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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Apr. 30, 2018
Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block] rr_SupplementToProspectusTextBlock

GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST

Institutional and Service Shares of the

Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund

(the “Fund”)

Supplement dated February 19, 2019, to the

Prospectuses and Summary Prospectuses, each dated April 30, 2018

Effective immediately, the Fund’s Prospectuses and Summary Prospectuses are hereby revised as follows:

The Average Annual Total Return tables in the “Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund—Summary—Performance” section of the Institutional Shares Prospectus and the “Performance” section of the Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund’s Institutional Shares Summary Prospectus are replaced with the following:

 

  AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN     

 

For the period ended December 31, 2017    1 Year      Since
Inception		  
Institutional Shares (Inception 10/16/13)
      13.36%        4.49%  
60% MSCI World / 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Composite Index
      14.52%        6.82%  
MSCI World Index (Net, USD, Unhedged; reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)
      22.40%        9.26%  
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)
      3.54%        2.94%  

The Average Annual Total Return tables in the “Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund—Summary—Performance” section of the Service Shares Prospectus and the “Performance” section of the Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund’s Service Shares Summary Prospectus are replaced with the following:

 

  AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN     

 

For the period ended December 31, 2017    1 Year      5 Year      Since
Inception		  
Service Shares (Inception 4/16/12)
      13.11%        5.58%        5.54%  
60% MSCI World / 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Composite Index
      14.52%        7.85%        7.90%  
MSCI World Index (Net, USD, Unhedged; reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)
      22.40%        11.63%        11.50%  
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)
      3.54%        2.10%        2.36%  
Institutional | Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block] rr_SupplementToProspectusTextBlock

GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST

Institutional and Service Shares of the

Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund

(the “Fund”)

Supplement dated February 19, 2019, to the

Prospectuses and Summary Prospectuses, each dated April 30, 2018

Effective immediately, the Fund’s Prospectuses and Summary Prospectuses are hereby revised as follows:

The Average Annual Total Return tables in the “Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund—Summary—Performance” section of the Institutional Shares Prospectus and the “Performance” section of the Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund’s Institutional Shares Summary Prospectus are replaced with the following:

 

  AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN     

 

For the period ended December 31, 2017    1 Year      Since
Inception		  
Institutional Shares (Inception 10/16/13)
      13.36%        4.49%  
60% MSCI World / 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Composite Index
      14.52%        6.82%  
MSCI World Index (Net, USD, Unhedged; reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)
      22.40%        9.26%  
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)
      3.54%        2.94%  
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN<br/><br/><b>For the period ended December 31, 2017</b>
Institutional | Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund | Institutional Shares  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 13.36%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 4.49%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Oct. 16, 2013
Institutional | Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund | 60% MSCI World / 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Composite Index  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 14.52%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 6.82%
Institutional | Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund | MSCI World Index (Net, USD, Unhedged; reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 22.40%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 9.26%
Institutional | Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund | Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 3.54%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 2.94%
Service | Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block] rr_SupplementToProspectusTextBlock

GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST

Institutional and Service Shares of the

Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund

(the “Fund”)

Supplement dated February 19, 2019, to the

Prospectuses and Summary Prospectuses, each dated April 30, 2018

Effective immediately, the Fund’s Prospectuses and Summary Prospectuses are hereby revised as follows:

The Average Annual Total Return tables in the “Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund—Summary—Performance” section of the Service Shares Prospectus and the “Performance” section of the Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund’s Service Shares Summary Prospectus are replaced with the following:

 

  AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN     

 

For the period ended December 31, 2017    1 Year      5 Year      Since
Inception		  
Service Shares (Inception 4/16/12)
      13.11%        5.58%        5.54%  
60% MSCI World / 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Composite Index
      14.52%        7.85%        7.90%  
MSCI World Index (Net, USD, Unhedged; reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)
      22.40%        11.63%        11.50%  
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)
      3.54%        2.10%        2.36%  
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN<br/><br/><b>For the period ended December 31, 2017</b>
Service | Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund | Service Shares  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 13.11%
5 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 5.58%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 5.54%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Apr. 16, 2012
Service | Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund | 60% MSCI World / 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Composite Index  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 14.52%
5 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 7.85%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 7.90%
Service | Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund | MSCI World Index (Net, USD, Unhedged; reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 22.40%
5 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 11.63%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 11.50%
Service | Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund | Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 3.54%
5 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 2.10%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 2.36%