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Investment Risks
Dec. 31, 2025
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Risk Lose Money [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block] You may lose money by investing in the Fund.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block] An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Risk Nondiversified Status [Member]  
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Non-Diversification Risk – To the extent an underlying fund becomes non-diversified, the underlying fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of issuers than can a diversified fund. As a result, the underlying fund’s shares may experience greater price volatility and the underlying fund may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular issuers or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these issuers, which may negatively impact the underlying fund’s performance.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Allocation Risk [Member]  
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Allocation Risk – The Manager’s decisions regarding how the Fund’s assets should be allocated among the various underlying funds, may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives. There can be no guarantee that investment decisions made by the Manager will produce the desired results. Further, because the Manager has limited discretion to change the underlying fund allocations under normal market conditions, the Fund may underperform comparable funds of funds for which the fund’s manager has such discretion to adjust allocations to underlying funds.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Fund of Funds Risk [Member]  
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Fund of Funds Risk – The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further, due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds allocated according to the target allocations described here.

In addition, the Fund bears the investment risks of the investments of the underlying funds. The principal risks associated with the underlying funds include:
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Market Risk [Member]  
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Market Risk – The market value of portfolio securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may fluctuate significantly due to factors such as changes in general market conditions, including economic, political, and financial conditions, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, military conflict, acts of terrorism, adverse investor sentiment, or instability or other disruptive events in the local, regional or global markets. Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as a decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or economic recession, may have an adverse effect on the value of the Fund’s securities.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Issuer Risk [Member]  
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Issuer Risk – The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons directly related to the issuer of the security. Further, the value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Index Fund Risk [Member]  
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Index Fund Risk – Certain of the underlying funds do not attempt to manage market volatility or reduce the effects of poor performance. In addition, factors such as fund expenses, selection of a representative portfolio, changes in the composition of the index, or the timing of purchases or redemptions of fund shares may affect the correlation between the performance of the index and the fund’s performance.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Selection Risk [Member]  
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Selection Risk – Because the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund is actively managed, there can be no guarantee that investment decisions made for the Fund will produce the desired results.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Capitalization Risk [Member]  
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Capitalization Risk – Investing in small- to mid-sized companies creates risk because smaller companies may have unpredictable or limited earnings, and their securities may be less liquid or experience more volatile prices than those of large companies.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Foreign Securities Risk [Member]  
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Foreign Securities Risk – Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves a number of risks, such as fluctuations in currency values, adverse political, social or economic developments, and differences in social and economic developments or policies.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Risks of Investing in Japan [Member]  
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Risks of Investing in Japan – Japan may be subject to political, economic, nuclear, and labor risks, among others. Any of these risks, individually or in the aggregate, can impact an investment made in Japan. Since 2000, Japan’s economic growth rate has generally remained low relative to other advanced economies, and it may remain low in the future. The Japanese economy faces several concerns, any of which could negatively affect the value of Japanese investments. In addition, Japan’s labor market is adapting to an aging workforce, declining population, and demand for increased labor mobility. These demographic shifts and fundamental structural changes to the labor market may negatively impact Japan’s economic competitiveness.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | European Investment Risk [Member]  
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European Investment Risk – Investments in certain countries in the European Union (the “EU”) are susceptible to high political, social, or economic risks due to restrictions on inflation rates, rising debt levels and fiscal and monetary controls. Efforts of the member countries to further unify their economic and monetary policies may increase the potential for the downward movement of one member country’s market to cause a similar effect on other member countries’ markets. Separately, the EU faces issues involving its membership, structure, procedures and policies. The exit of one or more member countries from the EU, such as the exit of the United Kingdom (known as “Brexit”), could place its currency and banking system in jeopardy. An exit by other member countries could likely result in increased volatility, illiquidity and potentially lower economic growth in the affected markets, which may adversely affect a fund’s investments.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Financials Sector Risk [Member]  
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Financials Sector Risk – The performance of companies in the financials sector may be adversely impacted by many factors, including, among others, changes in government regulations, economic conditions, increases in interest rates and loan losses, decreases in the availability of money or asset valuations, credit rating downgrades, decreased liquidity in credit markets and adverse conditions in other related markets. Companies in the financials sector may also hold portfolios of assets concentrated in geographic markets, industries or products (such as commercial and residential real estate loans) which makes them especially vulnerable to unstable economic conditions. The extent to which a fund may invest in a company that engages in securities-related activities or banking is limited by applicable law. The impact of changes in capital requirements and recent or future regulation of any individual financial company, or of the financials sector as a whole, cannot be predicted. Cyberattacks and technology malfunctions and failures have become increasingly frequent in this sector and have caused significant losses to companies in this sector, which may negatively impact a fund.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | When-Issued, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk [Member]  
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When-Issued, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk – The purchase or sale of securities on a when issued basis or on a delayed delivery basis or through a forward commitment involves the purchase or sale of securities at an established price with payment and delivery taking place in the future. When-issued and delayed delivery transactions subject a fund to market risk because the value or yield of a security at delivery may be more or less than the purchase price or yield generally available when delivery occurs, and counterparty risk because the fund relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to consummate the transaction. These transactions also have a leveraging effect on a fund because the fund commits to purchase securities that it does not have to pay for until a later date, which increases the fund’s overall investment exposure and, as a result, its volatility.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Emerging Markets Risk [Member]  
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Emerging Markets Risk – Emerging markets may have less developed or more volatile trading markets and greater likelihood of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation than developed countries. Companies in emerging market countries may have less developed legal and accounting systems and generally may be subject to less stringent regulatory, disclosure, financial reporting, accounting, auditing and recordkeeping standards than companies in more developed countries. As a result, information, including financial information, about such companies may be less available and reliable which can impede a fund’s ability to evaluate such companies. Securities law and the enforcement of systems of taxation in many emerging market countries may change quickly and unpredictably, and the ability to bring and enforce actions, or to obtain information needed to pursue or enforce such actions, may be limited. In addition, investments in emerging markets securities may be subject to additional transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, unexpected market closures, and lack of timely information. Frontier market countries generally have smaller economies or less developed capital markets and, as a result, the risks of investing in emerging market countries are magnified in frontier market countries.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Currency Risk [Member]  
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Currency Risk – Investing in securities that trade in and receive revenues in foreign currencies creates risk because foreign currencies may decline relative to the U.S. dollar, resulting in a potential loss to a fund. In the case of hedging positions, the U.S. dollar may decline in value relative to the currency that has been hedged.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Sovereign Debt Risk [Member]  
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Sovereign Debt Risk – Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Treasury Obligations Risk [Member]  
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Treasury Obligations Risk – Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of a fund. Because U.S. Treasury obligations trade actively outside the United States, their prices may rise and fall as changes in global economic conditions affect the demand for these securities. In addition, changes in the credit rating or financial condition of the U.S. government may cause the value of U.S. Treasury Obligations to decline. Although a fund may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the fund.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | U.S. Government Obligations Risk [Member]  
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U.S. Government Obligations Risk – Certain securities in which a fund may invest, including securities issued by certain government agencies and government sponsored enterprises, are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government or supported by the full faith and credit of the United States. It is possible that issuers of U.S. government securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Financial Markets Regulatory Risk [Member]  
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Financial Markets Regulatory Risk – Policy changes by the U.S. government or its regulatory agencies and other governmental actions and political events within the U.S. and abroad may, among other things, affect investor and consumer confidence and increase volatility in the financial markets, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree, which may adversely impact a fund, including by adversely impacting the fund’s operations, universe of potential investment options, and return potential.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Interest Rate Risk [Member]  
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Interest Rate Risk – Debt securities held by a fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. Macroeconomic factors, such as inflationary trends, can heighten interest rate risk.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Credit Risk [Member]  
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Credit Risk – The failure of the issuer of a debt security to pay interest or repay principal in a timely manner may have an adverse impact on a fund’s earnings.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Income Risk [Member]  
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Income Risk – Income risk is the risk that the Fund’s yield will vary as short-term securities in its portfolio mature and the proceeds are reinvested in securities with different interest rates. Falling interest rates may cause a fund’s income to decline.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Call Risk [Member]  
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Call Risk – If interest rates fall, issuers of callable debt securities are more likely to prepay prior to the maturity date. A fund may not be able to reinvest the proceeds from the prepayment in investments that will generate the same level of income.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Extension Risk [Member]  
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Extension Risk – If interest rates rise, debt securities may be paid in full more slowly than anticipated. Periods of low relative interest rates or inflationary trends may increase the risks associated with rising interest rates.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Derivatives Risk [Member]  
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Derivatives Risk – Investing in derivative instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, counterparty risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Futures Risk [Member]  
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Futures Risk – The value of futures contracts depend primarily upon the price of the securities, indexes, commodities, currencies or other instruments underlying them. Price movements are also influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing supply and demand relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary, and exchange control programs and policies of governments, and national and international political and economic events and policies. The cost of futures may also be related, in part, to the degree of volatility of the underlying indices, securities, currencies, or other assets. Accordingly, futures on highly volatile indices, securities, currency, or other assets may be more expensive than futures on other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a fund could lose more than the principal amount invested.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Swaps Risk [Member]  
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Swaps Risk – A swap is a two-party contract that generally obligates each counterparty to exchange periodic payments based on a pre-determined underlying investment or notional amount and to exchange collateral to secure the obligations of each counterparty. Swaps may be leveraged and are subject to counterparty risk, credit risk and pricing risk. Swaps may be subject to illiquidity risk, and it may not be possible for the fund to liquidate a swap position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Leveraging Risk [Member]  
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Leveraging Risk – Certain underlying funds may engage in certain kinds of transactions, including the use of derivatives, that may give rise to a form of leverage. The use of leverage may require a fund to liquidate a portfolio position at a disadvantageous time or may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of a fund’s portfolio securities.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Liquidity Risk [Member]  
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Liquidity Risk – An investment that is difficult to purchase or sell may have an adverse effect on the fund’s returns. Liquid securities can become illiquid during periods of market stress. If a significant amount of the fund’s securities become illiquid, the fund may not be able to timely pay redemption proceeds and may need to sell securities at significantly reduced prices.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk [Member]  
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Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk – Investing in mortgage-related or other asset-backed securities involves a variety of risks associated with the credit markets, such as rising or falling interest rates, increases in the rate of defaults or prepayments, and the quality of the pool of mortgages (subprime risk) or other assets that back the security.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Portfolio Turnover Risk [Member]  
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Portfolio Turnover Risk – Certain underlying funds may trade portfolio securities frequently, which could result in higher transaction costs and could adversely affect the fund’s performance.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Privately Placed, Rule 144A and Other Exempt Securities Risk [Member]  
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Privately Placed, Rule 144A and Other Exempt Securities Risk – Certain underlying funds may invest in privately placed securities, which are subject to resale restrictions. The market for Rule 144A and other securities exempt from certain registration requirements may be less active than the market for publicly-traded securities. Rule 144A and other exempt securities carry the risk that their liquidity may become impaired and a fund may be unable to dispose of the securities at a desirable time or price.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk [Member]  
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Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk – If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, a fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose

money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the fund may lose money.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Information Technology Sector Risk [Member]  
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Information Technology Sector Risk – Information technology companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Information technology companies typically face intense competition and potentially rapid product obsolescence. They are also heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by the loss or impairment of those rights.
AZL Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk [Member]  
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Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk – In addition to the typical risks associated with fixed-income securities and asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, including CLOs, carry additional risks including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the risk that the collateral may default or decline in value or be downgraded, if rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization; (iii) a fund may invest in tranches of CDOs that are subordinate to other tranches; (iv) the structure and complexity of the transaction and the legal documents could lead to disputes among investors regarding the characterization of proceeds; (v) the investment return achieved by a fund could be significantly different than those predicted by financial models; (vi) the lack of a readily available secondary market for CDOs; (vii) the risk of forced “fire sale” liquidation due to technical defaults such as coverage test failures; and (viii) the CDO’s manager may perform poorly.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Risk Lose Money [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block] You may lose money by investing in the Fund.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block] An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Risk Nondiversified Status [Member]  
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Non-Diversification Risk – To the extent an underlying fund becomes non-diversified, the underlying fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of issuers than can a diversified fund. As a result, the underlying fund’s shares may experience greater price volatility and the underlying fund may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular issuers or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these issuers, which may negatively impact the underlying fund’s performance.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Allocation Risk [Member]  
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Allocation Risk – The Manager’s decisions regarding how the Fund’s assets should be allocated among the various underlying funds, may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives. There can be no guarantee that investment decisions made by the Manager will produce the desired results. Further, because the Manager has limited discretion to change the underlying fund allocations under normal market conditions, the Fund may underperform comparable funds of funds for which the fund’s manager has such discretion to adjust allocations to underlying funds.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Fund of Funds Risk [Member]  
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Fund of Funds Risk – The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further, due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds allocated according to the target allocations described here.

