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Class A, C, I & Y | BNY Mellon Income Stock Fund  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Fund Summary
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The fund seeks total return (consisting of capital appreciation and income).
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the fund or shares of funds in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds that are subject to a sales charge. More information about sales charges, including these and other discounts and waivers, is available from your financial professional and in the Shareholder Guide section beginning on page 10 of the prospectus, in the Appendix on page A-1 of the prospectus and in the How to Buy Shares section beginning on page III-1 of the fund's Statement of Additional Information.
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)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination Dec. 30, 2023
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 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 83.04% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 83.04%
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the fund or shares of funds in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds that are subject to a sales charge.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 50,000
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

The 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 and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same. The one-year example and the first year of the three-, five- and ten-years examples are based on net operating expenses, which reflect the expense limitation agreement by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategy
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in stocks. The fund seeks to focus on dividend-paying stocks and other investments and investment techniques that provide income. The fund's sub-adviser, Newton Investment Management North America, LLC (NIMNA), an affiliate of BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYM Investment Adviser), chooses stocks for the fund through a disciplined investment process that combines computer modeling techniques, fundamental analysis and risk management. The fund emphasizes those stocks with value characteristics, although it may also purchase growth stocks. The fund may invest in the stocks of companies of any market capitalization, although it focuses on large-cap companies. The fund's investment process is designed to provide investors with investment exposure to sector weightings and risk characteristics generally similar to those of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend™ Index (Dow Jones Index), an index of 100 U.S. company stocks selected by dividend yield. The fund's portfolio allocations, however, may differ from those of the Dow Jones Index. The fund invests principally in common stocks.

The fund typically sells a security when the buy rationale has changed. This might be because the target price has been reached or the portfolio managers believe that there has been a negative change in the fundamental factors surrounding the company.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit. It is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. It is not a complete investment program. The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money.

● Risks of stock investing. Stocks generally fluctuate more in value than bonds and may decline significantly over short time periods. There is the chance that stock prices overall will decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and falling prices. The market value of a stock may decline due to general market conditions or because of factors that affect the particular company or the company's industry.

● Large-cap stock risk. To the extent the fund invests in large capitalization stocks, the fund may underperform funds that invest primarily in the stocks of lower quality, smaller capitalization companies during periods when the stocks of such companies are in favor.

● Growth and value stock risk. By investing in a mix of growth and value companies, the fund assumes the risks of both. Investors often expect growth companies to increase their earnings at a certain rate. If these expectations are not met, investors can punish the stocks inordinately, even if earnings do increase. Value stocks involve the risk that they may never reach their expected full market value, either because the market fails to recognize the stock's intrinsic worth or the expected value was misgauged.

● Market sector risk. To the extent the fund invests more heavily in particular sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may be more volatile, and may

perform differently, than the broader market. The industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events.

● Market risk. The value of the securities in which the fund invests may be affected by political, regulatory, economic and social developments, and developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries or segments of the market.  In addition, turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or fixed-income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely affect the fund.  Global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market.  These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies world-wide. Recent examples include pandemic risks related to COVID-19 and aggressive measures taken world-wide in response by governments, including closing borders, restricting international and domestic travel, and the imposition of prolonged quarantines of large populations, and by businesses, including changes to operations and reducing staff. 

● Dividend-paying stock risk. There is no guarantee that the issuers of the stocks held by the fund will pay dividends in the future or that, if dividends are paid, they will remain at their current levels of increase over time. The fund's focus on dividend-paying stocks could cause the fund to underperform similar funds that invest without consideration of a company's track record of paying dividends or ability to pay dividends in the future.

● Management risk. The investment process used by the fund's sub-adviser could fail to achieve the fund's investment goal and cause your fund investment to lose value.

Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit. It is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund's Class A shares from year to year. Sales charges, if any, are not reflected in the bar chart, and, if those charges were included, returns would have been less than those shown. The table compares the average annual total returns of the fund's Class A, Class C, Class I and Class Y shares to those of the Dow Jones Index. The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future. More recent performance information may be available at www.im.bnymellon.com.

Periods prior to May 31, 2016, the inception date for Class A, Class C, Class I and Class Y shares, reflect the performance of the fund's Class M shares, which are offered in a separate prospectus, adjusted in the table to reflect applicable sales charges. Such performance figures have not been adjusted to reflect applicable class fees and expenses; if these expenses had been reflected, the performance shown for Class A, Class C, Class I and Class Y shares would have been lower. Each share class is invested in the same portfolio of securities, and the annual returns would have differed only to the extent that the classes have different expenses.

