Label	Element	Value
Risk Return [Abstract]	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
ProspectusDate	rr_ProspectusDate	Apr. 30, 2012
Asset Allocation Account (Prospectus Summary) | Asset Allocation Account
Risk Return [Abstract]	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return, Heading	rr_RiskReturnHeading	Asset Allocation Account
Investment Objective, Heading	rr_ObjectiveHeading	Objective:
investment Objective, Primary	rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock	The Account seeks to generate a total investment return consistent with preservation of capital.
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 142.1% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate	rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate	142.10%
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	The Account invests in a portfolio of securities that is broadly diversified by asset class, global region, country, economic sector, and currency. Although the Account does not allocate a specific percentage of its assets to a class, over time, the asset mix usually will be within the following ranges: · 25% to 75% in equity securities;    · 25% to 60% in fixed-income securities; and · 0% to 40% in money market instruments.    Allocation among asset classes is designed to lessen overall investment risk by diversifying the Account's assets among different types of investments in different markets. From time-to-time, the Sub-Advisor changes the Account's allocation of assets in various ways, including by asset class, global region, country, economic sector, and currency.    Fixed income securities may include intermediate maturity fixed-income or debt securities including obligations of the U.S. government, (such as U.S. Treasuries) and U.S. government sponsored securities (such as debt issued by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation), corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, and mortgage-backed securities.  The Account may invest in high yield (commonly known as "junk bonds"; rated BB+ or lower by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services or Ba1 or lower by Moody's) securities. As of December 31, 2011, the average portfolio duration of the fixed income portion of the Account was 5.33 years.    The Account may invest in equity securities of companies with small market capitalizations (which as of December 31, 2011 ranged between $20 million and $3.7 billion, as defined by the Russell 2000® Index), and may also invest in equity securities of companies with medium market capitalization (which as of December 31, 2011 ranged between $117 million and $20.51 billion, as defined by the Russell Midcap Index).    The Account may invest in foreign securities. The Account may actively trade portfolio securities. The Account may utilize derivative strategies. Specifically, the Account may invest in equity index futures or options to manage the equity exposure, Treasury futures or interest rate swaps to manage the fixed-income exposure and credit default swaps to increase or decrease, in an efficient manner, exposures to certain sectors or individual issuers. The Account may use forwards to manage its foreign currency exposure.
Risk, Heading	rr_RiskHeading	Principal Risks
Risk, Narrative	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	The Account may be an appropriate investment for investors seeking a moderate risk approach towards long-term growth.    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:    Active Trading Risk. Actively trading portfolio securities may accelerate realization of taxable gains and losses, lower fund performance and may result in high portfolio turnover rates and increased brokerage costs.    Asset Allocation Risk. A fund's selection and weighting of asset classes may cause it to underperform other funds with a similar investment objective.    Currency Risk.  Risks of investing in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies include changes in foreign exchange rates and foreign exchange restrictions. Derivatives Risk. Transactions in derivatives (such as options, futures, currency contracts, and swaps) may increase volatility, cause the liquidation of portfolio positions when not advantageous to do so and produce disproportionate losses. 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.    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.    Foreign Securities Risk. The risks of foreign securities include loss of value as a result of: political or economic instability; nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation; settlement delays; and limited government regulation (including less stringent reporting, accounting, and disclosure standards than are required of U.S. companies). High Yield Securities Risk. High yield fixed-income securities (commonly referred to as "junk bonds") are subject to greater credit quality risk than higher rated fixed-income securities and should be considered speculative.    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.    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.    The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is used to show performance of domestic, taxable fixed-income securities. The MSCI - EAFE Index NDTR D is used to show international stock performance.
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, Additional Market Index	rr_PerformanceAdditionalMarketIndex	The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is used to show performance of domestic, taxable fixed-income securities. The MSCI - EAFE Index NDTR D is used to show international stock 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       Q2 '03    12.11% chart above:                                                            Lowest return for a quarter during the period of the bar        Q3 '02   -12.41% chart above:
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
Asset Allocation Account (Prospectus Summary) | Asset Allocation Account | S&P 500 Index
Risk Return [Abstract]	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Average Annual Returns, Label	rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel	S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	2.11%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(0.25%)
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	2.92%
Asset Allocation Account (Prospectus Summary) | Asset Allocation Account | Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index
Risk Return [Abstract]	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Average Annual Returns, Label	rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel	Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	7.84%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	6.50%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	5.78%
Asset Allocation Account (Prospectus Summary) | Asset Allocation Account | MSCI - EAFE Index NDTR D
Risk Return [Abstract]	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Average Annual Returns, Label	rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel	MSCI - EAFE Index NDTR D (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	(12.14%)
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	(4.72%)
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	4.67%
Asset Allocation Account (Prospectus Summary) | Asset Allocation Account | Class 1
Risk Return [Abstract]	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Management Fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.80%
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.10%
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	(12.94%)
Annual Return 2003	rr_AnnualReturn2003	21.61%
Annual Return 2004	rr_AnnualReturn2004	8.49%
Annual Return 2005	rr_AnnualReturn2005	5.79%
Annual Return 2006	rr_AnnualReturn2006	12.77%
Annual Return 2007	rr_AnnualReturn2007	11.78%
Annual Return 2008	rr_AnnualReturn2008	(24.84%)
Annual Return 2009	rr_AnnualReturn2009	18.81%
Annual Return 2010	rr_AnnualReturn2010	9.10%
Annual Return 2011	rr_AnnualReturn2011	2.14%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Highest return for a quarter during the period of the bar chart above:
Highest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate	Jun. 30, 2003
Highest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn	12.11%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel	Lowest return for a quarter during the period of the bar chart above:
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate	Sep. 30, 2002
Lowest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn	(12.41%)
Average Annual Returns, Label	rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel	Asset Allocation Account - Class 1
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	2.14%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05	2.15%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10	4.30%