 

In addition, the Fund bears the investment risks of the investments of the underlying funds. The principal risks associated with the underlying funds include:
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Market Risk [Member]  
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Market Risk – The market value of portfolio securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may fluctuate significantly due to factors such as changes in general market conditions, including economic, political, and financial conditions, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, military conflict, acts of terrorism, adverse investor sentiment, or instability or other disruptive events in the local, regional or global markets. Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as a decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or economic recession, may have an adverse effect on the value of the Fund’s securities.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Issuer Risk [Member]  
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Issuer Risk – The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons directly related to the issuer of the security. Further, the value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Index Fund Risk [Member]  
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Index Fund Risk – Certain of the underlying funds do not attempt to manage market volatility or reduce the effects of poor performance. In addition, factors such as fund expenses, selection of a representative portfolio, changes in the composition of the index, or the timing of purchases or redemptions of fund shares may affect the correlation between the performance of the index and the fund’s performance.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Selection Risk [Member]  
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Selection Risk – Because the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund is actively managed, there can be no guarantee that investment decisions made for the Fund will produce the desired results.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Capitalization Risk [Member]  
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Capitalization Risk – Investing in small- to mid-sized companies creates risk because smaller companies may have unpredictable or limited earnings, and their securities may be less liquid or experience more volatile prices than those of large companies.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Foreign Securities Risk [Member]  
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Foreign Securities Risk – Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves a number of risks, such as fluctuations in currency values, adverse political, social or economic developments, and differences in social and economic developments or policies.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Risks of Investing in Japan [Member]  
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Risks of Investing in Japan – Japan may be subject to political, economic, nuclear, and labor risks, among others. Any of these risks, individually or in the aggregate, can impact an investment made in Japan. Since 2000, Japan’s economic growth rate has generally remained low relative to other advanced economies, and it may remain low in the future. The Japanese economy faces several concerns, any of which could negatively affect the value of Japanese investments. In addition, Japan’s labor market is adapting to an aging workforce, declining population, and demand for increased labor mobility. These demographic shifts and fundamental structural changes to the labor market may negatively impact Japan’s economic competitiveness.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | European Investment Risk [Member]  
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European Investment Risk – Investments in certain countries in the European Union (the “EU”) are susceptible to high political, social, or economic risks due to restrictions on inflation rates, rising debt levels and fiscal and monetary controls. Efforts of the member countries to further unify their economic and monetary policies may increase the potential for the downward movement of one member country’s market to cause a similar effect on other member countries’ markets. Separately, the EU faces issues involving its membership, structure, procedures and policies. The exit of one or more member countries from the EU, such as the exit of the United Kingdom (known as “Brexit”), could place its currency and banking system in jeopardy. An exit by other member countries could likely result in increased volatility, illiquidity and potentially lower economic growth in the affected markets, which may adversely affect a fund’s investments.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Financials Sector Risk [Member]  
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Financials Sector Risk – The performance of companies in the financials sector may be adversely impacted by many factors, including, among others, changes in government regulations, economic conditions, increases in interest rates and loan losses, decreases in the availability of money or asset valuations, credit rating downgrades, decreased liquidity in

credit markets and adverse conditions in other related markets. Companies in the financials sector may also hold portfolios of assets concentrated in geographic markets, industries or products (such as commercial and residential real estate loans) which makes them especially vulnerable to unstable economic conditions. The extent to which a fund may invest in a company that engages in securities-related activities or banking is limited by applicable law. The impact of changes in capital requirements and recent or future regulation of any individual financial company, or of the financials sector as a whole, cannot be predicted. Cyberattacks and technology malfunctions and failures have become increasingly frequent in this sector and have caused significant losses to companies in this sector, which may negatively impact a fund.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | When-Issued, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk [Member]  
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When-Issued, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk – The purchase or sale of securities on a when issued basis or on a delayed delivery basis or through a forward commitment involves the purchase or sale of securities at an established price with payment and delivery taking place in the future. When-issued and delayed delivery transactions subject a fund to market risk because the value or yield of a security at delivery may be more or less than the purchase price or yield generally available when delivery occurs, and counterparty risk because the fund relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to consummate the transaction. These transactions also have a leveraging effect on a fund because the fund commits to purchase securities that it does not have to pay for until a later date, which increases the fund’s overall investment exposure and, as a result, its volatility.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Emerging Markets Risk [Member]  
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Emerging Markets Risk – Emerging markets may have less developed or more volatile trading markets and greater likelihood of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation than developed countries. Companies in emerging market countries may have less developed legal and accounting systems and generally may be subject to less stringent regulatory, disclosure, financial reporting, accounting, auditing and recordkeeping standards than companies in more developed countries. As a result, information, including financial information, about such companies may be less available and reliable which can impede a fund’s ability to evaluate such companies. Securities law and the enforcement of systems of taxation in many emerging market countries may change quickly and unpredictably, and the ability to bring and enforce actions, or to obtain information needed to pursue or enforce such actions, may be limited. In addition, investments in emerging markets securities may be subject to additional transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, unexpected market closures, and lack of timely information. Frontier market countries generally have smaller economies or less developed capital markets and, as a result, the risks of investing in emerging market countries are magnified in frontier market countries.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Currency Risk [Member]  
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Currency Risk – Investing in securities that trade in and receive revenues in foreign currencies creates risk because foreign currencies may decline relative to the U.S. dollar, resulting in a potential loss to a fund. In the case of hedging positions, the U.S. dollar may decline in value relative to the currency that has been hedged.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Sovereign Debt Risk [Member]  
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Sovereign Debt Risk – Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Treasury Obligations Risk [Member]  
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Treasury Obligations Risk – Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of a fund. Because U.S. Treasury obligations trade actively outside the United States, their prices may rise and fall as changes in global economic conditions affect the demand for these securities. In addition, changes in the credit rating or financial condition of the U.S. government may cause the value of U.S. Treasury Obligations to decline. Although a fund may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the fund.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | U.S. Government Obligations Risk [Member]  
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U.S. Government Obligations Risk – Certain securities in which a fund may invest, including securities issued by certain government agencies and government sponsored enterprises, are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government or supported by the full faith and credit of the United States. It is possible that issuers of U.S. government securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Financial Markets Regulatory Risk [Member]  
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Financial Markets Regulatory Risk – Policy changes by the U.S. government or its regulatory agencies and other governmental actions and political events within the U.S. and abroad may, among other things, affect investor and

consumer confidence and increase volatility in the financial markets, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree, which may adversely impact a fund, including by adversely impacting the fund’s operations, universe of potential investment options, and return potential.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Interest Rate Risk [Member]  
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Interest Rate Risk – Debt securities held by a fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. Macroeconomic factors, such as inflationary trends, can heighten interest rate risk.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Credit Risk [Member]  
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Credit Risk – The failure of the issuer of a debt security to pay interest or repay principal in a timely manner may have an adverse impact on a fund’s earnings.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Income Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Income Risk – Income risk is the risk that the Fund’s yield will vary as short-term securities in its portfolio mature and the proceeds are reinvested in securities with different interest rates. Falling interest rates may cause a fund’s income to decline.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Call Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Call Risk – If interest rates fall, issuers of callable debt securities are more likely to prepay prior to the maturity date. A fund may not be able to reinvest the proceeds from the prepayment in investments that will generate the same level of income.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Extension Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Extension Risk – If interest rates rise, debt securities may be paid in full more slowly than anticipated. Periods of low relative interest rates or inflationary trends may increase the risks associated with rising interest rates.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Derivatives Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Derivatives Risk – Investing in derivative instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, counterparty risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Futures Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Futures Risk – Because the Fund may utilize futures pursuant to its MVP risk management process, the Fund also is subject to derivatives risk, including risks related to futures. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional investments. The value of futures contracts depend primarily upon the price of the securities, indexes, commodities, currencies or other instruments underlying them. Price movements are also influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing supply and demand relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary, and exchange control programs and policies of governments, and national and international political and economic events and policies. The cost of futures may also be related, in part, to the degree of volatility of the underlying indices, securities, currencies, or other assets. Accordingly, futures on highly volatile indices, securities, currency, or other assets may be more expensive than futures on other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a fund could lose more than the principal amount invested.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Volatility Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Volatility Risk – Although the Fund’s investment strategy seeks not to exceed a specific volatility level, certain of the Fund’s investments may appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods of time, which may cause the Fund’s net asset value per share to experience significant increases or declines in value over short periods of time. The Fund’s volatility strategy may not produce the desired result and there can be no guarantee that the Fund will maintain volatility at or below its threshold volatility level. Additionally, maintenance of the volatility level will not ensure that the Fund will deliver competitive returns. The use of derivatives in connection with the Fund’s volatility strategy may expose the Fund to losses (some of which may be sudden) that it would not have otherwise been exposed to if it had only invested directly in equity and/or fixed income securities. Further, in some market conditions the Fund may either underperform or outperform as a direct result of the MVP process. The Fund may, for example, outperform in downward trending markets when volatility is high (and the equity allocation low) and underperform in upward trending markets when volatility is high (and the equity allocation low).
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Quantitative Investing Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Quantitative Investing Risk – The value of securities selected using quantitative analysis can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole or securities selected using only fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the weight placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security’s value. In addition, factors that affect a security’s value can change over time and these changes may not be reflected in the quantitative model. A quantitative model can be adversely affected by errors or imperfections in the factors or the data on which evaluations are based, or by technical issues with construction or implementation of the model, which in any case may result in a failure of the portfolio to perform as expected or a failure to identify securities that will perform well in the future. Successful operation of a quantitative model is also reliant upon the information technology systems of the Manager or Subadviser, as applicable, and its ability to ensure those systems remain operational and that appropriate

disaster recovery procedures are in place. There can be no assurance that the Manager or Subadviser will be successful in maintaining effective and operational trading models and the related hardware and software systems.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Swaps Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Swaps Risk – A swap is a two-party contract that generally obligates each counterparty to exchange periodic payments based on a pre-determined underlying investment or notional amount and to exchange collateral to secure the obligations of each counterparty. Swaps may be leveraged and are subject to counterparty risk, credit risk and pricing risk. Swaps may be subject to illiquidity risk, and it may not be possible for the fund to liquidate a swap position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Leveraging Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Leveraging Risk – Certain underlying funds may engage in certain kinds of transactions, including the use of derivatives, that may give rise to a form of leverage. The use of leverage may require a fund to liquidate a portfolio position at a disadvantageous time or may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of a fund’s portfolio securities.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Liquidity Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Liquidity Risk – An investment that is difficult to purchase or sell may have an adverse effect on the fund’s returns. Liquid securities can become illiquid during periods of market stress. If a significant amount of the fund’s securities become illiquid, the fund may not be able to timely pay redemption proceeds and may need to sell securities at significantly reduced prices.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk – Investing in mortgage-related or other asset-backed securities involves a variety of risks associated with the credit markets, such as rising or falling interest rates, increases in the rate of defaults or prepayments, and the quality of the pool of mortgages (subprime risk) or other assets that back the security.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Portfolio Turnover Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Portfolio Turnover Risk – Certain underlying funds may trade portfolio securities frequently, which could result in higher transaction costs and could adversely affect the fund’s performance.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Privately Placed, Rule 144A and Other Exempt Securities Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Privately Placed, Rule 144A and Other Exempt Securities Risk – Certain underlying funds may invest in privately placed securities, which are subject to resale restrictions. The market for Rule 144A and other securities exempt from certain registration requirements may be less active than the market for publicly-traded securities. Rule 144A and other exempt securities carry the risk that their liquidity may become impaired and a fund may be unable to dispose of the securities at a desirable time or price.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk – If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, a fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose

money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the fund may lose money.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Information Technology Sector Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Information Technology Sector Risk – Information technology companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Information technology companies typically face intense competition and potentially rapid product obsolescence. They are also heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by the loss or impairment of those rights.
AZL MVP Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk – In addition to the typical risks associated with fixed-income securities and asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, including CLOs, carry additional risks including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the risk that the collateral may default or decline in value or be downgraded, if rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization; (iii) a fund may invest in tranches of CDOs that are subordinate to other tranches; (iv) the structure and complexity of the transaction and the legal documents could lead to disputes among investors regarding the characterization of proceeds; (v) the investment return achieved by a fund could be significantly different than those predicted by financial models; (vi) the lack of a readily available secondary market for CDOs; (vii) the risk of forced “fire sale” liquidation due to technical defaults such as coverage test failures; and (viii) the CDO’s manager may perform poorly.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Risk Lose Money [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block] You may lose money by investing in the Fund.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block] An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Risk Nondiversified Status [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Non-Diversification Risk – To the extent an underlying fund becomes non-diversified, the underlying fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of issuers than can a diversified fund. As a result, the underlying fund’s shares may experience greater price volatility and the underlying fund may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular issuers or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these issuers, which may negatively impact the underlying fund’s performance.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Allocation Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Allocation Risk – The Manager’s decisions regarding how the Fund’s assets should be allocated among the various underlying funds, may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives. There can be no guarantee that investment decisions made by the Manager will produce the desired results. Further, because the Manager has limited discretion to change the underlying fund allocations under normal market conditions, the Fund may underperform comparable funds of funds for which the fund’s manager has such discretion to adjust allocations to underlying funds.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Fund of Funds Risk [Member]  
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Fund of Funds Risk – The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further, due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds allocated according to the target allocations described here.

