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Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Document Type dei_DocumentType 497
Document Period End Date dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate Sep. 30, 2019
Entity Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS
Entity Central Index Key dei_EntityCentralIndexKey 0001026977
Amendment Flag dei_AmendmentFlag false
Entity Inv Company Type dei_EntityInvCompanyType N-1A
Document Creation Date dei_DocumentCreationDate Mar. 24, 2020
Document Effective Date dei_DocumentEffectiveDate Mar. 24, 2020
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Jan. 31, 2020
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE GOVERNMENT BOND FUND  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading City National Rochdale Government Bond Fund
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading INVESTMENT GOAL
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The City National Rochdale Government Bond Fund (the "Government Bond Fund" or the "Fund") seeks to provide current income (as the primary component of a total return intermediate duration strategy) by investing primarily in U.S. Government securities.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

The table below describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Government Bond Fund.
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 Government Bond 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 60% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 60.00%
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 Government Bond Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Government Bond 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 and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. 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

At least 80% of the Government Bond Fund's net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) consists of U.S. Government securities either issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities. The Fund may also purchase prime quality, conforming mortgage-backed securities issued by the U.S. Government or Fannie Mae (formerly known as the Federal National Mortgage Association), the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB"), Freddie Mac (formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) or the Government National Mortgage Association ("Ginnie Mae") the maturity and duration of which are consistent with an intermediate term strategy. The Fund typically invests in securities rated investment-grade by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, Moody's Investors Services and/or Fitch Ratings, or unrated securities considered to be of equivalent quality by City National Rochdale, LLC (the "Adviser"), the Fund's investment adviser. Although the Adviser considers credit ratings in selecting investments for the Fund, the Adviser bases its investment decision for a particular instrument primarily on its own credit analysis and not on a credit rating by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The Adviser considers, among other things, the issuer's financial resources and operating history, its sensitivity to economic conditions and trends, its debt maturity schedules and borrowing requirements, and relative values based on anticipated cash flow, interest and asset coverage. The Fund may retain a security after it has been downgraded to any rating below the minimum credit rating if the Adviser determines that doing so is in the best interests of the Fund.

 

The Adviser actively manages the average duration of the Fund's portfolio in accordance with its expectations of interest rate changes as driven by economic trends. The average duration of the Fund's portfolio typically ranges from two to six years, but may vary due to unusually large purchases or redemptions of the Fund's shares. There is no limit on the maturities of individual securities held by the Fund. The Government Bond Fund may also invest in the shares of money market mutual funds the investments of which are consistent with those of the Fund.

 

Generally, in determining whether to sell a security, the Adviser uses the same type of analysis that it uses when buying securities to determine whether the security continues to be a desirable investment for the Fund, including consideration of the security's current credit quality. The Adviser may also sell a security to reduce the Fund's holding in that security, to take advantage of what it believes are more attractive investment opportunities or to raise cash.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

As with any mutual fund, there are risks to investing. Neither the Government Bond Fund nor the Adviser can guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment goal. The Fund will expose you to risks that could cause you to lose money. Here are the principal risks to consider:

 

Market Risk – The market price of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to general market conditions such as overall economic trends or events, government actions, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political factors, or adverse investor sentiment. These fluctuations may cause a security to be worth less than the price originally paid for it, or less than it was worth at an earlier time. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry or sector of the economy, or the market as a whole. The value of the Fund's investments may decline in tandem with a drop in the overall value of the stock market based on negative developments in the U.S. and global economies. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities.

 

Market Risk of Fixed Income Securities – The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments. Generally, fixed income securities decrease in value if interest rates rise and increase in value if interest rates fall, with lower rated and longer-maturity securities more volatile than higher rated and shorter-maturity securities. Additionally, especially during periods of declining interest rates, borrowers may pay back principal before the scheduled due date, requiring the Fund to replace a particular loan or bond with another, lower-yield security.

 

Government-Sponsored Entities – The Fund invests in securities issued by government-sponsored entities which may not be guaranteed or insured by the U.S. Government and may only be supported by the credit of the issuing agency.

 

Issuers – The Fund may be adversely affected if the issuers of securities that the Fund holds do not make their principal or interest payments on time. In addition, the Fund may incur costs and may be hindered or delayed in enforcing its rights against an issuer.

 

Credit – Changes in the credit quality rating of a security or changes in an issuer's financial condition can affect the Fund. A default on a security held by the Fund could cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decline.

 

Interest Rates – The value of fixed income securities will fall if interest rates rise. Fixed income securities with longer maturities generally entail greater risk than those with shorter maturities. The Fund's yield typically moves in the same direction as movements in short-term interest rates, although it does not do so as quickly. Recent and potential future changes in monetary policy made by central banks and governments are likely to impact the level of interest rates.

 

Management – The Fund's performance depends on the Adviser's skill in making appropriate investments. As a result, the Fund's investment strategies may not work as intended or otherwise fail to produce the desired results, and the Fund may underperform the markets in which it invests or similar funds.

 

Extension – Rising interest rates can cause the average maturity of the Fund's holdings of mortgage-backed or other pass-through securities to lengthen unexpectedly due to a drop in prepayments. This would increase the sensitivity of the Fund to rising rates and the potential for price declines of portfolio securities.

 

Prepayments – As a general rule, prepayments of principal of loans underlying mortgage-backed or other pass-through securities increase during a period of falling interest rates and decrease during a period of rising interest rates. In periods of declining interest rates, as a result of prepayments the Fund may be required to reinvest its assets in securities with lower interest rates. In periods of increasing interest rates, the securities subject to prepayment risk held by the Fund may exhibit price characteristics of longer-term debt securities.

