Label	Element	Value
Risk Return [Abstract]	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
ProspectusDate	rr_ProspectusDate	Apr. 30, 2012
Real Estate Securities Account (Prospectus Summary) | Real Estate Securities Account
Risk Return [Abstract]	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return, Heading	rr_RiskReturnHeading	Real Estate Securities Account
Investment Objective, Heading	rr_ObjectiveHeading	Objective:
investment Objective, Primary	rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock	The Account seeks to generate a total return.
Expense, Heading	rr_ExpenseHeading	Fees and Expenses of the Account
Expense, Narrative	rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock	This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Account. These fees and expenses do not reflect the fees and expenses of any variable insurance contract that may invest in the Account and would be higher if they did.
Operating Expenses, Caption	rr_OperatingExpensesCaption	Annual Account Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Portfolio Turnover, Heading	rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading	Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover	rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock	The Account 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 Account operating expenses or in the example, affect the Account's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Account's portfolio turnover rate was 22.4% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate	rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate	22.40%
Expense Example, Heading	rr_ExpenseExampleHeading	Example
Expense Example, Narrative	rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock	This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Account with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Account for the time periods indicated 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 Account's operating expenses remain the same. If separate account expenses and contract level expenses were included, expenses would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Investment Strategy, Heading	rr_StrategyHeading	Principal Investment Strategies
Investment Strategy, Narrative	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	Under normal circumstances, the Account invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry. For this Account's investment policies, a real estate company has at least 50% of its assets, income or profits derived from products or services related to the real estate industry. Real estate companies include real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and companies with substantial real estate holdings such as paper, lumber, hotel and entertainment companies as well as those whose products and services relate to the real estate industry include building supply manufacturers, mortgage lenders and mortgage servicing companies. The Account will invest in equity securities of small, medium, and large capitalization companies. REITs are pooled investment vehicles that invest in income producing real estate, real estate related loans, or other types of real estate interests. REITs are corporations or business trusts that are permitted to eliminate corporate level federal income taxes by meeting certain requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. The Account may concentrate its investments (invest more than 25% of its net assets) in securities in the real estate industry. The Account is considered non-diversified, which means it can invest a higher percentage of assets in securities of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in the Account's share price than would occur in a more diversified fund.
Investment Strategy, Portfolio Concentration	rr_StrategyPortfolioConcentration	The Account may concentrate its investments (invest more than 25% of its net assets) in securities in the real estate industry.
Risk, Heading	rr_RiskHeading	Principal Risks
Risk, Narrative	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	The Account may be an appropriate investment for investors who seek a total return, want to invest in companies engaged in the real estate industry and can accept the potential for volatile fluctuations in the value of investments. The value of your investment in the Account changes with the value of the Account's investments. Many factors affect that value, and it is possible to lose money by investing in the Account. An investment in the Account is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The principal risks of investing in the Account, in alphabetical order, are: Equity Securities Risk. Equity securities (common, convertible preferred stocks and other securities whose values are tied to the price of stocks, such as rights, warrants and convertible debt securities) could decline in value if the issuer's financial condition declines or in response to overall market and economic conditions. A fund's principal market segment(s), such as large cap, mid cap or small cap stocks, or growth or value stocks, may underperform other market segments or the equity markets as a whole. Investments in smaller companies and mid-size companies may involve greater risk and price volatility than investments in larger, more mature companies. Industry Concentration Risk. A fund that concentrates investments in a particular industry or group of industries (e.g., energy, real estate, technology, financial services) has greater exposure than other funds to market, economic and other factors affecting that industry. Non-Diversification Risk. A non-diversified fund may invest a high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers and is more likely than diversified funds to be significantly affected by a specific security's poor performance. Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") Risk. A REIT could fail to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income under the Internal Revenue Code, and fund shareholders will indirectly bear their proportionate share of the expenses of REITs in which the fund invests. Real Estate Securities Risk. Real estate securities are subject to the risks associated with direct ownership of real estate, including declines in value, adverse economic conditions, increases in expenses, regulatory changes and environmental problems. Risk of Being an Underlying Fund. An underlying fund of a fund of funds may experience relatively large redemptions or investments as the fund of funds periodically reallocates or rebalances its assets. These transactions may cause the underlying fund to sell portfolio securities to meet such redemptions, or to invest cash from such investments, at times it would not otherwise do so, and may as a result increase transaction costs and adversely affect underlying fund performance.