 

In addition, the Fund bears the investment risks of the investments of the underlying funds. The principal risks associated with the underlying funds include:
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Market Risk [Member]  
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Market Risk – The market value of portfolio securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may fluctuate significantly due to factors such as changes in general market conditions, including economic, political, and financial conditions, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, military conflict, acts of terrorism, adverse investor sentiment, or instability or other disruptive events in the local, regional or global markets. Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as a decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or economic recession, may have an adverse effect on the value of the Fund’s securities.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Issuer Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Issuer Risk – The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons directly related to the issuer of the security. Further, the value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Index Fund Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Index Fund Risk – Certain of the underlying funds do not attempt to manage market volatility or reduce the effects of poor performance. In addition, factors such as fund expenses, selection of a representative portfolio, changes in the composition of the index, or the timing of purchases or redemptions of fund shares may affect the correlation between the performance of the index and the fund’s performance.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Selection Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Selection Risk – Because the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund is actively managed, there can be no guarantee that investment decisions made for the Fund will produce the desired results.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Capitalization Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Capitalization Risk – Investing in small- to mid-sized companies creates risk because smaller companies may have unpredictable or limited earnings, and their securities may be less liquid or experience more volatile prices than those of large companies.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Foreign Securities Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Foreign Securities Risk – Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves a number of risks, such as fluctuations in currency values, adverse political, social or economic developments, and differences in social and economic developments or policies.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Risks of Investing in Japan [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Risks of Investing in Japan – Japan may be subject to political, economic, nuclear, and labor risks, among others. Any of these risks, individually or in the aggregate, can impact an investment made in Japan. Since 2000, Japan’s economic growth rate has generally remained low relative to other advanced economies, and it may remain low in the future. The Japanese economy faces several concerns, any of which could negatively affect the value of Japanese investments. In addition, Japan’s labor market is adapting to an aging workforce, declining population, and demand for increased labor mobility. These demographic shifts and fundamental structural changes to the labor market may negatively impact Japan’s economic competitiveness.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | European Investment Risk [Member]  
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European Investment Risk – Investments in certain countries in the European Union (the “EU”) are susceptible to high political, social, or economic risks due to restrictions on inflation rates, rising debt levels and fiscal and monetary controls. Efforts of the member countries to further unify their economic and monetary policies may increase the potential for the downward movement of one member country’s market to cause a similar effect on other member countries’ markets. Separately, the EU faces issues involving its membership, structure, procedures and policies. The exit of one or more member countries from the EU, such as the exit of the United Kingdom (known as “Brexit”), could place its currency and banking system in jeopardy. An exit by other member countries could likely result in increased volatility, illiquidity and potentially lower economic growth in the affected markets, which may adversely affect a fund’s investments.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Financials Sector Risk [Member]  
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Financials Sector Risk – The performance of companies in the financials sector may be adversely impacted by many factors, including, among others, changes in government regulations, economic conditions, increases in interest rates and loan losses, decreases in the availability of money or asset valuations, credit rating downgrades, decreased liquidity in

credit markets and adverse conditions in other related markets. Companies in the financials sector may also hold portfolios of assets concentrated in geographic markets, industries or products (such as commercial and residential real estate loans) which makes them especially vulnerable to unstable economic conditions. The extent to which a fund may invest in a company that engages in securities-related activities or banking is limited by applicable law. The impact of changes in capital requirements and recent or future regulation of any individual financial company, or of the financials sector as a whole, cannot be predicted. Cyberattacks and technology malfunctions and failures have become increasingly frequent in this sector and have caused significant losses to companies in this sector, which may negatively impact a fund.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | When-Issued, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk [Member]  
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When-Issued, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk – The purchase or sale of securities on a when issued basis or on a delayed delivery basis or through a forward commitment involves the purchase or sale of securities at an established price with payment and delivery taking place in the future. When-issued and delayed delivery transactions subject a fund to market risk because the value or yield of a security at delivery may be more or less than the purchase price or yield generally available when delivery occurs, and counterparty risk because the fund relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to consummate the transaction. These transactions also have a leveraging effect on a fund because the fund commits to purchase securities that it does not have to pay for until a later date, which increases the fund’s overall investment exposure and, as a result, its volatility.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Emerging Markets Risk [Member]  
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Emerging Markets Risk – Emerging markets may have less developed or more volatile trading markets and greater likelihood of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation than developed countries. Companies in emerging market countries may have less developed legal and accounting systems and generally may be subject to less stringent regulatory, disclosure, financial reporting, accounting, auditing and recordkeeping standards than companies in more developed countries. As a result, information, including financial information, about such companies may be less available and reliable which can impede a fund’s ability to evaluate such companies. Securities law and the enforcement of systems of taxation in many emerging market countries may change quickly and unpredictably, and the ability to bring and enforce actions, or to obtain information needed to pursue or enforce such actions, may be limited. In addition, investments in emerging markets securities may be subject to additional transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, unexpected market closures, and lack of timely information. Frontier market countries generally have smaller economies or less developed capital markets and, as a result, the risks of investing in emerging market countries are magnified in frontier market countries.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Currency Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Currency Risk – Investing in securities that trade in and receive revenues in foreign currencies creates risk because foreign currencies may decline relative to the U.S. dollar, resulting in a potential loss to a fund. In the case of hedging positions, the U.S. dollar may decline in value relative to the currency that has been hedged.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Sovereign Debt Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Sovereign Debt Risk – Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Treasury Obligations Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Treasury Obligations Risk – Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of a fund. Because U.S. Treasury obligations trade actively outside the United States, their prices may rise and fall as changes in global economic conditions affect the demand for these securities. In addition, changes in the credit rating or financial condition of the U.S. government may cause the value of U.S. Treasury Obligations to decline. Although a fund may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the fund.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | U.S. Government Obligations Risk [Member]  
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U.S. Government Obligations Risk – Certain securities in which a fund may invest, including securities issued by certain government agencies and government sponsored enterprises, are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government or supported by the full faith and credit of the United States. It is possible that issuers of U.S. government securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Financial Markets Regulatory Risk [Member]  
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Financial Markets Regulatory Risk – Policy changes by the U.S. government or its regulatory agencies and other governmental actions and political events within the U.S. and abroad may, among other things, affect investor and

consumer confidence and increase volatility in the financial markets, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree, which may adversely impact a fund, including by adversely impacting the fund’s operations, universe of potential investment options, and return potential.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Interest Rate Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Interest Rate Risk – Debt securities held by a fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. Macroeconomic factors, such as inflationary trends, can heighten interest rate risk.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Credit Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Credit Risk – The failure of the issuer of a debt security to pay interest or repay principal in a timely manner may have an adverse impact on a fund’s earnings.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Income Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Income Risk – Income risk is the risk that the Fund’s yield will vary as short-term securities in its portfolio mature and the proceeds are reinvested in securities with different interest rates. Falling interest rates may cause a fund’s income to decline.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Call Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Call Risk – If interest rates fall, issuers of callable debt securities are more likely to prepay prior to the maturity date. A fund may not be able to reinvest the proceeds from the prepayment in investments that will generate the same level of income.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Extension Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Extension Risk – If interest rates rise, debt securities may be paid in full more slowly than anticipated. Periods of low relative interest rates or inflationary trends may increase the risks associated with rising interest rates.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Derivatives Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Derivatives Risk – Investing in derivative instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, counterparty risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Futures Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Futures Risk – Because the Fund may utilize futures pursuant to its MVP risk management process, the Fund also is subject to derivatives risk, including risks related to futures. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional investments. The value of futures contracts depend primarily upon the price of the securities, indexes, commodities, currencies or other instruments underlying them. Price movements are also influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing supply and demand relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary, and exchange control programs and policies of governments, and national and international political and economic events and policies. The cost of futures may also be related, in part, to the degree of volatility of the underlying indices, securities, currencies, or other assets. Accordingly, futures on highly volatile indices, securities, currency, or other assets may be more expensive than futures on other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a fund could lose more than the principal amount invested.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Volatility Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Volatility Risk – Although the Fund’s investment strategy seeks not to exceed a specific volatility level, certain of the Fund’s investments may appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods of time, which may cause the Fund’s net asset value per share to experience significant increases or declines in value over short periods of time. The Fund’s volatility strategy may not produce the desired result and there can be no guarantee that the Fund will maintain volatility at or below its threshold volatility level. Additionally, maintenance of the volatility level will not ensure that the Fund will deliver competitive returns. The use of derivatives in connection with the Fund’s volatility strategy may expose the Fund to losses (some of which may be sudden) that it would not have otherwise been exposed to if it had only invested directly in equity and/or fixed income securities. Further, in some market conditions the Fund may either underperform or outperform as a direct result of the MVP process. The Fund may, for example, outperform in downward trending markets when volatility is high (and the equity allocation low) and underperform in upward trending markets when volatility is high (and the equity allocation low).
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Quantitative Investing Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Quantitative Investing Risk – The value of securities selected using quantitative analysis can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole or securities selected using only fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the weight placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security’s value. In addition, factors that affect a security’s value can change over time and these changes may not be reflected in the quantitative model. A quantitative model can be adversely affected by errors or imperfections in the factors or the data on which evaluations are based, or by technical issues with construction or implementation of the model, which in any case may result in a failure of the portfolio to perform as expected or a failure to identify securities that will perform well in the future. Successful operation of a quantitative model is also reliant upon the information technology systems of the Manager or Subadviser, as applicable, and its ability to ensure those systems remain operational and that appropriate

disaster recovery procedures are in place. There can be no assurance that the Manager or Subadviser will be successful in maintaining effective and operational trading models and the related hardware and software systems.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Swaps Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Swaps Risk – A swap is a two-party contract that generally obligates each counterparty to exchange periodic payments based on a pre-determined underlying investment or notional amount and to exchange collateral to secure the obligations of each counterparty. Swaps may be leveraged and are subject to counterparty risk, credit risk and pricing risk. Swaps may be subject to illiquidity risk, and it may not be possible for the fund to liquidate a swap position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Leveraging Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Leveraging Risk – Certain underlying funds may engage in certain kinds of transactions, including the use of derivatives, that may give rise to a form of leverage. The use of leverage may require a fund to liquidate a portfolio position at a disadvantageous time or may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of a fund’s portfolio securities.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Liquidity Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Liquidity Risk – An investment that is difficult to purchase or sell may have an adverse effect on the fund’s returns. Liquid securities can become illiquid during periods of market stress. If a significant amount of the fund’s securities become illiquid, the fund may not be able to timely pay redemption proceeds and may need to sell securities at significantly reduced prices.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk – Investing in mortgage-related or other asset-backed securities involves a variety of risks associated with the credit markets, such as rising or falling interest rates, increases in the rate of defaults or prepayments, and the quality of the pool of mortgages (subprime risk) or other assets that back the security.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Portfolio Turnover Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Portfolio Turnover Risk – Certain underlying funds may trade portfolio securities frequently, which could result in higher transaction costs and could adversely affect the fund’s performance.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Privately Placed, Rule 144A and Other Exempt Securities Risk [Member]  
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Privately Placed, Rule 144A and Other Exempt Securities Risk – Certain underlying funds may invest in privately placed securities, which are subject to resale restrictions. The market for Rule 144A and other securities exempt from certain registration requirements may be less active than the market for publicly-traded securities. Rule 144A and other exempt securities carry the risk that their liquidity may become impaired and a fund may be unable to dispose of the securities at a desirable time or price.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk – If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, a fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose

money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the fund may lose money.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Information Technology Sector Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Information Technology Sector Risk – Information technology companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Information technology companies typically face intense competition and potentially rapid product obsolescence. They are also heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by the loss or impairment of those rights.
AZL MVP Growth Index Strategy Fund | Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk – In addition to the typical risks associated with fixed-income securities and asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, including CLOs, carry additional risks including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the risk that the collateral may default or decline in value or be downgraded, if rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization; (iii) a fund may invest in tranches of CDOs that are subordinate to other tranches; (iv) the structure and complexity of the transaction and the legal documents could lead to disputes among investors regarding the characterization of proceeds; (v) the investment return achieved by a fund could be significantly different than those predicted by financial models; (vi) the lack of a readily available secondary market for CDOs; (vii) the risk of forced “fire sale” liquidation due to technical defaults such as coverage test failures; and (viii) the CDO’s manager may perform poorly.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Risk Lose Money [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block] You may lose money by investing in the Fund.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block] An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Risk Nondiversified Status [Member]  
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Non-Diversification Risk – To the extent an underlying fund becomes non-diversified, the underlying fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of issuers than can a diversified fund. As a result, the underlying fund’s shares may experience greater price volatility and the underlying fund may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular issuers or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these issuers, which may negatively impact the underlying fund’s performance.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Allocation Risk [Member]  
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Allocation Risk – The Manager’s decisions regarding how the Fund’s assets should be allocated among the various underlying funds, may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives. There can be no guarantee that investment decisions made by the Manager will produce the desired results. Further, because the Manager has limited discretion to change the underlying fund allocations under normal market conditions, the Fund may underperform comparable funds of funds for which the fund’s manager has such discretion to adjust allocations to underlying funds.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Fund of Funds Risk [Member]  
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Fund of Funds Risk – The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further, due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds allocated according to the target allocations described here.

