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Mid Cap Value Portfolio  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Mid Cap Value Portfolio
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Goal
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Portfolio’s investment goal is long-term growth of capital.

Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The Portfolio’s annual operating expenses do not reflect the separate account fees charged in the variable annuity or variable life insurance policy (“Variable Contracts”), in which the Portfolio is offered. If the separate account’s fees were shown, the Portfolio’s annual operating expenses would be higher. Please see your Variable Contract prospectus for more details on the separate account fees.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock

The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual portfolio operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate was 95% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 95.00%
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Expense Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. The Example does not reflect charges imposed by the Variable Contract. If the Variable Contract fees were reflected, the expenses would be higher. See the Variable Contract prospectus for information on such charges. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions and the net expenses shown in the fee table, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

The Portfolio attempts to achieve its investment goal by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of net assets in equity securities of medium-capitalization companies selected through a value strategy. Medium-capitalization, or mid-cap, companies will generally include companies whose market capitalizations range from the market capitalization of the smallest company included in the Russell Midcap® Index to the market capitalization of the largest company in the Russell Midcap® Index during the most recent 12-month period. As of the most recent annual reconstitution of the Russell Midcap® Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalization range of the companies in the Index was $2.4 billion to $28 billion.


The Portfolio may also invest in equity securities of large- and small-capitalization companies, short-term investments (up to 20%), foreign securities (up to 30%), REITs and special situations. A special situation arises when, in the opinion of a subadviser, the securities of a particular issuer will be recognized and appreciate in value due to a specific development with respect to that issuer, such as a new product or process, a technological breakthrough, or a management change or other extraordinary corporate event.


The Portfolio is actively-managed by two subadvisers. To balance the risks of the Portfolio, a portion of the Portfolio is passively-managed by the adviser who seeks to track an index or a subset of an index.

Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

There can be no assurance that the Portfolio’s investment goal will be met or that the net return on an investment in the Portfolio will exceed what could have been obtained through other investment or savings vehicles. Shares of the Portfolio are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by any bank, government entity or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Portfolio will be able to achieve its investment goal. If the value of the assets of the Portfolio goes down, you could lose money.


The following is a summary description of the principal risks of investing in the Portfolio.


Equity Securities Risk. The Portfolio invests principally in equity securities and is therefore subject to the risk that stock prices will fall and may underperform other asset classes. Individual stock prices fluctuate from day-to-day and may decline significantly.


Medium-Capitalization Companies Risk. Securities of medium-cap companies are usually more volatile and entail greater risks than securities of large companies.


Value Investing Risk. When investing in securities which are believed to be undervalued in the market, there is a risk that the market may not recognize a security’s intrinsic value for a long period of time, or that a stock judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced.


Foreign Investment Risk. The Portfolio’s investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Portfolio invests may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than U.S. markets. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, and political or financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value of these securities. The risks of foreign investments are heightened when investing in issuers in emerging market countries.


Indexing Risk. The passively-managed index portion of the Portfolio generally will not sell securities in its portfolio and buy different securities over the course of a year other than in conjunction with changes in its target index, even if there are adverse developments concerning a particular security, company or industry. As a result, you may suffer losses that you would not experience with an actively-managed mutual fund.


Real Estate Industry Risks. These risks include declines in the value of real estate, risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and increased competition, increases in property taxes and operating expenses, changes in zoning laws, casualty or condemnation losses, fluctuations in rental income, changes in neighborhood values, changes in the appeal of properties to tenants and increases in interest rates. The Portfolio also could be subject to the risks of direct ownership as a result of a default on a debt security it may own. If the Portfolio has rental income or income from the disposition of real property, the receipt of such income may adversely affect its ability to retain its tax status as a regulated investment company.


Large-Capitalization Companies Risk. Large-cap companies tend to be less volatile than companies with smaller market capitalizations. In exchange for this potentially lower risk, the Portfolio’s value may not rise as much as the value of portfolios that emphasize smaller companies.


Small-Capitalization Companies Risk. Securities of small-cap companies are usually more volatile and entail greater risks than securities of large companies.


Affiliated Fund Rebalancing Risk. The Portfolio may be an investment option for other mutual funds for which SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC (“SAAMCo” or the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser that are managed as “funds of funds.” From time to time, the Portfolio may experience relatively large redemptions or investments due to the rebalancing of a fund of funds. In the event of such redemptions or investments, the Portfolio could be required to sell securities or to invest cash at a time when it is not advantageous to do so.


Management Risk. The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Portfolio’s portfolio managers apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions or individual securities selected by the portfolio managers will produce the desired results.


Market Risk. The Portfolio’s share price can fall because of weakness in the broad market, a particular industry, or specific holdings. The market as a whole can decline for many reasons, including adverse political or economic developments in the U.S. or abroad, changes in investor psychology, or heavy institutional selling. In addition, the subadviser’s assessment of companies held in the Portfolio may prove incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance even in a rising market.


Issuer Risk. The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services.

Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney If the value of the assets of the Portfolio goes down, you could lose money.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution Shares of the Portfolio are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by any bank, government entity or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance Information
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The following Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table illustrate the risks of investing in shares of the Portfolio by showing changes in the Portfolio’s performance from calendar year to calendar year and comparing the Portfolio’s average annual returns to those of the Russell Midcap® Value Index. Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Of course, past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future.


Effective October 24, 2014, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (“MFS”) assumed management of a portion of the Portfolio, which was previously managed by Lord Abbett & Co. LLC. Effective December 1, 2009, SAAMCo assumed management of the passively-managed portion of the Portfolio, which portion was previously managed by AIG Global Investment Corp.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The following Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table illustrate the risks of investing in shares of the Portfolio by showing changes in the Portfolio’s performance from calendar year to calendar year and comparing the Portfolio’s average annual returns to those of the Russell Midcap® Value Index.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture Of course, past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading (Class 1 Shares)
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

During the 10-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 20.57% (quarter ended September 30, 2009) and the lowest return for a quarter was -23.84% (quarter ended December 31, 2008). The year-to-date calendar return as of June 30, 2015 was 0.95%.

Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel The year-to-date calendar return
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Jun. 30, 2015
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn 0.95%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel highest return
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2009
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 20.57%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel lowest return
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2008
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (23.84%)
Caption rr_AverageAnnualReturnCaption Average Annual Total Returns (For the periods ended December 31, 2014)
Mid Cap Value Portfolio | Russell Midcap® Value Index  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 14.75%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 17.43%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 9.43%
Mid Cap Value Portfolio | Class 1  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.84%
Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.07%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.01%
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.92%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 94
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 293
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 509
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,131
Annual Return 2005 rr_AnnualReturn2005 10.72%
Annual Return 2006 rr_AnnualReturn2006 15.69%
Annual Return 2007 rr_AnnualReturn2007 0.49%
Annual Return 2008 rr_AnnualReturn2008 (37.95%)
Annual Return 2009 rr_AnnualReturn2009 30.87%
Annual Return 2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 24.49%
Annual Return 2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (4.49%)
Annual Return 2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 16.68%
Annual Return 2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 31.51%
Annual Return 2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 12.60%
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 12.60%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 15.49%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.94%
Mid Cap Value Portfolio | Class 2  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.84%
Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.15%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.07%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.01%
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.07%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 109
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 340
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 590
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,306
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 12.51%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 15.33%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.78%
Mid Cap Value Portfolio | Class 3  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.84%
Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.07%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.01%
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.17%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 119
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 372
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 644
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,420
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 12.35%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 15.19%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.67%