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Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Document Type dei_DocumentType 497
Document Period End Date dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate Sep. 30, 2016
Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST
Central Index Key dei_EntityCentralIndexKey 0001005020
Amendment Flag dei_AmendmentFlag false
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol VOT
Document Creation Date dei_DocumentCreationDate May 18, 2017
Document Effective Date dei_DocumentEffectiveDate May 18, 2017
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Apr. 10, 2017
Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading
Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund
Supplement [Text Block] vot_SupplementTextBlock

Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund,

a series of Virtus Opportunities Trust

 

Supplement dated May 18, 2017 to the Summary Prospectus and the Virtus Opportunities Trust Statutory Prospectus dated April 10, 2017, as supplemented

   

Important Notice to Investors

 

In the section “Performance Information” in the fund’s summary prospectus and in the summary section of the fund’s statutory prospectus, the table showing Average Annual Total Returns is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:
Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund | Class I  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol VGISX
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 4.21%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 10.35%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 19.15%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Mar. 02, 2009
Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund | Class A  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol VGSAX
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (2.06%)
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 8.77%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 17.94%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Mar. 02, 2009
Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund | Class C  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol VGSCX
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 3.18%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 9.25%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 17.96%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Mar. 02, 2009
Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund | Class R6  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol VRGEX
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return Before Taxes
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 3.59%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Nov. 03, 2016
Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund | Class T  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol VTGRX
Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions | Class I  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return After Taxes on Distributions
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 3.20%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 9.29%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 17.39%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Mar. 02, 2009
Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | Class I  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 2.51%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 7.81%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 15.35%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Mar. 02, 2009
Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund | FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Rental Index (net)  
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 EPRA/NAREIT Developed Rental Index (net) (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 4.74%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 9.83%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 18.86%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Mar. 02, 2009
Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund | FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Rental Index (net) | Class R6  
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 EPRA/NAREIT Developed Rental Index (net) (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 3.73%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Nov. 03, 2016