 

In addition, the Fund bears the investment risks of the investments of the underlying funds. The principal risks associated with the underlying funds include:
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Market Risk [Member]  
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Market Risk – The market value of portfolio securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may fluctuate significantly due to factors such as changes in general market conditions, including economic, political, and financial conditions, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, military conflict, acts of terrorism, adverse investor sentiment, or instability or other disruptive events in the local, regional or global markets. Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as a decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or economic recession, may have an adverse effect on the value of the Fund’s securities.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Issuer Risk [Member]  
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Issuer Risk – The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons directly related to the issuer of the security. Further, the value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Index Fund Risk [Member]  
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Index Fund Risk – Certain of the underlying funds do not attempt to manage market volatility or reduce the effects of poor performance. In addition, factors such as fund expenses, selection of a representative portfolio, changes in the composition of the index, or the timing of purchases or redemptions of fund shares may affect the correlation between the performance of the index and the fund’s performance.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Selection Risk [Member]  
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Selection Risk – Because the AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund is actively managed, there can be no guarantee that investment decisions made for the Fund will produce the desired results.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Capitalization Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Capitalization Risk – Investing in small- to mid-sized companies creates risk because smaller companies may have unpredictable or limited earnings, and their securities may be less liquid or experience more volatile prices than those of large companies.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Foreign Securities Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Foreign Securities Risk – Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves a number of risks, such as fluctuations in currency values, adverse political, social or economic developments, and differences in social and economic developments or policies.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Risks of Investing in Japan [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Risks of Investing in Japan – Japan may be subject to political, economic, nuclear, and labor risks, among others. Any of these risks, individually or in the aggregate, can impact an investment made in Japan. Since 2000, Japan’s economic growth rate has generally remained low relative to other advanced economies, and it may remain low in the future. The Japanese economy faces several concerns, any of which could negatively affect the value of Japanese investments. In addition, Japan’s labor market is adapting to an aging workforce, declining population, and demand for increased labor mobility. These demographic shifts and fundamental structural changes to the labor market may negatively impact Japan’s economic competitiveness.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | European Investment Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

European Investment Risk – Investments in certain countries in the European Union (the “EU”) are susceptible to high political, social, or economic risks due to restrictions on inflation rates, rising debt levels and fiscal and monetary controls. Efforts of the member countries to further unify their economic and monetary policies may increase the potential for the downward movement of one member country’s market to cause a similar effect on other member countries’ markets. Separately, the EU faces issues involving its membership, structure, procedures and policies. The exit of one or more member countries from the EU, such as the exit of the United Kingdom (known as “Brexit”), could place its currency and banking system in jeopardy. An exit by other member countries could likely result in increased volatility, illiquidity and potentially lower economic growth in the affected markets, which may adversely affect a fund’s investments.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Financials Sector Risk [Member]  
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Financials Sector Risk – The performance of companies in the financials sector may be adversely impacted by many factors, including, among others, changes in government regulations, economic conditions, increases in interest rates and loan losses, decreases in the availability of money or asset valuations, credit rating downgrades, decreased liquidity in credit markets and adverse conditions in other related markets. Companies in the financials sector may also hold portfolios of assets concentrated in geographic markets, industries or products (such as commercial and residential real estate loans) which makes them especially vulnerable to unstable economic conditions. The extent to which a fund may invest in a company that engages in securities-related activities or banking is limited by applicable law. The impact of changes in capital requirements and recent or future regulation of any individual financial company, or of the financials sector as a whole, cannot be predicted. Cyberattacks and technology malfunctions and failures have become increasingly frequent in this sector and have caused significant losses to companies in this sector, which may negatively impact a fund.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | When-Issued, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk [Member]  
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When-Issued, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk – The purchase or sale of securities on a when issued basis or on a delayed delivery basis or through a forward commitment involves the purchase or sale of securities at an established price with payment and delivery taking place in the future. When-issued and delayed delivery transactions subject a fund to market risk because the value or yield of a security at delivery may be more or less than the purchase price or yield generally available when delivery occurs, and counterparty risk because the fund relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to consummate the transaction. These transactions also have a leveraging effect on a fund because the fund commits to purchase securities that it does not have to pay for until a later date, which increases the fund’s overall investment exposure and, as a result, its volatility.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Emerging Markets Risk [Member]  
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Emerging Markets Risk – Emerging markets may have less developed or more volatile trading markets and greater likelihood of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation than developed countries. Companies in emerging market countries may have less developed legal and accounting systems and generally may be subject to less stringent regulatory, disclosure, financial reporting, accounting, auditing and recordkeeping standards than companies in more developed countries. As a result, information, including financial information, about such companies may be less available and reliable which can impede a fund’s ability to evaluate such companies. Securities law and the enforcement of systems of taxation in many emerging market countries may change quickly and unpredictably, and the ability to bring and enforce actions, or to obtain information needed to pursue or enforce such actions, may be limited. In addition, investments in emerging markets securities may be subject to additional transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, unexpected market closures, and lack of timely information. Frontier market countries generally have smaller economies or less developed capital markets and, as a result, the risks of investing in emerging market countries are magnified in frontier market countries.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Currency Risk [Member]  
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Currency Risk – Investing in securities that trade in and receive revenues in foreign currencies creates risk because foreign currencies may decline relative to the U.S. dollar, resulting in a potential loss to a fund. In the case of hedging positions, the U.S. dollar may decline in value relative to the currency that has been hedged.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Sovereign Debt Risk [Member]  
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Sovereign Debt Risk – Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Treasury Obligations Risk [Member]  
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Treasury Obligations Risk – Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of a fund. Because U.S. Treasury obligations trade actively outside the United States, their prices may rise and fall as changes in global economic conditions affect the demand for these securities. In addition, changes in the credit rating or financial condition of the U.S. government may cause the value of U.S. Treasury Obligations to decline. Although a fund may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the fund.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | U.S. Government Obligations Risk [Member]  
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U.S. Government Obligations Risk – Certain securities in which a fund may invest, including securities issued by certain government agencies and government sponsored enterprises, are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government or supported by the full faith and credit of the United States. It is possible that issuers of U.S. government securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Financial Markets Regulatory Risk [Member]  
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Financial Markets Regulatory Risk – Policy changes by the U.S. government or its regulatory agencies and other governmental actions and political events within the U.S. and abroad may, among other things, affect investor and consumer confidence and increase volatility in the financial markets, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree, which may adversely impact a fund, including by adversely impacting the fund’s operations, universe of potential investment options, and return potential.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Interest Rate Risk [Member]  
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Interest Rate Risk – Debt securities held by a fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. Macroeconomic factors, such as inflationary trends, can heighten interest rate risk.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Credit Risk [Member]  
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Credit Risk – The failure of the issuer of a debt security to pay interest or repay principal in a timely manner may have an adverse impact on a fund’s earnings.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Income Risk [Member]  
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Income Risk – Income risk is the risk that the Fund’s yield will vary as short-term securities in its portfolio mature and the proceeds are reinvested in securities with different interest rates. Falling interest rates may cause a fund’s income to decline.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Call Risk [Member]  
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Call Risk – If interest rates fall, issuers of callable debt securities are more likely to prepay prior to the maturity date. A fund may not be able to reinvest the proceeds from the prepayment in investments that will generate the same level of income.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Extension Risk [Member]  
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Extension Risk – If interest rates rise, debt securities may be paid in full more slowly than anticipated. Periods of low relative interest rates or inflationary trends may increase the risks associated with rising interest rates.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Derivatives Risk [Member]  
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Derivatives Risk – Investing in derivative instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, counterparty risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Futures Risk [Member]  
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Futures Risk – Because the Fund may utilize futures pursuant to its MVP risk management process, the Fund also is subject to derivatives risk, including risks related to futures. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional investments. The value of futures contracts depend primarily upon the price of the securities, indexes, commodities, currencies or other instruments underlying them. Price movements are also influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing supply and demand relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary, and exchange control programs and policies of governments, and national and international political and economic events and policies. The cost of futures may also be related, in part, to the degree of volatility of the underlying indices, securities, currencies, or other assets. Accordingly, futures on highly volatile indices, securities, currency, or other assets may be more expensive than futures on other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a fund could lose more than the principal amount invested.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Volatility Risk [Member]  
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Volatility Risk – Although the Fund’s investment strategy seeks not to exceed a specific volatility level, certain of the Fund’s investments may appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods of time, which may cause the Fund’s net asset value per share to experience significant increases or declines in value over short periods of time. The Fund’s volatility strategy may not produce the desired result and there can be no guarantee that the Fund will maintain volatility at or below its threshold volatility level. Additionally, maintenance of the volatility level will not ensure that the Fund will deliver competitive returns. The use of derivatives in connection with the Fund’s volatility strategy may expose the Fund to losses (some of which may be sudden) that it would not have otherwise been exposed to if it had only invested directly in equity and/or fixed income securities. Further, in some market conditions the Fund may either underperform or outperform as a direct result of the MVP process. The Fund may, for example, outperform in downward trending markets when volatility is high (and the equity allocation low) and underperform in upward trending markets when volatility is high (and the equity allocation low).
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Quantitative Investing Risk [Member]  
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Quantitative Investing Risk – The value of securities selected using quantitative analysis can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole or securities selected using only fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the weight placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security’s value. In addition, factors that affect a security’s value can change over time and these changes may not be reflected in the quantitative model. A quantitative model can be adversely affected by errors or imperfections in the factors or the data on which evaluations are based, or by technical issues with construction or implementation of the model, which in any case may result in a failure of the portfolio to perform as expected or a failure to identify securities that will perform well in the future. Successful operation of a quantitative model is also reliant upon the information technology systems of the Manager or Subadviser, as applicable, and its ability to ensure those systems remain operational and that appropriate

disaster recovery procedures are in place. There can be no assurance that the Manager or Subadviser will be successful in maintaining effective and operational trading models and the related hardware and software systems.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Swaps Risk [Member]  
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Swaps Risk – A swap is a two-party contract that generally obligates each counterparty to exchange periodic payments based on a pre-determined underlying investment or notional amount and to exchange collateral to secure the obligations of each counterparty. Swaps may be leveraged and are subject to counterparty risk, credit risk and pricing risk. Swaps may be subject to illiquidity risk, and it may not be possible for the fund to liquidate a swap position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Leveraging Risk [Member]  
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Leveraging Risk – Certain underlying funds may engage in certain kinds of transactions, including the use of derivatives, that may give rise to a form of leverage. The use of leverage may require a fund to liquidate a portfolio position at a disadvantageous time or may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of a fund’s portfolio securities.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Liquidity Risk [Member]  
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Liquidity Risk – An investment that is difficult to purchase or sell may have an adverse effect on the fund’s returns. Liquid securities can become illiquid during periods of market stress. If a significant amount of the fund’s securities become illiquid, the fund may not be able to timely pay redemption proceeds and may need to sell securities at significantly reduced prices.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk [Member]  
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Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk – Investing in mortgage-related or other asset-backed securities involves a variety of risks associated with the credit markets, such as rising or falling interest rates, increases in the rate of defaults or prepayments, and the quality of the pool of mortgages (subprime risk) or other assets that back the security.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Portfolio Turnover Risk [Member]  
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Portfolio Turnover Risk – Certain underlying funds may trade portfolio securities frequently, which could result in higher transaction costs and could adversely affect the fund’s performance.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Privately Placed, Rule 144A and Other Exempt Securities Risk [Member]  
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Privately Placed, Rule 144A and Other Exempt Securities Risk – Certain underlying funds may invest in privately placed securities, which are subject to resale restrictions. The market for Rule 144A and other securities exempt from certain registration requirements may be less active than the market for publicly-traded securities. Rule 144A and other exempt securities carry the risk that their liquidity may become impaired and a fund may be unable to dispose of the securities at a desirable time or price.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk [Member]  
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Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk – If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, a fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the fund may lose money.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Information Technology Sector Risk [Member]  
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Information Technology Sector Risk – Information technology companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Information technology companies typically face intense competition and potentially rapid product obsolescence. They are also heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by the loss or impairment of those rights.
AZL MVP Moderate Index Strategy Fund | Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk [Member]  
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Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk – In addition to the typical risks associated with fixed-income securities and asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, including CLOs, carry additional risks including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the risk that the collateral may default or decline in value or be downgraded, if rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization; (iii) a fund may invest in tranches of CDOs that are subordinate to other tranches; (iv) the structure and complexity of the transaction and the legal documents could lead to disputes among investors regarding the characterization of proceeds; (v) the investment return achieved by a fund could be significantly different than those predicted by financial models; (vi) the lack of a readily available secondary market for CDOs; (vii) the risk of forced “fire sale” liquidation due to technical defaults such as coverage test failures; and (viii) the CDO’s manager may perform poorly.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Risk Lose Money [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] You may lose money by investing in the Fund.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Allocation Risk [Member]  
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Allocation Risk – The Manager’s decisions regarding how the Fund’s assets should be allocated among the various underlying funds, may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives. There can be no guarantee that investment decisions made by the Manager will produce the desired results. Further, because the Manager has limited discretion to change the underlying fund allocations under normal market conditions, the Fund may underperform comparable funds of funds for which the fund’s manager has such discretion to adjust allocations to underlying funds.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Fund of Funds Risk [Member]  
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Fund of Funds Risk – The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further, due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds allocated according to the target allocations described here.

