Label	Element	Value
Risk Return [Abstract]	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
ProspectusDate	rr_ProspectusDate	Apr. 30, 2012
Government & High Quality Bond Account (Prospectus Summary) | Government & High Quality Bond Account
Risk Return [Abstract]	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return, Heading	rr_RiskReturnHeading	Government & High Quality Bond Account
Investment Objective, Heading	rr_ObjectiveHeading	Objective:
investment Objective, Primary	rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock	The Account seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with safety and liquidity.
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 83.8% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate	rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate	83.80%
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 securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities or securities that are rated AAA by S&P, AAA by Fitch, or Aaa by Moody's, including but not limited to mortgage securities such as agency and non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations, and other obligations that are secured by mortgages or mortgage-backed securities. Under normal circumstances, the Account maintains an average portfolio duration between one and 4.5 years. The Account may also invest in mortgage-backed securities that are not issued by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities or rated AAA by S&P, AAA by Fitch, or Aaa by Moody's, including collateralized mortgage obligations, and in other obligations that are secured by mortgages or mortgage-backed securities.
Risk, Heading	rr_RiskHeading	Principal Risks
Risk, Narrative	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	The Account may be an appropriate investment for investors seeking diversification by investing in a fixed-income mutual fund. 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: Fixed-Income Securities Risk. Fixed-income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit quality risk. The market value of fixed-income securities generally declines when interest rates rise, and an issuer of fixed-income securities could default on its payment obligations.    Portfolio Duration Risk. Portfolio duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer a fund's average portfolio duration, the more sensitive the fund will be to changes in interest rates. Prepayment Risk. Unscheduled prepayments on mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may have to be reinvested at lower rates. A reduction in prepayments may increase the effective maturities of these securities, exposing them to the risk of decline in market value over time (extension risk). 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. U.S. Government Securities Risk. Yields available from U.S. government securities are generally lower than yields from many other fixed-income securities. U.S. Government Sponsored Securities Risk. Securities issued by U.S. government-sponsored or -chartered enterprises such as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association, and the Federal Home Loan Banks are not issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury.
Risk, Lose Money	rr_RiskLoseMoney	Many factors affect that value, and it is possible to lose money by investing in the Account.
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 reflects the performance of the predecessor fund. On March 1, 2004, the investment policies of the predecessor Fund were modified. As a result, the predecessor Fund's performance for periods prior to that date may not be representative of the performance it would have achieved had its current investment policies been in place. 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 '02     3.50% Lowest return for a quarter during the period of the bar                chart above:                                                    Q2 '04    -1.26%
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
Government & High Quality Bond Account (Prospectus Summary) | Government & High Quality Bond Account | Barclays Capital MBS Fixed Rate Index
Risk Return [Abstract]	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Average Annual Returns, Label	rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel	Barclays Capital MBS Fixed Rate Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	6.32%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	6.61%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	5.72%
Government & High Quality Bond Account (Prospectus Summary) | Government & High Quality Bond Account | Class 1
Risk Return [Abstract]	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Management Fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.50%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.01%
Total Annual Account Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.51%
Expense Example, With Redemption, 1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	52
Expense Example, With Redemption, 3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	164
Expense Example, With Redemption, 5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	285
Expense Example, With Redemption, 10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	640
Annual Return 2002	rr_AnnualReturn2002	8.87%
Annual Return 2003	rr_AnnualReturn2003	2.14%
Annual Return 2004	rr_AnnualReturn2004	3.78%
Annual Return 2005	rr_AnnualReturn2005	2.27%
Annual Return 2006	rr_AnnualReturn2006	4.45%
Annual Return 2007	rr_AnnualReturn2007	6.58%
Annual Return 2008	rr_AnnualReturn2008	4.68%
Annual Return 2009	rr_AnnualReturn2009	6.47%
Annual Return 2010	rr_AnnualReturn2010	5.85%
Annual Return 2011	rr_AnnualReturn2011	6.23%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Highest return for a quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate	Sep. 30, 2002
Highest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn	3.50%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Lowest return for a quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate	Jun. 30, 2004
Lowest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn	(1.26%)
Average Annual Returns, Label	rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel	Government & High Quality Bond Account - Class 1
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	6.23%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	5.96%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	5.11%
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	May 06, 1993
Government & High Quality Bond Account (Prospectus Summary) | Government & High Quality Bond Account | Class 2
Risk Return [Abstract]	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Management Fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.50%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	0.25%
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.01%
Total Annual Account Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.76%
Expense Example, With Redemption, 1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	78
Expense Example, With Redemption, 3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	243
Expense Example, With Redemption, 5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	422
Expense Example, With Redemption, 10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	942
Average Annual Returns, Label	rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel	Government & High Quality Bond Account - Class 2
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	5.90%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	5.67%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	4.85%
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Nov. 06, 2001