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Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Document Type dei_DocumentType 485BPOS
Document Period End Date dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate Sep. 30, 2021
Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName Mutual Fund Series Trust
Entity Central Index Key dei_EntityCentralIndexKey 0001355064
Entity Inv Company Type dei_EntityInvCompanyType N-1A
Amendment Flag dei_AmendmentFlag false
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol msft
Document Creation Date dei_DocumentCreationDate Jan. 28, 2022
Document Effective Date dei_DocumentEffectiveDate Feb. 01, 2022
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Feb. 01, 2022
JAG Large Cap Growth Fund  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading FUND SUMMARY – JAG LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective:
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The Fund’s objective is capital appreciation.

 
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses of the Fund:
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and Example below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and is included in the section of the Fund’s prospectus entitled How to Buy Shares on page 39 and in the sections of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information entitled Reduction of Up-Front Sales Charge on Class A Shares on page 42 and Waiver of Up-Front Sales Charge on Class A Shares on page 43.

 
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination January 31, 2023
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio Turnover:
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. The portfolio turnover rate of the Fund for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 was 72% of the value of its portfolio.

 
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 72.00%
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example:
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, and then hold or redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example reflects the fee waiver and expense reimbursement for the duration of the waiver/reimbursement period only. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

The Fund invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies that the Fund’s advisor believes have strong earnings and revenue growth potential. Under normal conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes in large cap stocks defined as stocks of companies with market capitalizations of at least $8 billion.

 

The advisor employs a bottom-up, quantitatively-derived buy discipline to identify stocks the advisor believes have superior earnings and revenue growth characteristics. The cornerstone of the advisor’s investment process is a proprietary multi-factor model that scores several thousand equity securities according to a variety of weighted factors measuring earnings and revenue growth, valuation, size and relative strength. The sell discipline is designed to eliminate portfolio holdings with inferior price performance and deteriorating earnings and revenue growth factors.

 

The Fund actively trades its portfolio investments, which may lead to higher transaction costs that may affect the Fund’s performance.

 
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its objective. Investment markets are unpredictable and there will be certain market conditions where the Fund will not meet its investment objective and will lose money. The Fund’s net asset value and returns will vary and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund and those losses could be significant.

The following summarizes the principal risks of investing in the Fund. These risks could adversely affect the net asset value, total return and the value of the Fund and your investment.

 

●Equity Securities Risks. Common stocks are subject to market risks that affect the value of the Fund. Factors such as interest rate levels, market conditions, and political events may adversely affect equity prices.

 

●Growth Stock Risk. “Growth” stocks can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks. “Growth” stocks also tend to be more expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared to other types of stocks.

 

●Investment Model Risk. Like all quantitative analysis, the investment model utilized by the advisor carry the risk that the ranking system, valuation results and predictions might be based on one or more incorrect assumptions, insufficient historical data, inadequate design, or may not be suitable for the purpose intended. In addition, a model may not perform as intended for many reasons including errors, omissions, imperfections or malfunctions. Because the use of a model are usually constructed based on data supplied by third parties, the success of the advisor’s use of such model is dependent on the accuracy and reliability of the supplied data. Historical data inputs may be subject to revision or corrections, which may diminish data reliability and quality of predictive results. Changing and unforeseen market dynamics could also lead to a decrease in the short-term or long-term effectiveness of a model. A model may lose its predictive validity and incorrectly forecast future market behavior and asset prices, leading to potential losses. No assurance can be given that a model will be successful under all or any market conditions.

 

●Large Capitalization Stock Risk. Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller capitalization companies.

 

●Management Risk. The portfolio manager’s judgments about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular stocks, options or other securities in which the Fund invests or sells short may prove to be incorrect and there is no guarantee that the portfolio manager’s judgment will produce the desired results.

 

●Market Risk. Overall stock market risks may also affect the value of the Fund. Factors such as domestic economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels and political events affect individual securities and the securities markets generally.

 

●Sector Risk. Sector concentration risk is the possibility that securities within the same sector will decline in price due to sector-specific market or economic developments. If the Fund invests more heavily in a particular sector, the value of its shares may be especially sensitive to factors and economic risks that specifically affect that sector. As a result, the Fund’s share price may fluctuate more widely than the value of shares of a mutual fund that invests in a broader range of sectors.

 

●Security Risk. The value of the Fund may decrease in response to the activities and financial prospects of an individual security in the Fund’s portfolio.

 

●Technology Sector Risk. Technology companies face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, which may have an adverse effect on profit margins. Technology companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Companies in the technology sector are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights. The loss or impairment of these rights may adversely affect the profitability of these companies.

 

oSoftware Industry Risk. Software companies can be significantly affected by competitive pressures, aggressive pricing, technological developments, changing domestic demand, the ability to attract and retain skilled employees and availability and price of components. The market for products produced by software companies is characterized by rapidly changing technology, rapid product obsolescence, cyclical market patterns, evolving industry standards and frequent new product introductions.

 

oSemiconductor Industry Risk. Semiconductor companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Semiconductor companies typically face intense competition, potentially rapid product obsolescence and high capital costs. They are also heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by loss or impairment of those rights. Semiconductor companies are also affected by the economic performance of their customers.

 

●Turnover Rate Risk. The Fund may have portfolio turnover rates in excess of 100%. Increased portfolio turnover causes the Fund to incur higher brokerage costs, which may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and may produce increased taxable distributions.