 

In addition, the Fund bears the investment risks of the investments of the underlying funds. The principal risks associated with the underlying funds include:
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Market Risk [Member]  
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Market Risk – The market value of portfolio securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may fluctuate significantly due to factors such as changes in general market conditions, including economic, political, and financial conditions, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, military

conflict, acts of terrorism, adverse investor sentiment, or instability or other disruptive events in the local, regional or global markets. Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as a decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or economic recession, may have an adverse effect on the value of the Fund’s securities.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Issuer Risk [Member]  
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Issuer Risk – The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons directly related to the issuer of the security. Further, the value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Selection Risk [Member]  
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Selection Risk – Because each underlying fund is actively managed, there can be no guarantee that investment decisions made for the Fund will produce the desired results.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Value Stocks Risk [Member]  
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Value Stocks Risk – Value stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and following a value-oriented investment strategy may cause a fund to at times underperform equity funds that use other investment strategies. Value stocks can react differently to political, economic, and industry developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks. If the market does not recognize that a selected security is undervalued, the prices of that security might not appreciate as anticipated. Value stocks also may underperform the market for long periods of time.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Capitalization Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Capitalization Risk – Investing in small- to mid-sized companies creates risk because smaller companies may have unpredictable or limited earnings, and their securities may be less liquid or experience more volatile prices than those of large companies.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Foreign Securities Risk [Member]  
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Foreign Securities Risk – Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves a number of risks, such as fluctuations in currency values, adverse political, social or economic developments, and differences in social and economic developments or policies.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | European Investment Risk [Member]  
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European Investment Risk – Investments in certain countries in the European Union (the “EU”) are susceptible to high political, social, or economic risks due to restrictions on inflation rates, rising debt levels and fiscal and monetary controls. Efforts of the member countries to further unify their economic and monetary policies may increase the potential for the downward movement of one member country’s market to cause a similar effect on other member countries’ markets. Separately, the EU faces issues involving its membership, structure, procedures and policies. The exit of one or more member countries from the EU, such as the exit of the United Kingdom (known as “Brexit”), could place its currency and banking system in jeopardy. An exit by other member countries could likely result in increased volatility, illiquidity and potentially lower economic growth in the affected markets, which may adversely affect a fund’s investments.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | When-Issued, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk [Member]  
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When-Issued, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk – The purchase or sale of securities on a when issued basis or on a delayed delivery basis or through a forward commitment involves the purchase or sale of securities at an established price with payment and delivery taking place in the future. When-issued and delayed delivery transactions subject a fund to market risk because the value or yield of a security at delivery may be more or less than the purchase price or yield generally available when delivery occurs, and counterparty risk because the fund relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to consummate the transaction. These transactions also have a leveraging effect on a fund because the fund commits to purchase securities that it does not have to pay for until a later date, which increases the fund’s overall investment exposure and, as a result, its volatility.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Emerging Markets Risk [Member]  
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Emerging Markets Risk – Emerging markets may have less developed or more volatile trading markets and greater likelihood of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation than developed countries. Companies in emerging market countries may have less developed legal and accounting systems and generally may be subject to less stringent regulatory, disclosure, financial reporting, accounting, auditing and recordkeeping standards than companies in more developed countries. As a result, information, including financial information, about such companies may be less available and reliable which can impede a fund’s ability to evaluate such companies. Securities law and the enforcement of systems of taxation in many emerging market countries may change quickly and unpredictably, and the ability to bring and enforce actions, or to obtain information needed to pursue or enforce such actions, may be limited. In addition, investments in emerging markets securities may be subject to additional transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, unexpected market closures, and lack of timely information. Frontier market countries generally have smaller economies or less developed capital markets and, as a result, the risks of investing in emerging market countries are magnified in frontier market countries.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Depositary Receipt Risk [Member]  
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Depositary Receipt Risk – Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks as those associated with direct investment in foreign securities. Investing in these instruments may expose a fund to credit risk with respect to the issuer of the depositary receipt, in addition to the risks of the underlying investment.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Currency Risk [Member]  
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Currency Risk – Investing in securities that trade in and receive revenues in foreign currencies creates risk because foreign currencies may decline relative to the U.S. dollar, resulting in a potential loss to a fund.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Sovereign Debt Risk [Member]  
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Sovereign Debt Risk – Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency

reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Treasury Obligations Risk [Member]  
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Treasury Obligations Risk – Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of a fund. Because U.S. Treasury obligations trade actively outside the United States, their prices may rise and fall as changes in global economic conditions affect the demand for these securities. In addition, changes in the credit rating or financial condition of the U.S. government may cause the value of U.S. Treasury Obligations to decline. Although a fund may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the fund.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | U.S. Government Obligations Risk [Member]  
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U.S. Government Obligations Risk – Certain securities in which a fund may invest, including securities issued by certain government agencies and government sponsored enterprises, are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government or supported by the full faith and credit of the United States. It is possible that issuers of U.S. government securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Financial Markets Regulatory Risk [Member]  
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Financial Markets Regulatory Risk – Policy changes by the U.S. government or its regulatory agencies and other governmental actions and political events within the U.S. and abroad may, among other things, affect investor and consumer confidence and increase volatility in the financial markets, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree, which may adversely impact a fund, including by adversely impacting the fund’s operations, universe of potential investment options, and return potential.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Interest Rate Risk [Member]  
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Interest Rate Risk – Debt securities held by a fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. Macroeconomic factors, such as inflationary trends, can heighten interest rate risk.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Credit Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Credit Risk – The failure of the issuer of a debt security to pay interest or repay principal in a timely manner may have an adverse impact on a fund’s earnings.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Income Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Income Risk – Income risk is the risk that the Fund’s yield will vary as short-term securities in its portfolio mature and the proceeds are reinvested in securities with different interest rates. Falling interest rates may cause a fund’s income to decline.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Call Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Call Risk – If interest rates fall, issuers of callable debt securities are more likely to prepay prior to the maturity date. A fund may not be able to reinvest the proceeds from the prepayment in investments that will generate the same level of income.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Extension Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Extension Risk – If interest rates rise, debt securities may be paid in full more slowly than anticipated. Periods of low relative interest rates or inflationary trends may increase the risks associated with rising interest rates.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Derivatives Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Derivatives Risk – Investing in derivative instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, counterparty risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Futures Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Futures Risk – The value of futures contracts depend primarily upon the price of the securities, indexes, commodities, currencies or other instruments underlying them. Price movements are also influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing supply and demand relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary, and exchange control programs and policies of governments, and national and international political and economic events and policies. The cost of futures may also be related, in part, to the degree of volatility of the underlying indices, securities, currencies, or other assets. Accordingly, futures on highly volatile indices, securities, currency, or other assets may be more expensive than futures on other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a fund could lose more than the principal amount invested.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Swaps Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Swaps Risk – A swap is a two-party contract that generally obligates each counterparty to exchange periodic payments based on a pre-determined underlying investment or notional amount and to exchange collateral to secure the obligations of each counterparty. Swaps may be leveraged and are subject to counterparty risk, credit risk and pricing risk. Swaps may be subject to illiquidity risk, and it may not be possible for the fund to liquidate a swap position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Leveraging Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Leveraging Risk – Certain underlying funds may engage in certain kinds of transactions, including the use of derivatives, that may give rise to a form of leverage. The use of leverage may require a fund to liquidate a portfolio position at a disadvantageous time or may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of a fund’s portfolio securities.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Liquidity Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Liquidity Risk – An investment that is difficult to purchase or sell may have an adverse effect on the fund’s returns. Liquid securities can become illiquid during periods of market stress. If a significant amount of the fund’s securities become illiquid, the fund may not be able to timely pay redemption proceeds and may need to sell securities at significantly reduced prices.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk – Investing in mortgage-related or other asset-backed securities involves a variety of risks associated with the credit markets, such as rising or falling interest rates, increases in the rate of defaults or prepayments, and the quality of the pool of mortgages (subprime risk) or other assets that back the security.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Portfolio Turnover Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Portfolio Turnover Risk – Certain underlying funds may trade portfolio securities frequently, which could result in higher transaction costs and could adversely affect the fund’s performance.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Privately Placed, Rule 144A and Other Exempt Securities Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Privately Placed, Rule 144A and Other Exempt Securities Risk – Certain underlying funds may invest in privately placed securities, which are subject to resale restrictions. The market for Rule 144A and other securities exempt from certain registration requirements may be less active than the market for publicly-traded securities. Rule 144A and other exempt securities carry the risk that their liquidity may become impaired and a fund may be unable to dispose of the securities at a desirable time or price.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk – If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, a fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the fund may lose money.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Profitability Investment Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Profitability Investment Risk – High relative profitability stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and following a profitability-oriented strategy may cause a fund to, at times, underperform equity funds that use other investment strategies.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Information Technology Sector Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Information Technology Sector Risk – Information technology companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Information technology companies typically face intense competition and potentially rapid product obsolescence. They are also heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by the loss or impairment of those rights.
AZL DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk – In addition to the typical risks associated with fixed-income securities and asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, including CLOs, carry additional risks including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the risk that the collateral may default or decline in value or be downgraded, if rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization; (iii) a fund may invest in tranches of CDOs that are subordinate to other tranches; (iv) the structure and complexity of the transaction and the legal documents could lead to disputes among investors regarding the characterization of proceeds; (v) the investment return achieved by a fund could be significantly different than those predicted by financial models; (vi) the lack of a readily available secondary market for CDOs; (vii) the risk of forced “fire sale” liquidation due to technical defaults such as coverage test failures; and (viii) the CDO’s manager may perform poorly.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Risk Lose Money [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block] You may lose money by investing in the Fund.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block] An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Allocation Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Allocation Risk – The Manager’s decisions regarding how the Fund’s assets should be allocated among the various underlying funds, may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives. There can be no guarantee that investment decisions made by the Manager will produce the desired results. Further, because the Manager has limited discretion to change the underlying fund allocations under normal market conditions, the Fund may underperform comparable funds of funds for which the fund’s manager has such discretion to adjust allocations to underlying funds.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Fund of Funds Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Fund of Funds Risk – The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further, due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds allocated according to the target allocations described here.

 

In addition, the Fund bears the investment risks of the investments of the underlying funds. The principal risks associated with the underlying funds include:
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Market Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Market Risk – The market value of portfolio securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may fluctuate significantly due to factors such as changes in general market conditions, including economic, political, and financial conditions, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, military conflict, acts of terrorism, adverse investor sentiment, or instability or other disruptive events in the local, regional or global markets. Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as a decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or economic recession, may have an adverse effect on the value of the Fund’s securities.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Issuer Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Issuer Risk – The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons directly related to the issuer of the security. Further, the value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Index Fund Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Index Fund Risk – Certain of the underlying funds do not attempt to manage market volatility or reduce the effects of poor performance. In addition, factors such as fund expenses, selection of a representative portfolio, changes in the composition of the index, or the timing of purchases or redemptions of fund shares may affect the correlation between the performance of the index and the fund’s performance.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Selection Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Selection Risk – Because AZL Enhanced Bond Index Fund is actively managed, there can be no guarantee that investment decisions made for the Fund will produce the desired results.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Capitalization Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Capitalization Risk – Investing in small- to mid-sized companies creates risk because smaller companies may have unpredictable or limited earnings, and their securities may be less liquid or experience more volatile prices than those of large companies.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Foreign Securities Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Foreign Securities Risk – Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves a number of risks, such as fluctuations in currency values, adverse political, social or economic developments, and differences in social and economic developments or policies.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | When-Issued, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

When-Issued, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk – The purchase or sale of securities on a when issued basis or on a delayed delivery basis or through a forward commitment involves the purchase or sale of securities at an established price with payment and delivery taking place in the future. When-issued and delayed delivery transactions subject a fund to market risk because the value or yield of a security at delivery may be more or less than the purchase price or yield generally available when delivery occurs, and counterparty risk because the fund relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to consummate the transaction. These transactions also have a leveraging effect on a fund

because the fund commits to purchase securities that it does not have to pay for until a later date, which increases the fund’s overall investment exposure and, as a result, its volatility.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Emerging Markets Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Emerging Markets Risk – Emerging markets may have less developed or more volatile trading markets and greater likelihood of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation than developed countries. Companies in emerging market countries may have less developed legal and accounting systems and generally may be subject to less stringent regulatory, disclosure, financial reporting, accounting, auditing and recordkeeping standards than companies in more developed countries. As a result, information, including financial information, about such companies may be less available and reliable which can impede a fund’s ability to evaluate such companies. Securities law and the enforcement of systems of taxation in many emerging market countries may change quickly and unpredictably, and the ability to bring and enforce actions, or to obtain information needed to pursue or enforce such actions, may be limited. In addition, investments in emerging markets securities may be subject to additional transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, unexpected market closures, and lack of timely information. Frontier market countries generally have smaller economies or less developed capital markets and, as a result, the risks of investing in emerging market countries are magnified in frontier market countries.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Depositary Receipt Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Depositary Receipt Risk – Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks as those associated with direct investment in foreign securities. Investing in these instruments may expose a fund to credit risk with respect to the issuer of the depositary receipt, in addition to the risks of the underlying investment.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Currency Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Currency Risk – Investing in securities that trade in and receive revenues in foreign currencies creates risk because foreign currencies may decline relative to the U.S. dollar, resulting in a potential loss to a fund. In the case of hedging positions, the U.S. dollar may decline in value relative to the currency that has been hedged.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Sovereign Debt Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Sovereign Debt Risk – Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Treasury Obligations Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Treasury Obligations Risk – Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of a fund. Because U.S. Treasury obligations trade actively outside the United States, their prices may rise and fall as changes in global economic conditions affect the demand for these securities. In addition, changes in the credit rating or financial condition of the U.S. government may cause the value of U.S. Treasury Obligations to decline. Although a fund may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the fund.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | U.S. Government Obligations Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

