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485BPOS

Document Period End Date

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Sep. 30, 2016

Registrant Name

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VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST

Central Index Key

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0001005020

dei_AmendmentFlag

false

dei_TradingSymbol

VOT

Document Creation Date

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Jan. 20, 2017

Document Effective Date

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Jan. 30, 2017

Prospectus Date

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Jan. 30, 2017

Virtus Herzfeld Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Virtus Herzfeld Fund

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The fund has investment objectives of capital appreciation and current income.

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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The tables below illustrate the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Virtus Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial advisor and under “Sales Charges” on page 219 of the fund’s prospectus and “Alternative Purchase Arrangements” on page 110 of the fund’s statement of additional information.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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January 31, 2018

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual 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 53% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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53.00%

Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block]

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

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Virtus Mutual Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount

$ 50,000

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets appearing in the Financial Highlights tables, which tables reflect only the operating expenses of the fund and do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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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. 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 arrangement remains in place for the contractual period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Investments, Risks and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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Under normal circumstances, the fund invests in closed-end investment companies that primarily invest in equity and income-producing securities. The investment methodology utilizes a number of factors and consists of both a quantitative and qualitative approach to identify opportunities across the entire universe of closed-end funds. The overall investment philosophy is predicated on recognizing the recurring valuation patterns found in the closed-end fund industry and capitalizing on opportunities in a systematic manner. The strategy seeks to exploit the discount and premium spreads associated with closed-end funds. The fund may also allocate assets to other investment company structures, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), equity securities, including common and preferred stocks, cash, and/or short term cash equivalents.

The fund primarily invests in closed-end funds whose principal investments strategies include one or more of the following:

Domestic Funds

• Municipal Bond, Build America Bond, Government Bond, Corporate Bond, High Yield Bond

• Equity—Sector Specific (such as Utilities, Real Estate, MLPs), Equity—Covered Call, Equity—General, Equity— Growth & Income, Equity—Dividend, Equity—Tax-Advantaged, Equity—Preferreds, Equity—Convertible Bond

• Loan Participation

• Mortgage-Backed

• Multi-Strategy

Non-U.S. Funds

• Foreign Equity—Country Specific, Foreign Equity—Geographic Region, Global Equity—General, Global Equity—Growth & Income, Global Equity—Dividend

• Global Fixed Income

• Global Multi-Strategy

The closed-end funds that invest in equity securities may or may not use a growth or value strategy and may include funds investing in securities of issuers of any market capitalization. Closed-end funds that invest in non-U.S issuers may include issuers in emerging markets. Closed-end funds that invest in fixed income securities may invest in securities of any credit quality, including below investment grade (so-called "junk bonds").

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Principal Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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The fund may not achieve its objective(s), and it is not intended to be a complete investment program. The value of the fund's investments that supports your share value may decrease. 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. Investment values can decrease for a number of reasons. Conditions affecting the overall economy, specific industries or companies in which the fund invests can be worse than expected, and investments may fail to perform as the subadviser expects. As a result, the value of your shares may decrease. In addition, you will also be subject to the risks associated with the principal investment strategies of any ETFs in which the fund invests. Purchase and redemption activities by fund shareholders may impact the management of the fund and its ability to achieve its investment objective(s). The redemption by one or more large shareholders or groups of shareholders of their holdings in the fund could have an adverse impact on the remaining shareholders in the fund including by accelerating the realization of capital gains and increasing the fund's transaction costs. The principal risks of investing in the fund are:

> Fund of Funds Risk. The risk that the fund's performance will be adversely affected by the assets owned by the other mutual funds in which it invests, and that the layering of expenses associated with the fund's investment in such other funds will cost shareholders more than direct investments would have cost.

> Closed-End Funds Risk. The risk that closed-end funds in which the fund invests will expose the fund to negative performance and additional expenses associated with investment in such funds, and increased volatility. Closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value, which may affect whether the fund will realize gain or loss upon its sale of the closed-end funds' shares. Closed-end funds may employ leverage, which also subjects the closed-end fund to increased risks such as increased volatility.

The principal risks attributable to the underlying investment companies in which the fund invests are:

> Commodity and Commodity-linked Instruments Risk. The risk that investments in commodities or commodity-linked notes will subject the fund's portfolio to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, or that commodity-linked instruments will experience returns different from the commodities they attempt to track.

> Convertible Securities Risk. The risk that a convertible security held by the fund will be called for redemption at a time and/or price unfavorable to the fund.

> Credit Risk. The risk that the issuer of a security will fail to pay interest or principal in a timely manner, or that negative perceptions of the issuer's ability to make such payments will cause the price of the security to decline.

> Derivatives Risk. The risk that the fund will incur a loss greater than the fund's investment in, or will experience greater share price volatility as a result of investing in, a derivative contract. Derivatives may include, among other things, futures, options, forwards and swap agreements and may be used in order to hedge portfolio risks, create leverage, or to attempt to increase yield.