 
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney The Fund’s net asset value and returns will vary and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund and those losses could be significant.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance:
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The bar chart and accompanying table shown below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the total return of its Class A shares for each full calendar year, and by showing how its Class A, Class I and Class R shares’ average annual returns compare over time with those of a broad measure of market performance and a supplemental index. Although Class I and Class R shares have similar annual returns to Class A shares because the classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities, the returns for Class I and Class R shares are different from Class A shares because Class I and Class R shares have different expenses than Class A shares. Sales charges are reflected in the information shown below in the table, but the information shown in the bar chart does not reflect sales charges and, if it did, returns would be lower. How the Fund has performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost by calling 855-552-4596.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The bar chart and accompanying table shown below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the total return of its Class A shares for each full calendar year, and by showing how its Class A, Class I and Class R shares’ average annual returns compare over time with those of a broad measure of market performance and a supplemental index.
Performance Availability Phone [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone 855-552-4596
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture How the Fund has performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Annual Total Returns
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

During the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 28.31% (quarter ended June 30, 2020), and the lowest return for a quarter was (17.22%) (quarter ended December 31, 2018).

 
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel the highest return for a quarter was
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2020
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 28.31%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel the lowest return for a quarter was
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2018
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (17.22%)
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended, December 31, 2021)
Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rate and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred Actual after-tax returns depend on a shareholder’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant for shareholders who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts or to shares held by non-taxable entities.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax returns are only shown for Class A shares. After-tax returns for other share classes will vary.
Performance Table Closing [Text Block] rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rate and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on a shareholder’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant for shareholders who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts or to shares held by non-taxable entities. After-tax returns are only shown for Class A shares. After-tax returns for other share classes will vary.

 
JAG Large Cap Growth Fund | Russell 1000 Growth Total Return Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 27.60%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 25.32%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 19.79%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 32.37%
JAG Large Cap Growth Fund | S&P 500 Total Return Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 28.71%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 18.47%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 16.55%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 24.24%
JAG Large Cap Growth Fund | JAG Large Cap Growth Fund Class A  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol JLGAX
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 5.75%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 1.00%
Maximum Sales Charge on Reinvested Dividends and Distributions (as a percentage) rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of Amount Redeemed) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption none
Exchange Fee (as a percentage of Amount Redeemed) rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption none
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.80%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Component1 Other Expenses rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.01%
Component2 Other Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.53%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.54%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.59%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.08%) [1]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.51% [1]
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount $ 50,000
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 720
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 1,041
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,384
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 2,349
Annual Return 2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 13.94%
Annual Return 2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 32.31%
Annual Return 2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 8.10%
Annual Return 2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 5.84%
Annual Return 2016 rr_AnnualReturn2016 3.32%
Annual Return 2017 rr_AnnualReturn2017 34.68%
Annual Return 2018 rr_AnnualReturn2018 0.15%
Annual Return 2019 rr_AnnualReturn2019 20.83%
Annual Return 2020 rr_AnnualReturn2020 39.95%
Annual Return 2021 rr_AnnualReturn2021 15.85%
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 8.95%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 19.97%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 16.05%
JAG Large Cap Growth Fund | JAG Large Cap Growth Fund Class A | Return After Taxes on Distributions  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 3.64%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 16.01%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 13.60%
JAG Large Cap Growth Fund | JAG Large Cap Growth Fund Class A | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 7.56%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 15.15%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 12.79%
JAG Large Cap Growth Fund | JAG Large Cap Growth Fund Class I  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol JLGIX
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Sales Charge on Reinvested Dividends and Distributions (as a percentage) rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of Amount Redeemed) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption none
Exchange Fee (as a percentage of Amount Redeemed) rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption none
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.80%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Component1 Other Expenses rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.01%
Component2 Other Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.53%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.54%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.34%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.08%) [1]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.26% [1]
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 128
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 417
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 726
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,606
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 15.88%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 21.70%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 17.01%
JAG Large Cap Growth Fund | JAG Large Cap Growth Fund Class R  
Prospectus [Line Items] rr_ProspectusLineItems  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol JGRRX
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of Offering Price) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Sales Charge on Reinvested Dividends and Distributions (as a percentage) rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of Amount Redeemed) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption none
Exchange Fee (as a percentage of Amount Redeemed) rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption none
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.80%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Component1 Other Expenses rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.01%
Component2 Other Expenses rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.18%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.19%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.99%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.08%) [1]
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.91% [1]
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 93
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 307
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 539
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,206
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return Before Taxes
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 16.25%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 26.84%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Feb. 01, 2020
[1] The advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to limit operating expenses (excluding front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, leverage interest, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, dividend expense on securities sold short, underlying fund fees and expenses or extraordinary expenses, such as litigation) at 1.50%, 1.25% and 0.90% for Class A, Class I and Class R, respectively, through January 31, 2023. This agreement may only be terminated by the Board of Trustees on 60 days’ written notice to the advisor, by the advisor with the consent of the Board of Trustees, or upon the termination of the Management Agreement between the Trust and the advisor. Fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment by the advisor from the Fund in future years on a rolling three-year basis (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed) if, after such recoupment is taken into account, the recoupment can be achieved within the lesser of the expense limitation in place at the time of waiver/reimbursement and the expense limitation in place at the time of recapture.