2.2.0.25truefalse001001 - Document - Risk/Return Summary {Unlabeled} - (Multimanager Small Cap Value Portfolio)falsefalsetrue1falsefalsetruefalse{dei_LegalEntityAxis} : S000016770 Member 5/1/2011 - 5/1/2011 Duration_5_1_2011_To_5_1_2011_dei_LegalEntityAxis_cik0001160168_S000016770Memberhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0001160168duration2011-05-01T00:00:002011-05-01T00:00:00falsefalsecik0001160168_S000016770Memberdei_LegalEntityAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldicik0001160168_S000016770Memberdei_LegalEntityAxisexplicitMemberUnit1Standardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancepurexbrli03false0rr_RiskReturnHeadingrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<div class="MetaData"> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="5"><a name="tx128841_11"> </a>MULTIMANAGER SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO &ndash; CLASS A AND CLASS B SHARES </font></p></div>falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringRisk/Return Summary Investment Objectives/Goals Include the following information, in plain English under rule 421(d) under the Securities Act, in the order and subject matter indicatedReference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 2 falsefalseRisk/Return [Heading]4false0rr_ObjectiveHeadingrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<div class="MetaData"> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Investment Objective: </b></font></p></div>falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringInvestment Objectives/Goals. Disclose the Fund's investment objectives or goals. A Fund also may identify its type or category (e.g., that it is a Money Market Fund or a balanced fund).Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 2 -Subsection a falsefalseObjective [Heading]5false0rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlockrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<div> <div class="MetaData"> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2">Seeks to achieve long-term growth of capital.<b> </b></font></p></div> </div>falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringInvestment Objectives/Goals. Disclose the Fund's investment objectives or goals. A Fund also may identify its type or category (e.g., that it is a Money Market Fund or a balanced fund).Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 2 -Subsection a falsefalseObjective, Primary [Text Block]6false0rr_ExpenseHeadingrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<div class="MetaData"> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO </b></font></p></div>falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringRisk/Return Summary Fee Table Includes the following information, in plain English under rule 421(d) under the Securities Act, after Item 2 Fees and expenses of the Fund This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shared of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $[_____] in [name of fund family] funds. Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Example 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 and then you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends [and other distributions]. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher. Portfolio Turnover 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. 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 __% of the average value of its whole portfolio. Instructions. A.3.instructions.6 New Funds. For purposes of this Item, a "New Fund" is a Fund that does not include in Form N-1A financial statements reporting operating results or that includes financial statements for the Fund's initial fiscal year reporting operating results for a period of 6 months or less. The following Instructions apply to New Funds.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph d -Subsection instructions falsefalseExpense [Heading]7false0rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlockrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<div> <div class="MetaData"> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2">The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the portfolio. The table below does not reflect any fees and expenses associated with variable life insurance contracts&nbsp;and&nbsp;variable&nbsp;annuity&nbsp;certificates&nbsp;and&nbsp;contracts&nbsp;("Contracts"), which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses. </font></p></div> </div>falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringThis table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shared of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $[_____] in [name of fund family] funds. Include the narrative explanations in the order indicated. A Fund may modify the narrative explanations if the explanation contains comparable information to that shown.The narrative explanation regarding sales charge discounts is only required by a Fund that offers such discounts and should specify the minimum level of investment required to qualify for a discount. Modify the narrative explanation to state that Fund shares are sold on a national securities exchange at the end of the time periods indicated, and that brokerage commissions for buying and selling Fund shares through a broker are not reflected.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph b -Subsection instructions falsefalseExpense Narrative [Text Block]8false0rr_ShareholderFeesCaptionrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<div class="MetaData"> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Shareholder Fees</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1px;"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2"><b> </b>(fees paid directly from your investment)</font></p></div>falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringShareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment).Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Paragraph 1 -Subsection table falsefalseShareholder Fees Caption [Text]9false0rr_ShareholderFeesTableTextBlockrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<div> &lt;div style="display:none;" &gt;~ http://www.axa-equitablefunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesMultimanagerSmallCapValuePortfolio column period compact * column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact cik0001160168_S000016770Member column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~&lt;/div&gt; </div>falsefalse<div> &lt;div style="display:none;" &gt;~ http://www.axa-equitablefunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesMultimanagerSmallCapValuePortfolio column period compact * column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact cik0001160168_S000016770Member column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * row primary compact * ~&lt;/div&gt; </div>falsehttp://www.axa-equitablefunds.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesMultimanagerSmallCapValuePortfoliofalsefalse001002 - Schedule - Shareholder Fees - {Multimanager Small Cap Value Portfolio}truefalsefalse1falseColumnperiodPeriod*Columndei_LegalEntityAxisAxiscik0001160168_S000016770MemberColumnrr_ProspectusShareClassAxisAxis*ColumnunitUnit*duration2011-05-01T00:00:002011-05-01T00:00:00falsefalseMultimanager Small Cap Value Portfoliodei_LegalEntityAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldicik0001160168_S000016770Memberdei_LegalEntityAxisexplicitMemberfalsefalseClass A Sharesrr_ProspectusShareClassAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldicik0001160168_C000046830Memberrr_ProspectusShareClassAxisexplicitMemberMultimanager Small Cap Value PortfolioClass A SharesUnit12Standardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170falseUSDfalsefalse$2falseColumnperiodPeriod*Columndei_LegalEntityAxisAxiscik0001160168_S000016770MemberColumnrr_ProspectusShareClassAxisAxis*ColumnunitUnit*duration2011-05-01T00:00:002011-05-01T00:00:00falsefalseMultimanager Small Cap Value Portfoliodei_LegalEntityAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldicik0001160168_S000016770Memberdei_LegalEntityAxisexplicitMemberfalsefalseClass B Sharesrr_ProspectusShareClassAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldicik0001160168_C000046831Memberrr_ProspectusShareClassAxisexplicitMemberMultimanager Small Cap Value PortfolioClass B SharesUnit12Standardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170falseUSDfalsefalse$1falseRowprimaryElement*5false0rr_MaximumAccountFeerrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsetrue00&nbsp;falsefalsefalsetruefalse2falsefalsetrue00&nbsp;falsefalsefalsetruefalseMonetaryrr:NonNegativeMonetaryTypemonetaryInclude the caption "Maximum Account Fees" only if the Fund charges these fees. A Fund may omit other captions if the Fund does not charge the fees or expenses covered by the captions. Disclose account fees that may be charged to a typical investor in the Fund; fees that apply to only a limited number of shareholders based on their particular circumstances need not be disclosed. Include a caption describing the maximum account fee (e.g., "Maximum Account Maintenance Fee" or "Maximum Cash Management Fee"). State the maximum annual account fee as either a fixed dollar amount or a percentage of assets. Include in a parenthetical to the caption the basis on which any percentage is calculated. 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If the Fund is a Feeder Fund, reflect the aggregate expenses of the Feeder Fund and the Master Fund in a single fee table using the captions provided. In a footnote to the fee table, state that the table and Example reflect the expenses of both the Feeder and Master Funds. If the prospectus offers more than one Class of a Multiple Class Fund or more than one Feeder Fund that invests in the same Master Fund, provide a separate response for each Class or Feeder Fund. Base the percentages of "Annual Fund Operating Expenses" on amounts incurred during the Fund's most recent fiscal year, but include in expenses amounts that would have been incurred absent expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangements. 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The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of these periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same. This Example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: </font></p></div> </div>falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringThe Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph 1 -Subsection example falsefalseExpense Example Narrative [Text Block]14false0rr_ExpenseExampleWithRedemptionTableTextBlockrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<div> &lt;div style="display:none;" &gt;~ http://www.axa-equitablefunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedMultimanagerSmallCapValuePortfolio row period compact * row primary compact * column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact cik0001160168_S000016770Member column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * ~&lt;/div&gt; </div>falsefalse<div> &lt;div style="display:none;" &gt;~ http://www.axa-equitablefunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedMultimanagerSmallCapValuePortfolio row period compact * row primary compact * column dei_LegalEntityAxis compact cik0001160168_S000016770Member column rr_ProspectusShareClassAxis compact * ~&lt;/div&gt; </div>truehttp://www.axa-equitablefunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedMultimanagerSmallCapValuePortfoliofalsefalse001004 - Schedule - Expense Example {Transposed} - {Multimanager Small Cap Value Portfolio}truefalsefalse1falseColumnperiodPeriod*ColumnprimaryElement*5false0rr_ExpenseExampleYear01rrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterselabel1truefalsetrue108108falsefalsefalsetruefalse2truefalsetrue133133falsefalsefalsetruefalseMonetaryrr:NonNegativeMonetaryTypemonetaryThe Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Paragraph 4 -Subsection instructions falsefalse1 Yearduration2011-05-01T00:00:002011-05-01T00:00:00falseUSDfalsefalse$2falseColumnperiodPeriod*ColumnprimaryElement*6false0rr_ExpenseExampleYear03rrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterselabel1truefalsetrue337337falsefalsefalsetruefalse2truefalsetrue415415falsefalsefalsetruefalseMonetaryrr:NonNegativeMonetaryTypemonetaryThe Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph 2 -Subsection example falsefalse3 Yearsduration2011-05-01T00:00:002011-05-01T00:00:00falseUSDfalsefalse$3falseColumnperiodPeriod*ColumnprimaryElement*7false0rr_ExpenseExampleYear05rrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterselabel1truefalsetrue585585falsefalsefalsetruefalse2truefalsetrue718718falsefalsefalsetruefalseMonetaryrr:NonNegativeMonetaryTypemonetaryThe Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph 2 -Subsection example falsefalse5 Yearsduration2011-05-01T00:00:002011-05-01T00:00:00falseUSDfalsefalse$4falseColumnperiodPeriod*ColumnprimaryElement*8false0rr_ExpenseExampleYear10rrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterselabel1truefalsetrue12941294falsefalsefalsetruefalse2truefalsetrue15791579falsefalsefalsetruefalseMonetaryrr:NonNegativeMonetaryTypemonetaryThe Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return per year and that the Fund's operating expenses remained the same. 