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Document Type dei_DocumentType 485BPOS
Document Period End Date dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate Sep. 30, 2015
Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST
Central Index Key dei_EntityCentralIndexKey 0001005020
Amendment Flag dei_AmendmentFlag false
Document Creation Date dei_DocumentCreationDate Nov. 01, 2016
Document Effective Date dei_DocumentEffectiveDate Nov. 01, 2016
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Jan. 28, 2016
VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading
Virtus Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund
Supplement [Text Block] vot_SupplementTextBlock

Virtus Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund,

a series of Virtus Opportunities Trust

 

Supplement dated November 1, 2016 to the Summary Prospectus dated January 28, 2016, as supplemented,

and the Virtus Opportunities Trust Statutory Prospectus, January 28, 2016, as supplemented

 

Important Notice to Investors

 

As of November 1, 2016, Virtus Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund is offering Class R6 Shares, in addition to the share classes already offered by the fund. Accordingly, the fund’s prospectuses are hereby amended to add the following disclosure.

 

The cover page of the statutory prospectus is hereby revised by replacing the row showing ticker symbols for the fund’s share classes with the row shown below:

 

    A   B   C   I   R6   T
Virtus Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund   NARAX   PBARX   PSTCX   PIMSX   VMSSX   PMSTX
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock
The tables under “Fees and Expenses” in the fund’s summary prospectus and the summary section of the statutory prospectus are hereby revised to add the Class R6 column and to revise the associated footnote as shown below:
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)
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text] rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates
Estimated for current fiscal year, as annualized.
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock
The Example table is hereby revised to add the Class R6 row as shown below:
VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND | Class A  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol NARAX
VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND | Class B  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol PBARX
VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND | Class C  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol PSTCX
VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND | Class I Shares  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol PIMSX
VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND | Class R6  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol VMSSX
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.47%
Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.18% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.65%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 66
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 208
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 362
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 810
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 66
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 208
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 362
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 810
VIRTUS MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND | Class T  
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Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol PMSTX
[1] Estimated for current fiscal year, as annualized.