U.S. Government Obligations Risk – Certain securities in which a fund may invest, including securities issued by certain government agencies and government sponsored enterprises, are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government or supported by the full faith and credit of the United States. It is possible that issuers of U.S. government securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Financial Markets Regulatory Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Financial Markets Regulatory Risk – Policy changes by the U.S. government or its regulatory agencies and other governmental actions and political events within the U.S. and abroad may, among other things, affect investor and consumer confidence and increase volatility in the financial markets, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree, which may adversely impact a fund, including by adversely impacting the fund’s operations, universe of potential investment options, and return potential.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Interest Rate Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Interest Rate Risk – Debt securities held by a fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. Macroeconomic factors, such as inflationary trends, can heighten interest rate risk.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Credit Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Credit Risk – The failure of the issuer of a debt security to pay interest or repay principal in a timely manner may have an adverse impact on a fund’s earnings.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Income Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Income Risk – Income risk is the risk that the Fund’s yield will vary as short-term securities in its portfolio mature and the proceeds are reinvested in securities with different interest rates. Falling interest rates may cause a fund’s income to decline.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Call Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Call Risk – If interest rates fall, issuers of callable debt securities are more likely to prepay prior to the maturity date. A fund may not be able to reinvest the proceeds from the prepayment in investments that will generate the same level of income.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Extension Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Extension Risk – If interest rates rise, debt securities may be paid in full more slowly than anticipated. Periods of low relative interest rates or inflationary trends may increase the risks associated with rising interest rates.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Derivatives Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Derivatives Risk – Investing in derivative instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, counterparty risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Futures Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Futures Risk – Because the Fund may utilize futures pursuant to its MVP risk management process, the Fund also is subject to derivatives risk, including risks related to futures. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional investments. The value of futures contracts depend primarily upon the price of the securities, indexes, commodities, currencies or other instruments underlying them. Price movements are also influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing supply and demand relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary, and exchange control programs and policies of governments, and national and international political and economic events and policies. The cost of futures may also be related, in part, to the degree of volatility of the underlying indices, securities, currencies, or other assets. Accordingly, futures on highly volatile indices, securities, currency, or other assets may be more expensive than futures on other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a fund could lose more than the principal amount invested.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Volatility Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Volatility Risk – Although the Fund’s investment strategy seeks not to exceed a specific volatility level, certain of the Fund’s investments may appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods of time, which may cause the Fund’s net asset value per share to experience significant increases or declines in value over short periods of time. The Fund’s volatility strategy may not produce the desired result and there can be no guarantee that the Fund will maintain volatility at or below its threshold volatility level. Additionally, maintenance of the volatility level will not ensure that the Fund will deliver competitive returns. The use of derivatives in connection with the Fund’s volatility strategy may expose the Fund to losses (some of which may be sudden) that it would not have otherwise been exposed to if it had only invested directly in equity and/or fixed income securities. Further, in some market conditions the Fund may either underperform or outperform as a direct result of the MVP process. The Fund may, for example, outperform in downward trending markets when volatility is high (and the equity allocation low) and underperform in upward trending markets when volatility is high (and the equity allocation low).
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Quantitative Investing Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Quantitative Investing Risk – The value of securities selected using quantitative analysis can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole or securities selected using only fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the weight placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security’s value. In addition, factors that affect a security’s value can change over time and these changes may not be reflected in the quantitative model. A quantitative model can be adversely affected by errors or imperfections in the factors or the data on which evaluations are based, or by technical issues with construction or implementation of the model, which in any case may result in a failure of the portfolio to perform as expected or a failure to identify securities that will perform well in the future. Successful operation of a quantitative model is also reliant upon the information technology systems of the Manager or Subadviser, as applicable, and its ability to ensure those systems remain operational and that appropriate disaster recovery procedures are in place. There can be no assurance that the Manager or Subadviser will be successful in maintaining effective and operational trading models and the related hardware and software systems.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Swaps Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Swaps Risk – A swap is a two-party contract that generally obligates each counterparty to exchange periodic payments based on a pre-determined underlying investment or notional amount and to exchange collateral to secure the obligations of each counterparty. Swaps may be leveraged and are subject to counterparty risk, credit risk and pricing risk. Swaps may be subject to illiquidity risk, and it may not be possible for the fund to liquidate a swap position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Leveraging Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Leveraging Risk – Certain underlying funds may engage in certain kinds of transactions, including the use of derivatives, that may give rise to a form of leverage. The use of leverage may require a fund to liquidate a portfolio position at a disadvantageous time or may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of a fund’s portfolio securities.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Liquidity Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Liquidity Risk – An investment that is difficult to purchase or sell may have an adverse effect on the fund’s returns. Liquid securities can become illiquid during periods of market stress. If a significant amount of the fund’s securities become illiquid, the fund may not be able to timely pay redemption proceeds and may need to sell securities at significantly reduced prices.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk – Investing in mortgage-related or other asset-backed securities involves a variety of risks associated with the credit markets, such as rising or falling interest rates, increases in the rate of defaults or prepayments, and the quality of the pool of mortgages (subprime risk) or other assets that back the security.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Portfolio Turnover Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Portfolio Turnover Risk – Certain underlying funds may trade portfolio securities frequently, which could result in higher transaction costs and could adversely affect the fund’s performance.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Privately Placed, Rule 144A and Other Exempt Securities Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Privately Placed, Rule 144A and Other Exempt Securities Risk – Certain underlying funds may invest in privately placed securities, which are subject to resale restrictions. The market for Rule 144A and other securities exempt from

certain registration requirements may be less active than the market for publicly-traded securities. Rule 144A and other exempt securities carry the risk that their liquidity may become impaired and a fund may be unable to dispose of the securities at a desirable time or price.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk – If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, a fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the fund may lose money.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Information Technology Sector Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Information Technology Sector Risk – Information technology companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Information technology companies typically face intense competition and potentially rapid product obsolescence. They are also heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by the loss or impairment of those rights.
AZL MVP Global Balanced Index Strategy Fund | Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk – In addition to the typical risks associated with fixed-income securities and asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, including CLOs, carry additional risks including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the risk that the collateral may default or decline in value or be downgraded, if rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization; (iii) a fund may invest in tranches of CDOs that are subordinate to other tranches; (iv) the structure and complexity of the transaction and the legal documents could lead to disputes among investors regarding the characterization of proceeds; (v) the investment return achieved by a fund could be significantly different than those predicted by financial models; (vi) the lack of a readily available secondary market for CDOs; (vii) the risk of forced “fire sale” liquidation due to technical defaults such as coverage test failures; and (viii) the CDO’s manager may perform poorly.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Risk Lose Money [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block] You may lose money by investing in the Fund.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block] An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Allocation Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Allocation Risk – The Manager’s decisions regarding how the Fund’s assets should be allocated among the various underlying funds, may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives. There can be no guarantee that investment decisions made by the Manager will produce the desired results. Further, because the Manager has limited discretion to change the underlying fund allocations under normal market conditions, the Fund may underperform comparable funds of funds for which the fund’s manager has such discretion to adjust allocations to underlying funds.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Fund of Funds Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Fund of Funds Risk – The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further, due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds allocated according to the target allocations described here.

 

In addition, the Fund bears the investment risks of the investments of the underlying funds. The principal risks associated with the underlying funds include:
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Market Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Market Risk – The market value of portfolio securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may fluctuate significantly due to factors such as changes in general market conditions, including economic, political, and financial conditions, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, military conflict, acts of terrorism, adverse investor sentiment, or instability or other disruptive events in the local, regional or global markets. Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as a decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or economic recession, may have an adverse effect on the value of the Fund’s securities.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Issuer Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Issuer Risk – The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons directly related to the issuer of the security. Further, the value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Selection Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Selection Risk – Because each underlying fund is actively managed, there can be no guarantee that investment decisions made for the Fund will produce the desired results.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Value Stocks Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Value Stocks Risk – Value stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and following a value-oriented investment strategy may cause a fund to at times underperform equity funds that use other investment strategies. Value stocks can react differently to political, economic, and industry developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks. If the market does not recognize that a selected security is undervalued, the prices of that security might not appreciate as anticipated. Value stocks also may underperform the market for long periods of time.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Capitalization Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Capitalization Risk – Investing in small- to mid-sized companies creates risk because smaller companies may have unpredictable or limited earnings, and their securities may be less liquid or experience more volatile prices than those of large companies.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Foreign Securities Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Foreign Securities Risk – Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves a number of risks, such as fluctuations in currency values, adverse political, social or economic developments, and differences in social and economic developments or policies.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | European Investment Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

European Investment Risk – Investments in certain countries in the European Union (the “EU”) are susceptible to high political, social, or economic risks due to restrictions on inflation rates, rising debt levels and fiscal and monetary controls. Efforts of the member countries to further unify their economic and monetary policies may increase the potential for the downward movement of one member country’s market to cause a similar effect on other member countries’ markets. Separately, the EU faces issues involving its membership, structure, procedures and policies. The exit of one or more member countries from the EU, such as the exit of the United Kingdom (known as “Brexit”), could place its currency and banking system in jeopardy. An exit by other member countries could likely result in increased volatility, illiquidity and potentially lower economic growth in the affected markets, which may adversely affect a fund’s investments.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | When-Issued, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

When-Issued, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk – The purchase or sale of securities on a when issued basis or on a delayed delivery basis or through a forward commitment involves the purchase or sale of securities at an established price with payment and delivery taking place in the future. When-issued and delayed delivery transactions subject a fund to market risk because the value or yield of a security at delivery may be more or less than the purchase price or yield generally available when delivery occurs, and counterparty risk because the fund relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to consummate the transaction. These transactions also have a leveraging effect on a fund because the fund commits to purchase securities that it does not have to pay for until a later date, which increases the fund’s overall investment exposure and, as a result, its volatility.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Emerging Markets Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Emerging Markets Risk – Emerging markets may have less developed or more volatile trading markets and greater likelihood of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation than developed countries. Companies in emerging market countries may have less developed legal and accounting systems and generally may be subject to less stringent regulatory, disclosure, financial reporting, accounting, auditing and recordkeeping standards than companies in more developed countries. As a result, information, including financial information, about such companies may be less available and reliable which can impede a fund’s ability to evaluate such companies. Securities law and the enforcement of systems of taxation in many emerging market countries may change quickly and unpredictably, and the ability to bring and enforce actions, or to obtain information needed to pursue or enforce such actions, may be limited. In addition, investments in emerging markets securities may be subject to additional transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, unexpected market closures, and lack of timely information. Frontier market countries generally have smaller economies or less developed capital markets and, as a result, the risks of investing in emerging market countries are magnified in frontier market countries.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Depositary Receipt Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Depositary Receipt Risk – Depositary receipts involve many of the same risks as those associated with direct investment in foreign securities. Investing in these instruments may expose a fund to credit risk with respect to the issuer of the depositary receipt, in addition to the risks of the underlying investment.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Currency Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Currency Risk – Investing in securities that trade in and receive revenues in foreign currencies creates risk because foreign currencies may decline relative to the U.S. dollar, resulting in a potential loss to a fund.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Sovereign Debt Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Sovereign Debt Risk – Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Treasury Obligations Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Treasury Obligations Risk – Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of a fund. Because U.S. Treasury obligations trade actively outside the United States, their prices may rise and fall as changes in global economic conditions affect the demand for these securities. In addition, changes in the credit rating or financial condition of the U.S. government may cause the value of U.S. Treasury Obligations to decline. Although a fund may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the fund.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | U.S. Government Obligations Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

U.S. Government Obligations Risk – Certain securities in which a fund may invest, including securities issued by certain government agencies and government sponsored enterprises, are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government or supported by the full faith and credit of the United States. It is possible that issuers of U.S. government securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Financial Markets Regulatory Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Financial Markets Regulatory Risk – Policy changes by the U.S. government or its regulatory agencies and other governmental actions and political events within the U.S. and abroad may, among other things, affect investor and consumer confidence and increase volatility in the financial markets, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree, which may adversely impact a fund, including by adversely impacting the fund’s operations, universe of potential investment options, and return potential.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Interest Rate Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Interest Rate Risk – Debt securities held by a fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. Macroeconomic factors, such as inflationary trends, can heighten interest rate risk.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Credit Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Credit Risk – The failure of the issuer of a debt security to pay interest or repay principal in a timely manner may have an adverse impact on a fund’s earnings.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Income Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Income Risk – Income risk is the risk that the Fund’s yield will vary as short-term securities in its portfolio mature and the proceeds are reinvested in securities with different interest rates. Falling interest rates may cause a fund’s income to decline.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Call Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Call Risk – If interest rates fall, issuers of callable debt securities are more likely to prepay prior to the maturity date. A fund may not be able to reinvest the proceeds from the prepayment in investments that will generate the same level of income.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Extension Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Extension Risk – If interest rates rise, debt securities may be paid in full more slowly than anticipated. Periods of low relative interest rates or inflationary trends may increase the risks associated with rising interest rates.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Derivatives Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Derivatives Risk – Investing in derivative instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, counterparty risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Futures Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Futures Risk – Because the Fund may utilize futures pursuant to its MVP risk management process, the Fund also is subject to derivatives risk, including risks related to futures. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional investments. The value of futures contracts depend primarily upon the price of the securities, indexes, commodities, currencies or other instruments underlying them. Price movements are also influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing supply and demand relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary, and exchange control programs and policies of governments, and national and international political and economic events and policies. The cost of futures may also be related, in part, to the degree of volatility of the underlying indices, securities, currencies, or other assets. Accordingly, futures on highly volatile indices, securities, currency, or other assets may be more expensive than futures on other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a fund could lose more than the principal amount invested.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Volatility Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Volatility Risk – Although the Fund’s investment strategy seeks not to exceed a specific volatility level, certain of the Fund’s investments may appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods of time, which may cause the Fund’s net asset value per share to experience significant increases or declines in value over short periods of time. The Fund’s volatility strategy may not produce the desired result and there can be no guarantee that the Fund will maintain volatility at or below its threshold volatility level. Additionally, maintenance of the volatility level will not ensure that the Fund will deliver competitive returns. The use of derivatives in connection with the Fund’s volatility strategy may expose the Fund to losses (some of which may be sudden) that it would not have otherwise been exposed to if it had only invested directly in equity and/or fixed income securities. Further, in some market conditions the Fund may either underperform or outperform as a direct result of the MVP process. The Fund may, for example, outperform in downward trending markets when volatility is high (and the equity allocation low) and underperform in upward trending markets when volatility is high (and the equity allocation low).
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Quantitative Investing Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Quantitative Investing Risk – The value of securities selected using quantitative analysis can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole or securities selected using only fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the weight placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security’s value. In addition, factors that affect a security’s value can change over time and these changes may not be reflected in the quantitative model. A quantitative model can be adversely affected by errors or imperfections in the factors or the data on which evaluations are based, or by technical issues with construction or implementation of the model, which in any case may result in a failure of the portfolio to perform as expected or a failure to identify securities that will perform well in the future. Successful operation of a quantitative model is also reliant upon the information technology systems of the Manager or Subadviser, as applicable, and its ability to ensure those systems remain operational and that appropriate

