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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName JPMorgan Trust I
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Aug. 27, 2014
R2, R5, R6 Shares | Opportunistic Equity Long/Short Fund
  
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Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading JPMorgan Opportunistic Equity Long/Short Fund
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading What is the goal of the Fund?
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock The Fund seeks capital appreciation.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses of the Fund
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the 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 investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination 2/29/16
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 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 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 are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 2/29/16, and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in long and short positions in equity securities, selecting from a universe of equity securities with market capitalizations similar to those included in the Russell 1000 and/or S&P 500 Index, at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Index on June 27, 2014, the companies in the index included companies with market capitalizations ranging from $1.6 billion to $560.3 billion. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on June 30, 2014, the companies in the index included companies with market capitalizations of $3.8 billion to $563.9 billion. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

Part of the Fund’s investment strategy is to attempt to achieve lower volatility than that of its primary benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. Volatility management starts during the stock selection research process before inclusion in the portfolio. The Fund’s adviser will employ a number of strategies to manage the Fund’s volatility, including altering the Fund’s portfolio composition, adjusting the Fund’s gross exposure or net exposure, holding significant cash balances, or investing in options (to attempt to limit losses from stock positions).

In implementing its strategy, the Fund primarily will buy or sell short common stocks, including real estate investment trusts (REITs) and depositary receipts.

As the set of investment opportunities is constantly evolving, the Fund’s net exposure (the value of the Fund’s aggregate long positions minus its short positions) will vary over time. While in most instances the net exposure will be positive (more long exposure than short exposure), it is possible that the investment opportunities result in a net short exposure. Net exposure will range from -30% to +80%. The Fund’s gross equity market exposure is limited to 200%.

Short sales involve the sale of a security which the Fund does not own in hopes of purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price. To make delivery to the buyer, the Fund must borrow the security, and the Fund is obligated to return the security to the lender, which is accomplished by a later purchase of the security by the Fund.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use equity index futures contracts and options, both long and short, to gain or reduce exposure to specific investments or the overall equity market. The Fund may also invest in exchange traded funds (ETFs) for these purposes.

The Fund is non-diversified.

Investment Process: J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., the Fund’s adviser, employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify investments. Long and short positions are vetted through a disciplined research process and valuation framework which leverages the insights of the adviser’s fundamental analyst platform that actively analyzes approximately 800 stocks. The adviser buys long positions in companies with strong management teams, strong competitive positions and earnings growth rates in excess of peers. Long purchases may also be companies that the adviser believes have improving investment factors, such as business drivers (revenues, profitability, capital intensity, and capital allocation), industry structure, regulatory environment and/or legal risk. Short sales generally are characterized by companies with deteriorating incremental changes in such investment factors. The adviser may also take short positions as part of its volatility management. The adviser may sell a long position or cover a short position due to a change in the company’s fundamentals, a change in the original reason for purchase of an investment, or if the adviser no longer considers the security to be reasonably valued. Investments may also be sold or covered if the adviser identifies another investment that it believes offers a better opportunity.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading The Fund’s Main Investment Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular securities or markets are not met.

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.


Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Short Selling Risk. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security sold short increases in value between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund purchases the security to replace the borrowed security. In addition, a lender may request, or market conditions may dictate, that securities sold short be returned to the lender on short notice, and the Fund may have to buy the securities sold short at an unfavorable price. If this occurs, any anticipated gain to the Fund may be reduced or eliminated or the short sale may result in a loss. The Fund’s losses are potentially unlimited in a short sale transaction. Short sales are speculative transactions and involve special risks, including greater reliance on the adviser’s ability to accurately anticipate the future value of a security. Furthermore, taking short positions in securities results in a form of leverage which may cause the Fund to be more volatile.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

ETF and Investment Company Risk. The Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies, including ETFs. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying ETFs. The price movement of an index-based ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures and options, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Depositary Receipts Risk. The Fund’s investments may take the form of depositary receipts, including unsponsored depositary receipts. Investments in foreign issuers and foreign securities (including depositary receipts) are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions and other measures by the United States or other governments, currency fluctuations, possible foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. Unsponsored depositary receipts may not provide as much information about the underlying issuer and may not carry the same voting privileges as sponsored depositary receipts. Unsponsored depositary receipts are issued by one or more depositaries in response to market demand, but without a formal agreement with the company that issues the underlying securities.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading leading to increased portfolio turnover, higher transaction costs, and the possibility of increased capital gains, including short-term capital gains that will generally be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.

Non-Diversified Fund Risk. Since the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers than a diversified fund would. This increased investment in fewer issuers may result in the Fund’s shares being more sensitive to economic results among those issuing the securities.

Redemption Risk. The Fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities held long (or appreciating prices of securities held short).

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney You could lose money investing in the Fund.
Risk Nondiversified Status [Text] rr_RiskNondiversifiedStatus Non-Diversified Fund Risk. Since the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers than a diversified fund would. This increased investment in fewer issuers may result in the Fund’s shares being more sensitive to economic results among those issuing the securities.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading The Fund’s Past Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock The Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus and therefore, has no reportable performance history. Although past performance of a Fund is no guarantee of how it will perform in the future, historical performance may give you some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund.
Performance One Year or Less [Text] rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess The Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus and therefore, has no reportable performance history.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture Although past performance of a Fund is no guarantee of how it will perform in the future, historical performance may give you some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund.
R2, R5, R6 Shares | Opportunistic Equity Long/Short Fund | Class R2
  
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Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 1.25%
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.50%
Shareholder Service Fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.25%
Remainder of Other Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.37%
Dividend Expenses on Short Sales rr_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.48%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 1.10%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 2.85%
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.12%) [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 2.73% [1]
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 276
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 872
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 276
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 872
R2, R5, R6 Shares | Opportunistic Equity Long/Short Fund | Class R5
  
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Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 1.25%
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Shareholder Service Fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.05%
Remainder of Other Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.37%
Dividend Expenses on Short Sales rr_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.48%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.90%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 2.15%
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.12%) [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 2.03% [1]
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 206
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 661
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 206
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 661
R2, R5, R6 Shares | Opportunistic Equity Long/Short Fund | Class R6
  
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Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 1.25%
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Shareholder Service Fees rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets none
Remainder of Other Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.32%
Dividend Expenses on Short Sales rr_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.48%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.80%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 2.05%
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.07%) [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.98% [1]
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 201
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 636
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 201
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 $ 636
[1] The Fund's adviser, administrator and distributor (the Service Providers) have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, Dividend Expenses on Short Sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, extraordinary expenses and expenses related to the Board of Trustees' deferred compensation plan) exceed 2.25%, 1.55% and 1.50% respectively, of their average daily net assets. This contract cannot be terminated prior to 3/1/16, at which time the Service Providers will determine whether or not to renew or revise it.