S000004329 [Member] Average Annual Total Returns		12 Months Ended	60 Months Ended	120 Months Ended	296 Months Ended
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Russell 3000 Index (Returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
Prospectus [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		23.81%	13.86%	12.55%
Russell 1000 Technology RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index (Spliced) (Returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
Prospectus [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent	[1]	30.74%	23.35%	21.20%
iShares U.S. Technology ETF
Prospectus [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		30.21%	22.89%	20.70%
Performance Inception Date					May 15, 2000
iShares U.S. Technology ETF | After Taxes on Distributions
Prospectus [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		30.14%	22.75%	20.49%
iShares U.S. Technology ETF | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales
Prospectus [Line Items]
Average Annual Return, Percent		17.93%	18.82%	17.88%

[1] Index returns through June 23, 2019 reflect the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index, which, effective as of June 24, 2019, was replaced by the Dow Jones U.S. Technology Capped Index as the Underlying Index of the Fund. Index returns from June 24, 2019 through September 19, 2021 reflect the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Technology Capped Index. Index returns beginning on September 20, 2021 reflect the performance of the Russell 1000 Technology RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index, which, effective as of September 20, 2021, replaced the Dow Jones U.S. Technology Capped Index as the Underlying Index of the Fund.