 

Rating Agencies – Credit ratings are issued by rating agencies, which are private entities that provide ratings of the credit quality of debt obligations. A credit rating is not an absolute standard of quality, but rather a general indicator that reflects only the view of the originating rating agency. If a rating agency revises downward or withdraws its rating of a security in which the Fund invests, that security may become less liquid or may lose value. Rating agencies are subject to an inherent conflict of interest because they are often compensated by the issuers of the securities they rate.

 

Defensive Investments – During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash or cash equivalents that would not ordinarily be consistent with the Fund's investment goals.

 

Redemptions – The Fund may experience heavy redemptions, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets, that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs.

 

Cybersecurity Risk – Cybersecurity incidents may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information, or cause the Fund, the Adviser, and/or other service providers (including custodians, sub-custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries) to suffer data breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality. In an extreme case, a shareholder's ability to exchange or redeem Fund shares may be affected. Issuers of securities in which the Fund invests are also subject to cybersecurity risks, and the value of those securities could decline if the issuers experience cybersecurity incidents.

 

Conflicts of Interest – The Adviser and its affiliates are engaged in a variety of businesses and have interests other than that of managing the Fund. The broad range of activities and interests of the Adviser and its affiliates gives rise to actual, potential and perceived conflicts of interest that could affect the Fund and its shareholders.

 

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of City National Bank or Royal Bank of Canada and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney The Fund will expose you to risks that could cause you to lose money.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of City National Bank or Royal Bank of Canada and 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
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate some of the risks and volatility of an investment in the Government Bond Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing the Fund's average annual total returns for the indicated periods. Of course, the Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Call (888) 889-0799 or visit www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com to obtain updated performance information.

 

This bar chart shows the performance of the Government Bond Fund's Servicing Class (formerly designated as Institutional Class) shares based on a calendar year.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The bar chart and the performance table that follow illustrate some of the risks and volatility of an investment in the Government Bond Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing the Fund's average annual total returns for the indicated periods.
Performance Availability Phone [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone (888) 889-0799
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.citynationalrochdalefunds.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture Of course, the Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock
 

Best Quarter

1.95%

Q2 2011

Worst Quarter -1.32%

Q2 2013

 

This table shows the average annual total returns of each class of the Government Bond Fund for the periods ended December 31, 2019. The table also shows how the Fund's performance compares with the returns of indices comprised of investments similar to those held by the Fund.
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2019)
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.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax returns for Class N shares and Institutional Class shares will vary from the after-tax returns shown above for Servicing Class shares.
Performance Table Closing [Text Block] rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

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. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. The performance of Servicing Class shares does not reflect Class N shares' Rule 12b-1 fees and expenses. After-tax returns for Class N shares and Institutional Class shares will vary from the after-tax returns shown above for Servicing Class shares. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE GOVERNMENT BOND FUND | INSTITUTIONAL CLASS  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol CNIGX
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.43%
Distribution (12b-1) Fee rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Shareholder Servicing Fee rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets none
Other Fund Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.11%
Total Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.11%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.54%
One Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 55
Three Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 173
Five Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 302
Ten Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 677
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 3.92% [1]
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 1.37% [1]
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 1.48% [1]
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE GOVERNMENT BOND FUND | SERVICING CLASS  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol CNBIX
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.43%
Distribution (12b-1) Fee rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Shareholder Servicing Fee rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Fund Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.43%
Total Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.68%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.11%
One Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 113
Three Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 353
Five Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 612
Ten Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,352
Annual Return 2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 2.76%
Annual Return 2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 3.85%
Annual Return 2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 1.18%
Annual Return 2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 (1.28%)
Annual Return 2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 0.69%
Annual Return 2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 0.23%
Annual Return 2016 rr_AnnualReturn2016 0.46%
Annual Return 2017 rr_AnnualReturn2017 0.25%
Annual Return 2018 rr_AnnualReturn2018 0.78%
Annual Return 2019 rr_AnnualReturn2019 3.22%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2011
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 1.95%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2013
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (1.32%)
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 3.22%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 0.98%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 1.20%
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE GOVERNMENT BOND FUND | CLASS N  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol CGBAX
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.43%
Distribution (12b-1) Fee rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Shareholder Servicing Fee rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Fund Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.42%
Total Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.67%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.35%
One Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 137
Three Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 428
Five Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 739
Ten Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,624
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 2.97%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 0.73%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 0.95%
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE GOVERNMENT BOND FUND | After Taxes on Distributions | SERVICING CLASS  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 2.69% [2]
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 0.61% [2]
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 0.77% [2]
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE GOVERNMENT BOND FUND | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales | SERVICING CLASS  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 1.91% [3]
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 0.59% [3]
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 0.75% [3]
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE GOVERNMENT BOND FUND | Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index (Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 4.23%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 1.67%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 1.71%
[1] The Institutional Class shares were first offered on February 1, 2012. The returns shown for the Institutional Class prior to that date are the returns of the Fund's Servicing Class.
[2] The Return After Taxes on Distributions for the periods ended December 31, 2018, were inadvertently misstated in the prospectus dated January 31, 2019. Those amounts should have been 0.34%, 0.19% and 0.64% for the one-, five- and ten-year periods, respectively.
[3] The Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for certain periods ended December 31, 2018, were inadvertently misstated in the prospectus dated January 31, 2019. Those amounts should have been 0.46% and 0.68% for the one- and ten-year periods, respectively.