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Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Document Type dei_DocumentType 485BPOS
Document Period End Date dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate Dec. 31, 2019
Entity Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName Putnam Funds Trust
Entity Central Index Key dei_EntityCentralIndexKey 0001005942
Entity Inv Company Type dei_EntityInvCompanyType N-1A
Amendment Flag dei_AmendmentFlag false
Fund summary  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Goal
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

Putnam Mortgage Opportunities Fund seeks to maximize total return consistent with what Putnam Investment Management, LLC believes to be prudent risk. Total return is composed of capital appreciation and income.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

The following tables describe the fees and expenses 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 $100,000 in Putnam funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial advisor and in How do I buy fund shares? beginning on page 16 of the fund’s prospectus, in the Appendix to the fund’s prospectus, and in How to buy shares beginning on page II-1 of the fund’s statement of additional information (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 you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination September 30, 2021.
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock

The fund pays transaction-related costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when the fund’s shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or the above example, affect fund performance. The fund’s turnover rate in the most recent fiscal year was 1,311%.



 




 
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 1311.00%
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Putnam funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial advisor and in How do I buy fund shares? beginning on page 16 of the fund’s prospectus, in the Appendix to the fund’s prospectus, and in How to buy shares beginning on page II-1 of the fund’s statement of additional information (SAI)
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 100,000
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The following hypothetical example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds. It assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then, except as indicated, redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. It assumes a 5% return on your investment each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Only the first year of each period in the example takes into account the expense reimbursement described above. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Investments, risks, and performance
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

Investments

We invest mainly in mortgage-related fixed income securities and related derivatives that are either investment-grade or below-investment-grade in quality (sometimes referred to as “junk bonds”). Under normal circumstances, we invest at least 80% of the fund’s net assets in mortgages, mortgage-related fixed income securities and related derivatives (i.e., derivatives used to acquire exposure to, or whose underlying securities are, mortgages or mortgage-related securities). The fund generally uses the net unrealized gain or loss, or market value, of mortgage-related derivatives for purposes of this policy, but may use the notional value of a derivative if that is determined to be a more appropriate measure of the fund’s investment exposure. This policy may be changed only after 60 days’ notice to shareholders.

We expect to invest in lower-rated, higher-yielding mortgage-backed securities, including non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (which may be backed by non-qualified or “sub-prime” mortgages), commercial mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations (including interest only, principal only, and other prepayment derivatives), and agency mortgage-backed securities. The fund currently has significant investment exposure to commercial mortgage-backed securities. Non-agency (i.e., privately issued) securities typically are lower-rated and higher yielding than securities issued or backed by agencies such as Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. While our emphasis will be on mortgage-backed securities, we may also invest to a lesser extent in other types of asset-backed securities. We may consider, among other factors, credit, interest rate, prepayment and liquidity risks, as well as general market conditions, when deciding whether to buy or sell investments. We typically use to a significant extent derivatives, including interest rate swaps, forward delivery contracts and total return swaps, options and swaptions on mortgage-backed securities and indices, for both hedging and non-hedging purposes, including to obtain or adjust exposure to mortgage-backed investments.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

It is important to understand that you can lose money by investing in the fund.

The value of investments in the fund’s portfolio may fall or fail to rise over extended periods of time for a variety of reasons, including general economic, political or financial market conditions, investor sentiment and market perceptions, government actions, geopolitical events or changes, and factors related to a specific issuer, geography, industry or sector, such as the housing or real estate markets. These and other factors may lead to increased volatility and reduced liquidity in the fund’s portfolio holdings or in relevant markets. The risks associated with bond investments include interest rate risk, which means the value of the fund’s investments is likely to fall if interest rates rise.

Bond investments are also subject to credit risk, which is the risk that the issuers of the fund’s investments may default on payment of interest or principal. Default risk is generally higher for non-qualified mortgages. Interest rate risk is generally greater

 

 



 




 

for longer-term bonds, and credit risk is generally greater for below-investment grade bonds, which may be considered speculative. Mortgage- and asset-backed investments, unlike traditional debt investments, are also subject to prepayment risk, which means that they may increase in value less than other bonds when interest rates decline and decline in value more than other bonds when interest rates rise. We may have to invest the proceeds from prepaid investments, including mortgage- and asset-backed investments, in other investments with less attractive terms and yields. The fund’s investments in mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities, and in certain other securities and derivatives, may be or become illiquid. The fund’s concentration in an industry group composed of privately issued residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities may make the fund’s net asset value more susceptible to economic, market, political and other developments affecting the residential and commercial real estate markets and the servicing of mortgage loans secured by real estate properties. During periods of difficult economic conditions, delinquencies and losses on commercial mortgage-backed securities in particular generally increase, including as a result of the effects of those conditions on commercial real estate markets, the ability of commercial tenants to make loan payments, and the ability of a property to attract and retain commercial tenants.

Our use of derivatives may increase the risks of investing in the fund by increasing investment exposure (which may be considered leverage) or, in the case of many over-the-counter instruments, because of the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions and the potential failure of the other party to the instrument to meet its obligations.

The fund expects to engage in frequent trading. Funds with high turnover may be more likely to realize capital gains that must be distributed to shareholders as taxable income and may incur higher transaction costs than funds with relatively lower turnover, which may detract from performance.

