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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName Starboard Investment Trust
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Dec. 29, 2015
SCS Tactical Allocation Fund | SCS Tactical Allocation Fund  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed On Purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 4.75%
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 0.25%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 3.17%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.04% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 4.46%
Less Fee Waiver and/or Expense Limitation rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 0.42% [2]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 4.04%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 862
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 1,724
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 2,596
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 4,817
Annual Return 2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 (0.17%)
Annual Return 2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 39.05%
Annual Return 2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 (15.01%)
Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel Year-to-date return as of most recent quarter
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Sep. 30, 2015
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn (5.88%)
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Highest return for a quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2013
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 16.59%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Lowest return for a quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2014
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (11.56%)
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (15.01%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 5.88%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Feb. 09, 2012
SCS Tactical Allocation Fund | SCS Tactical Allocation Fund | After taxes on distributions  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (17.18%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 4.44%
SCS Tactical Allocation Fund | SCS Tactical Allocation Fund | After taxes on distributions and sale of shares  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (7.89%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 4.15%
SCS Tactical Allocation Fund | SCS Tactical Allocation Fund | Benchmark of 60% S&P 500 Index & 40% Barclays Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees and expenses)  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 11.20%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 12.43%
SCS Tactical Allocation Fund | SCS Tactical Allocation Fund | Morningstar Tactical Allocation Category (reflects no deductions for fees and expenses)  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 2.93% [3]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 5.27% [3]
SCS Tactical Allocation Fund  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
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Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination January 1, 2017
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 118.35%
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts You may qualify for sales charge discounts 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
Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text] rr_ExpensesNotCorrelatedToRatioDueToAcquiredFundFees
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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
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The bar chart and tables shown on the following page provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual total returns of compare to that of a broad-based securities market index. The Fund's past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture The Fund's past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text] rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Quarterly Returns
 
Highest and Lowest Returns During This Time Period
Highest return for a quarter
16.59%
Quarter ended
December 31, 2013
Lowest return for a quarter
-11.56%
Quarter ended
December 31, 2014
Year-to-date return as of most recent quarter
-5.88%
Quarter ended
September 30, 2015
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred
Performance Table Narrative rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock
[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 Advisor has entered into an Expense Limitation Agreement with the Fund under which it has agreed to waive or reduce its fees and to assume any expenses of the Fund, if necessary, in an amount that limits the Fund's annual operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions, borrowing costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business, and, payments under the Rule 12b-1 distribution plan) to not more than 3.75% of the average daily net assets of the Fund through January 1, 2017 . The Fund's net expense ratio will be higher than 3.75% to the extent that it incurs expenses excluded from the Expense Limitation Agreement. The Expense Limitation Agreement may not be terminated prior to that date. The Advisor cannot recoup from the Fund any amounts paid by the Advisor under the Expense Limitation Agreement.
[3] In prior prospectuses, the Fund compared its performance against only a blend of 60% S&P 500, 40% Barclays Aggregate Bond Index. The Advisor believes the Morningstar Tactical Allocation Category is a more appropriate and accurate index against which to compare the Fund's investment strategies than the aforementioned blend and, therefore, the Morningstar Tactical Allocation Category will replace the blend in future comparisons.