Risk, Lose Money	rr_RiskLoseMoney	Many factors affect that value, and it is possible to lose money by investing in the Account.
Risk, Nondiversified Status	rr_RiskNondiversifiedStatus	A non-diversified fund may invest a high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers and is more likely than diversified funds to be significantly affected by a specific security's poor performance.
Risk, Not Insured Depository Institution	rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution	An investment in the Account is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table, Heading	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	Performance
Performance, Narrative	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Account by showing changes in the Account's performance from year to year and by showing how the Account's average annual returns for 1, 5, and 10 years (or, if shorter, the life of the Account) compare with those of one or more broad measures of market performance. Past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Account will perform in the future. Performance figures for the Accounts do not include any separate account expenses, cost of insurance, or other contract-level expenses; total returns for the Accounts would be lower if such expenses were included. Performance of the Class 2 shares for periods prior to inception of the class reflects performance of the Class 1 shares, which have the same investments as Class 2 shares, but has been adjusted downward to reflect the higher expenses of Class 2 shares.
Performance, Information Illustrates Variability of Returns	rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns	The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Account by showing changes in the Account's performance from year to year and by showing how the Account's average annual returns for 1, 5, and 10 years (or, if shorter, the life of the Account) compare with those of one or more broad measures of market performance.
Performance, Past Does Not Indicate Future	rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture	Past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Account will perform in the future.
Bar Chart, Heading	rr_BarChartHeading	Calendar Year Total Returns (%) as of 12/31 each year (Class 1 Shares)
Bar Chart, Closing	rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock	Highest return for a quarter during the period of the bar                              chart above:                                                      Q3 '09        33.51 % Lowest return for a quarter during the period of the bar                               chart above:                                                      Q4 '08       -34.16 %
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes	rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes	reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes
Average Annual Returns, Caption	rr_AverageAnnualReturnCaption	Average Annual Total Returns (%) For the periods ended December 31, 2011
Real Estate Securities Account (Prospectus Summary) | Real Estate Securities Account | MSCI US REIT Index
Risk Return [Abstract]	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Average Annual Returns, Label	rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel	MSCI US REIT Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	8.69%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(1.51%)
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	10.16%
Real Estate Securities Account (Prospectus Summary) | Real Estate Securities Account | Class 1
Risk Return [Abstract]	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Management Fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.88%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.02%
Total Annual Account Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.90%
Expense Example, With Redemption, 1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	92
Expense Example, With Redemption, 3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	287
Expense Example, With Redemption, 5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	498
Expense Example, With Redemption, 10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,108
Annual Return 2002	rr_AnnualReturn2002	7.72%
Annual Return 2003	rr_AnnualReturn2003	38.91%
Annual Return 2004	rr_AnnualReturn2004	34.53%
Annual Return 2005	rr_AnnualReturn2005	15.85%
Annual Return 2006	rr_AnnualReturn2006	36.61%
Annual Return 2007	rr_AnnualReturn2007	(17.69%)
Annual Return 2008	rr_AnnualReturn2008	(32.86%)
Annual Return 2009	rr_AnnualReturn2009	28.92%
Annual Return 2010	rr_AnnualReturn2010	25.70%
Annual Return 2011	rr_AnnualReturn2011	8.93%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Highest return for a quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate	Sep. 30, 2009
Highest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn	33.51%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Lowest return for a quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate	Dec. 31, 2008
Lowest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn	(34.16%)
Average Annual Returns, Label	rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel	Real Estate Securities Account - Class 1
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	8.93%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(0.49%)
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	12.01%
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	May 01, 1998
Real Estate Securities Account (Prospectus Summary) | Real Estate Securities Account | Class 2
Risk Return [Abstract]	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Management Fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.88%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	0.25%
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.02%
Total Annual Account Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.15%
Expense Example, With Redemption, 1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	117
Expense Example, With Redemption, 3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	365
Expense Example, With Redemption, 5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	633
Expense Example, With Redemption, 10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	1,398
Average Annual Returns, Label	rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel	Real Estate Securities Account - Class 2
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	8.72%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(0.73%)
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	11.75%
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Jan. 08, 2007