> Emerging Market Investing Risk. The risk that prices of emerging markets securities will be more volatile, or will be more greatly affected by negative conditions, than those of their counterparts in more established foreign markets.

> Equity-Linked Instruments Risk. The risk that, in addition to market risk and other risks of the referenced equity security, the fund may experience a return that is different from that of the referenced equity security. Equity-linked instruments also subject the fund to counterparty risk, including the risk that the issuing entity may not be able to honor its financial commitment, which could result in a loss of all or part of the fund's investment.

> Equity Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Securities Risk. The risk that, in addition to the risks associated with investing in the real estate industry, the value of the fund's shares will be negatively affected by factors specific to investing through a pooled vehicle, such as through poor management of the REIT or REIT-like entity, concentration risk, or other risks typically associated with investing in small or medium market capitalization companies.

> Equity Securities Risk. The risk that events negatively affecting issuers, industries or financial markets in which the fund invests will impact the value of the stocks held by the fund and, thus, the value of the fund's shares over short or extended periods. Investments in a particular style or in small or medium-sized companies may enhance that risk.

> Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) Risk. The risk that the value of an ETF will be more volatile than the underlying portfolio of securities the ETF is designed to track, or that the costs to the fund of owning shares of the ETF will exceed those the fund would incur by investing in such securities directly.

> Foreign Investing Risk. The risk that the prices of foreign securities in the fund's portfolio will be more volatile than those of domestic securities, or will be negatively affected by currency fluctuations, less regulated or liquid securities markets, or economic, political or other developments.

> Geographic Concentration Risk. The risk that events negatively affecting the geographic location where the fund focuses its investments will cause the value of the fund's shares to decrease, perhaps significantly.

> Growth Stocks Risk. The risk that the fund's investments in growth stocks will be more volatile than investments in other types of stocks, or will perform differently from the market as a whole and from other types of stocks.

> High-Yield/High-Risk Fixed Income Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk. The risk that the issuers of high-yield/high-risk securities in the fund's portfolio will default, that the prices of such securities will be volatile, and that the securities will not be liquid.

> Income Risk. The risk that income received from the fund will vary widely over the short- and/or long-term and/or be less than anticipated if the proceeds from maturing securities in the fund are reinvested in lower-yielding securities.

> Industry/Sector Concentration Risk. The risk that events negatively affecting an industry or market sector in which a fund focuses its investments will cause the value of the fund's shares to decrease, perhaps significantly. To the extent that the fund invests a significant portion of its portfolio in one or more industries (such as communications, consumer cyclicals and consumer non-cyclicals) or sectors, the fund is more vulnerable to conditions that negatively affect such industries or sectors as compared to a fund that is not significantly invested in such industries or sector.

> Infrastructure-Related Investment Risk. The risk that the value of the fund's shares will decrease as a result of conditions, such as general or local economic conditions and political developments, changes in regulations, environmental problems, casualty losses, and changes in interest rates, negatively affecting the infrastructure companies in which the fund invests.

> Interest Rate Risk. The risk that when interest rates rise, the values of the fund's debt securities, especially those with longer maturities, will fall.

> Limited Number of Investments Risk. The risk that the fund's portfolio will be more susceptible to factors adversely affecting issuers of securities in the fund's portfolio than would a fund holding a greater number of securities.

> Liquidity Risk. The risk that certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and price beneficial to the fund.

> Loan Risk. The risks that, in addition to the risks typically associated with high-yield/high-risk fixed income securities, loans in which the fund invests may be unsecured or not fully collateralized, may be subject to restrictions on resale, and/or some loans may trade infrequently on the secondary market. Loans settle on a delayed basis, potentially leading to the sale proceeds of loans not being available to meet redemptions for a substantial period of time after the sale of the loans.

> Market Volatility Risk. The risk that the value of the securities in which the fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual issuers and/or general economic conditions. Price changes may be temporary or may last for extended periods.

> Master Limited Partnership Risk. The risk that the fund's investments in MLP units will be negatively impacted by tax law changes, changes in interest rates, the failure of the MLP's parent or sponsor to make payments as expected, regulatory developments or other factors affecting the MLP's underlying assets, which are typically in the natural resources and energy sectors.

> Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. The risk that changes in interest rates will cause both extension and prepayment risks for mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities in which the fund invests, or that an impairment of the value of collateral underlying such securities will cause the value of the securities to decrease.

> Municipal Bond Market Risk. The risk that events negatively impacting a particular municipal security, or the municipal bond market in general, will cause the value of the fund's shares to decrease, perhaps significantly.

> Non-Diversification Risk. The risk that the fund will be more susceptible to factors negatively impacting the securities in its portfolio to the extent that the fund invests more of its assets in the securities of fewer issuers than would a diversified fund.

