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Document Type dei_DocumentType 485BPOS
Document Period End Date dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate Nov. 07, 2013
Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName Conestoga Funds
Central Index Key dei_EntityCentralIndexKey 0001175813
Amendment Flag dei_AmendmentFlag false
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Nov. 07, 2013
Conestoga SMid Cap Fund
  
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Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading

Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Conestoga SMid Cap Fund seeks to provide long-term growth of capital.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading

Fees and Expenses of the Fund
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Conestoga SMid Cap Fund.
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investments
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.
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 Conestoga SMid Cap 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 for one year reflects the contractual expense limitation described above; the amount for three years reflects the Fund’s gross expenses) and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods.  The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same.  Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions, your costs would be:
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading

Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

Under normal market circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-to-mid (“smid”) capitalization companies.  Equity securities include ADRs, convertible securities, foreign and domestic common and preferred stocks, rights and warrants.  While there is no limit on investing in foreign securities, the Fund doesn’t expect investment in foreign securities to exceed 20% of the Fund’s total assets.  “Small and Mid-cap companies” are companies that, at the time of initial purchase, have market capitalizations between $250 million and $12 billion.  The Fund will not change this policy unless it notifies shareholders at least 60 days in advance.  For purposes of this policy, “net assets” includes any borrowings for investment purposes. The Adviser follows an investment style sometimes called “GARP” or “Growth At a Reasonable Price.”  The Adviser generally invests the Fund’s assets in smid-cap companies with expected earnings growth that exceed that of the average of all U.S. publicly traded companies, where valuations seem reasonable compared to the expected earnings growth, where fundamental financial characteristics appear to be strong, where (in the Adviser’s opinion) the business model offers sustainable competitive advantage, and where management has an important ownership stake in the company.  The Adviser uses a bottom-up approach in selecting securities.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading

Principal Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

You may lose money by investing in the Fund and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its objective. The Fund is subject to the following principal risks. The Fund’s net asset value and total return may be adversely affected if any of the following occurs:

- The market values of securities acquired by the Fund decline;

- The Adviser does not execute the Fund’s principal investment strategies effectively;

- A security’s price fluctuates in response to events affecting the issuer’s profitability or viability;

- A company’s earnings do not increase as expected;

- Small and Mid capitalization companies the Fund invests in may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies;

- Foreign securities markets may be more volatile and subject to less governmental supervision than their counterparts in the U.S. Foreign securities are subject to fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

By itself, the Fund does not constitute a complete investment plan and should be considered a long-term investment for investors who can afford to weather changes in the value of their investment.
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney You may lose money by investing in the Fund and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its objective.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading

Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and performance table have been omitted because the Fund has been in operation for less than one calendar year.
Conestoga SMid Cap Fund | Investors Class
  
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Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.85%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Service Fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.25% [1]
Other Operating Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.40%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.65% [2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.50%
Expense Limitation rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.15%) [3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Limitation rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.35%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 137
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 459
Conestoga SMid Cap Fund | Institutional Class
  
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Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.85%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Service Fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets none
Other Operating Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.40%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.40% [2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.25%
Expense Limitation rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.15%) [3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Limitation rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.10%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 112
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 382
[1] The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan on behalf of the Investors Class that will allow the Fund to pay an annual fee of up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets for providing services to the Fund's Investors Class shareholders.
[2] "Other Expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
[3] Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC (the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to limit the Fund's "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" (excluding taxes, extraordinary expenses, reorganization expenses, brokerage commissions and interest) to 1.35% (for the Investors Class) and 1.10% (for the Institutional Class) of the Fund's average daily net assets until at least February 1, 2015, subject to termination at any time at the option of the Fund. If it becomes unnecessary for the Adviser to waive fees or make reimbursements, the Adviser may recapture any of its prior waivers or reimbursements for a period not to exceed three years from the date on which the waiver or reimbursement was made to the extent such a recapture does not cause the "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" to exceed the applicable expense limitation that was in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement.