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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName Starboard Investment Trust
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Feb. 12, 2018
Cavalier Dynamic Growth Fund | Institutional Class 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% [1]
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none [1]
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 2.88% [1]
Interest on Securities Sold Short rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.05% [1],[2]
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.05% [1],[3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 3.98% [1]
Less Fee Waiver and/or Expense Limitation rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 2.63% [1],[4]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Limitation rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.35% [1]
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 137
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 971
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,822
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 4,025
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 137
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 971
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,822
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 4,025
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress http://www.ncfunds.com/fundpages/800.htm
Annual Return 2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 9.57%
Annual Return 2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (3.87%)
Annual Return 2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 13.55%
Annual Return 2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 21.76%
Annual Return 2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 3.84%
Annual Return 2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 2.26%
Annual Return 2016 rr_AnnualReturn2016 2.85%
Annual Return 2017 rr_AnnualReturn2017 15.90%
Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel Year-to-date return
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Dec. 31, 2017
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn 15.90%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Highest quarterly return
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2010
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 8.93%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Lowest quarterly return
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2011
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (12.80%)
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 15.90%
Past 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 9.04%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 7.96% [5]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Oct. 02, 2019
Cavalier Dynamic Growth Fund | Institutional Class Shares | After taxes on distributions  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 13.77%
Past 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 5.82%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 5.43% [5]
Cavalier Dynamic Growth Fund | Institutional Class Shares | After taxes on distributions and sale of shares  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 9.17%
Past 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 5.84%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 5.32% [5]
Cavalier Dynamic Growth Fund | Institutional Class Shares | S&P Global Broad Market Index (reflects no deductions for fees and expenses)  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 24.69%
Past 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 11.59%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 10.77% [5]
Cavalier Dynamic Growth Fund | Class C 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 1.00%
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 1.00% [1]
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00% [1]
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 2.88% [1]
Interest on Securities Sold Short rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.05% [1],[2]
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.05% [1],[3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 4.98% [1]
Less Fee Waiver and/or Expense Limitation rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 2.63% [1],[4]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Limitation rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 2.35% [1]
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 338
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 1,261
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 2,284
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 4,843
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 238
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 1,261
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 2,284
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 4,843
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress http://www.ncfunds.com/fundpages/802.htm
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 14.78%
Past 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 7.96%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 6.25% [5]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Nov. 08, 2011
Cavalier Dynamic Growth Fund | Class C Shares | S&P Global Broad Market Index (reflects no deductions for fees and expenses)  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 24.69%
Past 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 11.59%
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 8.72% [5]
Cavalier Dynamic Growth Fund | Class A Shares  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed On Purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 4.50%
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% [1]
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25% [1]
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 2.88% [1]
Interest on Securities Sold Short rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.05% [1],[2]
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.05% [1],[3]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 4.23% [1]
Less Fee Waiver and/or Expense Limitation rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets 2.63% [1],[4]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Limitation rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.60% [1]
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 605
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 1,447
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 2,302
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 4,498
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 605
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 1,447
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 2,302
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 4,498
Performance One Year or Less [Text] rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess The Class A Shares have not yet commenced operations, and therefore will not have performance data to present for one calendar year.
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress http://www.ncfunds.com/fundpages/876.htm
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 none [6]
Past 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 none [6]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception none [5],[6]
Cavalier Dynamic Growth Fund | Class A Shares | S&P Global Broad Market Index (reflects no deductions for fees and expenses)  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 24.69% [6]
Past 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 11.59% [6]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception none [5],[6]
Cavalier Dynamic Growth Fund  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading
CAVALIER DYNAMIC GROWTH FUND
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock
The Cavalier Dynamic Growth Fund (the "Fund")  seeks capital appreciation without regard to current income.
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 and hold shares of the Fund:
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio Turnover.
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 159.52%
Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text] rr_ExpensesRestatedToReflectCurrent
Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text] rr_ExpensesNotCorrelatedToRatioDueToAcquiredFundFees "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.