After-tax performance is shown only for Class A shares. After-tax performance of the fund's other share classes will vary. 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 the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through U.S. tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares may be higher than returns before taxes or returns after taxes on distributions due to an assumed tax benefit from losses on a sale of the fund’s shares at the end of the period.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Year-by-Year Total Returns as of 12/31 each year (%)Class A
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best Quarter
Q4, 2020: 20.89%
Worst Quarter
Q1, 2020: -33.16%

The year-to-date total return of the fund′s Class A shares as of September 30, 2022 was -9.37%.
Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel The year-to-date total return of the fund′s Class A shares
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Sep. 30, 2022
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn (9.37%)
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2020
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 20.89%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Mar. 31, 2020
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (33.16%)
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes
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 Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through U.S. 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 performance is shown only for Class A shares. After-tax performance of the fund's other share classes will vary.
Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares may be higher than returns before taxes or returns after taxes on distributions due to an assumed tax benefit from losses on a sale of the fund’s shares at the end of the period.
Average Annual Return, Caption rr_AverageAnnualReturnCaption Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/21
Class A, C, I & Y | BNY Mellon Income Stock Fund | Dow Jones Index reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 32.25%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 11.02%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 12.82%
Class A, C, I & Y | BNY Mellon Income Stock Fund | Class A  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 5.75%
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of lower of purchase or sale price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none [1]
Investment advisory fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.65%
Distribution (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Shareholder services fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.25%
Administration fees rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.13%
Miscellaneous other expenses rr_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.17%
Total other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.55%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.20%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.05%) [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.15%
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock Class A shares bought without an initial sales charge as part of an investment of $1 million or more may be charged a deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed within one year.
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 685
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 929
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,192
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,942
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 685
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 929
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,192
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,942
Annual Return 2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 14.86%
Annual Return 2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 34.24%
Annual Return 2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 10.64%
Annual Return 2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 0.66%
Annual Return 2016 rr_AnnualReturn2016 16.73%
Annual Return 2017 rr_AnnualReturn2017 15.03%
Annual Return 2018 rr_AnnualReturn2018 (8.68%)
Annual Return 2019 rr_AnnualReturn2019 28.04%
Annual Return 2020 rr_AnnualReturn2020 (2.16%)
Annual Return 2021 rr_AnnualReturn2021 30.24%
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 22.75%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 10.08%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 12.47%
Class A, C, I & Y | BNY Mellon Income Stock Fund | Class A | After Taxes on Distributions  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 17.52%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 7.44%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 10.03%
Class A, C, I & Y | BNY Mellon Income Stock Fund | Class A | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 17.01%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 7.49%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 9.64%
Class A, C, I & Y | BNY Mellon Income Stock Fund | Class C  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of lower of purchase or sale price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 1.00%
Investment advisory fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.65%
Distribution (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.75%
Shareholder services fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.25%
Administration fees rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.13%
Miscellaneous other expenses rr_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.15%
Total other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.53%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.93%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.03%) [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.90%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 293
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 603
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,039
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,251
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 193
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 603
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,039
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,251
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 28.21%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 10.48%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 12.63%
Class A, C, I & Y | BNY Mellon Income Stock Fund | Class I  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of lower of purchase or sale price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Investment advisory fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.65%
Distribution (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Shareholder services fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets none
Administration fees rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.13%
Miscellaneous other expenses rr_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.11%
Total other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.24%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.89%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.89%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 91
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 284
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 493
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,096
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 91
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 284
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 493
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,096
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 30.62%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 11.62%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 13.29%
Class A, C, I & Y | BNY Mellon Income Stock Fund | Class Y  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of lower of purchase or sale price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Investment advisory fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.65%
Distribution (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Shareholder services fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets none
Administration fees rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.13%
Miscellaneous other expenses rr_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.05%
Total other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.18%
Total annual fund operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.83%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets [2]
Total annual fund operating expenses (after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.83%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 85
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 265
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 460
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,025
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 85
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 265
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 460
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,025
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 30.76%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 11.67%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 13.30%
[1] Class A shares bought without an initial sales charge as part of an investment of $1 million or more may be charged a deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed within one year.
[2] The fund's investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc., has contractually agreed, until December 30, 2023, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the direct expenses of the fund so that the direct expenses of none of Class A, C, I or Y shares (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder services fees, taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowing and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.90%.  On or after December 30, 2023, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. may terminate this expense limitation agreement at any time.