disaster recovery procedures are in place. There can be no assurance that the Manager or Subadviser will be successful in maintaining effective and operational trading models and the related hardware and software systems.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Swaps Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Swaps Risk – A swap is a two-party contract that generally obligates each counterparty to exchange periodic payments based on a pre-determined underlying investment or notional amount and to exchange collateral to secure the obligations of each counterparty. Swaps may be leveraged and are subject to counterparty risk, credit risk and pricing risk. Swaps may be subject to illiquidity risk, and it may not be possible for the fund to liquidate a swap position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Leveraging Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Leveraging Risk – Certain underlying funds may engage in certain kinds of transactions, including the use of derivatives, that may give rise to a form of leverage. The use of leverage may require a fund to liquidate a portfolio position at a disadvantageous time or may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of a fund’s portfolio securities.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Liquidity Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Liquidity Risk – An investment that is difficult to purchase or sell may have an adverse effect on the fund’s returns. Liquid securities can become illiquid during periods of market stress. If a significant amount of the fund’s securities become illiquid, the fund may not be able to timely pay redemption proceeds and may need to sell securities at significantly reduced prices.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk – Investing in mortgage-related or other asset-backed securities involves a variety of risks associated with the credit markets, such as rising or falling interest rates, increases in the rate of defaults or prepayments, and the quality of the pool of mortgages (subprime risk) or other assets that back the security.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Portfolio Turnover Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Portfolio Turnover Risk – Certain underlying funds may trade portfolio securities frequently, which could result in higher transaction costs and could adversely affect the fund’s performance.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Privately Placed, Rule 144A and Other Exempt Securities Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Privately Placed, Rule 144A and Other Exempt Securities Risk – Certain underlying funds may invest in privately placed securities, which are subject to resale restrictions. The market for Rule 144A and other securities exempt from certain registration requirements may be less active than the market for publicly-traded securities. Rule 144A and other exempt securities carry the risk that their liquidity may become impaired and a fund may be unable to dispose of the securities at a desirable time or price.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk – If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, a fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the fund may lose money.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Profitability Investment Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Profitability Investment Risk – High relative profitability stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and following a profitability-oriented strategy may cause a fund to, at times, underperform equity funds that use other investment strategies.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Information Technology Sector Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Information Technology Sector Risk – Information technology companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Information technology companies typically face intense competition and potentially rapid product obsolescence. They are also heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by the loss or impairment of those rights.
AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund | Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk – In addition to the typical risks associated with fixed-income securities and asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, including CLOs, carry additional risks including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the risk that the collateral may default or decline in value or be downgraded, if rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization; (iii) a fund may invest in tranches of CDOs that are subordinate to other tranches; (iv) the structure and complexity of the transaction and the legal documents could lead to disputes among investors regarding the characterization of proceeds; (v) the investment return achieved by a fund could be significantly different than those predicted by financial models; (vi) the lack of a readily available secondary market for CDOs; (vii) the risk of forced “fire sale” liquidation due to technical defaults such as coverage test failures; and (viii) the CDO’s manager may perform poorly.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Risk Lose Money [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block] You may lose money by investing in the Fund.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block] An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Allocation Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Allocation Risk – The Manager’s decisions regarding how the Fund’s assets should be allocated among the various underlying funds, may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives. There can be no guarantee that investment decisions made by the Manager will produce the desired results. Further, because the Manager has limited discretion to change the underlying fund allocations under normal market conditions, the Fund may underperform comparable funds of funds for which the fund’s manager has such discretion to adjust allocations to underlying funds.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Fund of Funds Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Fund of Funds Risk – The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying fund, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying fund. Further, due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying fund and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying fund.

 

In addition, the Fund bears the investment risks of the investments of the underlying fund. The principal risks associated with the underlying fund include:
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Market Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Market Risk – The market value of portfolio securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may fluctuate significantly due to factors such as changes in general market conditions, including economic, political, and financial conditions, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, military conflict, acts of terrorism, adverse investor sentiment, or instability or other disruptive events in the local, regional or global markets. Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as a decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or economic recession, may have an adverse effect on the value of the Fund’s securities.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Issuer Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Issuer Risk – The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons directly related to the issuer of the security. Further, the value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Selection Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Selection Risk – Because the underlying fund is actively managed, there can be no guarantee that investment decisions made for the Fund will produce the desired results.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Foreign Securities Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Foreign Securities Risk – Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves a number of risks, such as fluctuations in currency values, adverse political, social or economic developments, and differences in social and economic developments or policies.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | When-Issued, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

When-Issued, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk – The purchase or sale of securities on a when issued basis or on a delayed delivery basis or through a forward commitment involves the purchase or sale of securities at an established price with payment and delivery taking place in the future. When-issued and delayed delivery transactions subject a fund to market risk because the value or yield of a security at delivery may be more or less than the purchase price or yield generally available when delivery occurs, and counterparty risk because the fund relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to consummate the transaction. These transactions also have a leveraging effect on a fund because the fund commits to purchase securities that it does not have to pay for until a later date, which increases the fund’s overall investment exposure and, as a result, its volatility.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Emerging Markets Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Emerging Markets Risk – Emerging markets may have less developed or more volatile trading markets and greater likelihood of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation than developed countries. Companies in emerging market countries may have less developed legal and accounting systems and generally may be subject to less stringent regulatory, disclosure, financial reporting, accounting, auditing and recordkeeping standards than companies in more developed countries. As a result, information, including financial information, about such companies may be less available and reliable which can impede a fund’s ability to evaluate such companies. Securities law and the enforcement of systems of taxation in many emerging market countries may change quickly and unpredictably, and the ability to bring and enforce actions, or to obtain information needed to pursue or enforce such actions, may be limited. In addition, investments in emerging markets securities may be subject to additional transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, unexpected

market closures, and lack of timely information. Frontier market countries generally have smaller economies or less developed capital markets and, as a result, the risks of investing in emerging market countries are magnified in frontier market countries.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Currency Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Currency Risk – Investing in securities that trade in and receive revenues in foreign currencies creates risk because foreign currencies may decline relative to the U.S. dollar, resulting in a potential loss to a fund. In the case of hedging positions, the U.S. dollar may decline in value relative to the currency that has been hedged.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Sovereign Debt Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Sovereign Debt Risk – Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Treasury Obligations Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Treasury Obligations Risk – Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of a fund. Because U.S. Treasury obligations trade actively outside the United States, their prices may rise and fall as changes in global economic conditions affect the demand for these securities. In addition, changes in the credit rating or financial condition of the U.S. government may cause the value of U.S. Treasury Obligations to decline. Although a fund may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the fund.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | U.S. Government Obligations Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

U.S. Government Obligations Risk – Certain securities in which a fund may invest, including securities issued by certain government agencies and government sponsored enterprises, are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government or supported by

the full faith and credit of the United States. It is possible that issuers of U.S. government securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Financial Markets Regulatory Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Financial Markets Regulatory Risk – Policy changes by the U.S. government or its regulatory agencies and other governmental actions and political events within the U.S. and abroad may, among other things, affect investor and consumer confidence and increase volatility in the financial markets, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree, which may adversely impact a fund, including by adversely impacting the fund’s operations, universe of potential investment options, and return potential.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Interest Rate Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Interest Rate Risk – Debt securities held by a fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. Macroeconomic factors, such as inflationary trends, can heighten interest rate risk.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Credit Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Credit Risk – The failure of the issuer of a debt security to pay interest or repay principal in a timely manner may have an adverse impact on a fund’s earnings.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Income Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Income Risk – Income risk is the risk that the Fund’s yield will vary as short-term securities in its portfolio mature and the proceeds are reinvested in securities with different interest rates. Falling interest rates may cause a fund’s income to decline.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Call Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Call Risk – If interest rates fall, issuers of callable debt securities are more likely to prepay prior to the maturity date. A fund may not be able to reinvest the proceeds from the prepayment in investments that will generate the same level of income.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Extension Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Extension Risk – If interest rates rise, debt securities may be paid in full more slowly than anticipated. Periods of low relative interest rates or inflationary trends may increase the risks associated with rising interest rates.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Derivatives Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Derivatives Risk – Investing in derivative instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, counterparty risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Futures Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Futures Risk – Because the Fund may utilize futures pursuant to its MVP risk management process, the Fund also is subject to derivatives risk, including risks related to futures. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional investments. The value of futures contracts depend primarily upon the price of the securities, indexes, commodities, currencies or other instruments underlying them. Price movements are also influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing supply and demand relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary, and exchange control programs and policies of governments, and national and international political and economic events and policies. The cost of futures may also be related, in part, to the degree of volatility of the underlying indices, securities, currencies, or other assets. Accordingly, futures on highly volatile

indices, securities, currency, or other assets may be more expensive than futures on other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a fund could lose more than the principal amount invested.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Volatility Risk [Member]  
Prospectus [Line Items]  
Risk [Text Block]

Volatility Risk – Although the Fund’s investment strategy seeks not to exceed a specific volatility level, certain of the Fund’s investments may appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods of time, which may cause the Fund’s net asset value per share to experience significant increases or declines in value over short periods of time. The Fund’s volatility strategy may not produce the desired result and there can be no guarantee that the Fund will maintain volatility at or below its threshold volatility level. Additionally, maintenance of the volatility level will not ensure that the Fund will deliver competitive returns. The use of derivatives in connection with the Fund’s volatility strategy may expose the Fund to losses (some of which may be sudden) that it would not have otherwise been exposed to if it had only invested directly in equity and/or fixed income securities. Further, in some market conditions the Fund may either underperform or outperform as a direct result of the MVP process. The Fund may, for example, outperform in downward trending markets when volatility is high (and the equity allocation low) and underperform in upward trending markets when volatility is high (and the equity allocation low).
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Quantitative Investing Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Quantitative Investing Risk – The value of securities selected using quantitative analysis can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole or securities selected using only fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the weight placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security’s value. In addition, factors that affect a security’s value can change over time and these changes may not be reflected in the quantitative model. A quantitative model can be adversely affected by errors or imperfections in the factors or the data on which evaluations are based, or by technical issues with construction or implementation of the model, which in any case may result in a failure of the portfolio to perform as expected or a failure to identify securities that will perform well in the future. Successful operation of a quantitative model is also reliant upon the information technology systems of the Manager or Subadviser, as applicable, and its ability to ensure those systems remain operational and that appropriate disaster recovery procedures are in place. There can be no assurance that the Manager or Subadviser will be successful in maintaining effective and operational trading models and the related hardware and software systems.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Swaps Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Swaps Risk – A swap is a two-party contract that generally obligates each counterparty to exchange periodic payments based on a pre-determined underlying investment or notional amount and to exchange collateral to secure the obligations of each counterparty. Swaps may be leveraged and are subject to counterparty risk, credit risk and pricing risk. Swaps may be subject to illiquidity risk, and it may not be possible for the fund to liquidate a swap position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Leveraging Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Leveraging Risk – The underlying funds may engage in certain kinds of transactions, including the use of derivatives, that may give rise to a form of leverage. The use of leverage may require a fund to liquidate a portfolio position at a disadvantageous time or may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of a fund’s portfolio securities.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Security Quality Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Security Quality Risk (also known as “High Yield Risk” or “Junk Bond Risk”) – A fund may invest in high yield, high risk debt securities, which may be subject to higher levels of credit and liquidity risk than higher quality debt securities.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Liquidity Risk [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block]

Liquidity Risk – An investment that is difficult to purchase or sell may have an adverse effect on the fund’s returns. Liquid securities can become illiquid during periods of market stress. If a significant amount of the fund’s securities become illiquid, the fund may not be able to timely pay redemption proceeds and may need to sell securities at significantly reduced prices.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk [Member]  
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Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk – Investing in mortgage-related or other asset-backed securities involves a variety of risks associated with the credit markets, such as rising or falling interest rates, increases in the rate of defaults or prepayments, and the quality of the pool of mortgages (subprime risk) or other assets that back the security.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Real Estate Investments Risk [Member]  
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Real Estate Investments Risk – The performance of investments in real estate depends on the overall strength of the real estate market, the management of real estate investments trusts (REITs), and property management, all of which can be affected by a variety of factors, including national and regional economic conditions.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Portfolio Turnover Risk [Member]  
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Portfolio Turnover Risk – Certain underlying funds may trade portfolio securities frequently, which could result in higher transaction costs and could adversely affect the fund’s performance.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Privately Placed, Rule 144A and Other Exempt Securities Risk [Member]  
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Privately Placed, Rule 144A and Other Exempt Securities Risk – The underlying funds may invest in privately placed securities, which are subject to resale restrictions. The market for Rule 144A and other securities exempt from certain registration requirements may be less active than the market for publicly-traded securities. Rule 144A and other exempt securities carry the risk that their liquidity may become impaired and a fund may be unable to dispose of the securities at a desirable time or price.
AZL MVP Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Multi-Strategy Fund | Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk [Member]  
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Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk – If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, a fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the fund may lose money.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Risk Lose Money [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] You may lose money by investing in the Fund.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Member]  
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Risk [Text Block] An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Risk Nondiversified Status [Member]  
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Non-Diversification Risk – To the extent an underlying fund becomes non-diversified, the underlying fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of issuers than can a diversified fund. As a result, the underlying fund’s shares may experience greater price volatility and the underlying fund may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular issuers or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these issuers, which may negatively impact the underlying fund’s performance.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Allocation Risk [Member]  
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Allocation Risk – The Manager’s decisions regarding how the Fund’s assets should be allocated among the various underlying funds, may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives. There can be no guarantee that investment decisions made by the Manager will produce the desired results. Further, because the Manager has limited discretion to change the underlying fund allocations under normal market conditions, the Fund may underperform comparable funds of funds for which the fund’s manager has such discretion to adjust allocations to underlying funds.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Fund of Funds Risk [Member]  
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Fund of Funds Risk – The Fund, as a shareholder of the underlying funds, indirectly bears its proportionate share of any investment management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds. Further, due to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund, as well as small variations in the Fund’s actual allocations to the underlying funds and any futures and cash held in the Fund’s portfolio, the performance and income distributions of the Fund will not be the same as the performance and income distributions of the underlying funds allocated according to the target allocations described here.