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.  The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods.  The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example includes the Fund's contractual expense limitation through September 30, 2019.  Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock
The Fund's portfolio managers seek to achieve the Fund's investment objective of capital appreciation by investing in mutual, exchange-traded, and/or closed end funds that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") and not affiliated with the Fund (together, the "Portfolio Funds"). In order to hedge these investments, the portfolio managers will also buy and sell options. The Fund is considered "diversified" under the 1940 Act.
The investments of the Portfolio Funds will be comprised primarily of U.S. equities, international equities, and emerging market equities that the portfolio managers believe represent the performance of the overall market.
The Fund may also take long and short positions in options on the Fund's portfolio securities to hedge the Fund's portfolio and in options on the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index ("VIX") to hedge volatility. The Fund hedges its portfolio by purchasing put options, which seek to hedge against a decline in the value of the Fund's portfolio securities. By buying a put option, the Fund acquires a right to sell such underlying securities or instruments at the exercise price, thus limiting the Fund's risk of loss through a decline in the market value of the securities or instruments until the put option expires.
The Fund purchases call options on the VIX at a specific strike price while also selling the same number of calls of the same asset and expiration date but at a higher strike. This strategy is used when a moderate rise in the price of the underlying asset is expected.
The Fund's investments will not be limited by market capitalization or sector criteria, and the Portfolio Funds may invest in foreign securities, including foreign securities in emerging markets.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading
PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock
Performance for the periods shown below prior to February 12, 2018, is based on the prior investment strategy utilized by the Fund. The following bar chart and tables an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's Institutional Class Shares performance from year to year and by showing how the average annual total returns for each class compared 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.  Updated information on the Fund's results can be obtained by visiting http://www.ncfunds.com/fundpages/800.htm for the Institutional Class Shares, by visiting http://www.ncfunds.com/fundpages/802.htm for the Class C Shares, and by visiting http://www.ncfunds.com/fundpages/876.htm for the Class A Shares.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns Performance for the periods shown below prior to February 12, 2018, is based on the prior investment strategy utilized by the Fund. The following bar chart and tables an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's Institutional Class Shares performance from year to year and by showing how the average annual total returns for each class compared to that of a broad-based securities market index.
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
Institutional Class
Calendar Year Returns
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock
During the periods shown in the bar chart above the Fund's highest quarterly return was 8.93% (quarter ended December 31, 2010) and the Fund's lowest quarterly return was -12.80% (quarter ended September 30, 2011). 
The Fund's year-to-date return as of December 31, 2017 (the end of the most recent calendar quarter) was 15.90%.
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Average Annual Total Returns Periods Ended December 31, 2017
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
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.  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).  After-tax returns are shown for only one class of shares and after-tax returns will vary for other classes.
[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current fees rather than the fees in effect during the previous fiscal year.
[2] Interest on Securities Sold Short reflects interest expense on borrowed securities. Interest expense results from the Fund's use of prime brokerage arrangements to execute short sales. Such expenses are required to be treated as a Fund expense for accounting purposes and are not payable to the Fund or the Advisor. Any interest expense amount on securities sold short will vary based on the Fund's use of those investments.
[3] "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.
[4] Cavalier Investments, LLC, the investment advisor to the Fund (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 other 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, extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, and payments under the Rule 12b-1 distribution plan) to not more than 1.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund for each class of shares . Net annual operating expenses for the Fund may exceed these limits to the extent that it incurs expenses enumerated above as exclusions. The Expense Limitation Agreement runs through September 30, 2019 , and may be terminated by the Board of Trustees of the Fund (the "Board" or the "Trustees") . The Advisor cannot recoup from the Fund any amounts paid by the Advisor under the Expense Limitation Agreement.
[5] The Institutional Class Shares began operating on October 2, 2019. The Class C Shares began operating on November 8, 2011. The Class A Shares have not yet commenced operations. The performance of the Fund is attributable to its previous investment adviser until July 31, 2015.
[6] The Class A Shares have not yet commenced operations, and therefore will not have performance data to present for one calendar year.