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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName RBC FUNDS TRUST
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Nov. 27, 2012
RBC Mid Cap Value Fund | Class I
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a % of offering or sales price, whichever is less) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed or exchanged within 30 days after the date of purchase) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption 2.00%
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.70%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 4.61%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 5.31%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (4.41%) [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.90% [1],[2]
One Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 92
Three Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 1,194
Five Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 2,289
Ten Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 4,998
Annual Return 2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 26.49%
Annual Return 2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (3.60%)
Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel year-to-date return
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Sep. 30, 2012
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn 11.54%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best quarter:
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2011
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 18.10%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst quarter:
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2011
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (23.41%)
Past Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (3.60%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 10.43%
RBC Mid Cap Value Fund | Class I | After Taxes on Distributions
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (8.55%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 6.16%
RBC Mid Cap Value Fund | Class I | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (1.66%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 6.70%
RBC Mid Cap Value Fund
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination January 31, 2014
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 160.00%
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney The value of your investment in the Fund will change daily, which means that you could lose money
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The bar chart and performance table provide an indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by showing changes in performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual total returns (before and after taxes) compare with those of a broad-based securities index.
Performance Availability Phone [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone 1-800-422-2766
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.rbcgam.us
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as qualified retirement plans.
Performance Table Narrative rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock
RBC Mid Cap Value Fund | Russell Midcap Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (1.38%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 10.92%
[1] The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay operating expenses in order to limit the Fund's total expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) to 0.90% of the Fund's average daily net assets. This expense limitation agreement is in place until January 31, 2014 and may not be terminated by the Advisor prior to that date.
[2] SEC rules require fund expense tables to reflect the effect of "Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses," which are expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its ownership of shares in other investment companies, including business development companies (BDCs). BDC expenses are similar to expenses paid by any operating company held by the Fund, and are not direct costs paid by Fund shareholders and are not used to calculate the Fund's net asset value. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012, the indirect expenses attributable to the Fund's investment in BDCs was 0.16%. The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement in this table has not been revised to reflect the effect of such BDC investments, because as of June 15, 2012, the Fund no longer holds or invests in BDCs.