:NetExpensesOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000088811_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_85" unitRef="pure">0.0098</rr:NetExpensesOverAssets>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009244_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in FST Administration Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Administration Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return  each year and that the Fund&amp;#8217;s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing only in U.S. Treasury Obligations, which include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury where the payment of principal and interest is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government (&amp;#8220;U.S. Treasury Obligations&amp;#8221;), the interest from which is generally exempt from state income taxation. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Fund&amp;#8217;s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &amp;#8220;Investment Company Act&amp;#8221;). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (&amp;#8220;NAV&amp;#8221;) of $1.00 per share.</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000088811_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" id="Item_86" unitRef="pure">-0.0005</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets>
  <rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Performance &lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Annual Fund Operating Expenses&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesCaption contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Shareholder Fees&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;(fees paid directly from your investment):&lt;/b&gt;</rr:ShareholderFeesCaption>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The total return for FST Administration Shares for the 9-month period ended &lt;br/&gt;September 30, 2012 was 0.00%.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Best Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q3 &amp;#8217;06 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1.22%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worst Quarter&lt;br/&gt; Q4 &amp;#8217;11&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">December 29, 2013</rr:FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination>
  <rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency.</rr:RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution>
  <rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.</rr:RiskMoneyMarketFund>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Administration Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Cash Management Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Cash Management Shares. The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense  limitations in effect during the periods shown. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;TOTAL RETURN CALENDAR YEAR&lt;/b&gt;</rr:BarChartHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceTableHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the period ended December 31, 2011&lt;/b&gt;</rr:PerformanceTableHeading>
  <rr:AnnualReturn2011 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000088811_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AnnualReturn2011>
  <rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&amp;#8220;FDIC&amp;#8221;) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.&lt;ul type="square"&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Credit/Default Risk.&lt;/b&gt; An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interest Rate Risk.&lt;/b&gt; When interest rates increase, the Fund&amp;#8217;s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund&amp;#8217;s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Liquidity Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions.  Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund&amp;#8217;s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund&amp;#8217;s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Market Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Regulatory Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;) and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left:-20px"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stable NAV Risk.&lt;/b&gt; The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund&amp;#8217;s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</rr:RiskNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000088811_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000088811_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberC000088811_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">2010-05-14</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">The total return for FST Cash Management Shares for the 9-month period&lt;br/&gt; ended September 30, 2012 &lt;br/&gt;was 0.00%. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Best Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q1 &amp;#8217;11&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0.00%&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Worst Quarter &lt;br/&gt;Q4 &amp;#8217;11&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0.00%</rr:BarChartClosingTextBlock>
  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;&lt;a name="toc381920_3"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Treasury Obligations Fund&amp;#8212;Summary &lt;/b&gt;</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
  <rr:ObjectiveHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Investment Objective &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ObjectiveHeading>
  <rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">The Treasury Obligations Fund (the &amp;#8220;Fund&amp;#8221;) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.</rr:ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock>
  <rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Fees and Expenses of the Fund &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseHeading>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">1-800-621-2550</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityPhone>
  <rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.</rr:ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock>
  <rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance</rr:PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress>
  <rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Cash Management Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund&amp;#8217;s FST Cash Management Shares.</rr:PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0001</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear01>
  <rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">The Fund&amp;#8217;s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.</rr:PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0141</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear05>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10 contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0174</rr:AverageAnnualReturnYear10>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0.0278</rr:AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception>
  <rr:YearToDateReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000088822_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">total return</rr:YearToDateReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000088822_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">2012-09-30</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturnDate>
  <rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009243_MemberC000025204_MemberFstAdministrationShares_Member">1997-04-01</rr:AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate>
  <rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000088822_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartYearToDateReturn>
  <rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000088822_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">Best Quarter</rr:HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000088822_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">2011-03-31</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009258_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">&lt;div style="display:none"&gt;~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesFinancialSquarePrimeObligationsFundFSTCashManagementShares column period compact * ~&lt;/div&gt;

</rr:ShareholderFeesTableTextBlock>
  <rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000088822_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000088822_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">Worst Quarter</rr:LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000088822_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">2011-12-31</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate>
  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Expense Example &lt;/b&gt;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
  <rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009261_MemberC000088822_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member" decimals="4" unitRef="pure">0</rr:BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn>
  <rr:StrategyHeading contextRef="Duration_29Dec2011_28Dec2012S000009260_MemberFstCashManagementShares_Member">&lt;b&gt;Principal Strategy &lt;/b&gt;</rr:StrategyHeading>
  <r