There is no guarantee that the investment techniques, analyses, or judgments that we apply in making investment decisions for the fund will produce the intended outcome or that the investments we select for the fund will perform as well as other securities that were not selected for the fund. We, or the fund’s other service providers, may experience disruptions or operating errors that could negatively impact the fund.

The fund may not achieve its goal, and it is not intended to be a complete investment program. An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney It is important to understand that you can lose money by investing in the fund.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance The performance information below gives some indication of the risks associated with an investment in the fund by showing the fund’s performance year to year and over time. The bar chart does not reflect the impact of sales charges. If it did, performance would be lower. The performance shown is that of class I shares of
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The performance information below gives some indication of the risks associated with an investment in the fund by showing the fund’s performance year to year and over time.
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress putnam.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture Please remember that past performance is not necessarily an indication of future results
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Annual total returns for class A shares before sales charges  
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text] rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads The bar chart does not reflect the impact of sales charges. If it did, performance would be lower
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Average annual total returns after sales charges (for periods ended 12/31/19)
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns reflect the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect state and local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax returns are shown for class A shares only and will vary for other classes.
Performance Table Closing [Text Block] rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

The fund’s performance is compared to the ICE BofA U.S. Treasury Bill Index, an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of U.S. dollar denominated U.S. Treasury bills, which represent obligations of the U.S. Government having a maturity of one year or less. The fund’s performance is also compared to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) Index, an unmanaged index

 

 



 




 

that tracks agency mortgage pass-through securities (both fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages) guaranteed by Ginnie Mae (GNMA), Fannie Mae (FNMA), and Freddie Mac (FHLMC). Securities in the fund do not match those in the indexes and the performance of the fund will differ.

After-tax returns reflect the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are shown for class A shares only and will vary for other classes. These after-tax returns do not apply if you hold your fund shares through a 401(k) plan, an IRA, or another tax-advantaged arrangement.
Fund summary | I C E Bof A U S Treasury Bill Index [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 2.35% [1]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 1.15% [1]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Apr. 07, 2015
Fund summary | Bloomberg Barclays U S M B S Index [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 6.35%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 2.47%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Apr. 07, 2015
Fund summary | C 000213254 [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 4.00%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 1.00% [2]
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.55%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.21% [3]
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.01%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.22%) [4]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.79%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 477
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 688
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 915
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,568
Annual Return 2016 rr_AnnualReturn2016 4.19%
Annual Return 2017 rr_AnnualReturn2017 5.66%
Annual Return 2018 rr_AnnualReturn2018 2.74%
Annual Return 2019 rr_AnnualReturn2019 9.97%
Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel Year-to-date performance through
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Jun. 30, 2020
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn (10.07%)
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best calendar quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2016
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 4.09%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst calendar quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Mar. 31, 2016
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (4.10%)
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 5.58% [5]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 3.64% [5]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Apr. 07, 2015
Fund summary | C 000213254 [Member] | After Taxes on Distributions  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 3.37% [5]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 2.03% [5]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Apr. 07, 2015
Fund summary | C 000213254 [Member] | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 3.29%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 2.06%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Apr. 07, 2015
Fund summary | C 000213255 [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 1.00% [6]
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.55%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.21% [3]
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.76%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.22%) [4]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.54%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 257
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 533
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 934
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,055
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 157
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 533
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 934
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,055
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 8.16% [5]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 3.76% [5]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Apr. 07, 2015
Fund summary | C 000219743 [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.55%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.19% [7]
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.74%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.22%) [4]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.52%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 53
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 214
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 390
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 898
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 10.29% [8]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 4.91% [8]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Apr. 07, 2015
Fund summary | C 000213253 [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.55%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.21% [3]
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.76%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.22%) [4]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.54%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 55
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 221
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 401
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 922
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 10.22% [5]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 4.81% [5]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Apr. 07, 2015
[1] ICE BofA Indexes: ICE Data Indices, LLC (“ICE BofA”), used with permission. ICE BofA permits use of the ICE BofA indices and related data on an “as is” basis; makes no warranties regarding same; does not guarantee the suitability, quality, accuracy, timeliness, and/or completeness of the ICE BofA indices or any data included in, related to, or derived therefrom; assumes no liability in connection with the use of the foregoing; and does not sponsor, endorse, or recommend Putnam Investments, or any of its products or services.
[2] Applies only to certain redemptions of shares bought with no initial sales charge.
[3] Other expenses shown have been annualized.
[4] Reflects Putnam Investment Management, LLC’s (“Putnam Management”) contractual obligation to limit certain fund expenses through September 30, 2021. This obligation may be modified or discontinued only with approval of the Board of Trustees.
[5] Performance for class A, C, and Y shares prior to their inception (7/1/19) is derived from the historical performance of class I shares and has been adjusted for the higher fees applicable to class A, C, and Y shares.
[6] This charge is eliminated after one year.
[7] Other expenses are based on expenses of class Y shares, restated to reflect the lower investor servicing fees applicable to class R6 shares.
[8] Performance for class R6 shares prior to their inception (6/1/20) is derived from the historical performance of class I shares and has been adjusted for the higher investor servicing fees applicable to class R6 shares.