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Investment Objectives and Goals	Oct. 31, 2024
American Funds 2070 Target Date Retirement Fund \| American Funds 2070 Target Date Retirement Fund
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk/Return [Heading]	American Funds 2070 Target Date Retirement Fund
Objective [Heading]	Investment objectives
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	Depending on the proximity to its target date, which we define as the year that corresponds roughly to the year in which the investor expects to retire, the fund will seek to achieve the following objectives to varying degrees: growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund will increasingly emphasize income and conservation of capital by investing a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. In this way, the fund seeks to balance total return and stability over time.
American Funds 2065 Target Date Retirement Fund \| American Funds 2065 Target Date Retirement Fund
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk/Return [Heading]	American Funds 2065 Target Date Retirement Fund
Objective [Heading]	Investment objectives
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	Depending on the proximity to its target date, which we define as the year that corresponds roughly to the year in which the investor expects to retire, the fund will seek to achieve the following objectives to varying degrees: growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund will increasingly emphasize income and conservation of capital by investing a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. In this way, the fund seeks to balance total return and stability over time.
American Funds 2060 Target Date Retirement Fund \| American Funds 2060 Target Date Retirement Fund
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk/Return [Heading]	American Funds 2060 Target Date Retirement Fund
Objective [Heading]	Investment objectives
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	Depending on the proximity to its target date, which we define as the year that corresponds roughly to the year in which the investor expects to retire, the fund will seek to achieve the following objectives to varying degrees: growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund will increasingly emphasize income and conservation of capital by investing a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. In this way, the fund seeks to balance total return and stability over time.
American Funds 2055 Target Date Retirement Fund \| American Funds 2055 Target Date Retirement Fund
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk/Return [Heading]	American Funds 2055 Target Date Retirement Fund
Objective [Heading]	Investment objectives
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	Depending on the proximity to its target date, which we define as the year that corresponds roughly to the year in which the investor expects to retire, the fund will seek to achieve the following objectives to varying degrees: growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund will increasingly emphasize income and conservation of capital by investing a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. In this way, the fund seeks to balance total return and stability over time.
American Funds 2050 Target Date Retirement Fund \| American Funds 2050 Target Date Retirement Fund
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk/Return [Heading]	American Funds 2050 Target Date Retirement Fund
Objective [Heading]	Investment objectives
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	Depending on the proximity to its target date, which we define as the year that corresponds roughly to the year in which the investor expects to retire, the fund will seek to achieve the following objectives to varying degrees: growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund will increasingly emphasize income and conservation of capital by investing a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. In this way, the fund seeks to balance total return and stability over time.
American Funds 2045 Target Date Retirement Fund \| American Funds 2045 Target Date Retirement Fund
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk/Return [Heading]	American Funds 2045 Target Date Retirement Fund
Objective [Heading]	Investment objectives
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	Depending on the proximity to its target date, which we define as the year that corresponds roughly to the year in which the investor expects to retire, the fund will seek to achieve the following objectives to varying degrees: growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund will increasingly emphasize income and conservation of capital by investing a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. In this way, the fund seeks to balance total return and stability over time.
American Funds 2040 Target Date Retirement Fund \| American Funds 2040 Target Date Retirement Fund
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk/Return [Heading]	American Funds 2040 Target Date Retirement Fund
Objective [Heading]	Investment objectives
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	Depending on the proximity to its target date, which we define as the year that corresponds roughly to the year in which the investor expects to retire, the fund will seek to achieve the following objectives to varying degrees: growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund will increasingly emphasize income and conservation of capital by investing a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. In this way, the fund seeks to balance total return and stability over time.
American Funds 2035 Target Date Retirement Fund \| American Funds 2035 Target Date Retirement Fund
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk/Return [Heading]	American Funds 2035 Target Date Retirement Fund
Objective [Heading]	Investment objectives
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	Depending on the proximity to its target date, which we define as the year that corresponds roughly to the year in which the investor expects to retire, the fund will seek to achieve the following objectives to varying degrees: growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund will increasingly emphasize income and conservation of capital by investing a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. In this way, the fund seeks to balance total return and stability over time.
American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund \| American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk/Return [Heading]	American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund
Objective [Heading]	Investment objectives
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	Depending on the proximity to its target date, which we define as the year that corresponds roughly to the year in which the investor expects to retire, the fund will seek to achieve the following objectives to varying degrees: growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund will increasingly emphasize income and conservation of capital by investing a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. In this way, the fund seeks to balance total return and stability over time.
American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund \| American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk/Return [Heading]	American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund
Objective [Heading]	Investment objectives
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	Depending on the proximity to its target date, which we define as the year that corresponds roughly to the year in which the investor expects to retire, the fund will seek to achieve the following objectives to varying degrees: growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund will increasingly emphasize income and conservation of capital by investing a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it approaches and passes its target date. In this way, the fund seeks to balance total return and stability over time.
American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fund \| American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fund
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk/Return [Heading]	American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fund
Objective [Heading]	Investment objectives
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	Depending on the proximity to its target date, which we define as the year that corresponds roughly to the year in which the investor expects to retire, the fund will seek to achieve the following objectives to varying degrees: growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund will increasingly emphasize income and conservation of capital by investing a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. In this way, the fund seeks to balance total return and stability over time.
American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Fund \| American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Fund
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk/Return [Heading]	American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Fund
Objective [Heading]	Investment objectives
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	Depending on the proximity to its target date, which we define as the year that corresponds roughly to the year in which the investor expects to retire, the fund will seek to achieve the following objectives to varying degrees: growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund will increasingly emphasize income and conservation of capital by investing a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. In this way, the fund seeks to balance total return and stability over time.
American Funds 2010 Target Date Retirement Fund \| American Funds 2010 Target Date Retirement Fund
Prospectus [Line Items]
Risk/Return [Heading]	American Funds 2010 Target Date Retirement Fund
Objective [Heading]	Investment objectives
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	Depending on the proximity to its target date, which we define as the year that corresponds roughly to the year in which the investor expects to retire, the fund will seek to achieve the following objectives to varying degrees: growth, income and conservation of capital. The fund will increasingly emphasize income and conservation of capital by investing a greater portion of its assets in fixed income, equity-income and balanced funds as it continues past its target date. In this way, the fund seeks to balance total return and stability over time.