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Disclose the period for which the information is provided if less than a full fiscal year. A Fund that is a Money Market Fund may omit the portfolio turnover information required by this Item.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 3 -Paragraph 5 -Subsection instructions falsefalsePortfolio Turnover [Heading]16false0rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlockrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<div> <div class="MetaData"> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2">The Portfolio 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 Portfolio's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio's portfolio turnover rate was&nbsp;<font class="_mt">20%</font> of the average value of the Portfolio. </font></p></div> </div>falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringDisclose the portfolio turnover rate provided in response to Item 14(a) for the most recent fiscal year (or for such shorter period as the Fund has been in operation). Disclose the period for which the information is provided if less than a full fiscal year. 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Summarize how the Fund intends to achieve its investment objectives by identifying the Fund's principal investment strategies (including the type or types of securities in which the Fund invests or will invest principally) and any policy to concentrate in securities of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 4 -Subsection a falsefalseStrategy [Heading]18false0rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlockrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<div> <div class="MetaData"> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2">Under normal circumstances, the portfolio intends to invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of U.S. small-capitalization companies. This policy may not be changed without providing at least sixty days' written notice to the portfolio's shareholders. For purposes of this portfolio, small-capitalization companies are companies with market capitalization within the range of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of investment (market capitalization range of approximately $24.2 million to $5.2 billion as of December&nbsp;31, 2010. In addition, securities of small-capitalization companies may include financial instruments that derive their value from the securities of such companies. The size of companies in the Russell 2000 Index changes with market conditions, which can result in changes to the market capitalization range of companies in the Index. The portfolio intends to invest primarily in common stocks, but it may also invest in other securities that the sub-advisers believe provide opportunities for capital growth. </font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: -6px;"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font>&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2">AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company ("AXA Equitable" or "Manager") will generally allocate the portfolio's assets among three or more sub-advisers, each of which will manage its portion of the portfolio using different yet complementary investment strategies. Under normal circumstances, one portion of the portfolio will track the performance of a particular index ("Index Allocated Portion") and the other portions of the portfolio will be actively managed ("Active Allocated Portions").&nbsp;<font class="_mt">Under normal circumstances, the Manager anticipates allocating approximately 50% of the Portfolio's net assets to the Index Allocated Portion and the remaining 50% of net assets among the Active Allocated Portions.</font> These percentages are targets established by the Manager and actual allocations between the portions may deviate from these targets by up to 20% of the Portfolio's net assets. </font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: -6px;"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font>&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2">The Manager has been granted relief by the Securities and Exchange Commission to hire, terminate and replace sub-advisers and amend subadvisory agreements subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees and without obtaining shareholder approval. However, the Manager may not enter into a subadvisory agreement on behalf of the Portfolio with an "affiliated person" of the Manager, such as AllianceBernstein L.P., unless the subadvisory agreement is approved by the Portfolio's shareholders. The Manager has ultimate responsibility to oversee sub-advisers and recommend their hiring, termination and replacement. </font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: -6px;"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font>&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2">The Index Allocated Portion of the Portfolio seeks to track the performance (before fees and expenses) of the Russell 2000 Value Index with minimal tracking error. This strategy is commonly referred to as an indexing strategy. Generally, the Index Allocated Portion uses a full replication technique, although in certain instances a sampling approach may be utilized for a portion of the Index Allocated Portion. The Index Allocated Portion also may invest in other instruments, such as futures and options contracts, that provide comparable exposure as