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Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName Starboard Investment Trust
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Jan. 28, 2014
The Sector Rotation Fund | No Load Shares
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed On Purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a % of the lesser of amount purchased or redeemed) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 1.00%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.32%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.33% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.65%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 168
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 520
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 897
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,955
Annual Return 2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 11.70%
Annual Return 2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (1.64%)
Annual Return 2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 9.69%
Annual Return 2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 16.11%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Highest return for quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2010
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 11.37%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Lowest return for quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2011
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (11.65%)
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 16.11%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 8.75% [2]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Dec. 30, 2009
The Sector Rotation Fund | No Load Shares | After taxes on distributions
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 15.65%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 7.76% [2]
The Sector Rotation Fund | No Load Shares | After taxes on distributions and sale of shares
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 9.53%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 6.85% [2]
The Sector Rotation Fund
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 146.64%
Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text] rr_ExpensesNotCorrelatedToRatioDueToAcquiredFundFees The "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" and "Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses" will not match the Fund's gross and net expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights from the Fund's financial statements, which reflect the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example.
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney The loss of your money is a principal risk of investing in the Fund.
Risk Nondiversified Status [Text] rr_RiskNondiversifiedStatus
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock
The bar chart and table shown below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual total returns compare to those of a broad-based securities market index.  The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.  Updated information on the Fund's results can be obtained by visiting www.navfx.com.
 
The Fund was reorganized on June 27, 2011 from a series of the World Funds Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Predecessor Fund"), to a series of Starboard Investment Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Reorganization").  The performance information shown below includes information for the Predecessor Fund.  The Predecessor Fund commenced operations on December 30, 2009.  Shareholders of the Predecessor Fund approved the Reorganization on June 22, 2011 and received shares of the Fund on June 27, 2011.  The performance information shown below is intended to serve as an illustration of the variability of the Fund's returns since the Fund is a continuation of the Predecessor Fund and has the same investment objective and investment strategies as the Predecessor Fund.  While the Fund is substantially similar to the Predecessor Fund and theoretically would have invested in the same portfolio of securities, the Fund's performance during the same time period may have been different than the performance of the Predecessor Fund due to, among other things, differences in fees and expenses.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The bar chart and table shown below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual total returns compare to those of a broad-based securities market index. 
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.navfx.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not applicable to investors who hold Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account (IRA).
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax returns are shown for only one class of shares and after-tax returns will vary for other classes.
Performance Table Narrative rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock
The Sector Rotation Fund | S&P500 Total Return Index (reflects no deductions for fees and expenses)
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 32.39%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 15.89% [2]
[1] "Acquired Fund" means any investment company in which the Fund invests or has invested during the previous fiscal year. The "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" and "Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses" will not match the Fund's gross and net expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights from the Fund's financial statements, which reflect the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.
[2] The Predecessor Fund commenced operations on December 30, 2009. The Fund has the same investment objectives and strategies and substantially the same investment policies as the Predecessor Fund.