 

In addition, the Fund bears the investment risks of the investments of the underlying funds. The principal risks associated with the underlying funds include:
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Market Risk [Member]  
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Market Risk – The market value of portfolio securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may fluctuate significantly due to factors such as changes in general market conditions, including economic, political, and financial conditions, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, military conflict, acts of terrorism, adverse investor sentiment, or instability or other disruptive events in the local, regional or global markets. Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as a decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or economic recession, may have an adverse effect on the value of the Fund’s securities.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Issuer Risk [Member]  
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Issuer Risk – The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons directly related to the issuer of the security. Further, the value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Index Fund Risk [Member]  
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Index Fund Risk – Certain of the underlying funds do not attempt to manage market volatility or reduce the effects of poor performance. In addition, factors such as fund expenses, selection of a representative portfolio, changes in the composition of the index, or the timing of purchases or redemptions of fund shares may affect the correlation between the performance of the index and the fund’s performance.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Selection Risk [Member]  
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Selection Risk – If an underlying fund is actively managed, there can be no guarantee that investment decisions made for the Fund will produce the desired results.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Value Stocks Risk [Member]  
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Value Stocks Risk – Value stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and following a value-oriented investment strategy may cause the fund to at times underperform equity funds that use other investment strategies. Value stocks can react differently to political, economic, and industry developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks. If the market does not recognize that a selected security is undervalued, the prices of that security might not appreciate as anticipated. Value stocks also may underperform the market for long periods of time.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Capitalization Risk [Member]  
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Capitalization Risk – Investing in small- to mid-sized companies creates risk because smaller companies may have unpredictable or limited earnings, and their securities may be less liquid or experience more volatile prices than those of large companies.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Bank Loan Risk [Member]  
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Bank Loan Risk – To the extent a fund invests in bank loans, it is exposed to additional risks beyond those normally associated with more traditional debt securities. A fund’s ability to receive payments in connection with the loan depends primarily on the financial condition of the borrower, and whether or not a loan is secured by collateral, although there is no assurance that the collateral securing the loan will be sufficient to satisfy the loan obligation. In addition, bank loans often have contractual restrictions on resale, which can delay the sale and adversely impact the sale price. Transactions involving bank loans may have significantly longer settlement periods than more traditional investments (settlement can take longer than 7 days) and often involve borrowers whose financial condition is troubled or highly leveraged, which increases the

risk that the fund may not receive its proceeds in a timely manner or that the fund may incur losses in order to pay redemption proceeds to its shareholders. In addition, loans are not registered under the federal securities laws like stocks and bonds, so investors in loans have less protection against improper practices than investors in registered securities.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Convertible Securities Risk [Member]  
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Convertible Securities Risk – The value of convertible securities may be affected by interest rates, default by the issuer on principal or interest payments, and the value of the underlying stock into which the securities may be converted.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Foreign Securities Risk [Member]  
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Foreign Securities Risk – Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves a number of risks, such as fluctuations in currency values, adverse political, social or economic developments, reduced liquidity, and differences in social and economic developments or policies.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | When-Issued, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk [Member]  
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When-Issued, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments Risk – The purchase or sale of securities on a when issued basis or on a delayed delivery basis or through a forward commitment involves the purchase or sale of securities at an established price with payment and delivery taking place in the future. When-issued and delayed delivery transactions subject a fund to market risk because the value or yield of a security at delivery may be more or less than the purchase price or yield generally available when delivery occurs, and counterparty risk because the fund relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to consummate the transaction. These transactions also have a leveraging effect on a fund because the fund commits to purchase securities that it does not have to pay for until a later date, which increases the fund’s overall investment exposure and, as a result, its volatility.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Emerging Markets Risk [Member]  
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Emerging Markets Risk – Emerging markets may have less developed or more volatile trading markets and greater likelihood of government restrictions, nationalization, or confiscation than developed countries. Companies in emerging market countries may have less developed legal and accounting systems and generally may be subject to less stringent regulatory, disclosure, financial reporting, accounting, auditing and recordkeeping standards than companies in more developed countries. As a result, information, including financial information, about such companies may be less available and reliable which can impede a fund’s ability to evaluate such companies. Securities law and the enforcement of systems of taxation in many emerging market countries may change quickly and unpredictably, and the ability to bring and enforce actions, or to obtain information needed to pursue or enforce such actions, may be limited. In addition, investments in emerging markets securities may be subject to additional transaction costs, delays in settlement procedures, unexpected market closures, and lack of timely information. Frontier market countries generally have smaller economies or less developed capital markets and, as a result, the risks of investing in emerging market countries are magnified in frontier market countries.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Currency Risk [Member]  
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Currency Risk – Investing in securities that trade in and receive revenues in foreign currencies creates risk because foreign currencies may decline relative to the U.S. dollar, resulting in a potential loss to a fund. In the case of hedging positions, the U.S. dollar may decline in value relative to the currency that has been hedged.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Sovereign Debt Risk [Member]  
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Sovereign Debt Risk – Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency

reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Treasury Obligations Risk [Member]  
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Treasury Obligations Risk – Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period shareholders own shares of a fund. Because U.S. Treasury obligations trade actively outside the United States, their prices may rise and fall as changes in global economic conditions affect the demand for these securities. In addition, changes in the credit rating or financial condition of the U.S. government may cause the value of U.S. Treasury Obligations to decline. Although a fund may hold securities that carry U.S. government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to shares of the fund.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | U.S. Government Obligations Risk [Member]  
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U.S. Government Obligations Risk – Certain securities in which a fund may invest, including securities issued by certain government agencies and government sponsored enterprises, are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government or supported by the full faith and credit of the United States. It is possible that issuers of U.S. government securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Financial Markets Regulatory Risk [Member]  
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Financial Markets Regulatory Risk – Policy changes by the U.S. government or its regulatory agencies and other governmental actions and political events within the U.S. and abroad may, among other things, affect investor and consumer confidence and increase volatility in the financial markets, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree, which may adversely impact a fund, including by adversely impacting the fund’s operations, universe of potential investment options, and return potential.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Interest Rate Risk [Member]  
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Interest Rate Risk – Debt securities held by a fund may decline in value due to rising interest rates. Macroeconomic factors, such as inflationary trends, can heighten interest rate risk.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Credit Risk [Member]  
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Credit Risk – The failure of the issuer of a debt security to pay interest or repay principal in a timely manner may have an adverse impact on a fund’s earnings.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Income Risk [Member]  
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Income Risk – Income risk is the risk that the Fund’s yield will vary as short-term securities in its portfolio mature and the proceeds are reinvested in securities with different interest rates. Falling interest rates may cause a fund’s income to decline.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Call Risk [Member]  
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Call Risk – If interest rates fall, issuers of callable debt securities are more likely to prepay prior to the maturity date. A fund may not be able to reinvest the proceeds from the prepayment in investments that will generate the same level of income.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Extension Risk [Member]  
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Extension Risk – If interest rates rise, debt securities may be paid in full more slowly than anticipated. Periods of low relative interest rates or inflationary trends may increase the risks associated with rising interest rates.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Derivatives Risk [Member]  
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Derivatives Risk – Investing in derivative instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of other risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, counterparty risk, and selection risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate, or index. Using derivatives may result in losses, possibly in excess of the principal amount invested.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Futures Risk [Member]  
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Futures Risk – Because the Fund may utilize futures pursuant to its MVP risk management process, the Fund also is subject to derivatives risk, including risks related to futures. Investing in derivative instruments involves risks that may be different from or greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities or other traditional investments. The value of futures contracts depend primarily upon the price of the securities, indexes, commodities, currencies or other instruments underlying them. Price movements are also influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing supply and demand relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary, and exchange control programs and policies of governments, and national and international political and economic events and policies. The cost of futures may also be related, in part, to the degree of volatility of the underlying indices, securities, currencies, or other assets. Accordingly, futures on highly volatile indices, securities, currency, or other assets may be more expensive than futures on other investments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and a fund could lose more than the principal amount invested.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Volatility Risk [Member]  
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Volatility Risk – Although the Fund’s investment strategy seeks not to exceed a specific volatility level, certain of the Fund’s investments may appreciate or decrease significantly in value over short periods of time, which may cause the Fund’s net asset value per share to experience significant increases or declines in value over short periods of time. The Fund’s volatility strategy may not produce the desired result and there can be no guarantee that the Fund will maintain volatility at or below its threshold volatility level. Additionally, maintenance of the volatility level will not ensure that the Fund will deliver competitive returns. The use of derivatives in connection with the Fund’s volatility strategy may expose the Fund to losses (some of which may be sudden) that it would not have otherwise been exposed to if it had only invested directly in equity and/or fixed income securities. Further, in some market conditions the Fund may either underperform or outperform as a direct result of the MVP process. The Fund may, for example, outperform in downward trending markets when volatility is high (and the equity allocation low) and underperform in upward trending markets when volatility is high (and the equity allocation low).
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Quantitative Investing Risk [Member]  
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Quantitative Investing Risk – The value of securities selected using quantitative analysis can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole or securities selected using only fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the weight placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security’s value. In addition, factors that affect a security’s value can change over time and these changes may not be reflected in the quantitative model. A quantitative model can be adversely affected by errors or imperfections in the factors or the data on which evaluations are based, or by technical issues with construction or implementation of the model, which in any case may result in a failure of the portfolio to perform as expected or a failure to identify securities that will perform well in the future. Successful operation of a quantitative model is also reliant upon the information technology systems of the Manager or Subadviser, as applicable, and its ability to ensure those systems remain operational and that appropriate disaster recovery procedures are in place. There can be no assurance that the Manager or Subadviser will be successful in maintaining effective and operational trading models and the related hardware and software systems.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Swaps Risk [Member]  
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Swaps Risk – A swap is a two-party contract that generally obligates each counterparty to exchange periodic payments based on a pre-determined underlying investment or notional amount and to exchange collateral to secure the obligations of each counterparty. Swaps may be leveraged and are subject to counterparty risk, credit risk and pricing risk. Swaps may be subject to illiquidity risk, and it may not be possible for the fund to liquidate a swap position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Leveraging Risk [Member]  
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Leveraging Risk – Certain underlying funds may engage in certain kinds of transactions, including the use of derivatives, that may give rise to a form of leverage. The use of leverage may require a fund to liquidate a portfolio position at a disadvantageous time or may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of a fund’s portfolio securities.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Security Quality Risk [Member]  
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Security Quality Risk (also known as “High Yield Risk” or “Junk Bond Risk”) – A fund may invest in high yield, high risk debt securities, which may be subject to higher levels of credit and liquidity risk than higher quality debt securities.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Liquidity Risk [Member]  
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Liquidity Risk – An investment that is difficult to purchase or sell may have an adverse effect on the fund’s returns. Liquid securities can become illiquid during periods of market stress. If a significant amount of the fund’s securities become illiquid, the fund may not be able to timely pay redemption proceeds and may need to sell securities at significantly reduced prices.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk [Member]  
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Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk – Investing in mortgage-related or other asset-backed securities involves a variety of risks associated with the credit markets, such as rising or falling interest rates, increases in the rate of defaults or prepayments, and the quality of the pool of mortgages (subprime risk) or other assets that back the security.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Portfolio Turnover Risk [Member]  
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Portfolio Turnover Risk – Certain underlying funds may trade portfolio securities frequently, which could result in higher transaction costs and could adversely affect the fund’s performance.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Privately Placed, Rule 144A and Other Exempt Securities Risk [Member]  
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Privately Placed, Rule 144A and Other Exempt Securities Risk – Certain underlying funds may invest in privately placed securities, which are subject to resale restrictions. The market for Rule 144A and other securities exempt from certain registration requirements may be less active than the market for publicly-traded securities. Rule 144A and other exempt securities carry the risk that their liquidity may become impaired and a fund may be unable to dispose of the securities at a desirable time or price.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk [Member]  
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Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk – If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, a fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the fund may lose money.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Information Technology Sector Risk [Member]  
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Information Technology Sector Risk – Information technology companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Information technology companies typically face intense competition and potentially rapid product obsolescence. They are also heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by the loss or impairment of those rights.
AZL MVP T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Plus Fund | Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk [Member]  
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Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk – In addition to the typical risks associated with fixed-income securities and asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, including CLOs, carry additional risks including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the risk that the collateral may default or decline in value or be downgraded, if rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization; (iii) a fund may invest in tranches of CDOs that are subordinate to other tranches; (iv) the structure and complexity of the transaction and the legal documents could lead to disputes among investors regarding the characterization of proceeds; (v) the investment return achieved by a fund could be significantly different than those predicted by financial models; (vi) the lack of a readily available secondary market for CDOs; (vii) the risk of forced “fire sale” liquidation due to technical defaults such as coverage test failures; and (viii) the CDO’s manager may perform poorly.