the index without buying the underlying securities comprising the index. </font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: -6px;"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font>&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2">The Manager also may utilize futures and options, such as exchange-traded futures and options contracts on securities indices, to manage equity exposure. Futures and options can provide exposure to the performance of a securities index without buying the underlying securities comprising the index. They also provide a means to manage the Portfolio's equity exposure without having to buy or sell securities. When market volatility is increasing above specific thresholds set for the Portfolio, the Manager may limit equity exposure either by reducing investments in securities, selling long futures and options positions on an index, increasing cash levels, and/or shorting an index. Although these actions are intended to reduce the overall risk of investing in the Portfolio, they may result in periods of underperformance. The Portfolio may invest up to 25% of its assets in derivatives. It is anticipated that the Portfolio's derivative instruments will consist primarily of exchange-traded futures and options contracts on securities indices, but the Portfolio also may utilize other types of derivatives. The Portfolio's investments in derivatives may be deemed to involve the use of leverage because the Portfolio is not required to invest the full market value of the contract upon entering into the contract but participates in gains and losses on the full contract price. The use of derivatives also may be deemed to involve the use of leverage because the heightened price sensitivity of some derivatives to market changes may magnify the Portfolio's gain or loss. It is not generally expected, however, that the Portfolio will be leveraged by borrowing money for investment purposes. In addition, the Portfolio generally does not intend to use leverage to increase its net investment exposure above approximately 100% of the Portfolio's net asset value or below 0%. The Portfolio may maintain a significant percentage of its assets in cash and cash equivalent instruments, some of which may serve as margin or collateral for the Portfolio's obligations under derivative transactions. </font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: -6px;"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font>&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2">Each Active Allocated Portion utilizes a value-oriented investment style and invests primarily in equity securities of companies that, in the view of the sub-adviser, are currently under-priced according to certain financial measurements, which may include price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios and dividend income potential. These sub-advisers may sell a security for a variety of reasons, such as because it becomes overvalued or shows deteriorating fundamentals. The Active Allocated Portions also may invest, to a limited extent (generally up to 20% of its net assets), in foreign securities, including securities of companies based in developing countries and depositary receipts of foreign based companies. The Active Allocated Portions may engage in active and frequent trading to achieve the portfolio's investment objective. </font></p></div> </div>falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringPrincipal investment strategies of the Fund. Summarize how the Fund intends to achieve its investment objectives by identifying the Fund's principal investment strategies (including the type or types of securities in which the Fund invests or will invest principally) and any policy to concentrate in securities of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 4 -Subsection a falsefalseStrategy Narrative [Text Block]19false0rr_RiskHeadingrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<div class="MetaData"> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>The Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio </b></font></p></div>falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringNarrative Risk Disclosure.Reference 1: 1 -Publisher SEC -Name Form -Number N-1A -Chapter A -Section 4 -Paragraph 1 -Subsection b falsefalseRisk [Heading]20false0rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlockrrfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<div> <div class="MetaData"> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2"><font class="_mt"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2">An investment in the Portfolio is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. </font></font><font class="_mt">You may lose money by investing in the Portfolio. </font></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: -6px;"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font>&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr><td valign="top" width="1%" align="left"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2">&bull;</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2"><i>Derivatives Risk</i>&nbsp;&#8212;&nbsp;A Portfolio's investments in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a Portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible for the Portfolio to purchase or sell certain derivatives in sufficient amounts to achieve the desired level of exposure, which may result in a loss or may be costly to the Portfolio. Derivatives also may be subject to certain other risks such as leverage risk, the risk that a counterparty may be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, and the risk of mispricing or improper valuation. </font></p></td></tr></table> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: -6px;"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font>&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr><td valign="top" width="1%" align="left"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2">&bull;</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2"><i>Equity Risk</i> &#8212; In general, stocks and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to changes in a company's financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions. </font></p></td></tr></table> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: -6px;"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font>&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr><td valign="top" width="1%" align="left"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2">&bull;</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2"><i>Foreign Securities Risk</i> &#8212; Investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign markets may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. Security values also may be negatively affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Differences between U.S. and foreign legal, political and economic systems, regulating regimes and market practices also may impact security values <b> </b><b> </b>and it may take more time to clear and settle trades involving foreign securities. </font></p></td></tr></table> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: -6px;"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font>&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr><td width="1%"><font class="_mt" size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%" align="left"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2">&bull;</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2"><i>Currency Risk</i> &#8212; <b> </b>Investments in foreign currencies and in securities that trade in, or receive revenues in, foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss. Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad. </font></p></td></tr></table> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: -6px;"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font>&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr><td width="1%"><font class="_mt" size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%" align="left"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2">&bull;</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2"><i>Depositary Receipts</i> &#8212; Investments in depositary receipts (including American Depositary Receipts, European Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts) are generally subject to the same risks of investing in the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted. In addition, issuers underlying unsponsored depositary receipts may not provide as much information as U.S. issuers and issuers underlying sponsored depositary receipts. Unsponsored depositary receipts also may not carry the same voting privileges as sponsored depositary receipts. </font></p></td></tr></table> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: -6px;"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font>&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr><td width="1%"><font class="_mt" size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%" align="left"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2">&bull;</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2"><i>Emerging Markets Risk</i> &#8212; There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Investments in these countries and/or markets may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, technical and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed countries. In addition, the risks associated with investing in a narrowly defined geographic area are generally more pronounced with respect to investments in emerging market countries. </font></p></td></tr></table> <p style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1px;">&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr><td valign="top" width="1%" align="left"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2">&bull;</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2"><i>Index </i><b><i> </i></b><i> </i><b><i> </i></b><i>Strategy Risk</i>&nbsp;&#8212;&nbsp;A Portfolio that employs an index strategy generally invests in the securities included in the relevant index or a representative sample of such securities regardless of market trends. Such a portfolio generally will not modify its index strategy to respond to changes in the economy, which means that it may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. In addition, although the index strategy attempts to closely track its benchmark index, the Portfolio may not invest in all of the securities in the index. Also, the Portfolio's fees and expenses will reduce the Portfolio's returns, unlike those of the benchmark index. Cash flow into and out of the Portfolio, portfolio transaction costs, changes in the securities that comprise the index, and the Portfolio's valuation procedures also may affect the Portfolio's performance. Therefore, there can be no assurance that the performance of the index strategy will match that of the benchmark index. </font></p></td></tr></table> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: -6px;"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font>&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr><td valign="top" width="1%" align="left"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2">&bull;</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2"><i>Investment Style Risk</i> &#8212; An Adviser may use a particular style or set of styles &#8212; in this case "value" styles &#8212; to select investments. Those styles may be out of favor or may not produce the best results over short or longer time periods. Value stocks are subject to the risks that notwithstanding that a stock is selling at a discount to a its perceived true worth, the market will never fully recognize their intrinsic value. In addition, there is the risk that a stock judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. </font></p></td></tr></table> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: -6px;"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font>&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr><td valign="top" width="1%" align="left"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2">&bull;</font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="font-family: ARIAL;" class="_mt" size="2"><i>Leverage Risk</i>&nbsp;&#8212;&nbsp;When a Portfolio leverages its holdings, the value of an investment in that Portfolio will be more volatile and all other risks will tend to be compounded. 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