Document and Entity Information	0 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012
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Document Type	485BPOS
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2012
Registrant Name	TIAA-CREF FUNDS
Central Index Key	0001084380
Amendment Flag	false
Document Creation Date	Feb. 27, 2013
Document Effective Date	Mar. 01, 2013
Prospectus Date	Mar. 01, 2013