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Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The fund has investment objectives of capital appreciation and income with approximately equal emphasis.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

The tables below illustrate the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts in Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Virtus Funds. More information on these and other discounts is available: (i) from your financial professional or other financial intermediary; (ii) under “Sales Charges” on page 122 of the fund’s prospectus; (iii) with respect to purchase of shares through specific intermediaries, in Appendix A to the fund’s prospectus, entitled “Intermediary Sales Charge Discounts and Waivers;” and (iv) under “Alternative Purchase Arrangements” on page 112 of the fund’s SAI.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 29.00%
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts You may qualify for sales charge discounts in Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Virtus Funds.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 50,000
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods or continued to hold them. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same and that the expense reimbursement agreement remains in place for the contractual period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

The fund offers exposure to the equity real estate investment trust (“REIT”) market utilizing a quality and relative value style with a fundamental security analysis approach designed to identify the most attractive investment candidates. The subadviser believes the value of a REIT extends beyond the value of the underlying real estate and that through fundamental research, it can uncover and exploit inefficiencies in the market.

Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in publicly-traded REITs and companies that are principally engaged in the real estate industry. The fund concentrates its assets in the real estate industry.
Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text] rr_StrategyPortfolioConcentration Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in publicly-traded REITs and companies that are principally engaged in the real estate industry.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal Risks
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance Information
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the potential risks of investing in the fund. The fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.

The bar chart shows changes in the fund’s performance from year to year over a 10-year period. The table shows how the fund’s average annual returns compare to those of a broad-based securities market index and a style-specific index that reflects the market sectors in which the fund invests. Updated performance information is available at virtus.com or by calling 800-243-1574.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the potential risks of investing in the fund.
Performance Additional Market Index [Text] rr_PerformanceAdditionalMarketIndex The FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index is a free-float market capitalization index measuring equity tax-qualified REITs, which meet minimum size and liquidity criteria, that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ National Market System. The FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index is calculated on a total return basis with dividends reinvested. The index is unmanaged and not available for direct investment.
Performance Availability Phone [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone 800-243-1574
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress virtus.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture The fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Calendar year total returns for Class I Shares 
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text] rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads Returns do not reflect sales charges applicable to other share classes and would be lower if they did.
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock
      

Best Quarter:

2021, Q4:

17.21%

Worst Quarter:

2020, Q1:

-22.95%
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Average Annual Total Returns
Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads rr_PerformanceTableDoesReflectSalesLoads Returns reflect deduction of maximum sales charges and full redemption at end of periods shown.
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns are shown only for Class I Shares; after-tax returns for other classes will vary. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold fund shares in tax-deferred accounts or to shares held by non-taxable entities. In certain cases, the Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for a period may be higher than other return figures for the same period. This will occur when a capital loss is realized upon the sale of fund shares and provides an assumed tax benefit that increases the return.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold fund shares in tax-deferred accounts or to shares held by non-taxable entities.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax returns are shown only for Class I Shares; after-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher In certain cases, the Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for a period may be higher than other return figures for the same period. This will occur when a capital loss is realized upon the sale of fund shares and provides an assumed tax benefit that increases the return.
Performance Table Narrative rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock

Returns reflect deduction of maximum sales charges and full redemption at end of periods shown.
Performance Table Closing [Text Block] rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

The FT Wilshire 5000 Index is a broad-based free-float market capitalization-weighted index that aims to capture 100% of the U.S. investable market capitalization. The index is calculated on a total return basis with dividends reinvested. The index is unmanaged and not available for direct investment.

The FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index is a free-float market capitalization index measuring equity tax-qualified REITs, which meet minimum size and liquidity criteria, that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ National Market System. The FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index is calculated on a total return basis with dividends reinvested. The index is unmanaged and not available for direct investment.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns are shown only for Class I Shares; after-tax returns for other classes will vary. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold fund shares in tax-deferred accounts or to shares held by non-taxable entities. In certain cases, the Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for a period may be higher than other return figures for the same period. This will occur when a capital loss is realized upon the sale of fund shares and provides an assumed tax benefit that increases the return.
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | Risk Lose Money [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock If between the time you purchase shares and the time you sell shares the value of the fund’s investments decreases, you will lose money.
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | Equity Securities Risk  
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Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock

> Equity Securities Risk: The value of the stocks held by the fund may be negatively affected by the financial market, industries in which the fund invests, or issuer-specific events. Focus on a particular style or in small or medium-sized companies may enhance that risk.
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | Real Estate Investment Risk  
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Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock

> Real Estate Investment Risk: The fund may be negatively affected by changes in real estate values or economic conditions, credit risk and interest rate fluctuations, changes in the value of the underlying real estate and defaults by lessees and/or borrowers.
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | Industry/Sector Concentration Risk  
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Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock

> Industry/Sector Concentration Risk: Events negatively affecting real estate related securities may cause the value of the fund’s shares to decrease, perhaps significantly. Since the fund concentrates its assets in real estate related securities, the fund is more vulnerable to conditions that negatively affect real estate related securities as compared to a fund that does not concentrate holdings in such securities.
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | Market Volatility Risk  
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Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock

> Market Volatility Risk: The value of the securities in the fund may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies and/or general economic conditions. Price changes may be short- or long-term. Local, regional or global events such as war or military conflict (e.g., Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issue, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the fund and its investments, including hampering the ability of the fund’s portfolio manager(s) to invest the fund’s assets as intended.
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | Equity Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Securities Risk  
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Risk [Text Block] rr_RiskTextBlock

> Equity Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Securities Risk: The fund’s value may be negatively affected by factors specific to the real estate market such as interest rates, leverage, property, and management. The fund’s value may also be negatively affected by factors specific to investing through a pooled vehicle, such as poor management, concentration risk, or other risks typically associated with investing in small or medium market capitalization companies.
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | Redemption Risk  
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> Redemption Risk: One or more large shareholders or groups of shareholders may redeem their holdings in the fund, resulting in an adverse impact on remaining shareholders in the fund by causing the fund to take actions it would not otherwise have taken.
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | FT Wilshire 5000 Index  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel FT Wilshire 5000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 26.10%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 15.40%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 11.69%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 11.55%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Nov. 12, 2014
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | FTSE Nareit Equity REITs Index  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel FTSE Nareit Equity REITs Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 13.73%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 7.39%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.65%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 5.81%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Nov. 12, 2014
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | Class A Shares  
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Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol PHRAX
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 5.50%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.36%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.36%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.36% [1]
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 681
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 957
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,254
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,095
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 681
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 957
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,254
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,095
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 4.79%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 7.11%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 7.13%
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | Class C Shares  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol PHRCX
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 1.00% [2]
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.33%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 2.08%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 2.08% [1]
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 311
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 652
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,119
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,410
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 211
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 652
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,119
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,410
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 10.07%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 7.54%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 6.94%
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | Class I Shares  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol PHRIX
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.37%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.12%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.12% [1]
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 114
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 356
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 617
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,363
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 114
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 356
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 617
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,363
Annual Return 2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 31.66%
Annual Return 2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 2.38%
Annual Return 2016 rr_AnnualReturn2016 6.94%
Annual Return 2017 rr_AnnualReturn2017 6.11%
Annual Return 2018 rr_AnnualReturn2018 (6.50%)
Annual Return 2019 rr_AnnualReturn2019 27.32%
Annual Return 2020 rr_AnnualReturn2020 (1.74%)
Annual Return 2021 rr_AnnualReturn2021 47.15%
Annual Return 2022 rr_AnnualReturn2022 (26.13%)
Annual Return 2023 rr_AnnualReturn2023 11.16%
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn none
Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2021
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 17.21%
Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Mar. 31, 2020
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (22.95%)
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 11.16%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 8.61%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 8.01%
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | Class I Shares | After Taxes on Distributions  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return After Taxes on Distributions
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 7.64%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 5.56%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.39%
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | Class I Shares | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 8.26%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 6.19%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.52%
Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | Class R6 Shares  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol VRREX
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.95%
Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.16%) [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.79% [1]
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 81
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 287
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 510
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,152
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 81
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 287
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 510
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,152
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 11.51%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 8.93%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 6.36%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Nov. 12, 2014
[1]

The fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit the fund’s total operating expenses (excluding certain expenses, such as front-end or contingent deferred sales charges, taxes, leverage and borrowing expenses (such as commitment, amendment and renewal expenses on credit or redemption facilities), interest, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, unusual or infrequently occurring expenses (such as litigation), acquired fund fees and expenses, and dividend expenses, if any) so that such expenses do not exceed 0.79% for Class R6 Shares through January 31, 2025. Prior to January 31, 2025, only the fund’s Board may modify or terminate the expense limitation agreement. Following the contractual period, the adviser may discontinue these expense reimbursement arrangements at any time. Under certain conditions, the adviser may recapture operating expenses reimbursed and/or fees waived under these arrangements for a period of three years following the date such waiver or reimbursement occurred, provided that the recapture does not cause the fund to exceed its expense limit in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement, and any in effect at the time of recapture, after repayment is taken into account.
[2]

The deferred sales charge is imposed on Class C Shares redeemed during the first year only.