Label	Element	Value
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Apr. 29, 2013
AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return [Heading]	rr_RiskReturnHeading	AZL® BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund
Objective [Heading]	rr_ObjectiveHeading	Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock	The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.
Expense [Heading]	rr_ExpenseHeading	Fees and Expenses Fees and Expenses of the Fund
Expense Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock	The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.  The Fund is offered exclusively as an investment option for certain Contracts.  The table below reflects only Fund expenses and does not reflect Contract fees and expenses.  Please refer to the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.
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 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. 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 62% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate	rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate	62.00%
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 Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same, and that you reinvest all dividends and distributions. It does not reflect any Contract fees. If Contract fees were included, the costs shown would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	Investments, Risks, and Performance Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio consisting primarily of common stock of U.S. companies that the Subadviser believes have exhibited above-average growth rates in earnings over the long term. In other words, the Subadviser tries to choose investments that will increase in value over the long term. The Fund will generally invest at least 65% of its total assets in the following equity securities: Common stock; Convertible preferred stock; Securities convertible into common stock; and Rights to subscribe to common stock. Of these securities the Fund generally seeks to invest primarily in common stock. The Fund may invest in companies of any size but emphasizes investments in companies that have medium to large stock market capitalizations (currently, approximately $2 billion or more). Convertible securities generally are debt securities or preferred stock that may be converted into common stock. Convertible securities typically pay current income as either interest (debt security convertibles) or dividends (preferred stock). A convertible’s value usually reflects both the stream of current income payments and the market value of the underlying common stock. The Fund may purchase securities pursuant to the exercise of subscription rights, which allow an issuer’s existing shareholders to purchase additional common stock at a price substantially below the market price of the shares.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	The price per share of the Fund will fluctuate with changes in value of the investments held by the Fund. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its objective. The following is a summary of the principal risks to which the Fund’s portfolio as a whole is subject.  As changes occur in a Fund’s portfolio holdings, the extent to which the portfolio is subject to each of these risks may also change. Market Risk  The market value of portfolio securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Issuer Risk  The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons directly related to the issuer of the security. Selection Risk  Because this Fund is actively managed, there can be no guarantee that investment decisions made for the fund will produce the desired results. Growth Stocks Risk  Returns on growth stocks may not move in tandem with returns on other categories of stocks or the market as a whole.  Growth stocks may be susceptible to rapid price swings or to adverse developments in certain sectors of the market. Leveraging Risk  The Fund may engage in certain kinds of transactions, including the use of derivatives, that may give rise to a form of leverage.  The use of leverage may require the Fund to liquidate a portfolio position at a disadvantageous time or may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. Capitalization Risk  Investing in small to midsized companies creates risk because smaller companies may have unpredictable or limited earnings, and their securities may be less liquid or experience more volatile prices than those of large companies. Credit Risk  The failure of the issuer of a debt security to pay interest or repay principal in a timely manner may have an adverse impact on the Fund’s earnings. Convertible Securities Risk  The value of convertible securities may be affected by interest rates, default by the issuer on principal or interest payments, and the value of the underlying stock into which the securities may be converted. Interest Rate Risk  Debt securities held by the Fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. Interest rates in the U.S. are at, or near, historic lows, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks related to rising rates. Derivatives Risk  Investing in derivative instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional investments.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	You may lose money by investing in the Fund.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]	rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution	An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank 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 Information
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	The following bar chart and table provide an indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for one year, five years, and since its inception compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Both the bar chart and the table assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions. The performance of the Fund will vary from year to year. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the cost of insurance and separate account charges which are imposed under your variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy. If they were included, performance would be reduced. Past performance does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]	rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns	The following bar chart and table provide an indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for one year, five years, and since its inception compare with those of a broad measure of market performance.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture	Past performance does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading]	rr_BarChartHeading	Performance Bar Chart and Table Calendar Year Total Return Annual Return %
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]	rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads	The Fund’s performance does not reflect the cost of insurance and separate account charges which are imposed under your variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy. If they were included, performance would be reduced.
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]	rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock	Highest and Lowest Quarter Returns (for periods shown in the bar chart) Highest (Q3, 2009)                                                                                                                               16.20% Lowest (Q4, 2008)                                                                                                                              -19.81%
Performance Table Heading	rr_PerformanceTableHeading	Average Annual Total Returns
AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund | AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Management Fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.80%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	0.25%
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.06%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.11%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	113
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	353
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	612
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	1,352
2006	rr_AnnualReturn2006	1.57%
2007	rr_AnnualReturn2007	10.92%
2008	rr_AnnualReturn2008	(36.37%)
2009	rr_AnnualReturn2009	35.46%
2010	rr_AnnualReturn2010	19.20%
2011	rr_AnnualReturn2011	(9.11%)
2012	rr_AnnualReturn2012	13.73%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Highest
Highest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate	Sep. 30, 2009
Highest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn	16.20%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Lowest
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate	Dec. 31, 2008
Lowest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn	(19.81%)
One Year Ended December 31, 2012	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	13.73%
Five Years Ended December 31, 2012	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	1.21%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	4.92%
Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Apr. 29, 2005
AZL BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund | Russell 1000® Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
One Year Ended December 31, 2012	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	15.26%
Five Years Ended December 31, 2012	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	3.12%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	6.38%
Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Apr. 29, 2005