> Preferred Stock Risk. The risk that a preferred stock will decline in price, fail to pay dividends when expected, or be illiquid.

> Sector Focused Investing Risk. The risk that events negatively affecting a particular market sector in which the fund focuses its investments will cause the value of the fund's shares to decrease, perhaps significantly.

> Short Sales Risk. The risk that the fund will experience a loss if the price of a borrowed security increases between the date of a short sale and the date on which the fund replaces the security.

> Tax-Exempt Securities The risk that tax-exempt securities may not provide a higher after-tax return than taxable securities, or that the tax-exempt status of such securities may be lost or limited.

> Unrated Fixed Income Securities Risk. The risk that the subadviser will be unable to accurately assess the quality of an unrated fixed income security, so that the fund invests in a security with greater risk than intended, or that the liquidity of unrated fixed income securities in which the fund invests will be hindered, making it difficult for the fund to sell them.

> U.S. Government Securities Risk. The risk that U.S. Government securities in the fund's portfolio will be subject to price fluctuations, or that an agency or instrumentality will default on an obligation not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.

> Value Stocks Risk. The risk that the fund will underperform when value investing is out of favor or that the fund's investments will not appreciate in value as anticipated.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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Performance Information

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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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 the life of the fund. The table shows how the fund’s average annual returns compare to those of a broad-based securities market index. Updated performance information is available at virtus.com or by calling 800-243-1574.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart shows changes in the fund’s performance from year to year over the life of the fund. The table shows how the fund’s average annual returns compare to those of a broad-based securities market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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800-243-1574

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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virtus.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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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]

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Calendar year total returns for Class I Shares

Bar Chart Narrative [Text Block]

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Returns do not reflect sales charges and would be lower if they did.

Annual Return (%)

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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Returns do not reflect sales charges and would be lower if they did.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best Quarter:

Q2/2014:

6.00%

Worst Quarter:

Q3/2015:

-8.86%

Performance Table Heading

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Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended 12/31/16)

Performance Table Does Reflect Sales Loads

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Returns reflect deduction of maximum sales charges and full redemption at end of periods shown.

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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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]

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After-tax returns are shown only for Class I Shares; after-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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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

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Returns reflect deduction of maximum sales charges and full redemption at end of periods shown.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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The Herzfeld Composite Benchmark consists of 60% MSCI AC World Index (net) and 40% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. 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 Herzfeld Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

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dei_TradingSymbol

VHFAX

Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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5.75%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.00%

Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.48%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

1.08%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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2.81%

^[1]

Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.13%)

^[2]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement

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2.68%

^[1],[2]

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 831

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

1,384

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,963

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

3,524

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

831

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

1,384

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,963

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

$ 3,524

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Return Before Taxes

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

6.35%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.33%

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Sep. 05, 2012

Virtus Herzfeld Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

dei_TradingSymbol

VHFCX

Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

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none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[3]

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.00%

Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.48%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

1.08%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

3.56%

^[1]

Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.13%)

^[2]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

3.43%

^[1],[2]

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 446

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

1,079

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,834

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

3,819

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

346

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

1,079

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,834

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

$ 3,819

rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel

Return Before Taxes

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

11.96%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.98%

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Sep. 05, 2012

Virtus Herzfeld Fund | Class I

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

dei_TradingSymbol

VHFIX

Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

Management Fees

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.00%

Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.48%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

1.08%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.56%

^[1]

Less: Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.13%)

^[2]

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

2.43%

^[1],[2]

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 246

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

784

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,349

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,885

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

246

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

784

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,349

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

$ 2,885

rr_AnnualReturn2013

8.66%

rr_AnnualReturn2014

9.15%

rr_AnnualReturn2015

(3.36%)

rr_AnnualReturn2016

13.09%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2014

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

6.00%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2015

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(8.86%)

rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel

Return Before Taxes

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

13.09%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

7.04%

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Sep. 05, 2012

Virtus Herzfeld Fund | After Taxes on Distributions | Class I

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel

Return After Taxes on Distributions

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

11.31%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.35%

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Sep. 05, 2012

Virtus Herzfeld Fund | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales | Class I

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

7.61%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

4.85%

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Sep. 05, 2012

Virtus Herzfeld Fund | Herzfeld Composite Benchmark

Risk/Return:

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

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(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel

Herzfeld Composite Benchmark (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

5.92%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.02%

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Sep. 05, 2012

[1]	The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets appearing in the Financial Highlights tables, which tables reflect only the operating expenses of the fund and do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.
[2]	The fund's investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit the fund's total operating expenses (excluding certain expenses, including dividend and interest expenses, leverage expenses, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses, if any) so that such expenses do not exceed 1.60% for Class A Shares, 2.35% for Class C Shares and 1.35% for Class I Shares through January 31, 2018. 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 under these arrangements for a period of three years following the time such reimbursement occurred.
[3]	The deferred sales charge is imposed on Class C Shares redeemed during the first year only.