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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName RBC FUNDS TRUST
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Nov. 27, 2012
Access Capital Community Investment Fund | Class A
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 3.75%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a % of offering or sales price, whichever is less) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none [1]
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.62%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.16% [2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.03%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.03%
One Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 476
Three Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 691
Five Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 922
Ten Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,587
Past Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 0.75%
Past 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 4.45%
Past 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.37%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 4.66%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Jan. 29, 2009
Access Capital Community Investment 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
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.62%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.16% [2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.78%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets none
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.78%
One Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 80
Three Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 249
Five Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 433
Ten Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 966
Annual Return 2002 rr_AnnualReturn2002 9.13%
Annual Return 2003 rr_AnnualReturn2003 1.95%
Annual Return 2004 rr_AnnualReturn2004 5.02%
Annual Return 2005 rr_AnnualReturn2005 1.99%
Annual Return 2006 rr_AnnualReturn2006 4.57%
Annual Return 2007 rr_AnnualReturn2007 5.47%
Annual Return 2008 rr_AnnualReturn2008 3.11%
Annual Return 2009 rr_AnnualReturn2009 8.99%
Annual Return 2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 4.65%
Annual Return 2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 5.07%
Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel year-to-date
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Sep. 30, 2012
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn 3.73%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Mar. 31, 2002
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 3.83%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Mar. 31, 2004
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (1.27%)
Past Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 5.07%
Past 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 5.44%
Past 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.97%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 5.25%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Jul. 01, 1998
Access Capital Community Investment Fund | Class I | After Taxes on Distributions
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 3.35%
Past 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 3.64%
Past 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 3.09%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 3.22%
Access Capital Community Investment Fund | Class I | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 3.27%
Past 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 3.59%
Past 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 3.12%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 3.24%
Access Capital Community Investment 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 20.00%
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares of the Fund if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the Fund.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount 100,000
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 Nondiversified Status [Text] rr_RiskNondiversifiedStatus
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 broad-based securities indexes.
Performance Availability Phone [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone 1-800-422-2766
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.rbcgam.us
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture Past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.
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 One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown The table below shows after-tax returns for Class I shares. After-tax returns for Class A shares will differ. 
Performance Table Narrative rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock
Access Capital Community Investment Fund | Barclays Capital U.S. Securitized Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 6.22%
Past 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 6.36%
Past 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.62%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 5.99%
Access Capital Community Investment Fund | Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 7.84%
Past 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 6.50%
Past 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.78%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 6.02%
[1] A 1.00% CDSC is imposed on redemptions of Class A shares made within 12 months of a purchase of $1 million or more of Class A shares on which no front-end sales charge was paid.
[2] The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees or pay operating expenses through January 31, 2014, to maintain Other Expenses, which does not include Interest Expense, Management Fees or Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees, at 0.20% of the Fund's average monthly gross assets less accrued liabilities, other than indebtedness for borrowing.